Leadership at a statewide association of independent agents in Oklahoma has issued statements publicly supporting workers’ compensation system reform legislation. Dan Ramsey, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, said the statements are in response to communication …
A new report from Lloyd’s of London found that a growing number of Oklahomans are becoming increasing vulnerable to tornadoes, according to the Oklahoma Insurance Department. The report, Tornadoes: A Rising Risk?, indicates that the growing density of mobile home …
The Oklahoma Senate has advanced a proposal that would allow voters to make the offices of state superintendent, insurance commissioner and labor commissioner gubernatorial appointments. In a statement released by the Senate, Sen. Greg Treat, author of Senate Bill 598, …
The mother of a teenager killed in a traffic accident while using a cell phone delivered a tearful plea to legislators on Feb. 27 to approve a bill that would ban texting while driving in Oklahoma. Gina Harris, whose 19-year-old …
A Republican-backed plan to overhaul Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system has been approved by the state Senate, despite concerns that the cost savings in the bill come at the expense of those injured on the job. The Senate voted 34-12 for …
Oklahoma voters will decide whether to increase the governor’s appointment powers under a bill that sailed through a Senate committee, despite concern about consolidating too much power in the executive branch. The Senate General Government Committee voted 6-1 for the …
The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation’s midsection on Feb. 26, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2 feet high and …
Ronald Hall has been appointed regional vice president for Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Arkansas/Oklahoma territory in the Southwest region of the company’s business insurance operations. Hall will be based in Oklahoma City and is responsible for the profitable growth and diversification …
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says fewer people were killed in auto accidents in January than the same month last year and the overall number of traffic deaths for the year is also down from a year ago. A …
Calling it a matter of public safety, a state lawmaker convinced an Oklahoma House committee to extend state oversight to companies that act as a middleman between pharmacies and people filling prescriptions through their employer’s health insurance. Pharmacy benefit managers, …
