The AAA is to hold a job fair to hire workers for an insurance service center the organization is opening in Oklahoma City. The event is set for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at the center in northwest …
An appeals panel has upheld a controversial ruling that Oklahoma state Rep. Mike Christian is due workers’ compensation benefits for injuries he suffered in a 2009 traffic accident. The panel, however, cut the legislator’s award from $61,560 to $51,300. Christian, …
Property insurance claims in Oklahoma totaled $1.6 billion in 2011, according to one attorney familiar with the property insurance market in that state. Much of that was the result of catastrophic weather conditions that have slammed Oklahoma in recent years. …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced the appointment of Susan Dobbins, J.D. to the position of general counsel for the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID). Dobbins’ promotion to General Counsel comes after five years of service with the department. During …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak says it’s time for the Legislature to address Oklahoma’s biggest economic issue: workers’ compensation reform. “Workers’ compensation costs are spiraling out of control,” Doak said in an announcement released by the insurance department. “Oklahoma …
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) announced that Vaughn Graham of Tulsa, Okla., was installed as the newest member of IIABA’s Executive Committee at the association’s 2012 Fall Leadership Conference in Atlanta. Vaughn …
A boiler that was being brought back online after maintenance exploded at an oil refinery in Wynnewood, Okla., killing one worker and injuring another, Garvin County’s sheriff said Sept. 29. Billy Smith, 34, of Pauls Valley, died in the blast …
The head of a state House committee that’s scrutinizing millions of dollars in business tax credits is questioning the growth in credits used by insurance companies and whether the state should be reimbursing counties and schools for tax revenue lost …
The State of Oklahoma has joined a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Dodd-Frank, a financial overhaul designed to “fix” the financial crisis, the state’s attorney general announced. The lawsuit was originally filed by National Bank of Big Spring (Texas) in …
An Oklahoma woman accused of pushing her husband to his death from their high-rise apartment has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the building’s owner. Amber Hilberling, 20, filed the lawsuit against University Club Tower. Hilberling remained jailed on a second-degree …
