Legislation designed to improve Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system for injured workers and reduce costs for the state’s employers has passed the House of Representatives. The four bills comprise a bipartisan agreement that was negotiated over the course of this legislative …
One ballplayer says he can’t even stand to see his own reflection. Another says he feels like some creature wandering outer space. “Gazoo” is the term of choice for this latest sports look. Minor league baseball is bulking up on …
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Beth Sammis has suspended the license of Oklahoma-based Imperial Casualty and Indemnity Co., after a district court in its home state ordered the company liquidated. Oklahoma regulators moved to seize the workers’ compensation insurer in April, alleging …
The nation’s most knowledgeable drivers are in Idaho, Wisconsin, Montana and Kansas, while the least knowledgeable are in New York, New Jersey, Hawaii and California. That’s according to results from the 2009 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test, which found that …
The North Carolina-based Smart Choice Agents Program, which says it currently provides personal and commercial lines markets for some 3,000 independent agencies in 32 states, is expanding into six additional states. The program is moving into Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New …
Drivers who make a left turn in the face of oncoming traffic may also face a traffic ticket, under a measure signed into law by Gov. Brad Henry. The new law, which goes into effect on Nov. 1, eliminates language …
The Oklahoma House has approved legislation to allow state agencies to buy workers’ compensation insurance from private insurers instead of the state provider. The House voted 54-43 for the measure and sent to the Senate for a vote. But an …
America First Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, has added key agent support positions in Louisiana and Oklahoma. Donnie Brackins has been appointed Commercial Lines Underwriting manager for Louisiana, and will be based in America First Insurance’s branch …
A national insurance group says two apparent staged car wreck rings found by authorities in the Oklahoma City metro is part of a nationwide trend. The National Insurance Crime Bureau says the number of schemes involving staged wrecks and false …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Zenith National Insurance Group and its members, Zenith Insurance Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, ZNAT Insurance Company. Best …
