Legislation aimed at reforming the Oklahoma workers’ compensation system has passed the state’s House of Representatives. House Bills 1611, 2652, 2658 and 2659 now move to the Senate for consideration. The titles are off the bills, meaning they remain works …
The Oklahoma House has passed legislation allowing lawmakers to opt out of the state employees group health and life insurance plans. House members voted 92-4 for the bill and sent it on to the Senate for consideration. The measure’s author, …
America First Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company headquartered in Richardson, Texas, has introduced an online Agent Learning Center for its appointed agencies. First American appointed agents can now register for classroom workshops and participate in virtual or …
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger has joined colleagues from two other states in opposing interstate health insurance options. Praeger, along with state insurance commissioners from Oklahoma and West Virginia, warned that interstate options could increase costs and destabilize local markets. …
For the drivers whose vehicles were damaged by concrete falling from an Interstate 44 bridge in Oklahoma recently, Tulsa resident Robin Cameron knows what might lie ahead. On Christmas Day 2008, Cameron and her daughter drove over an open manhole …
The February Business Conditions Index for the Mid-America region, a leading economic indicator from a survey of supply managers in a nine-state area, rose for a third straight month pointing to improving economic growth in the months ahead, according to …
A measure in Oklahoma that places limits on texting while driving has passed out of the House Public Safety Committee. The measure would also prohibit young drivers from using a cell phone to talk or text while the vehicle is …
A proposal to sell Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation insurance agency could force businesses to pay higher rates and make the insurance unaffordable for new and high-risk employers, according to Attorney General Drew Edmondson. Edmondson, a Democratic candidate for governor, said he …
A Tulsa, Okla.-area insurance agent says he plans to run for state insurance commissioner this fall. Republican John Doak said he plans to mount a statewide campaign for the job now held by Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland, a Democrat who …
Responding to the recent filing of House Bill 2662 and Senate Bill 2232 in Oklahoma, CompSource Oklahoma, the state’s workers’ compensation fund, opposes both bills, which call for the sale of CompSource to the highest bidder. CompSource Oklahoma outlined the …
