Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Blue Cross Competitor Sanford Gets OK to Sell Insurance in ND
Feb 5 2010 // North Dakota regulators have given approval to Sanford Health Plan to sell health insurance in the state, likely setting up competition with the company that has dominated the North Dakota market for decades but has drawn...
Oklahoma Governor Seeks Ice Storm Aid From Border States
Feb 4 2010 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry said state officials are working with their counterparts in surrounding states to speed the flow of power repair supplies and other provisions to communities hard hit by the ice storm in late...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner to Run for Re-Election
Feb 3 2010 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland says she is seeking re-election this fall. Holland was appointed to the post by Gov. Brad Henry in January 2005 and in 2006 became the first woman elected to serve as insurance...
Catastrophe Declaration Clears Way for Emergency Adjusters in Oklahoma
Feb 2 2010 // In the wake of massive ice storms that virtually shut down the state of Oklahoma in late January, Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has declared a state of emergency that allows the commissioner to “license as an...
Oklahoma Under Emergency Declaration as Winter Storm Shuts Down State
Jan 29 2010 // Oklahoma, Gov. Brad Henry declared a state of emergency for all 77 Oklahoma counties and state officials implemented emergency response preparations as a winter storm blanketed the state overnight with freezing rain, sleet...
Oklahoma Governor Bans State Workers from Texting While Driving
Jan 26 2010 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry signed an executive order banning state employees from texting while driving on state business. State Sen. Debbe Leftwich applauds the move but wants to take it a little further by prohibiting...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Says Bill Will ‘Fast Forward’ Workers’ Comp Reform
Jan 25 2010 // Oklahoma state Rep. Lewis Moore, R-Edmond, says a bill he has filed combining health and workers’ compensation insurance coverage for employees will allow around-the-clock health coverage and “fast...
Federal Figures Show Reduction in Joblessness in Oklahoma
Jan 25 2010 // Oklahoma was one of only four states to show lower unemployment in December, compared with the month before, with a drop of half a percentage point to 6.6 percent, according to federal figures. That was the biggest...
Workers’ Comp Reform High on Oklahoma GOP Legislative Agenda
Jan 24 2010 // Reforming Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system will be among the top legislative goals for Republican lawmakers in 2010. GOP leaders in the state Senate and House of Representatives say overhaul of the...
Bramlett Agency in Oklahoma Named Trusted Choice Agency of the Month
Jan 22 2010 // The Bramlett Agency, headquartered in Armdore, Okla., has been named the Trusted Choice Agency of the Month by Trusted Choice, the consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers. The Bramlett Agency...
Oklahoma Fines Tennessee Company for Selling Fake Insurance
Jan 15 2010 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has fined a Tennessee company and two of its affiliates $25,000 each for violating a cease and desist order she issued in November of last year. According to the order, the...
Oklahoma House Republicans Roll Out Their Workers’ Comp Reform Plan
Jan 15 2010 // Republicans in the Oklahoma House of Representative followed their counterparts in the state Senate on Jan. 14 by introducing their plan to overhaul Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system. Senate Republicans...
Restructuring Workers’ Comp Among Goals for Oklahoma Senate GOP
Jan 13 2010 // Reforming Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system will be among state Senate Republicans’ top legislative goals for 2010. Republicans, who enjoy a majority in the Oklahoma Senate, are led by Senate...
Inadequate Warning Claims Against Generic Drugs OK Under State Law
Jan 11 2010 // A federal appeals court said Friday that patients may sue generic drugmakers under state law for failing to provide adequate warnings about their drugs’ potential side effects, extending a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court...
Bill Filed in Oklahoma Would Allow Uninsured Vehicles to Be Impounded
Jan 8 2010 // Oklahoma State Rep. Steve Martin has filed a bill that would allow law enforcement officials to impound vehicles that are found to be uninsured. “This bill addresses one of the most consistent demands of voters in my...
Former Employees Sue Oklahoma Trucking Company; File Claims with State
Dec 31 2009 // Former employees of Tulsa, Okla.-based Arrow Trucking Co. have sued the company after it suddenly suspended operations and laid off workers. The federal lawsuit claims Arrow violated laws that govern mass layoffs and...
Report: Oklahoma Has Biggest Deficit Among States
Dec 22 2009 // Oklahoma has the unwanted distinction of having the largest revenue shortfall of any state, according to a new report. That reality is illustrated by the state’s revenue collections, which are down by more than 25...
Equipment Could Help Determine Cause of Oklahoma Quakes
Dec 21 2009 // During a typical year, Jones residents will feel one or two earthquakes. This year there have been 25 since March, and all of them have been felt, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey. “I can tell you...
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Dec 20 2009 // Beecher Carlson expanded its National Energy practice by appointing Jacklyn Kearns senior vice president. Kearns has 28 years of insurance and risk management experience. She joins Charlie Pierpont in Beecher...
Key Claim Dismissed in Oklahoma Poultry Litter Lawsuit
Dec 17 2009 // A federal judge has dismissed one of Oklahoma’s key claims in the state’s pollution lawsuit against Arkansas poultry companies. U.S. District Judge Greg Frizzell on Dec. 15 ruled that bird manure isn’t...
