Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Oklahoma Lawmaker to Renew Fight for Disaster Funding
Dec 4 2008 // Oklahoma State Rep. Joe Dorman plans to renew his fight to ensure the state funds disaster recovery efforts this year and in the future, the Oklahoma House of Representatives reported. Dorman said he will file legislation...
Earthquake Shakes Oklahoma City Area
Dec 3 2008 // A small earthquake rattled homes in the Oklahoma City metro area on the night of Dec. 1, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury with the quake, which struck about 8:50 p.m. The temblor...
13 Companies OK’d to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp in Texas
Dec 3 2008 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved thirteen companies to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the TDI-DWC Self-Insurance...
Declarations
Nov 30 2008 // A Lawsuit-Driven System “Our lawsuit-driven system provides little benefit to injured workers and devours financial resources that would otherwise be used to grow our economy and create new jobs.” —Oklahoma...
Oklahoma Physician Liability Insurer Declares Policyholder Dividends
Nov 21 2008 // Oklahoma City-based Physicians Liability Insurance Company (PLICO), announced it is declaring a dividend for its 2008 policyholders who renew their policies for 2009. The dividend will be either 3 percent or 6 percent of...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Renews Push for Workers’ Comp Reform
Nov 18 2008 // Laying the groundwork for the coming legislative session, Oklahoma state Rep. Mark McCullough recently presented a workers’ comp reform proposal to business leaders that he believes will drive down costs while...
Explosion Rocks Oklahoma Town, Injures 2, Destroys Homes
Nov 17 2008 // Mildred Hull and her husband, Stanley, were in their mobile home near Oklahoma 19 when a 20-inch natural gas pipeline exploded about 3 a.m. Nov. 14, destroying the couple’s home and two others, authorities...
South Central Region’s Best Practices Agencies
Nov 16 2008 // Each year since 1993, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America and Reagan Consulting study leading agencies and brokers in the country. After this year’s study, a total of 189 agencies from around the...
New York Regulators OK Con Ed Steam Blast Cost Plan
Nov 14 2008 // New York regulators have endorsed Consolidated Edison’s plan to swallow all the costs of a deadly explosion in midtown Manhattan and closed their investigation into whether the utility mismanaged its steam...
Cleanup Continues After Oil Well Explodes in Oklahoma
Nov 13 2008 // Cleanup is continuing after an oil well explosion near Duncan, Okla., on Nov. 5 spewed petroleum product onto nearby homes. The explosion occurred at a well three miles west of Duncan. Ron Smith, a field supervisor for the...
Oklahoma Plant Still Closed After Blast
Nov 7 2008 // A scrap metal yard near in Arkoma, Okla., near the border with Arkansas, remained closed after an artillery shell exploded, critically injuring an Arkansas man. Steve Fontenot, of Fort Smith, Ark., man was still in...
Medicus OK’d to Provide Medical Professional Liability Coverage in Ark.
Nov 5 2008 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benfield Bowman and Medicus Insurance Company Chairman Howard Lamb announced that Medicus Insurance Company has been approved to write medical professional liability insurance in...
Voters Shuffle Deck of State Legislatures; Both Parties Claim Gains
Nov 5 2008 // Voters on Tuesday left their mark on the state political landscape, shifting the partisan control of state government in a dozen states. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Democrats gained control...
Oklahoma Gets HUD Funding to Aid in Disaster Recovery
Oct 30 2008 // The state of Oklahoma will get nearly $1.8 million to help pay for recovery efforts from spring storms, tornadoes and flooding in four counties. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston announced Tuesday...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Consider Making ATVs and UTVs ‘Street-Legal’
Oct 14 2008 // Members of the Oklahoma House Transportation Subcommittee are considering whether to draft legislation making four-wheeled all-terrain and side-by-side utility vehicles “street legal. State Representatives Wallace...
Feds Deny Flood Aid to Oklahoma; Gov. Henry Seeks Public Help
Oct 8 2008 // The White House ha denied Oklahoma’s Gov. Brad Henry’s request for flood assistance to aid individuals and businesses that were hard hit by September storms in northern Oklahoma. A request for public assistance...
OSHA Fines Oklahoma Refinery $91K
Oct 8 2008 // The government is proposing $91,000 in penalties against Oklahoma’s Wynnewood Refining Co. for allegedly failing to protect employees from hazardous working conditions. The Occupational Safety and Health...
It Figures
Oct 6 2008 // 20 Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe added Craighead, Lawrence, Madison, Newton and Saline Counties to the list of state disaster declarations following damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ike on Sept. 13 and 14. The number...
Pair to Stand Trial in Oklahoma for Inflating Insurance Company Assets
Oct 2 2008 // Two Texas men accused of inflating assets in a scheme to dupe regulators regarding the solvency of their insurance company will stand trial in Oklahoma, state Attorney General Drew Edmondson announced. A trial date has not...
Residents in Gustav-damaged Mississippi Counties OK’d for Aid
Sep 29 2008 // Residents in three Mississippi counties — Hancock, Harrison and Washington — are approved for individual disaster assistance as a result of damages from Hurricane Gustav which struck the state on Labor Day. The...
