Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Okla. Parents Urge Senators to Consider Autism Legislation
Feb 28 2008 // Parents facing financial ruin because their insurance companies will not pay for treatment of autistic children appealed for help from Oklahoma lawmakers earlier this week. They lobbied for revival of Nick’s Law,...
Oklahoma Fires Destroy Buildings, Vehicles
Feb 27 2008 // Several firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation, but no other injuries were reported as fires whipped by fierce winds charred thousands of acres of Oklahoma grassland and destroyed buildings and vehicles. At least...
Okla. Impeachments: Insurance Commissioner in 2004, Now Auditor
Feb 26 2008 // For the second time in four years, Oklahoma’s speaker of the House has convened a panel of lawmakers to investigate whether a statewide elected official should be impeached. But the eight-member panel that will...
Okla. Juvenile Affairs Video Aims to Promote Gun Safety
Feb 26 2008 // The Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs aims to promote gun safety in a video focusing on two boys who died in accidental shootings. “We want to begin the debate and begin discussion so it doesn’t happen...
South Central Agencies Recognized by Big ‘I’ for ‘Best Practices’
Feb 24 2008 // Two independent agencies from South Central states were among the six insurance firms from across the country recognized in January 2008 as “Top Performing Agencies” by the Independent Insurance Agents &...
Case Watch
Feb 24 2008 // Bad Faith Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Ruttiger Texas App. 1st Dist. Jan.17, 2008 Bad faith cause of action lies against workers’ compensation carrier. An individual was injured on the job. The workers’ compensation...
Oklahoma Uninsured Driver Bill Moves Forward
Feb 24 2008 // A bill that would limit insurance awards for uninsured drivers involved in an accident has passed an Oklahoma House of Representatives subcommittee. House Bill 3380 by Muskogee Republican George Faught was approved by the...
Okla. May Require Day Care Centers to Have Liability Insurance
Feb 22 2008 // Measures that would require day care centers in Oklahoma to carry liability insurance and contribute to a fund to compensate parents and children for day-care injuries was approved by a state House subcommittee this...
Earthquake Reported in Southern Okla.
Feb 19 2008 // A magnitude 2.4 earthquake shook southern Oklahoma at 9:41 a.m. on Feb. 15, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey at Leonard. The OGS said the quake’s epicenter was three miles northwest of Caddo in Bryan...
Okla. Reminds Producers, Adjusters of Change of Address Requirement
Feb 15 2008 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department issued a reminder to all licensed producers and adjusters in the state that they must notify the department of address changes within 30 days of the change. Failure to notify the Oklahoma...
Okla. GOP Lawmaker to Return Insurance-related Campaign Donation
Feb 14 2008 // An Oklahoma Republican House leader said he will return a $5,000 campaign contribution from a donor who sought legislation that would have helped insurance companies tied to the donor’s family. House Majority Leader...
Hearing for Former Okla. Commissioner Moved to Feb. 19
Feb 12 2008 // A preliminary hearing for former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher has been moved to Feb. 19 in Tulsa County District Court. Fisher is charged with filing a false state tax return for 1999 by underreporting...
Okla. Insurance Mandate Reform Gets Committee Approval
Feb 11 2008 // Okla. lawmakers have voted to put the brakes on potentially expensive mandates in an effort to reduce the price of health insurance, according to an announcement from the House of Representatives. House Bill 3111, by state...
Up in Smoke No More
Feb 10 2008 // States aim to prevent residential fires by requiring ‘fire safe’ cigarettes Movies — think Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in “The Big Sleep” — often make cigarette smoking look glamorous. Of...
Okla. House Panel Approves Bill Targeting Uninsured Drivers
Feb 7 2008 // A bill that would limit insurance awards for uninsured drivers involved in an accident has passed an Oklahoma House of Representatives subcommittee. House Bill 3380 by Muskogee Republican George Faught was approved by the...
Okla.-based Insurer Ordered to Pay $10.8M to Policyholder’s Mother
Feb 4 2008 // A federal jury has ordered an Oklahoma City-based insurance company to pay $10.8 million for improperly reducing the benefit owed to the mother of a policyholder who died. American Fidelity Assurance Co. said it was...
Okla.’s Share of Frankel Assets: $2.5M
Feb 4 2008 // Oklahoma will receive $2.5 million of the $72 million in Martin Frankel’s assets seized by the Internal Revenue Service and Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland. Frankel...
Unemployment in Okla. Climbs to 4.3 Percent in December
Feb 1 2008 // Oklahoma’s unemployment rate rose 0.1 percent in December to 4.3 percent, spurred by higher jobless claims in more than half of the state’s 77 counties, according to state officials. About 1.65 million people...
States Aim to Prevent Residential Fires by Requiring ‘Fire Safe’ Cigarettes
Jan 31 2008 // Movies – think Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in “The Big Sleep” – often make cigarette smoking look glamorous. Of course, in reality, the practice is anything but. In addition to being a leading...
Bill Would Add Boating Under the Influence Violations to Driving Record
Jan 28 2008 // A bill introduced by Oklahoma state Senator Bill Brown would require a conviction of boating while under the influence (BUI) to be made part of an individual’s driving record. The aim of Senate Bill 1140 is to reduce...
