Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nursing Home Malpractice Insurance Void Reported in Oklahoma
Mar 21 2008 // A Tulsa-based consumer group says many Oklahoma nursing homes appear to be operating without malpractice insurance. Hugh M. Robert, executive director of the Oklahoma Center for Consumer & Patient Safety, says the...
Former Okla. Insurance Commissioner Faces Aug. 18 Trial Date
Mar 19 2008 // A jury trial for former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher has been scheduled for Aug. 18 in Tulsa County District Court. The trial will be before Associate District Judge Dana Kuehn. Fisher is charged with...
City Officials in Oklahoma Seek More State Money for Roads, Bridges
Mar 19 2008 // Oklahoma municipal leaders have asked state lawmakers to support increasing state funding for transportation projects in cities and towns and said crumbling roads and bridges pose a public safety threat in local...
Traffic Fatalities in Oklahoma Declining
Mar 18 2008 // The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports fewer people are dying in traffic accidents on Oklahoma roadways this year compared to 2007. The patrol says 108 people have died so far this year on Oklahoma roads, compared to 135...
Okla. House Passes Day-care Center Liability Insurance Bill
Mar 17 2008 // The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed legislation to require home-based day care centers to carry liability insurance. House members voted 93-7 for the measure. It now goes to the Senate for a vote. The bill,...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Oklahoma’s Bankers Financial Benefits
Mar 14 2008 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Bankers Financial Benefits of Oklahoma City, Okla. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 2001, Bankers Financial Benefits offers employee...
Bill to Increase Funding for Road Repair Passes Oklahoma House
Mar 14 2008 // Citing a new national study showing that major roads in Oklahoma’s metro centers are among the worst in the U.S., State Rep. Mike Thompson announced that House Bill 3342 – which would require that all car tag...
Identity Theft, Privacy Addressed in Bill Passed by Okla. Senate
Mar 13 2008 // Legislation aimed at preventing identity theft and protecting the privacy of Oklahoma’s citizens has passed the Oklahoma Senate. Senate Bill 1745, sponsored by Sen. Randy Bass, D-Lawton, won unanimous approval. The...
Oklahoma House Passes ‘Fire Safe’ Cigarettes Measure
Mar 12 2008 // The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed House Bill 3341, by state Rep. Mike Thompson and state Sen. Don Barrington, legislation designed to help reduce the number of fires caused by cigarettes. The Fire Safety...
Two Oklahoma Cities Among 35 Safest in Nation
Mar 10 2008 // Sugarland, Texas, made Top 5 safest list Two Oklahoma cities are among the 35 safest in the nation, according rankings based on the FBI’s uniform crime report. One Texas town, Sugarland, was among the five...
12 Companies OK’d to Self Insure for Workers’ Comp in Texas
Mar 7 2008 // Twelve companies with approximately 32,500 employees in Texas recently were approved to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of...
Daycare Liability Bill Gets Bipartisan Support in Okla. House
Mar 6 2008 // Legislation that requires daycare centers to carry liability insurance has received bipartisan support in an Oklahoma House of Representatives committee. The House Human Services Committee voted 15-0 for the legislation...
Report: Two Oklahoma Cities Among 35 Safest in Nation
Mar 3 2008 // Two Oklahoma cities rate among the 35 safest in the nation, according rankings based on the FBI’s uniform crime report. Broken Arrow was listed as the 22nd-safest city in the country and Edmond ranked as 35th safest...
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...
