Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Top 10 Stories of the Year – South Central
Dec 24 2006 // It was difficult to get away from natural catastrophes in 2006, even though the year was relatively unscathed by those types of events. Back-to-back 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita continued to wreak havoc on insurance...
ID Theft, Fraud Case Leads Okla. AG to Ask for Statute Change
Dec 21 2006 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson’s office will propose legislation to expand his Consumer Protection Unit’s prosecutorial authority. In a release, Edmondson said a case he recently filed, which concerns...
Okla. Couple Pleads Guilty in Charity Fraud Case
Dec 20 2006 // An Oklahoma man is facing 10 years in prison, and his wife will serve a three-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to five counts of violating the Oklahoma Solicitation of Charitable Contributions Act, Attorney...
Okla. AG Warns Ketchum Bank Customers About ID Theft Scam
Dec 19 2006 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson recently issued a consumer alert warning customers of First State Bank in Ketchum about a scam currently being perpetrated in the area. Edmondson issued the warning after the bank...
Okla.’s First Ethanol Plant Gets Insurance, OK to Operate
Dec 15 2006 // Oklahoma’s first ethanol plant has received the state permit and insurance it needs to operate. Spaceport Fuel in Burns Flat is to reach full production by Feb. 1. Oklahoma Agricultural Secretary Terry Peach has...
Okla. Chiropractor’s License Revoked for Violating Rules
Dec 11 2006 // A Norman, Okla., chiropractor won’t be able to practice for three years after the Oklahoma Board of Chiropractic Examiners concluded that he violated state rules concerning advertising, billing and ethics, and...
Wal-Mart Settles a Nearly $5.1 Million Insurance Lawsuit in Okla.
Dec 7 2006 // Wal-Mart has settled a nearly $5.1 million class-action lawsuit brought by the estates of 73 former employees in Oklahoma. A federal judge in Tulsa gave final approval Dec. 4 to the settlement, which calls for about a...
Health Care Premiums Outpace Oklahomans’ Earnings
Nov 29 2006 // The cost of health insurance for Oklahoma families rose more than four times faster than their wages over the last six years, according to a new study. The report released by Families USA, a nonprofit health care consumer...
Virginia Mutual Policyholders OK Stock Conversion, Merger with Alfa
Nov 29 2006 // Policyholders of Virginia Mutual Insurance Co. have approved the previously announced plan of conversion with Alfa Corp., the companies reported. Under the agreement, Virginia Mutual will convert from a mutual company to a...
Fisher Tax Trial Delayed in Okla.
Nov 27 2006 // An Oklahoma County judge has moved the latest trial of former state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher. District Judge Susan Caswell agreed to delay the tax-charge proceeding after meeting with prosecutors and defense...
Democratic Congress OK for industry traditionally tied to Republicans
Nov 20 2006 // The new Congress may be blue on Capitol Hill, but insiders say that’s not necessarily a bad color for the insurance industry. “The more things change, the more they may remain pretty much the same,” said...
Last Call? Troubled Pittsburgh Beer Maker Gets OK for Insurance Financing
Nov 19 2006 // Pittsburgh Brewing Co. has been given a new lease on life — for now. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge M. Bruce McCullough has approved a request by the troubled maker of Iron City and other beers to finance payment of nearly...
Okla. agent charged with embezzlement
Nov 19 2006 // The owner of a Locust Grove, Okla., insurance agency has been accused of illegally taking almost $6,500 in insurance premium payments, according to Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson. Leslie Lewis Kern was charged...
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Nov 19 2006 // Incumbent Democratic Gov. Brad Henry scored what has been called an “historic” landslide victory over his Republican opponent, Rep. Ernest Istook. Henry garnered 66.5 percent of the vote, topping former Gov....
Business Moves
Nov 19 2006 // North American Group, CIC Insurance Brokers, CTK Insurance Services North American Group, headquartered in Oklahoma City, Okla., acquired Abilene, Texas-based CIC Insurance Brokers Inc. and CTK Insurance Services Inc. of...
Democratic Congress OK for industry traditionally tied to Republicans
Nov 19 2006 // News Currents The new Congress may be blue on Capitol Hill, but insiders say that’s not necessarily a bad color for the insurance industry. “The more things change, the more they may remain pretty much the...
Okla. Man Claims Attorney Harassed Him in Case Related to Former Commissioner
Nov 13 2006 // An attorney has complained to police that Enid attorney Stephen Jones warned him against cooperating in a state grand jury investigation. Daniel L. Rath testified before a multicounty grand jury investigating Texas...
Okla. Insurance Agent Charged with Pocketing Premiums
Nov 9 2006 // The owner of a Locust Grove, Okla., insurance agency was accused of illegally taking almost $6,500 in insurance premium payments, Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson said. Leslie Lewis Kern was charged Nov. 2 in Mayes...
Henry Scores Historic win Over Istook in Okla. Governor’s Race
Nov 9 2006 // Democratic Gov. Brad Henry’s victory over Republican Rep. Ernest Istook was the biggest landslide in an Oklahoma governor’s race in almost half a century. Henry, a little-known state senator when he upset a...
Okla. commissioner fights Texas group’s attack ads
Nov 6 2006 // Oklahoma Insurance Com-missioner Kim Holland has started her own ad campaign to counter a series of negative TV ads from a Texas group called “Just the Facts America.” Meanwhile, The Oklahoman filed a lawsuit...
