Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
It Figures
Nov 6 2006 // 41% The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. reported record third quarter 2006 net income had risen 41 percent over the same quarter in 2005. The group had net income of $758 million, or $2.39 per diluted share. The...
It Figures
Nov 5 2006 // 41% The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. reported record third quarter 2006 net income had risen 41 percent over the same quarter in 2005. The group had net income of $758 million, or $2.39 per diluted share. The...
Okla. commissioner fights Texas group’s attack ads
Nov 5 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...
Okla. Man Charged with Home Repair Fraud
Nov 3 2006 // An Oklahoma City man was charged with six felony counts of home repair fraud after an investigation by Attorney General Drew Edmondson’s Consumer Protection Unit. Alfred W. Soulek, 56, allegedly took more than...
Okla.’s North American Group Expands with Calif., Texas Acquisitions
Oct 30 2006 // North American Group, headquartered in Oklahoma City, Okla., announced it has acquired Abilene, Texas-based CIC Insurance Brokers Inc., and Anaheim, Calif.-based CTK Insurance Services Inc. CTK and CIC have each been...
Unemployment Trust Fund in Okla. at Highest Level Since 1997
Oct 30 2006 // A strong economy has boosted Oklahoma’s unemployment insurance trust fund to its highest level since 1997. The fund, which is used to pay unemployment benefits to workers who lose their jobs, had $705 million by June...
Okla. Commissioner Fights Texas Group’s Attack Ads
Oct 30 2006 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner 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...
Sharing Power Seen as Option for Evenly Split Oklahoma Senate
Oct 30 2006 // Democratic and Republican state Senate leaders in Oklahoma may follow the lead of their counterparts in other states and share power if the chamber has a tie in membership after the Nov. 7 general election, officials...
Okla. District Attorney Indicted for Embezzlement
Oct 27 2006 // A Multicounty Grand Jury indictment unsealed recently in Oklahoma’s Cherokee County District Court accuses District Attorney Richard Gray of embezzling money seized as evidence in drug investigations, state Attorney...
States have common, and unique, concerns with homeowners coverage
Oct 23 2006 // The homeowners markets in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, while sharing some similarities, all have their own special considerations and concerns. Oklahoma has some of the highest property insurance rates in the...
Former insurance company execs get 6 years
Oct 23 2006 // A federal judge sentenced two men to six years in prison for their roles in the failure of a Tulsa, Okla., insurance company, which had repercussions in both Texas and Oklahoma. Besides prison terms for convictions on...
News Currents
Oct 23 2006 // Okla. AG, Ark. governor spar over chicken waste Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Ed-mondson is playing politics by demonizing the poultry industry and setting unrealistic goals for reduced...
Health Insurance Program for Small Businesses in Okla. to Expand
Oct 16 2006 // New rules expanding a program to help small businesses in Oklahoma provide health insurance for their employees are now in effect. Gov. Brad Henry announced Oct. 13 that he had signed Oklahoma Health Care Authority rules...
Ark. Gov. Blasts Okla. AG
Oct 13 2006 // Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson is playing politics by demonizing the poultry industry and setting unrealistic goals for reduced pollution levels in Oklahoma’s...
Okla. Doctor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicare, Private Insurers
Oct 12 2006 // An Alva, Okla., doctor faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine after pleading guilty to defrauding Medicare out of $1 million. Gregory Glase Pinegar also will forfeit more than $400,000 as part of his plea...
New Markets
Oct 9 2006 // Liability Long Term Care Facilities Nuts & Bolts: Houston, Texas-based London American Risk Specialists Inc. is offering CareSurance, a new liability insurance program designed to meet the needs of skilled, assisted...
Former Insurance Company Officers Sentenced to Six Years in Okla.
Oct 6 2006 // A federal judge has sentenced two men to six years in prison for their roles in the failure of a Tulsa, Okla. insurance company. Besides prison terms for convictions on embezzlement, wire fraud and money laundering...
Chicago Fort Dearborn Life Merges with Mutual Legal Reserve
Oct 5 2006 // Chicago Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a Mutual Legal Reserve Co., has successfully completed its merge with Oklahoma-based Member Service Life Insurance Co., also...
Woman Charged With Second-Degree Murder in Okla. Fire Death
Oct 5 2006 // Grady County prosecutors have filed a second-degree murder charge against a Chickasha, Okla., woman who allegedly set fire to the apartment of a blind man for whom she was caring. Andrea D. Sledge was formally charged on...
Man Left Dangling in Air in Okla. After Bungee Cord on Thrill Ride Breaks
Oct 5 2006 // A bungee cord on a thrill ride broke, leaving a man dangling 25 feet (7.5 meters) off the ground in Tulsa, Okla., for a half-hour until he was rescued by firefighters. Steve Alan Stone, 48, was not seriously hurt in the...
