Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Weak Competition Drives N.H. to Require Prior OK of Med-Mal Rates
Oct 20 2005 // Medical malpractice insurers writing in New Hampshire will be required to get advance approval of any rate changes during the next year following an order by Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny. The switch to prior...
Okla. Commissioner to Issue Temporary Licenses to Medicare Volunteers
Oct 18 2005 // Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced that the Oklahoma Insurance Department will issue expedited temporary licenses to volunteers who are assisting senior citizens to enroll in the new Medicare Part D Prescription...
Natural Disasters Are Just Part of Commissioners’ Concerns
Oct 17 2005 // In addition to natural disasters, health care coverage, federal oversight, uniformity and fraud were among issues of concern to the insurance commissioners of three states who comprised the Commis-sioners’ Panel at...
News Briefs
Oct 17 2005 // Arkansas Employment up in Ark. A recent report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. showed that employment in Ar-kansas is at a high point-1.1734million-but warned that hurricane refugees could strain state...
MAN ACCUSED OF FAKING SURETY BOND
Oct 3 2005 // Oklahoma Insu-rance Commissioner Kim Holland issued a Cease and Desist Order to a Seminole businessman suspected of writing his own surety bonds to cover costs associated with plugging abandoned oil and gas wells. The...
News Briefs
Oct 3 2005 // ARKANSAS The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute reported that Ar-kansas’ workers’ compensation system has experienced a period of stability after extensive reforms were passed in 1993, but...
Okla. Officials Say Flooded Cars Could Come to State
Sep 28 2005 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson and Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland this week warned of yet another potential impact from the hurricanes that recently hit the gulf coast. Flood-damaged cars could soon be making...
Former Okla. Firefighter Accused of Embezzling from Insurance Fund
Sep 26 2005 // A former Bartlesville, Okla., firefighter who is a member of the Bartlesville Professional Firefighters Association is accused of embezzling $166,653 from the firefighters insurance fund, the Associated Press...
Okla. Labor Department Begins Campaign to Promote Safety Program
Sep 20 2005 // The Oklahoma Labor Department announced its nationally recognized Safety Pays OSHA Consultation Program is the focus of a statewide radio outreach promotion that began Sept. 19. The 30-second spots are intended to boost...
Okla. Communities Plan for Disaster Reduction with Mitigation Grants
Sep 1 2005 // Michael Brown, under secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response and head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced recently that FEMA has awarded 11 mitigation grants in...
Farmers Notes 10.5% Workers’ Comp Reduction for Okla. Customers
Aug 30 2005 // The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies announced a 10.5 percent reduction in workers’ compensation rates for its Oklahoma business customers reportedly due to an improving insurance marketplace. This 10.5 percent...
Former Okla. Poultry Worker Ordered to Pay Restitution in Fraud Case
Aug 29 2005 // A Jay, Okla., woman received a three-year deferred sentence and was ordered to pay $3,692.50 in restitution after pleading guilty in Delaware County District Court, state Attorney General Drew Edmondson said. Gregoria...
Former Okla. Commissioner Repays Part of Alleged Bribe
Aug 22 2005 // Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher has repaid at least $14,000 of an alleged $25,000 bribe, records show. The Associated Press and the Oklahoman reported that Fisher made the first payment, $1,000, Nov....
BONDING COMPANY ORDERED TO STOP
Aug 22 2005 // Oklahoma Ins-urance Commiss-ioner Kim Holland ordered Global Bonding to stop conducting unauthorized business involving insurance in Oklahoma. The order states the company violated state law by misleading consumers,...
News Briefs
Aug 22 2005 // Arkansas Conference to Aid Business Leaders The Arkansas Workers Compensa-tion Commission will hold the 18th Annual Workers’ Compen- sation Educational Conference Oct. 12-14 in Little Rock. The AWCC said businesses...
Business Moves
Aug 22 2005 // HCSC, BCBS of Okla. An independent hearing examiner, on behalf of the Oklahoma Insurance Department, approved a request by Health Care Services Corporation (HCSC) to merge with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma. HCSC,...
Marcus Humphrey
Aug 22 2005 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP (MHBT), based in Dallas, recently named Marcus Humphrey vice president and leader of the firm’s Employee Benefits group. As vice president, Humphrey’s primary responsibilities...
Accident Rates in Okla. Public Sector Workplace Hit Historic Low
Aug 16 2005 // Oklahoma public sector workplace accident rates are the lowest in state history, according to Commissioner of Labor Brenda Reneau. Gov. Brad Henry, reacting to the news, said the data demonstrates “the...
Safety Procedures Ignored in Okla. Water Park Death
Aug 11 2005 // Okla. Commissioner of Labor Brenda Reneau released the “Final Investigatory Report” of the recent fatality incident at Sun & Fun Water Park, Ponca City. A park employee, 17-year-old Alan J. Bray, died from...
BILL TO PROTECT AGAINST DISCOUNT CARD FRAUD:
Aug 8 2005 // New legislation in Oklahoma that defines discount medical plans and protects consumers against high-pressure sales tactics and misleading information is welcome, according to Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland. Companies...
