Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
MAKING SENSE OF RISK MANAGEMENT:
Feb 7 2005 // Aon is introducing a series of monthly risk management seminars in Oklahoma. The 2005 Oklahoma Business Risk Forums are aimed at executives involved in any aspect of the risk management process, including chief financial...
Kim Holland Named Oklahoma’s New Insurance Commissioner
Feb 7 2005 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry selected a long-time Tulsa insurance executive and public servant to serve as Oklahoma’s state insurance commissioner. Kim Holland succeeds Carroll Fisher, who resigned under fire amid...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Hope to Stem Workers’ Comp Crisis
Feb 7 2005 // Oklahoma lawmakers previously announced that workers’ compensation would figure prominently in this year’s legislative session. So far they are backing up their words with action, as a number of bills have...
Okla. Lawmakers Roll Out Lawsuit Reform Plan
Feb 4 2005 // Aiming to bring common sense back to Oklahoma’s legal system, reduce health care costs for citizens and create a stronger economic climate, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Todd Hiett unveiled details...
Okla. Gov. Henry Unveils Workers’ Comp Plan
Feb 3 2005 // Saying he wants to cut costs for business and boost benefits for injured workers, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry announced his comprehensive reform plan for the state’s workers’ compensation system. Based on the...
Okla. Republican Leadership Turns Spotlight on Workers’ Comp Crisis
Jan 28 2005 // Seeking to stem the tide of lost jobs and lost hope in Oklahoma, Republican leaders announced their workers’ compensation reform plan at the State Capitol on Jan. 25. “I have watched many Oklahomans lose hope...
Okla. Lawmakers, Doctors and Business Leaders to Call for ‘Meaningful’ Lawsuit Reform in 2005
Jan 28 2005 // Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin and Senate Republican leaders, joined by several Oklahoma doctors and business leaders, are calling for meaningful lawsuit reform during the 2005 legislative session. Senate Republican Leader...
Md. Democrats Hit Redmer for HMO Rate Hike OK; Redmer Points to Legislators’ Approval of Tax
Jan 27 2005 // Maryland Democratic legislative leaders have castigated Insurance Commissioner Alfred Redmer for his blanket approval of a 2 percent increase in HMO premiums, saying he is playing politics with the issue to advance the...
Aon to Hold Oklahoma Risk Management Seminars
Jan 27 2005 // Aon announced it is introducing a series of forums in Oklahoma aimed at helping make sense of the increasingly complex risk management environment. Aon designed the 2005 Oklahoma Business Risk Forums to offer participants...
Okla. Lawmaker Pushing Workers’ Comp Reform
Jan 25 2005 // Freshman Oklahoma lawmaker, State Rep. Ryan McMullen, D-Burns Flat, recently filed several proposals addressing workers’ compensation reform in that state. McMullen announced the introduction of three bills he...
People & Places
Jan 24 2005 // Alan McClain Alan McClain of Little Rock was appointed chief executive officer of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. McClain was named to the post after former CEO Julie Benafield Bowman accepted...
OKLA. AUTO RATE OVERRIDE’:
Jan 24 2005 // Oklahoma vehicle owners could combat a scheduled increase in auto insurance rates if a bill proposed by Rep. Jerry Shoemake (D-Morris) passes the Oklahoma Legislature. Shoemake wants to override a law going into effect...
New Insurance Commissioner Named in Oklahoma
Jan 23 2005 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry announced he has selected a long-time Tulsa insurance executive and public servant to serve as Oklahoma’s state insurance commissioner. Kim Holland succeeds Carroll Fisher who resigned under...
Okla. Doctors Won’t Push for More Reform This Year
Jan 20 2005 // Dr. Jack Beller, immediate past president of the Oklahoma State Medical Association, said the medical group will not press for more lawsuit reform this year, according to an Associated Press report. Beller said the...
Okla. Senate Leader Names Workers’ Comp One of Most Important Issues for Session
Jan 14 2005 // Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Cal Hobson, D-Lexington, offered the following statement regarding reform of the state’s workers’ compensation system, which is expected in the legislative session that...
Okla. Legislation Aims to Override April 1 Auto Rate Hike
Jan 11 2005 // Oklahoma vehicle owners could combat an April 1 increase in auto insurance rates if a bill proposed by Rep. Jerry Shoemake (D-Morris) passes the Oklahoma Legislature. Shoemake has filed a petition to override a law,...
300-Plus Claims Filed Over Okla. Plant Explosion
Jan 6 2005 // More than 300 insurance claims have been filed concerning a furnace explosion at a scrap metal plant in Muskogee, Okla., that killed two employees and damaged nearby homes, according to the Associated Press. Insurance...
Texas, Oklahoma Enjoy Lower Workplace Injury, Illness Rates
Jan 3 2005 // For the second year in a row, Oklahoma workplaces set records for lower numbers of recordable injuries and illnesses, as well as lower injury and illness rates, according to the state’s Department of Labor....
Mercury Insurance Group Opens Okla. Office
Dec 28 2004 // Mercury Insurance Group has opened its Western Regional Headquarters in Oklahoma City, taking a five-year lease on more than 40,000 square feet of office space in what will now be known as the Mercury Insurance building at...
Okla. Prosecutors to Appeal Judge’s Dismissal of Embezzlement Count Against Fisher
Dec 28 2004 // Oklahoma state prosecutors plan to appeal a judge’s recent decision to dismiss an embezzlement count against former state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, according to the Associated Press. “I’m not...
