Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma Takes Over Texas Co.
Feb 25 2002 // After a request by Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, former Oklahoma County District Court Judge Leamon Freeman, acting as a hearing officer in the matter, approved an order placing Arlington, Texas-based...
Okla. Ice Storm Estimate AT $17M
Feb 25 2002 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher announced that preliminary estimates show the insurance industry will pay $17 million in claims related to an ice storm that hit the state in late January. Fisher said he has...
Midwest Governors Want $200 Million in Disaster Aid
Feb 21 2002 // The governors of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma requested almost $200 million in federal disaster aid to help recovery efforts after a January storm. Kansas and Oklahoma are seeking full federal relief; Missouri wants 90...
Building Profitability into the Commercial Auto Market
Feb 11 2002 // Like most property and casualty insurance lines, the commercial auto insurance market has witnessed rate increases over the past year and expects to see more. And, as in other lines, underwriters are scrutinizing accounts...
Claims Expected to Pile up Like Snowdrifts in Midwest
Feb 6 2002 // Tens of thousands of residents of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri are still without power after ice storms crippled those states last week, and many thousands of residents are expected to begin filing claims for damage to...
Top Flight to Take Republic Casualty
Jan 28 2002 // Top Flight Insurance Co. of Norman, Okla., is slated to acquire the nonstandard auto book of business from Oklahoma City-based Republic Casualty Insurance Co., which has been in receivership since Dec. 2000. According to...
IIHS Puts Its Support Behind Belt Reminder
Dec 24 2001 // A unique safety belt reminder system installed in late model Ford passenger vehicles has increased driver belt use from 71 to 76 percent, a new study conducted in Oklahoma has found. Ford’s reminder system differs...
ALLSTATE GETS RATE HIKE IN OKLA.
Dec 17 2001 // Allstate received a 30 percent homeowners insurance rate increase in Oklahoma, the largest premium increase in that state since the 1980s. According to BestWire, Allstate lost money in Oklahoma in five of the last six...
Family of Former Basketball Player Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Nov 13 2001 // The family of basketball player Daniel Lawson, Jr., who was killed in the Oklahoma State University plane crash on Jan. 27, 2001, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the plane’s owner and pilot’s estate in...
Agents and Coverage Opinions
Aug 6 2001 // Insurance intermediaries—agents, brokers, and the like—do all sorts of things for their customers and clients. They help them select coverages. They help select insurers. They shop for price. They prepare applications....
WASH. GETS OK AGAIN
Jun 25 2001 // Washington is again accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to monitor the solvency of insurers. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said regaining accreditation was his top priority when...
Colorado Insurance Commissioner Heads List of TSLA Mid-Year Speakers
Jun 18 2001 // Seven speakers have been announced for the Texas Surplus Lines Association Mid-Year Meeting set for July 19-22 at the Vail Marriott Resort, Vail, Colo. William Kirven, Colorado Insurance Commissioner, is scheduled to...
Two Okla. Auto Bills Fail to Pass
May 30 2001 // Two bills that would have increased the cost of auto insurance in Oklahoma died in the state House/Senate conference committees as the 2001 legislature adjourned on May 25. The National Association of Independent Insurers...
SENATE OK’S PROOF OF INSURANCE
Apr 30 2001 // The Texas State Senate voted to pass a bill which would select at random 500,000 of the state’s 14 million motorists each year and require them to prove they have insurance to drive an automobile. The Dallas Morning...
NAIC Names Beal General Counsel
Feb 7 2001 // Andrew Beal has been named general counsel for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Beal has been serving as acting general counsel since September and has served as senior counsel since 1999. Prior to his...
OK TO SAY YOU’RE SORRY
Jan 29 2001 // A new law that allows Californians to apologize at the scene of an accident without penalty went into effect on Jan. 1. Drivers who had previously held their tongues for fear of admitting guilt can now express their...
Japan OK’s Hartford Annuity Sales
Dec 15 2000 // Japan’s Financial Reconstruction Commission approved the license application of Hartford Life Ins. Co. KK, The Hartford’s Japanese subsidiary, to sell variable annuities. Hartford immediately announced that...
IIAA Honors 2000 National Awards Program
Oct 30 2000 // Top honors in the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s 2000 National Awards Program were presented today to the Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico, the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, and the...
U.K. Health Dept. OK’s Insurers’ Use of Genetic Testing
Oct 16 2000 // The Department of Health’s Genetics and Insurance Committee (GAIC) has granted U.K. insurers permission to consider the results of genetic testing for Huntington’s Disease (also known as Huntington’s...
Court OK’s Commerzbank/Generali Deal
Sep 26 2000 // A German court cleared the way for Commerzbank to strengthen its cross holdings with Italy’s largest insurer, Assicurazioni Generali, by issuing additional shares, which will double its stake in Germany’s 4th...
