Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Optional Auto Premium Cut for Seniors OK’d by Michigan Senate
Jun 11 2018 // Michigan drivers age 65 and older could avoid paying most of a mandatory insurance fee that covers unlimited medical benefits and instead choose $50,000 in coverage under legislation the state Senate approved on June...
Study Finds Possible Deep, Unmapped Faults in Oklahoma
Jun 7 2018 // Scientists may have found previously unmapped faults in Oklahoma that could be contributing to a sharp increase in induced earthquakes in the state, according to a report on a study that used magnetic imaging to explore...
Oklahoma Selects New Vendor for Auto Insurance Verification System
Jun 5 2018 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak is notifying auto insurers operating in the state that a new contract has been awarded for the operation of the insurance department’s Oklahoma Compulsory Insurance...
Dallas Appeals Court: Oklahoma Tribe Liable for Deadly Bus Crash
Jun 4 2018 // A Dallas appeals court has upheld a $9.3 million verdict against the Choctaw Nation after finding the southern Oklahoma tribe liable for a charter bus crash that killed two elderly passengers. The Court of Appeals for...
Burn Ban Lifted in 5 Western Oklahoma Counties
Jun 1 2018 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is lifting burning restrictions in five of the seven counties that were under a burn ban because of extreme fire conditions. Fallin said Wednesday that she’s removing bans in Beaver, Ellis,...
Oklahoma Earthquakes Lead to More Injection Well Shut Downs
May 25 2018 // The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Oil and Gas Division is directing some injection wells in north-central Oklahoma reduce injection volumes and others to stop operations. The directive issued Wednesday comes...
INSURICA Acquires Zodrow & Neighbors in Oklahoma
May 23 2018 // Oklahoma City, Okla.-based INSURICA has acquired Zodrow & Neighbors Insurance LLC. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The deal, which will be effective on June 1, is INSURICA’s fifth acquisition this...
Weather Service: Possible Tornado Touched Down in North-Central Oklahoma
May 22 2018 // The National Weather Service in Tulsa says a possible tornado touched down in north-central Oklahoma. Meteorologist Joe Sellars says the potential twister was only on the ground briefly Saturday afternoon between the towns...
Quakes Could Affect Oklahoma Infrastructure, Experts Say
May 22 2018 // Experts are looking at how Oklahoma’s seismic activity impacts critical infrastructure as frequent, low-level earthquake swarms continue to pop off throughout the state. The Tulsa World reports that Oklahoma has...
Oklahoma Woman Mauled to Death by Pack of 7 Small Dogs
May 21 2018 // Authorities are investigating whether criminal charges should be filed after an Oklahoma woman was mauled to death by seven small dogs, most of them possibly a dachshund-terrier mix. Carter County Sheriff Chris Bryant says...
Costs for Some Speeding Tickets Going Down in Oklahoma
May 17 2018 // A new law going into effect in Oklahoma will cut the cost of a basic speeding ticket by more than half. The law, which goes into effect in early August and expires in November 2020, will reduce the cost of tickets issued...
Central Oklahoma Shaken by Magnitude 3.9 Earthquake
May 17 2018 // An earthquake has rattled parts of central Oklahoma that were shaken a day earlier by a series of earthquakes. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday about 8 miles...
Aspen Seeks OK for Post-Brexit Insurance Subsidiary in Ireland
May 16 2018 // Bermuda’s Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited has asked the Central Bank of Ireland to authorize a new insurance subsidiary in Dublin, Ireland. Aspen said it is pursuing the new Irish subsidiary – Aspen Insurance...
Wildfire Damage to Oklahoma Farms, Ranches Estimated at $26M
May 14 2018 // A report from Oklahoma State University says wildfires that scorched western and northwestern parts of the state and killed two in April caused an estimated $26 million in damage to livestock, pastures, fences and...
Arrest Warrants Issued for New York Financiers Over Failed Oklahoma Insurer
May 10 2018 // Arrest warrants have been issued for two New York financiers after prosecutors filed charges in Oklahoma state court relating to the purchase and handling of a now-defunct Oklahoma insurance company that the pair once...
Targeting Earthquakes, Oklahoma Limiting Wastewater Well Volumes
May 10 2018 // Oklahoma oil and natural gas regulators have instructed the operators of 23 wastewater disposal wells to reduce their disposal volumes due to recent earthquakes in Garfield County. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission...
Smart Vehicle Testing OK’d for Ohio Public Roads
May 10 2018 // Republican Gov. John Kasich is opening all of Ohio’s public roads to smart vehicle testing. Kasich signed an executive order authorizing autonomous vehicle research to take place across the state. The order also lays...
Alera Group Acquires Oklahoma’s Benefit Plan Strategies
May 9 2018 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm based in Deerfield, Illinois, has acquired Benefit Plan Strategies (BPS), headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Alera...
Oklahoma Commissioner Plans Regulatory Action After Towing Claim Bill Fails
May 7 2018 // A bill aimed at prevented insurance companies from cancelling, non-renewing or increasing consumers’ insurance premiums for filing a towing or roadside assistance claim failed to advance in Oklahoma’s...
US Disaster Assistance OK’d for County After Oklahoma Wildfires
May 7 2018 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says home and business owners in Dewey County who sustained uninsured damage from wildfires can now receive disaster assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Fallin says the...
