Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Disaster Declaration OK’d for 16 Oklahoma Counties
Jul 28 2017 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says a federal disaster declaration has been approved for 16 counties affected by storms and tornadoes in mid-May. Fallin said Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved...
‘Office Of Cannabis’ OK’d by San Francisco Supervisors
Jul 27 2017 // San Francisco officials have approved a new Office of Cannabis in advance of recreational marijuana sales starting in California next year. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the Board of Supervisors also directed...
NAPSLO, AAMGA Members OK Merger; New Wholesale & Specialty Association Is Born
Jul 25 2017 // Members of the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) and the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) have approved a merger of the two associations, creating the new Wholesale...
FBI Tracked Nearly 300K Cyberattacks in U.S. in 2016
Jul 24 2017 // The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) last year tracked nearly 300,000 cyberattacks in the United States and those attacks resulted in more than $1.6 billion in total losses. But apparently those numbers...
Farmers Insurance on the Hook for $100K in 2015 Oklahoma State Homecoming Crash
Jul 24 2017 // An insurance provider whose imprisoned client drove into a crowd at Oklahoma State University’s 2015 homecoming parade will pay out $100,000 to the victims. A judge is expected to decide how the money will be divided...
Verisk: Texas 2nd in Number of Households at Risk for Wildfire
Jul 20 2017 // The 2017 Verisk Wildfire Risk Analysis shows that Texas is ranked second behind California for the number of households at high or extreme risk from wildfire. The analysis determined the number and percentage of households...
Earthquakes Rumble Central Oklahoma
Jul 17 2017 // The U.S. Geological Survey says several earthquakes struck central Oklahoma in the morning on July 14, including one with a preliminary magnitude of 4.2. State and local emergency management officials said there have been...
Oklahoma Labor Chief: ‘F’ Grade for Safety Inaccurate
Jul 7 2017 // Oklahoma’s labor commissioner says the workplace safety grade of “F” that a national advocacy group gave the state inaccurately and unfairly depicts the state’s safety programs. The Oklahoman...
Republican Lawmaker Mulready to Run for Oklahoma Insurance Post
Jul 6 2017 // A Republican state legislator from Tulsa has filed candidacy paperwork indicating he plans to run for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner in 2018. State Rep. Glen Mulready filed a Statement of Organization form over the...
Oklahoma AG Sues Prescription Opioid Drug Manufacturers
Jul 6 2017 // Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has joined the ranks of state attorneys general who have sued manufacturers of opioid pain medication, alleging that deceptive marketing campaigns by the drug makers have fueled the...
Farmers Insurance to Pay $100K in 2015 Oklahoma State Homecoming Crash
Jul 5 2017 // An insurance provider whose imprisoned client drove into a crowd at Oklahoma State University’s 2015 homecoming parade will provide $100,000 to the victims. A judge is expected to decide how the money will be divided...
New Report: Oklahoma’s Rural Roads, Bridges Among Nation’s Worst
Jul 5 2017 // Oklahoma’s rural roads and bridges are among the worst in the nation, according to a new report from a national transportation group. TRIP researchers said 16 percent of Oklahoma’s rural bridges are...
Oklahoma’s Tulsa County to Pay Ex-Deputy $138K in Wrongful Termination Suit
Jun 26 2017 // Tulsa County has agreed to pay nearly $138,000 to a former sheriff’s deputy to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit that claimed he and others were ousted in fallout from the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man...
12 States Call Out California’s ‘Affront to Sound Insurance Regulation’
Jun 22 2017 // It’s difficult to decide whether Dave Jones is underdog prize fighter Rocky Balboa or reigning champ Apollo Creed. He’s the insurance commissioner of the most populated state in the nation and that makes him a...
Oklahoma AG Threatens California Commissioner on Insurer Fossil Fuel Rules
Jun 20 2017 // Oklahoma’s attorney general has sent a letter to California’s insurance commissioner threatening legal action if that state continues with its policy of requiring insurance companies to publicly disclose...
Arkansas Insurance Regulators OK Allied World, Vantapro Specialty Acquisition
Jun 19 2017 // The Arkansas Insurance Department has approved the acquisition of two domestic affiliated companies, Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance (AWSLIC) and Vantapro Specialty Insurance Co., by Swiss and Canadian...
Harbor Gets California Department of Workers’ Comp OK for Telemedicine
Jun 16 2017 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based Harbor Health Systems it is one of the first companies to receive approval from the California Department of Workers’ Compensation to offer telemedicine through its medical provider...
Families of 7 Children Killed in Oklahoma Tornado Settle with School System
Jun 14 2017 // A suburban Oklahoma City school system and its insurer have agreed to pay about $14,000 to each of the families of seven children who died four years ago when their school was destroyed by a tornado. The deal, announced by...
Companies Seek Dismissal of Oklahoma Tribe’s Prescription-Drug Suit
Jun 12 2017 // Walmart and other major corporations are asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by the Cherokee Nation, which argues that the companies have not done enough to stop prescription opioid abuse. The...
Oklahoma Company to Pay $106K in Federal Disability Discrimination Case
Jun 12 2017 // A Claremore, Okla.-based manufacturer of sucker rods and accessories for the oil and gas industry will pay $106,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal...
