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Oklahoma Insurance Claims from May Tornadoes Top 75K
Jun 27 2013 // Insurance claims filed in response to a major tornado outbreak in May have jumped to 75,758 with insurance payments reaching $687,945,276, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. “The victims of these...
Moore’s Cost for Debris Removal Much Higher than Oklahoma City’s
Jun 24 2013 // The city of Moore, Okla., is paying a local contractor three times what neighboring Oklahoma City is being charged by vendors from out-of-state to remove debris left over from late May’s deadly tornadoes. The...
More than 56K Tons of Debris Cleared in Moore, Oklahoma
Jun 21 2013 // More than 56,000 tons of debris have been removed from the 19 neighborhoods in Moore, Okla., that were affected by the deadly tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb last month, city officials said. The cost...
$4.2M Payout OK’d In LAPD Mistaken ID Shooting
Jun 21 2013 // The Los Angeles City Council has agreed to pay $4.2 million to two women whose truck was shot up by police during the manhunt for cop-turned-killer Christopher Dorner. City News Service says the council voted 10-nothing on...
Oklahoma Twister Victims Face Long Recovery, Insurance Woes
Jun 20 2013 // When the big twister hit, Maylene Sorrels huddled with her students in the halls of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. Cowering, she covered the student’s heads. Then Sorrels, a teacher’s aide,...
NTSB: Bad Eyesight Likely Caused Oklahoma Train Crash
Jun 20 2013 // An engineer killed in a fiery train collision in the Oklahoma Panhandle last year suffered from serious vision problems for much of his life, underwent several corrective procedures in the years leading up to the crash and...
Oklahoma Insurance Claims from May Tornadoes Top 70K
Jun 19 2013 // Insurance claims filed in response to a major tornado outbreak in May jumped to 70,782 on June 18, with insurance payments reaching $561,976,781, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. The department broke the claims...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Caps Fees for Public Adjusters
Jun 18 2013 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has issued a bulletin to all Oklahoma-licensed public adjusters advising them not to charge customers more than 10 percent of the total claim settlement. The Oklahoma Insurance...
Claims Pros’ Own Survival Skills Tested in Oklahoma Tornadoes
Jun 17 2013 // Michael Pelonero came to Moore to help victims of the May 20th tornado. But he hadn’t planned on trying to outrun one. When a massive EF-5 twister cut a swath through the central Oklahoma suburb of Moore, it left 24...
Oklahoma Commissioner Advises Insurers to Delay Nonrenewals
Jun 17 2013 // Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has issued a bulletin to all Oklahoma-licensed property and casualty insurers and insurance producers, advising them to keep customers on their current policies for at least 60 days...
Judge Grants Toyota More Time to Win OK of $1.1 Billion Settlement
Jun 17 2013 // Toyota Motor Corp. and lawyers suing the company were given more time to win final approval of a $1.1 billion settlement of claims that recalls related to unintended acceleration hurt the value of U.S. customers’...
The Value of Storm Shelters
Jun 17 2013 // In the past month, storm shelters in Oklahoma have meant the difference between life or death for some people. The value of a storm shelter can make a difference when selling a home. “I think we need to get out to...
Deadly Oklahoma Tornado Widest on Record, Rare EF5
Jun 17 2013 // The deadly tornado that struck near Oklahoma City at the end of May had a record-breaking width of 2.6 miles and was the second top-of-the-scale EF5 twister to hit the area in less than two weeks, the National Weather...
U.S., Global Natural Disasters Exact Heavy Toll in May
Jun 17 2013 // Severe weather in May caused an estimated $4 billion in insured damage in the U.S. alone and billions more in economic losses around the globe, according to an Aon Benfield report. The Global Catastrophe Recap by Aon...
May Storms Damaged at Least 56 Oklahoma Schools
Jun 13 2013 // Oklahoma’s school superintendent says as many as 56 public school sites were damaged by violent storms and floods that ripped through the state in May. Tornado damaged classroom in the Tower Elementary school in...
Claims from Late May Oklahoma Tornadoes Top 60K
Jun 11 2013 // Insurance claims filed in Oklahoma following the tornado outbreak at the end of May have jumped to 60,308 with insurance payments reaching $470,323,299, the top state insurance regulator reported. “These numbers are...
Can Missouri Schools Withstand a Severe Storm?
Jun 11 2013 // Buildings in the St. Joseph, Mo., School District can withstand winds up to 90 mph. None are prepared to withstand the likes of an EF5 tornado, with winds of more than 200 mph, which devastated parts of Oklahoma City and...
Post-Tornado, Looters Come from Afar to Oklahoma
Jun 11 2013 // Authorities say looters have come from as far away as New York and Virginia to steal from victims of last month’s tornado in Moore, Okla. The Oklahoman reports that police arrested one man from Elmhurst, N.Y., and...
Oklahoma Insurance Department Employees Lauded for Tornado Response
Jun 11 2013 // Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb on June 10 recognized the efforts of Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) employees in the aftermath of the deadly tornado outbreak that impacted central Oklahoma in May. “You guys have...
Oklahoma Lawmakers to Revive Lawsuit Limits
Jun 10 2013 // Oklahoma lawmakers will again consider legislation setting limits on lawsuits and making it easier to dismiss those that don’t have merit after the state Supreme Court struck down a 2009 law on the...