Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Tornadoes Prompt State of Emergency Declaration in Oklahoma
May 20 2013 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has declared a state of emergency after tornadoes, severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding wrought devastation throughout her state on May 18 and 19. Beginning on Saturday, numerous...
Oklahoma Completes Workers’ Compensation Overhaul
May 20 2013 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on May 6 signed a measure to overhaul the state’s workers’ compensation system, one that was backed by Republican lawmakers, the state’s top insurance regulator and insurance...
More than $1M Recovered for Oklahoma Insurance Consumers in Q1
May 16 2013 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced that its Consumer Assistance Division recovered $1,088,844 for Oklahoma consumers in the first quarter of 2013. Between Jan. 1 and April 30, the Consumer Assistance Division...
Oklahoma’s Midlands MGA Joins Trusted Choice
May 14 2013 // Oklahoma-based managing general agent, Midlands, is the newest member of the Trusted Choice consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America...
Report: Oklahoma Should Expand Insurance Program
May 13 2013 // A consulting firm hired by Oklahoma to help answer the question of how to insure 200,000 people without health coverage told the state’s Medicaid board that an existing program could be used to build a broader system...
Bill Mutualizing CompSource Oklahoma Sent to Governor
May 13 2013 // A bill converting the nonprofit CompSource Oklahoma into an independent mutual company was passed by the House and Senate and sent to the governor for her signature. CompSource writes about one-third of Oklahoma’s...
Feds Say Insure Oklahoma Program Must Change
May 10 2013 // An Oklahoma program that uses Medicaid funding to provide health insurance to 30,000 low-income Oklahomans must change in order to keep its funding, the federal government has said, even as a legislative plan that tries to...
Oklahoma Traffic Deaths Down in March from a Year Ago
May 9 2013 // The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says fewer motorists died on the states roads and highways in March than a year earlier. Public safety officials say there were 44 fatalities in March compared to 64 during March...
Employees of Texas Coastal City OK’d for Guns at Work
May 8 2013 // Employees of a South Texas city who have concealed handgun permits will be allowed to take their weapons to work starting Aug. 1. The Aransas Pass City Council on night amended a ban on weapons for city workers to allow...
Oklahoma Governor Signs Workers’ Compensation Overhaul
May 8 2013 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on May 6 signed a measure to overhaul the state’s workers’ compensation system, one that was backed by Republican lawmakers, the state’s top insurance regulator and insurance...
Oklahoma Governor Signs Nursing Home Monitoring Bill
May 7 2013 // Families of nursing home residents will soon be able to electronically monitor their loved ones thanks to legislation signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin. Senate Bill 587, by Sen. Ron Justice, will allow nursing home...
Esurance Now Offering Renters Insurance in Oklahoma
May 7 2013 // Esurance announced it is now offering renters insurance to new and existing customers in Oklahoma. Oklahomans who are renting or leasing a condo, home, or apartment can add the coverage to their auto insurance quote or...
Florida Lawmakers OK Clearinghouse for Citizens Business; Agents Face Changes
May 6 2013 // Florida lawmakers approved legislation that seeks to slow the growth of the state-backed property insurer by diverting new policies into the private market while largely retaining the status quo for the insurer’s...
Workers’ Comp Reform Advances in Oklahoma
May 6 2013 // Reform of the workers’ compensation system has been a priority for the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma during the state’s 2013 legislative session and the group is pleased that a measure it has been...
Consumer Bill of Rights Would Summarize Oklahoma Insurance Laws
May 3 2013 // As tornado season intensifies, Oklahoma’s top insurance official said he is compiling a consumer bill of rights to let home and car owners know what their legal rights are when they are affected by severe weather or...
Oklahoma Governor Signs Uninsured Motorist Bill
May 2 2013 // Starting November 1, law enforcement officers will be able to remove the tags of uninsured vehicles in Oklahoma, the state insurance department announced. House Bill 1792, proposed by Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John...
Oklahoma Senate Sends Workers’ Comp Bill to Governor
May 2 2013 // The Oklahoma Senate has approved a Republican-backed plan to overhaul the state’s workers’ compensation system and to cut more than $100 million annually from injured worker benefits, sending the proposal to...
Arkansas, Oklahoma: No Plans to Move State Workers to Health Exchanges
Apr 29 2013 // As lawmakers in the state of Washington consider moving some part-time government workers out of a state-sponsored health plan and into an insurance exchange developed under the nation’s new health care overhaul law,...
Oklahoma Agents Group Pleased with Progress of State Legislation
Apr 26 2013 // Oklahoma’s independent insurance agent association says measures of interest to the group are moving so quickly in the state Legislature this year it is cancelling an annual event furing which member speak with...
Oklahoma House Kills Texting and Driving Ban Again
Apr 25 2013 // An Oklahoma legislator has vowed to keep pushing for a ban on texting while driving after the House scuttled the proposal for the third time this session. The latest text ban attempt came in the form of an amendment by...
