Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma Judge: Hobby Lobby Must Offer Morning-After Pill
Nov 21 2012 // A federal judge has rejected Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.’s request to block part of the federal health care overhaul that requires the arts and craft supply company to provide insurance coverage for the...
Oklahoma Officials: 31 Citations, 11 Tows in Tulsa Auto Insurance Checks
Nov 20 2012 // A safety checkpoint in Tulsa County on Nov. 17 netted 31 citations for driving without auto insurance. Law enforcement officers towed 11 of those uninsured vehicles. The checkpoint was the result of a partnership between...
Oklahoma Cracking Down on Uninsured Drivers in Tulsa Area
Nov 19 2012 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) and the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office have teamed up to address Oklahoma’s uninsured driver problem. Law enforcement officers from both agencies will work together to...
Former Oklahoma Insurance Agent Headed to Prison
Nov 19 2012 // Former Oklahoma insurance agent Marshall Virden has been sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding senior citizens in Wagoner County, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. The punishment comes after a lengthy...
A.M. Best: Outlook Positive for Oklahoma’s National American Insurance Co.
Nov 14 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb+” of National American Insurance Co. (NAICO) in Chandler,...
Study: Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Costs Among Highest in Nation
Nov 14 2012 // Despite reform attempts, Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation insurance rates continue to be among the most expensive in the country, according to a recent study. The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business...
Former Insurance Agent Headed to Prison for Defrauding Oklahoma Seniors
Nov 9 2012 // Former Oklahoma insurance agent Marshall Virden has been sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding senior citizens in Wagoner County, the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) announced. The punishment comes after a...
Oklahoma Prepares for Open Carrying of Firearms
Nov 1 2012 // With Oklahoma preparing for a much-debated new law that allows people to carry their previously concealed firearms out in the open, state officials say they’ve seen a big increase in the number of residents seeking a...
Lawsuit Filed in Oklahoma over Scientology-Linked Center Death
Oct 26 2012 // The mother of a Claremore man found dead last year at an eastern Oklahoma drug rehab center with ties to the Church of Scientology filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Wednesday against the facility, alleging staff was...
A.M. Best Downgrades Texas-Based Columbia Lloyds, MDOW Insurance
Oct 24 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings to “bbb” from “a-” of Columbia Lloyds Insurance Co. (Columbia Lloyds) and its...
Billboards in Oklahoma Warn of Contractor Fraud
Oct 22 2012 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) have teamed up to warn residents in the state’s wildfire disaster zones about contractor fraud. The department and the NICB are using...
Panel Upholds Reduced Workers’ Comp Award for Oklahoma Legislator
Oct 22 2012 // An appeals panel has upheld a controversial ruling that Oklahoma state Rep. Mike Christian is due workers’ compensation benefits for injuries he suffered in a 2009 traffic accident. The panel, however, cut the...
People – South Central
Oct 22 2012 // Matthew Nichols has been elected president of the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices Ltd. (NAPSLO) for the 2013 term. Nichols has served on the NAPSLO board since 2005 and has chaired several...
Attorney: Catastrophic Weather Slamming Oklahoma Property Market
Oct 22 2012 // Property insurance claims in Oklahoma totaled $1.6 billion in 2011, according to one attorney familiar with the property insurance market in that state. Much of that was the result of catastrophic weather conditions that...
2nd Worker Injured in Oklahoma Refinery Blast Dies
Oct 19 2012 // A second man who was injured in an explosion at a southern Oklahoma oil refinery has died. A spokesman at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City says Russell Mann of Davis died Oct. 16. Mann was injured...
Oklahoma Tribes Exploring Opportunities in Insurance Industry
Oct 18 2012 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak told state lawmakers and tribal leaders that he welcomed a partnership with Oklahoma tribes to create additional insurance opportunities for all Oklahomans, according to an an...
Oklahoma AG Delivers First Mortgage Settlement Check
Oct 17 2012 // Oklahoma’s attorney general delivered $20,000 to a Tulsa couple on Oct. 15, the first of hundreds of mortgage settlement checks to be given to homeowners who were victims of wrongful lending practices and in some...
A.M. Best Downgrades Oklahoma’s Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Oct 17 2012 // A.M. Best Co. announced it has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ (Good) from B++ (Good) and issuer credit rating to “bbb-” from “bbb” of Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. (Farmers) in...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Examining Insurance Options for Career Tech Students
Oct 16 2012 // Oklahoma State Rep. Joe Dorman wants to find out what insurance options could be made available for career technology students in Oklahoma. In announcement released by the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Dorman, D-Rush...
AAA Wants to Hire Insurance Employees in Oklahoma City
Oct 16 2012 // The AAA is to hold a job fair to hire workers for an insurance service center the organization is opening in Oklahoma City. The event is set for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at the center in northwest Oklahoma City. AAA says...
