Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Panel Upholds Reduced Workers’ Comp Award for Oklahoma Legislator
Oct 15 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...
Attorney: Violent Weather Slamming Oklahoma Property Market
Oct 11 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...
Dobbins Named General Counsel at Oklahoma Insurance Department
Oct 10 2012 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced the appointment of Susan Dobbins, J.D. to the position of general counsel for the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID). Dobbins’ promotion to General Counsel...
Oklahoma Commissioner Calls for Workers’ Comp Reform
Oct 9 2012 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak says it’s time for the Legislature to address Oklahoma’s biggest economic issue: workers’ compensation reform. “Workers’ compensation costs are...
Oklahoma Agent Joins National Big ‘I’ Leadership Team
Oct 2 2012 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) announced that Vaughn Graham of Tulsa, Okla., was installed as the newest member of IIABA’s Executive Committee at the...
Oklahoma Refinery Explosion Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured
Sep 30 2012 // A boiler that was being brought back online after maintenance exploded at an oil refinery in Wynnewood, Okla., killing one worker and injuring another, Garvin County’s sheriff said Sept. 29. Billy Smith, 34, of Pauls...
Oklahoma Legislator Criticizes Insurer Premium Tax Credits
Sep 28 2012 // The head of a state House committee that’s scrutinizing millions of dollars in business tax credits is questioning the growth in credits used by insurance companies and whether the state should be reimbursing...
Oklahoma Joins Suit Challenging Dodd-Frank Financial Overhaul
Sep 21 2012 // The State of Oklahoma has joined a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Dodd-Frank, a financial overhaul designed to “fix” the financial crisis, the state’s attorney general announced. The lawsuit...
Oklahoma Prosecutor: Charges Expected In Creek Co. Wildfire
Sep 20 2012 // An assistant Creek County, Oklahoma, district attorney says charges are expected soon in connection with an August wildfire that burned about 90 square miles. Mike Loeffler told the Tulsa World that he expects charges this...
Drought, Low Export Demand Sap Midwest Economy
Sep 5 2012 // An August survey suggests that the continuing drought and lessening export demand for U.S. products are among the drains on the economy in nine Midwest and Plains states, according to a report released Tuesday. The...
Additional Charges Filed Against Former Oklahoma Insurance Agent
Sep 5 2012 // A former insurance agent in Creek County has been charged with four additional felonies after an investigation by the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID). Donna Parrick, of Depew, is charged with two counts of Exploitation...
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Gets Key OK for Flood Plain Projects
Aug 29 2012 // Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has gotten state permission to make rule changes that could lead to redevelopment in four downtown historic or commercial areas in the 100-year flood plain. Those areas are New Bohemia; Czech Village;...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants More Money in Workers’ Comp Case
Aug 27 2012 // An Oklahoma lawmaker who was awarded more than $61,000 in workers’ compensation for injuries suffered in a collision as he drove to the state Capitol has appealed for more money, while the state House and its...
Oklahoma Governor to Seek Additional Disaster Aid
Aug 24 2012 // Gov. Mary Fallin says she’s pleased the government has approved disaster assistance for one Oklahoma county and that she’ll continue seeking aid for three others affected by wildfires. Fallin told dozens of...
SIAA Signs 4 New Members in Oklahoma, Texas
Aug 24 2012 // The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) announced 40 new member agencies in July. Of those, four new members are from South Central states. Twenty-nine of the 40 are agencies new to the independent agency system,...
ISO Says States OK Optional By-Peril Rating Rules for Homeowners
Aug 24 2012 // ISO says it has received approval of its Risk Analyzer Homeowners by-peril rating rules in 13 states and has filings pending approval in several other states. ISO would not disclose which states have cleared its filings....
Rains Fail to Offset Oklahoma Drought Conditions
Aug 21 2012 // Rains that have fallen across Oklahoma during the past week have not provided significant relief from drought conditions that have plagued the state in recent months, according to a state climatologist, and left the...
Search for Suspected Arsonists Continues in Oklahoma
Aug 20 2012 // The search for arsonists suspected of starting wildfires in central Oklahoma is ongoing, state and local authorities say, but with little success. The state fire marshal is investigating several fires in Cleveland County...
Oil Boom Brings Scarcity of Workers in Small Towns
Aug 15 2012 // The prison in Woodward, Okla., is so short on guards that inmates can sometimes just walk away. A gas station barely has enough cashiers to keep up with the trucks filling the parking lot. And “help wanted”...
5 Hurt as Storms Move Through Southern Oklahoma
Aug 15 2012 // Authorities say several people were injured and some structures were damaged when severe thunderstorms moved through southern Oklahoma. Calera officials told the Durant Daily Democrat on Aug. 13 that five people were taken...
