Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Oklahoma Farm Bureau Group Ratings Downgraded
Oct 12 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B- (Fair) from B (Fair) and issuer credit ratings to “bb-” from “bb” of Oklahoma Farm Bureau Group (Oklahoma Farm Bureau) and its...
Treasurer: Oklahoma Economy Continues Steady Growth
Oct 6 2011 // Oklahoma’s economy showed more signs of improvement in September, with increases across all major tax sectors compared to the same time last year, although the growth rate has slowed, State Treasurer Ken Miller...
Colorado, Oklahoma Metro Areas Dominate List of Hail-prone Cities
Oct 3 2011 // Metropolitan areas in Colorado and Oklahoma have the distinction of making up more than half the list of top 10 hail-prone areas in the United States, according to a recently released study. The list, which was compiled by...
Workers’ Comp Rates Expected to Drop in Oklahoma
Oct 3 2011 // Workers’ compensation insurance rates for Oklahoma businesses are expected to drop in 2012, now that the insurance department has approved a filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance that reflects a...
Oklahoma Governor Announces Storm Shelter Rebate Offer
Sep 30 2011 // Oklahoma homeowners will be eligible for a cash rebate of up to $2,000 for the installation of a qualified tornado shelter under a program announced by Gov. Mary Fallin. Using $1 million in federal grant money, the program...
Report: Colorado and Oklahoma Cities Dominate Top 10 Hail Prone Metro Areas
Sep 16 2011 // Metropolitan areas in Colorado and Oklahoma have the distinction of making up more than half the list of top 10 hail-prone areas in the U.S., according to a recently released study. The list, which was compiled by CDS...
Workers’ Comp Filing Approved in Oklahoma, Rates Expected to Drop
Sep 16 2011 // The state’s insurance commissioner says the workers’ compensation insurance rates for Oklahoma businesses are expected to drop in 2012. Commissioner John Doak says the insurance department has approved a filing...
Shareholder Adviser OK’s Allied’s Bid, But Nixes Approval by Transatlantic
Sep 15 2011 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), an independent proxy advisory service, has “issued a report recommending that shareholders of Allied World vote in...
Oklahoma Insurance Broker to Seek U.S. House Post
Sep 14 2011 // A former state lawmaker is officially jumping into the crowded Republican primary for the open U.S. House seat in eastern Oklahoma. Former state Rep. Wayne Pettigrew formally announced his candidacy in his hometown of...
Oklahoma Seeks Waiver on Health Care Insurance MLR Requirement
Sep 9 2011 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak is seeking a waiver on a major provision of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Doak requested an adjustment from the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
Ratings: Commerce Protective, Stonington/Lantana, Farmers Mutual, One Beacon Lloyd’s, Texas Medical
Sep 8 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B+’ (Good) from ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating to ‘bbb-‘ from ‘bbb’ of Pennsylvania-based Commerce...
Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease Filed in Oklahoma
Sep 5 2011 // Oklahoma’s overhaul of its workers’ compensation laws became effective Aug. 26, 2011, and almost immediately a filing was made to reduce workers’ comp insurance rates in that state. Oklahoma Insurance...
Discover INSURICA
Sep 5 2011 // Seeking Unexplored Routes to Riches, a Rising Oklahoma Agency Network Finds Its New Corporate Identity, While Doubling Its Size Top 100 Agency Profile Rank: No. 15 Agency Name: INSURICA Insurance Management Network Main...
Former Oklahoma Attorney Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud, Embezzlement
Sep 2 2011 // A former Tulsa, Okla., attorney has been sentenced in Tulsa County District Court to 10 years in prison for embezzling more than $1 million in clients’ benefits, Attorney General Scott Pruitt announced. William...
Filing Aims to Reduce Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Rates
Aug 29 2011 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak announced the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. (NCCI) has filed to reduce workers’ compensation insurance rates in Oklahoma by 1.7 percent effective Jan. 1,...
Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Overhaul Now in Effect
Aug 26 2011 // Legislation overhauling the Oklahoma workers’ compensation laws becomes effective today, Aug. 26, 2011. The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court noted that while the effective date for Senate Bill 878 is Aug....
Oklahoma Owes $36M in Disaster Aid
Aug 23 2011 // The state owes an estimated $36 million to more than 600 cities, counties, electrical cooperatives, state agencies, fire districts, schools and Indian tribes for its share of costs associated with 21 natural disasters...
Oklahoma Commissioner Revokes Agent’s License, Files Charges Against Couple
Aug 22 2011 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak has revoked a Stigler woman’s license to sell insurance, and the agent and her husband have been charged with crimes including the embezzlement of more than $37,000 from...
Report: Okla. Roofer Gives Storm Victim Honest Deal
Aug 15 2011 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
40 Homes Destroyed in Deadly Okla. Wildfire
Aug 14 2011 // Residents in Pawnee County, Okla. have started to sift through the ashes following a wildfire that destroyed nearly 40 homes and may have done up to $20 million worth of damage, according to official estimates. Dozens of...