Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Most 9/11 Responders OK Settlement Resolving Suit
Oct 7 2010 // A lawyer representing 10,000 ground zero workers suing New York City over their exposure to World Trade Center dust said Tuesday that 75 percent have signed a settlement resolving their claims and most of the rest have...
Oklahoma Updates License, CE Requirements for Work Comp Adjusters
Oct 7 2010 // The Oklahoma Department of Insurance issued a bulletin reminding workers’ compensation insurance adjusters they must be licensed to operate in the state. Licensed workers’ comp claims adjusters also must...
Challenger Presses Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner on MVR Fees
Oct 6 2010 // The Republican running to replace the current insurance commissioner in Oklahoma in the November election is seeking to make increased fees for access to motor vehicle records a campaign issue. During the last legislative...
People
Oct 4 2010 // Watkins Insurance Group, one of the largest full-service, locally owned independent insurance agencies in central Texas, added agent Andy Webb to its sales team. Webb began his career in the insurance industry in March...
It Figures
Sep 20 2010 // $100 Million The cost of property damage claims from Tropical Storm Hermine crept toward $100 million as of Sept. 10, 2010, three days after the storm made landfall in northeastern Mexico, and swept through Texas and into...
Reid, Evans Appointed to Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court
Sep 13 2010 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has appointed two new judges to the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court. Judge David Reid of Tulsa will fill the Office 6 position previously held by Mary Black and Judge Owen Evans of Tulsa...
Insurance Claims Pour in from Tropical Storm Hermine
Sep 10 2010 // Like the rainfall that inundated Texas as a result of Tropical Storm Hermine, claims from property damage caused by the storm have been pouring in to insurers, the Insurance Council of Texas has reported. ICT spokesman...
Hermine Surprises Texas, Oklahoma with Extensive Flooding
Sep 9 2010 // Tropical Storm Hermine, which swept through Texas on Sept. 7 and into Oklahoma on Sept. 8, surprised forecasters by retaining tropical storm strength long after it was expected to decline. The storm resulted in extensive...
Oklahoma Supreme Court Overturns Fee on Paid Medicaid Claims
Sep 6 2010 // The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a state law intended to raise revenue for the state’s Medicaid program. The ruling posted on the court’s Web site said the measure violates the state Constitution, the...
Declarations
Sep 6 2010 // Competitive Information or Open Records? “CompSource has traditionally been glad to share high level financial information with the public. However, CompSource must object when a competitor tries to take advantage of...
Oklahoma Prepares to Liquidate Pegasus Insurance Co.
Aug 31 2010 // A judge in the District Court of Oklahoma County in mid-August issued an order of liquidation with a finding of insolvency for workers’ compensation provider Pegasus Insurance Co. Inc. Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner...
Oklahoma Enhances Online Producer Licensing Process
Aug 30 2010 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department has a newly-enhanced Producer Licensing Division Web page designed for easier navigation and to provide straightforward posting of current information and notices affecting licensees. It...
CompSource Oklahoma Fights Competitor’s Open Records Request
Aug 27 2010 // Non-profit workers’ compensation insurance carrier, CompSource Oklahoma, announced that it has asked a court to deny a competing carrier’s request for access to CompSource records. The petition in the District...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Holland to Face Doak in November
Aug 26 2010 // Longtime insurance agent John Doak of Tulsa has defeated former Insurance Commissioner John Crawford of Oklahoma City for the Republican nomination for state insurance commissioner. In the only statewide race on the...
Oklahoma Supreme Court Overturns Fee on Paid Medicaid Claims
Aug 26 2010 // The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a state law intended to raise revenue for the state’s Medicaid program. The ruling posted on the court’s Web site said the measure violates the state Constitution. It...
Oklahoma Republicans to Determine Insurance Commissioner Candidate Tuesday
Aug 23 2010 // Oklahoma will be holding a runoff between two Republicans hoping to be the state’s insurance commissioner during its primary election on Tuesday. All registered Republicans will be able to cast a ballot because of...
Poll: Washingtonians OK Fines for Texting While Driving
Aug 19 2010 // Although the number of Washingtonians who text message while driving has increased, a recent poll indicates that the majority (83 percent of drivers surveyed) either support the fines for enforcing the new no-texting law,...
Oklahoma Implements Web-Based System to Help Regulate Insurance
Aug 18 2010 // The Oklahoma Department of Insurance announced it is expanding its use of the Web-based State Based Systems (SBS) to improve back-office processing of insurance regulation. SBS is a solid, web-based solution that supports...
Oklahoma Halts Plan to Use Cameras to Snag Uninsured
Aug 12 2010 // Oklahoma is suspending a plan to use highway traffic cameras to identify uninsured motorists that it had hoped would add some $50 million to the state’s coffers in its first year. The project was put on hold because...
Oklahoma Bank to Focus on Small Businesses
Aug 9 2010 // After two years of preparation, Central National Bank in Enid, Okla., will focus its growth strategies on penetrating Tulsa’s small business market. “Obviously the growth for the bank is going to come from the...
