Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Report: Oklahoma Has Biggest Deficit Among States
Dec 22 2009 // Oklahoma has the unwanted distinction of having the largest revenue shortfall of any state, according to a new report. That reality is illustrated by the state’s revenue collections, which are down by more than 25...
Equipment Could Help Determine Cause of Oklahoma Quakes
Dec 21 2009 // During a typical year, Jones residents will feel one or two earthquakes. This year there have been 25 since March, and all of them have been felt, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey. “I can tell you...
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Dec 20 2009 // Beecher Carlson expanded its National Energy practice by appointing Jacklyn Kearns senior vice president. Kearns has 28 years of insurance and risk management experience. She joins Charlie Pierpont in Beecher...
Key Claim Dismissed in Oklahoma Poultry Litter Lawsuit
Dec 17 2009 // A federal judge has dismissed one of Oklahoma’s key claims in the state’s pollution lawsuit against Arkansas poultry companies. U.S. District Judge Greg Frizzell on Dec. 15 ruled that bird manure isn’t...
Oklahoma, Texas Get More Than $100M to Clean Up Contaminated Sites
Dec 11 2009 // Oklahoma will receive almost $40 million to fund environmental cleanup and restoration at contaminated mining sites in the state, Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson said. Texas will receive about more than $80...
National Association of Insurance Commissioners Elects New Officers
Dec 8 2009 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have elected their 2010 officers at their Winter National Meeting in San Francisco. The new officers are: President: West Virginia Insurance...
Scam Leaves Many Without Insurance Coverage in Oklahoma
Dec 7 2009 // More than 100 Oklahomans are struggling to find health coverage after learning an insurance company was taking their premiums with no intention of paying claims. Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland said the main company,...
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Dec 6 2009 // Monte Stringer, executive vice president with U.S. Risk Inc. in Dallas, has been elected president of the Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. for the coming year. Stringer and other new officers and directors of the...
Oklahoma Reform Plan Would Phase Out Workers’ Comp Court
Dec 6 2009 // Oklahoma state Rep. Mark McCullough said in mid-November he plans to file legislation to overhaul the state’s workers’ compensation system. While the proposed legislation would keep the current Workers’...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Objects to Cameras for Auto Insurance Verification
Nov 30 2009 // A state lawmaker in Oklahoma is raising concerns about a plan to beef up the state’s electronic insurance verification system. The plan would involve cameras that would randomly record vehicle tags. But Rep. Mike...
Oklahoma Judge Paves Way for Trial in Cintas Wrongful Death
Nov 17 2009 // A federal judge has denied a request by Cintas Corp. for summary judgment in a 2007 wrongful death lawsuit in Tulsa, Okla., a ruling that paves the way for a jury to hear the case against the nation’s largest uniform...
Recommendation on Oklahoma’s CompSource Due Dec. 1
Nov 15 2009 // The Task Force on the Privatization of CompSource is charged with studying ways to privatize Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation agency, and its report is due to state legislators and Gov. Brad Henry by Dec. 1....
2009 Top Personal Lines Agencies
Nov 15 2009 // The following list is taken from the Insurance Journal Top 100 P/C/ Independent Insurance Agencies report published in Insurance Journal on Aug. 3. These agencies represent the leaders in total personal lines premium...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Eye Business Tax Breaks Amid Budget Shortfall
Nov 10 2009 // Oklahoma gives away billions of dollars in tax revenue through hundreds of exemptions, credits and deductions that some lawmakers say the state may no longer be able to afford as it slips deeper into a revenue...
Oklahoma Pair Charged with Embezzling More Than $1M From Clients
Nov 9 2009 // A 21-month investigation has culminated in charges against a Tulsa, Okla., attorney and a former attorney on allegations that they embezzled more than $1.1 million from clients in insurance-related cases, Oklahoma Attorney...
Fitch Receives Service Award from Central Oklahoma CPCU Chapter
Nov 6 2009 // The Central Oklahoma Chapter of the CPCU Society presented its Insurance Industry Service Award to Larry W. Fitch at the recent Insurance All Industry Day in Oklahoma City. Fitch currently is the general manager for the...
Combined Agents of America Adds New Texas, Oklahoma Members
Oct 20 2009 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, has expanded with the addition of two new members, First Texas Insurance Services LC of Arlington, Texas, and Lake Insurance Agency Inc. of Laverne, Okla. CAA...
Declarations
Oct 19 2009 // Hiring Hit “The more qualified the individual was the less interest they expressed in the Hartford top job.” —Bob MacDonald, former CEO of Allianz Life of North America and self-described financial services...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Again Studying Ways to Overhaul Worker’s Comp System
Oct 19 2009 // The Oklahoma House Economic Development and Financial Services Committee is considering a major overhaul of that state’s workers’ compensation system. State Rep. Mark McCullough, R-Sapulpa, a committee member...
FEMA Grant to Help Build Tornado Shelters in Oklahoma
Oct 16 2009 // Residents of a southern Oklahoma town that was devastated by a deadly tornado are getting help to build storm shelters in their homes. Lone Grove City Manager Marianne Elfert says half of a $600,000 Federal Emergency...
