Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Preliminary Damage Assessments Continue After Oklahoma Floods
Jul 10 2007 // As river levels continued to drop and dry weather prevailed in most parts of Oklahoma on July 8, preliminary damage assessments from recent flooding began coming in. In Miami, one of the hardest-hit areas, City Manager...
Judge sides with Okla. AG on challenges to suit
Jul 2 2007 // A federal judge in mid-June sided with the state of Okla-homa on several legal challenges brought by the poultry industry in an attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson. After two days...
Okla. Commissioner Testifies before Congressional Panel on Medicare
Jun 28 2007 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland told members of a Congressional panel on Tuesday, June 26th that insurance companies are preying on elderly Oklahomans by selling unnecessary Medicare plans. Holland traveled to...
Central Oklahoma CPCU Chapter Elects New Leaders
Jun 19 2007 // The Central Oklahoma Chapter of CPCU announced the election of new officers for the 2007 – 2008 Chapter year. Leading the group will be: President Denise Engle, claim analyst, Midlands Management; Vice President...
Judge Sides with Okla. AG on Legal Challenges to Poultry Suit
Jun 19 2007 // A federal judge has sided with the state of Oklahoma on several legal challenges brought by the poultry industry in an attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson. After two days of...
Truck Mechanical Problems Decline in Mo. Roadside Inspection Report
Jun 19 2007 // Roadside inspections found slightly fewer mechanical problems with tractor-trailers in Missouri last year, but the state still logs a higher percentage of flaws than Kansas or Oklahoma. Federal statistics show that just...
17 Okla. Counties Named In Federal Disaster Declaration
Jun 11 2007 // Seventeen Oklahoma counties that were hit hard by tornadoes and flooding during a series of severe storms in May 2007 have been approved for federal disaster assistance, Gov. Brad Henry said. President Bush declared that a...
R.I. Lawmakers Again OK Grace Period for Auto Insurance Cardholders
Jun 8 2007 // Legislation to give motorists a one-business-day grace period to produce their auto insurance card if asked to do so by a police officer has been approved by the Rhode Island Senate and House of Representatives and is...
Okla. Gov. Signs Bill to Expand Health Coverage for Small Business
Jun 6 2007 // Okla. Gov. Brad Henry has signed a bill expanding a small business health insurance program. On June 4, Henry signed House Bill 1225, which targets working Oklahomans by expanding Insure Oklahoma, a program that helps...
Oklahoma trails nation in funding for uninsured
Jun 4 2007 // Despite its high percentage of uninsured residents, Oklahoma trails 48 other states in garnering its share of federal funding to provide health care for those without insurance, according to state officials. Oklahoma has...
Personal Lines LEADERS
Jun 4 2007 // About the Personal Lines Leaders: The Personal Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in April. This list utilizes only the...
Declarations
Jun 4 2007 // Declarations If they can do it “Forty-nine other states feel comfortable with their departments of insurance regulating ratemaking.” — Louisiana Sen. Julie Quinn, R-Metairie. The Senate passed a...
Oklahoma trails nation in funding for uninsured
Jun 4 2007 // Despite its high percentage of uninsured residents, Oklahoma trails 48 other states in garnering its share of federal funding to provide health care for those without insurance, according to state officials. Oklahoma has...
Personal Lines Profiles
Jun 4 2007 // Oklahoma Agents Alliance Oklahoma City, Okla. Owner(s)/principal(s): Ken Anderson, Tony Caldwell 2006 personal lines premium: $35.8 million Founded in 2000, Oklahoma Agents Alliance is a network of independent agencies...
Personal Lines Leaders
Jun 4 2007 // Agency Name 2006 Personal Personal Total 2006 Main Office Main Office Web site Lines Lines P/C Premiums City State Premium Revenue Written 1 Keystone Insurers Group $316.0 million $39.5 million $790.0...
Earthquake Rumbles Southeast Okla.
May 30 2007 // A small earthquake and two aftershocks rumbled parts of Pittsburg County, Okla., on Sunday, May 27, the Oklahoma Geological Survey reported. The earthquake happened about 4 p.m. and measured 3.2 on the Richter scale, said...
Budget Agreement to Provide Okla. Fire Departments with Funding
May 29 2007 // Oklahoma fire departments will be receiving much-needed funding for new equipment under a budget package recently approved by the Legislature. Under the agreement, $2.5 million in funding will be deposited into a revolving...
Okla. Commissioner Flexes Regulatory Muscle in Marketing Flap
May 22 2007 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland is flexing her regulatory muscle in an investigation of Medicare marketing that has uncovered misconduct by some insurance agents, The probe led to an appearance before a U.S....
Okla. doctor: Lawmakers against tort reform can go to Texas for care
May 21 2007 // An Oklahoma surgeon said he will not treat legislators who voted against a bill to curb malpractice insurance rates and suggested they go to Texas for surgical procedures. Unless it is an emergency, Dr. Peter S. Hedberg...
Declarations
May 21 2007 // Rates going down “Consumers are clearly benefiting from what has turned into a very competitive insurance market. … When it seems like the price of everything else is going up, to hear insurance rates are going...
