Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Okla. Lawmaker to Seek Insurance Commissioner’s Office
Jan 29 2006 // Oklahoma State Rep. Bill Case, R-Midwest City, announced he will run for insurance commissioner. Case, 52, said he had the experience as a businessman and insurance agent that is needed at the agency. Democrat Kim Holland...
Okla. Gov. Listed as Witness in Trial of Former Commissioner
Jan 29 2006 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry and former Gov. Frank Keating have been listed as defense witnesses for Carroll Fisher, the former state insurance commissioner, the Oklahoman and the Associated Press reported. Both have been...
Okla. Commissioner Unveils Hotline for Medical Providers
Jan 27 2006 // Oklahoma health care providers now have a direct line to the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID), Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced. The new service is being offered so that health care providers have a direct...
Okla. Warns of Scam Artists Targeting Seniors Enrolling in Medicare Part D
Jan 25 2006 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland and Attorney General Drew Edmondson are concerned that Oklahoma seniors will fall victim to scam artists taking advantage of the confusion created by Medicare Part D enrollment...
Senate Democrats Favor Expansion of Health Plan in Okla.
Jan 25 2006 // Expansion of a program that subsidizes employer health care costs is on Oklahoma Senate Democrats’ small business agenda for the upcoming legislative session. The Legislature last year enacted Gov. Brad Henry’s...
Filing Deadline Passes for Okla. Legislature as Session Draws Near
Jan 24 2006 // The Oklahoma House and Senate press offices reported that Thursday, Jan. 19, marked the deadline for state lawmakers to file legislation for the 2006 session, which will open Feb. 6. Since Jan. 1, more than 140...
Bill Filed in Okla. to Protect ‘Exclusive Remedy’ of Workers’ Comp Court
Jan 20 2006 // Noting that a recent Oklahoma State Supreme Court ruling could effectively eliminate the state’s “exclusive remedy” of workers’ compensation court, Oklahoma State Rep. Ben Sherrer filed legislation...
Okla. Commissioner Orders Business to Stop Selling ‘Health Care’ Plan
Jan 20 2006 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland issued a Cease and Desist Order to PrimeStar Healthcare for selling a “health care plan” in Oklahoma via facsimile advertisements and telephone sales. PrimeStar...
Cost of Grass Fires in Okla. Continues to Mount
Jan 18 2006 // State officials began the arduous task of assessing the cost of weeks of wildfires as a cold front and higher humidity gave firefighters a much-needed break from battling fields of flames and red-hot embers. Gov. Brad...
Okla. Sen. Authors Bill to Identify Uninsured Drivers
Jan 16 2006 // Oklahoma State Senator James A. Williamson has authored legislation to help identify uninsured motorists. Under his proposal, vehicle owners would be required to display a decal on the driver’s side of the windshield...
RISC Launches New Commercial Auto Market in Okla.
Jan 16 2006 // RISC Inc. announced it is rolling out a new commercial auto market in Oklahoma. Coverage highlight include: –Service vehicles of all types –Waste disposal; salvage and recycling operations –Oil Lease...
Stronger Punishment Sought for Identity Theft in Okla.
Jan 12 2006 // With almost 2,000 cases of identity theft in Oklahoma in 2004, State Rep. Steve Martin believes it’s time to increase deterrence by hiking the penalties upon conviction. Martin filed House Bill 2109, which would...
Okla. Lawmaker Seeks Stiffer Fines for Burn Ban Violators
Jan 11 2006 // Violators of all burn bans in Oklahoma could face much steeper fines if legislation requested by State Rep. Mike Shelton passes during the upcoming legislative session. Currently, violations of the burn ban are...
Okla. Ranked 48th in Emergency Medicine; Liability Lawsuits, Lack of Insurance Part of Problem, Report Says
Jan 11 2006 // Oklahoma ranks 48th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia in emergency medicine in a new report issued by the American College of Emergency Physicians. The state was given an overall grade of “D+”...
Okla. Senate Sub-Committee to Hold Hearing on Rural Fire Department Funding Needs
Jan 9 2006 // The Oklahoma Senate Appropriations Sub-Committee on Natural Resources and Regulatory Services will hold a hearing Jan. 12, 2006, on the funding needs of rural fire departments in Oklahoma in the wake of the wildfires that...
New Fires Flare in Texas; Charges Filed in Okla.
Jan 6 2006 // Six new wildfires flared up in Texas on Jan. 5 and fire fighting crews were battling about two dozen smaller fires in Oklahoma, the Dallas Morning News reported. In Texas, houses and other structures were threatened by...
Suspected Arson Fire Contained in Small Northeastern Okla. Town
Jan 5 2006 // Firefighters contained a grass fire that destroyed an abandoned schoolhouse and a home in Shamrock, a small northeastern Oklahoma town, while officials in Texas and New Mexico also worked to keep fires under control amid...
Okla. AG Warns of Fraud After Fires
Jan 4 2006 // Attorney General Drew Edmondson is warning Oklahomans who lost homes and other property in recent wildfires to beware of being victimized again, this time by fraud. More than 200 homes and businesses have been destroyed by...
AAIS Says Policy Forms OK for Use Under Terrorism Extension
Jan 3 2006 // Insurers including those writing farm and crime coverages that use programs developed by the American Association of Insurance Services will require no immediate changes to existing endorsements and other materials to...
Fire Crews Brace for the Potential of More Fires in Okla.
Jan 3 2006 // Firefighters in Oklahoma remained geared up Monday, Jan. 2 after 25 grassfires ravaged hundreds of acres across Oklahoma City. The fire crews battled blazes from about 7 a.m on Sunday, Jan. 1 until about 7 a.m. Monday,...
