Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
News Briefs
Aug 8 2005 // National Poll Reveals Americans’ Views on Aging: A poll by the MetLife Mature Market Institute conducted by Zogby International shows that 60 percent of Americans believe “old” is age 71 and over, but...
Okla. Man Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
Aug 4 2005 // A Duncan, Okla., man will pay more than $15,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to workers’ compensation fraud in Oklahoma County District Court, according to State Attorney General Drew Edmondson. Curtis Ray...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma Merger Approved
Aug 1 2005 // An independent hearing examiner, on behalf of the Oklahoma Insurance Department, approved a request by Health Care Services Corporation (HCSC) to merge with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma. HCSC, with nearly 10...
Okla. Employers May See Lower Workers’ Comp Costs
Aug 1 2005 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland expects workers’ compensation insurance costs for policyholders with licensed insurance companies to decrease because of benefit changes produced by a special session bill...
Okla. Man to Serve 9 Years for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jul 29 2005 // A Tulsa County, Okla., man was given a 15-year sentence after pleading guilty to one count of workers’ compensation fraud in Tulsa County District Court, according to State Attorney General Drew Edmondson. Edmondson...
Okla. Covenant Home Warranty Customers Urged to Come Forward
Jul 27 2005 // Okla. Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland is encouraging Covenant Home Warranty Corporation customers to contact the Oklahoma Insurance Department if they had a claim before the company’s June 24 suspension. The...
Okla. Orders Bonding Company to Cease and Desist
Jul 27 2005 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced she is ordering Global Bonding to stop conducting unauthorized business involving insurance in Oklahoma. The order states the company has violated state law by...
Former Okla. Agency Employee Charged in Embezzlement Case
Jul 22 2005 // The Oklahoma Attorney General’s office reported that a former employee of Gore’s Southlake Insurance Agency has been charged with multiple violations of the state’s computer crimes act and...
FIRM TOLD TO STOP INSURANCE BUSINESS
Jul 18 2005 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland ordered First Choice Healthcare to stop conducting unauthorized business involving insurance in Oklahoma. The order states that the company has violated state law by misleading...
News Briefs
Jul 18 2005 // Arkansas P/C Claims Reports Hearing Scheduled The Arkansas Insurance Department will hold a public hearing July 27 to determine whether Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman should revise and re-adopt Rule and...
Okla. AG Says CNC Cards Good Until They Expire
Jul 18 2005 // At the request of Oklahoma State Senators Cliff A. Aldridge and Patrick Anderson, state Attorney General Drew Edmondson clarified June 29 that Certificates of Non-Coverage (CNC) cards issued to independent contractors...
Okla. Commissioner Adds Staff
Jul 14 2005 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced two new members to the Oklahoma Insurance Department staff. Jennifer Burchett was hired as legislative liaison. Burchett graduated with a bachelor’s degree in...
New Okla. Bill Protects Against Discount Card Fraud
Jul 14 2005 // New legislation in Oklahoma that defines discount medical plans and protects consumers against high-pressure sales tactics and misleading information is welcome, according to Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland. Companies...
Construction Co. Owner Sentenced in Okla. Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Jul 6 2005 // The owner of a Tulsa construction company will pay $20,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to workers’ compensation fraud, according to Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson. William R. King, 41, was...
FISHER, ELLIS TO STAND TRIAL ON ALL CHARGES
Jul 4 2005 // Former Okla-homa Insurance Co-mmissioner Carroll Fisher, his former assistant, Opal Ellis, and the Fisher Foundation have been ordered to stand trial on all counts against them in Oklahoma County District Court, according...
Workers’ Compensation Reform: A Tale of Two States
Jul 4 2005 // The cries for meaningful workers’ compensation reforms have reverberated in the halls of the capitol buildings in Austin and Oklahoma City for many years. Session after session the respective legislatures tinkered...
News Briefs
Jul 4 2005 // Louisiana Three Arrested for Accident Staging The Louisiana State Police Insu-rance Fraud Unit arrested three Ville Platte residents on felony insurance fraud related warrants. The state police said the arrests were the...
Okla.’s Holland: Health Care Company Not Authorized for Insurance Business
Jul 1 2005 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced she is ordering First Choice Healthcare to stop conducting unauthorized business involving insurance in Oklahoma. The order states that the company has violated state...
Okla. Commissioner Suspends Home Warranty Company’s License
Jun 30 2005 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department reported that Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has suspended the license of Covenant Home Warranty Corporation. The action will stop the Tulsa company from soliciting, acquiring or...
AUTO, HOMEOWNER RATE DECREASES OK’D
Jun 20 2005 // Three insurance companies have been granted rate decreases by the West Virginia Insurance Comm-ission, including: Erie Insurance Co., 3.1 percent decrease in private passenger auto insurance, goes into effect Aug. 1; State...
