Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Okla. AG Files Suit Against Telemarketer Selling Identity Theft Protection
Sep 29 2004 // The Oklahoma attorney general’s office filed a lawsuit against an Arizona telemarketing company after the company allegedly offered Oklahoma consumers a bogus identity theft protection service, Attorney General Drew...
America First Appoints New Territory Manager for Oklahoma and Arkansas
Sep 28 2004 // America First Insurance named Arthur E. Lackey territory manager for the operating states of Oklahoma and Arkansas. In this position, Lackey will have responsibility for marketing America First Insurance products and...
Fisher Says Resignation Was ‘In the Best Interest’ of Family and Oklahoma
Sep 27 2004 // Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher issued the following statement after resigning from his post: “For the last six years, it has been my honor and privilege to serve the people of Oklahoma as...
Workers’ Comp Rate Factor Approved in Oklahoma
Sep 27 2004 // The Oklahoma Department of Insurance announced that the State Board for Property and Casualty Rates has approved a proposal to increase a key component of workers’ compensation rates by 5.5 percent beginning Jan. 1,...
Oklahoma Commissioner Out of Office
Sep 24 2004 // Carroll Fisher With legal questions floating over him, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher resigned from office on Friday. The follow are comments from Gov. Brad Henry on the resignation. “At approximately...
WORK COMP RATE HIKE NOT NEEDED:
Sep 20 2004 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry urged state regulators to reject a proposed increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates, citing a new actuarial report that indicates a rate hike is not necessary. Oklahoma Attorney...
North to Alaska
Sep 20 2004 // At press time for this issue of Insurance Journal, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher was in Anchorage, Alaska, attending a meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. He may be enjoying...
Impeachment Trial Looming for Fisher in Oklahoma Senate
Sep 20 2004 // Impeached on Sept. 9, 2004, by a unanimous vote in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Insurance Com-missioner Carroll Fisher now faces a trial in the state Senate that could result in his being thrown out of office. At...
Okla. Senate Sets Fisher Impeachment Trial Date
Sep 15 2004 // The impeachment trial of Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher in the State Senate is set to begin Sept. 27, 2004, earlier than previously expected. Meeting Sept. 14 to lay the groundwork for the trial, senators...
Okla. Senate on Tight Timeline in Fisher Case
Sep 13 2004 // Oklahoma senators will be under a tight timeline in October when they assume the role of jurors for the trial of impeached Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, the Associated Press reported. Senators were notified via...
Oklahoma House Approves Impeachment of Fisher; Gov. Continues Call for Resignation
Sep 9 2004 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry on Thursday continued his call in asking Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher to step down from his post. “As I have said before, I believe it would clearly be in the best interest of the...
Okla. State Rep. Trebilcock Calls for ‘Quick Removal’ of Commissioner Fisher From Office
Sep 3 2004 // The Oklahoma lawmaker originally responsible for launching an investigation into state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher announced that a quick removal from office will prevent Fisher from further benefiting from his...
Okla. Committee Recommends Fisher Impeachment
Sep 2 2004 // Oklahoma lawmakers, including many who are term limited, have one serious piece of business to finish before they go out of office – voting on the impeachment of state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher. Speaker...
Okla. Gov. Henry: Work Comp Rate Hike Unnecessary
Sep 2 2004 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry is urging state regulators to reject a proposed increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates, citing a new actuarial report that indicates a rate hike is not necessary. The report in...
Okla.’s Governor Henry Calls for Fisher’s Resignation
Sep 1 2004 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry released the following statement calling for the resignation of State Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, after a bipartisan state House impeachment committee unanimously recommended impeachment...
Protecting People First Foundation to Study Impact Resistant Glass in Florida
Sep 1 2004 // The Protecting People First Foundation announced it is returning to Southwest Florida to continue an on-site study to document the contribution of impact resistant glass, safety film, hurricane shutters and other...
Okla. House Panel Recommends Fisher Impeachment
Aug 31 2004 // An Oklahoma House of Representatives committee studying grounds for impeachment of Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher has recommended he be impeached for neglect of duty, corruption in office and incompetency. The...
HOSPITAL CASUALTY IN RECEIVERSHIP:
Aug 23 2004 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher placed Hospital Casualty Co. into receivership after its Board of Directors requested the action. Hospital Casualty provides medical liability insurance to hospitals and...
Restitution Ordered in Okla. Case
Aug 9 2004 // A Tishomingo, Okla., man will pay more than $8,000 in restitution after pleading no contest in Oklahoma County District Court to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, State Attorney General Drew Edmondson...
Okla. Impeachment Panel to Wrap Up Aug. 26
Aug 6 2004 // A special legislative committee that is considering recommending the impeachment of Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, who allegedly placed a campaign donation from a Mississippi man in his personal checking...
