Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma’s Fisher Appoints Stirman to Board
Sep 29 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher announced he has promoted Rod Stirman to the position of Director of the Real Estate Appraiser Board effective Oct. 1. As part of his duties as Insurance Commissioner, Fisher...
Do Not Call Blocked by Okla. Fed Court
Sep 25 2003 // The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) does not have the authority to enact its wildly popular national Do Not Call list, the Oklahoma City U.S. District Court ruled yesterday, according to Reuters. The list was due to take...
Okla. Agent Reinstated After Fine, Talk With Commish
Sep 24 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher has reinstated the license of a Tulsa insurance agent accused of improper marketing after agreeing to changes in his promotional materials. Fisher earlier suspended the...
Broker-Dealers as Custodians Get Qualified OK in Close NAIC Vote
Sep 18 2003 // In a 6-4 vote Sept. 17, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) top-level Financial Condition (E)Committee gave a tentative endorsement to allowing securities broker-dealers to function additionally as...
Okla. Board Keeps WC Rates at Current Level
Sep 15 2003 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced that the State Board for Property and Casualty Rates has voted to hold the line on a key component of workers’ compensation rates, at least for the next year. Insurance...
OKLA. AGENT’S LICENSE SUSPENDED
Sep 8 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher suspended the license of Gary Kroll, a Tulsa insurance agent accused of misleading new homeowners into purchasing coverage they are not required to carry. Kroll allegedly sent...
Okla. Agent’s License Suspended Over Marketing Plan
Aug 26 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher suspended the license of a Tulsa insurance agent accused of misleading new homeowners into purchasing coverage they are not required to carry. Gary Kroll’s license was...
Okla. Agency in Conservatorship:
Aug 18 2003 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced that Aviation Insurance Group Agency Inc. of Bethany, was placed in conservatorship by Oklahoma County District Court Judge Leamon Freeman. The agency is accused of deceiving its...
Okla. to Hold WC Hearing:
Aug 18 2003 // The Oklahoma Board for Property and Casualty Rates approved a Sept. 11 hearing for a proposed 6.4 percent increase in a key component of workers’ compensation rates. Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher promised a...
New Agricultural Coverage Available in Okla.
Aug 13 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher announced the approval of emergency rules to grant special licenses to agents allowing them to sell a new form of insurance for cattle producers. The Agriculture Revenue...
Oklahoma Program Under New Management
Aug 12 2003 // Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher announced that the Oklahoma Market Assistance Program, which helps Oklahomans purchase homeowners insurance, is under new management. The move came after the program’s long-time...
Assurant Group Completes Lawton, Okla. Expansion
Aug 7 2003 // Assurant Group announced the completion of an 18,000 square-foot, multimillion-dollar addition to its Lawton, Okla., customer contact center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and facility tours for local government and...
Hearing on Okla. Workers’ Comp Increase Set for Sept. 11
Aug 5 2003 // The Oklahoma Board for Property and Casualty Rates approved a September 11 hearing for a proposed 6.4 percent increase in a key component of workers’ compensation rates. Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, who...
Okla. Nominee Named National Outstanding CSR for 2003
Jul 30 2003 // Dewinda A. Ford of the Bramlett Agency Inc., in Ardmore, Okla., was named the 2003 National Outstanding CSR of the Year by the Society of Certified Insurance Service Representatives (CISR) and the Society of Certified...
Oklahoma Agency Placed in Conservatorship
Jul 29 2003 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced that former Oklahoma County District Court Judge Leamon Freeman ordered increased supervision by the insurance department over Aviation Insurance Group Agency Inc. of Bethany....
1 in 3 Americans OK With Inflating Insurance Claims
Jul 25 2003 // One in three U.S. adults say that it is all right to exaggerate insurance claims under certain circumstances, according to a recent Insurance Research Council (IRC) survey. These respondents agreed that it is acceptable to...
NAII: La., Texas Lighten Regulatory Load
Jun 20 2003 // Louisiana and Texas legislators opted to overhaul their insurance regulatory systems this year with competition-based solutions that should help to address the insurance availability and affordability crises that have...
Oklahoma Agency Placed Into Supervision
Jun 16 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher placed a Bethany insurance agency into supervision after learning that its owner may have stolen more than $100,000 from her customers in the form of refunds she hid from...
OKLA. BOND SCAM ALERT:
Jun 9 2003 // Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher warned Oklahomans that Eastern Shores Casualty and Indemnity Co. and Continental Surety Company Ltd. are unlicensed to sell bonds in Oklahoma and are possibly shams. Allegedly, an...
Alliance Urges Okla. to Limit Insurer Exposure Under Standard Fire Policy
Jun 2 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers is urging Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry to sign into law a bill that would limit insurer exposure under the Standard Fire Policy Act, thereby helping to stabilize the state’s commercial...
