Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Arkansas Law Increases Penalties for Boating While Intoxicated
Sep 9 2015 // A new Arkansas law prompted by the deaths of two University of Arkansas students makes driving a boat while intoxicated as serious as driving a car while impaired. The law, which went into effect this summer, was enacted...
Workers’ Comp Loss Costs Fall Again in Oklahoma
Sep 4 2015 // Workers’ compensation rates in Oklahoma are expected to drop in 2016, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) filed an overall loss cost decrease of 14.8...
MedPro Group Finalizes Acquisition of Oklahoma-Based PLICO
Sep 3 2015 // MedPro Group (MedPro), a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, has its completed its acquisition of healthcare liability insurer PLICO Inc. (PLICO) from the Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA). The transaction process —...
Oklahoma Groups Settle Legal Battle Over Failed Airline
Sep 2 2015 // The Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust and the Bank of Oklahoma’s parent company say they have reached a settlement over the failed Great Plains Airlines. The Tulsa Industrial Authority and the bank sued the airports...
Kingstone OK’d to Write P/C Insurance in Texas
Sep 2 2015 // Kingstone Companies Inc., a multi-line regional property/casualty insurance holding company based in New York, announced that its subsidiary, Kingstone Insurance Co., has received approval from the Texas Department of...
Courts Need a Better Appreciation of the Principles of Depreciation
Aug 21 2015 // Post-World War II, the United States experienced a simultaneous boom of babies and buildings. To keep pace with the need for new development, homes literally could be ordered out of a Sears catalogue. The true expense of...
Fracking Drives NAIC Earthquake Conversation
Aug 17 2015 // Hydraulic fracturing – the process of extracting oil and gas resources that requires breaking rock through the high-pressured injection of liquid into the ground, popularly known as “fracking” – has caused...
4.0 Magnitude Quake Rattles Northern Oklahoma
Aug 17 2015 // An earthquake has shaken parts of northern Oklahoma near the Kansas border. The U.S. Geological Survey says the preliminary 4.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded at about 4:25 p.m. on Aug. 14 about 3 miles west-northwest...
Officials: Effort to End Oklahoma’s Earthquakes Will Take Time
Aug 17 2015 // It could take up to another year of research to determine what has caused a recent series of Oklahoma earthquakes and whether the state is doing enough to stop them, officials said. After meeting with members of the...
Oklahoman Arrested for Attack on Insurance Adjuster, Fraud
Aug 14 2015 // A Tulsa, Oklahoma, man suspected of assaulting an insurance adjuster and filing a bogus insurance claim was arrested on Aug. 13, the state insurance department reported. The adjuster was attacked after questioning an...
Price Tag from Spring Severe Weather Adding Up in Oklahoma
Aug 11 2015 // The rain has stopped falling and the triple-digit heat of an Oklahoma summer has finally arrived, but state emergency managers are still adding up the price tag for repairing roads, bridges and other public infrastructure...
Texas-Based Blue Bell Gets OK to Make Ice Cream at Alabama Plant
Aug 7 2015 // Brenham, Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries can resume production and sale of ice cream manufactured at its Alabama plant, the Alabama Department of Public Health announced. A state inspection found that Blue Bell’s...
Report: 20K Jobs May Be Lost in Oklahoma Due to Energy Prices
Aug 7 2015 // A new Oklahoma State University economic forecast says the state could lose more than 20,000 jobs due to energy price volatility through 2016. The Journal Record reports that the state’s mining sector, which is...
New Rules Limit Amount of Wastewater in Oklahoma Disposal Wells
Aug 5 2015 // The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is imposing new guidelines on oil and natural gas disposal well operations in response to a rise in earthquake activity in northern Oklahoma and southern Logan counties. The commission...
Another Earthquake Shakes Northern Oklahoma
Aug 3 2015 // Another earthquake has shaken parts of northern Oklahoma near the Kansas border. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 3:28 p.m. on Aug. 1 about 11 miles south-southwest of Medford in...
Business Moves
Aug 3 2015 // Zywave, Intygral Insurance software provider Zywave has completed the asset purchase of Intygral, a provider of automated marketing for property/casualty personal lines brokers. The Intygral system provides automated,...
19 Oklahoma Counties Denied Federal Disaster Assistance
Jul 31 2015 // Gov. Mary Fallin says the federal government has rejected the state’s request for disaster assistance for 19 Oklahoma counties affected by severe weather, flooding and tornadoes in May and June. Fallin said Wednesday...
10 Children Injured in Crash of Church Van on Oklahoma Highway
Jul 29 2015 // The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a church van headed to Branson, Mo., crashed on the Will Rogers Turnpike in northeastern Oklahoma, injuring 10 children who were onboard. Trooper Dwight Durant says the van crashed just...
2 Oklahoma Injection Wells Being Shut Down Following Quakes
Jul 29 2015 // Two energy companies are shutting injection wells after three strong earthquakes struck near an Oklahoma town, in response to concerns about the practice of injecting wastewater from oil and gas operations deep...
Oklahoma Town OKs Rules Restricting Oil, Gas Drilling in City
Jul 23 2015 // Leaders in Stillwater, Okla., approved new rules for oil and gas drilling within the city to the disappointment of industry representatives. A.J. Ferate, vice president of regulatory affairs at the Oklahoma Independent...
