Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
2nd Winter Storm in Days Blasts Central U.S.
Feb 27 2013 // The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation’s midsection on Feb. 26, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2...
Hall Named Arkansas/Oklahoma Regional VP for Liberty Mutual
Feb 27 2013 // Ronald Hall has been appointed regional vice president for Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Arkansas/Oklahoma territory in the Southwest region of the company’s business insurance operations. Hall will be based in...
Month, Year Less Deadly for Oklahoma Drivers
Feb 25 2013 // The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says fewer people were killed in auto accidents in January than the same month last year and the overall number of traffic deaths for the year is also down from a year ago. A...
People – Midwest
Feb 25 2013 // Richard J. Gergasko has been named president and chief executive officer of Texas Mutual Insurance Co. He will succeed Ron Wright, who has announced his retirement. Wright has served as president and CEO since 2009; he...
Workers’ Comp Tops Oklahoma Small-Business Agenda
Feb 25 2013 // Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb and Oklahoma business leaders rolled out their legislative agenda for small businesses and manufacturers on Feb. 12, citing workforce development and sweeping changes to the state’s workers’...
Oklahoma Agents Group Seeks Questions for Workers’ Comp Panel
Feb 21 2013 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma is requesting members to submit questions for a panel discussion on proposed changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system. IIAO will host a panel to discuss...
Oklahoma Panel Clears Prescription Drug Regulation Bill
Feb 21 2013 // Calling it a matter of public safety, a state lawmaker convinced an Oklahoma House committee to extend state oversight to companies that act as a middleman between pharmacies and people filling prescriptions through their...
Oklahoma Senate Panel Approves Workers’ Comp Change
Feb 20 2013 // A bill to convert Oklahoma’s Workers’ Compensation Court into an administrative system cleared its first hurdle and is now headed to the full Senate for consideration. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 8-2...
Bill Would Stop Oklahoma Insurance Department Use of Police Cars
Feb 20 2013 // A Senate panel has passed a bill that would prohibit the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s anti-fraud investigators from using police vehicles. The Senate General Government Committee voted unanimously for the bill by...
Workers’ Comp Tops Oklahoma Small-Business Agenda
Feb 15 2013 // Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb and Oklahoma business leaders rolled out their legislative agenda for small businesses and manufacturers on Feb. 12, citing workforce development and sweeping changes to the state’s workers’...
Oklahoma Governor: Audit of Insurance Department not Needed
Feb 14 2013 // Oklahoma’s governor won’t request a performance audit of the agency that regulates insurance because the department had one late last year. In a letter to Sen. Harry Coates, Gov. Mary Fallin said the audit...
Oklahoma Bill Would Shield Agritourism Businesses from Liability
Feb 14 2013 // The Oklahoma Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would provide liability protection for Oklahoma’s agritourism professionals. Under Senate Bill 931, by Sen. Ron Justice and Rep. Scott Biggs,...
Oklahoma Bill Would Regulate Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Feb 13 2013 // A bill introduced in the Oklahoma Legislature seeks to regulate pharmacy benefit managers State Rep. David Derby (R-Owasso) and state Sen. Rob Standridge (R-Norman) introduced House 2100, to bring pharmacy benefit managers...
Guns on Campus Bills Moving Through Oklahoma Legislature
Feb 12 2013 // While a special school safety commission formed after the massacre of schoolchildren in Connecticut continues its work, Oklahoma legislators are pushing ahead with their own proposals to allow for armed teachers and more...
Emails Show Change in Oklahoma Health Exchange Policy
Feb 11 2013 // A 2011 decision by Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner to return a federal health care grant came just days after a prominent conservative encouraged state officials to reconsider their approach to President Barack...
Oklahoma Agents Group on Workers’ Comp Reform: Wait-and-See
Feb 8 2013 // Workers’ compensation reform is certain to be an issue during the 2013 legislative session in Oklahoma and it is a major concern for the state’s independent insurance agents. The board of the Independent...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants Audit of Insurance Department
Feb 8 2013 // An Oklahoma state senator wants the governor to request a performance audit of the agency that regulates insurance in that state. Sen. Harry Coates sent a letter to Gov. Mary Fallin requesting the audit because Republican...
Conservative Oklahoma Lawmaker, ACLU Team Up on Privacy Rights
Feb 6 2013 // A conservative Oklahoma lawmaker and the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma are working together to advance legislation to privacy rights of Oklahomans in the face of rapidly advancing technology. State Rep. Paul...
Oklahoma Commissioner Backs Temporary Insurance Plan for Uninsured Drivers
Feb 6 2013 // A pair of legislative proposals would allow Oklahoma law enforcement officers to remove the tags of uninsured vehicles and create a temporary insurance plan for them. Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced...
Oklahoma to Host National Tornado Summit
Feb 4 2013 // Oklahoma will host its second annual national tornado summit in Oklahoma City March 10-12, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. Emergency managers, policymakers, insurance industry professionals, teachers, weather...
