All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 5 2012 // Oklahoma’s top insurance regulator believes the medical insurance market is headed for “disruption” as a result of the medical loss ratio component of federal health insurance reformAfter Oklahoma’s...
Dec 27 2011 // Some Oklahoma residents may have felt their homes shake on Christmas Day, but it wasn’t because reindeer had landed on the roof.The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 3.3-magnitude quake struck around 8:10 a.m. on...
Dec 22 2011 // The Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down on Dec. 20 part of a new law that prevents chiropractors and some other medical professionals from serving as independent medical examiners in the state’s Workers’...
Dec 19 2011 // In his first year as insurance commissioner of Oklahoma, John Doak has been a busy man.Doak and the agency he leads have had their hands full implementing reforms in the workers’ compensation system, dealing with a...
Dec 9 2011 // Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has charged two men with workers’ compensation fraud and announced a guilty plea from woman who was previously charged.Charlie Jones, 45, of Norman faces one count of...
Dec 9 2011 // In an effort to stimulate Oklahoma’s economy and allow the state to be more competitive with out-of-state companies, a state senator has filled a bill that would allow illegal immigrants to legally work in...
Dec 5 2011 // The White House has denied a request from the state of Oklahoma for individual assistance for those affected by a series of earthquakes in November.Gov. Mary Fallin said she’s disappointed and will consider other...
Dec 5 2011 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is requesting a federal disaster declaration in the wake of a series of earthquakes that rumbled through the state in November. Fallin made the formal request on Nov. 22 to help individuals,...
Dec 5 2011 // A legislative panel exploring the impact of the new federal health care law on Oklahoma will likely suggest that the state should do the minimum amount required to comply with the act, the committee’s chairman...
Dec 5 2011 // At least five small earthquakes were recorded in central Oklahoma over the long Thanksgiving weekend. The U.S. Geological Survey said a 2.4 magnitude tremor was recorded at 6:55 a.m. on Nov. 26 about five miles south of...
Dec 5 2011 // Two managing general insurance agencies have increased earthquake insurance coverage in Oklahoma in the aftermath of the 5.6 magnitude tremblor that occurred near Sparks on Nov. 5.The Oklahoma Insurance Department said...
Nov 30 2011 // Small earthquakes have shaken parts of northern Arkansas and central OklahomaA 2.6 magnitude quake struck early morning in the morning on Nov. 29 near Hardy, Ark. The 911 call center in Sharp County didn’t have any...
Nov 28 2011 // At least five small earthquakes were recorded in central Oklahoma over the long Thanksgiving weekend.The U.S. Geological Survey says a 2.4 magnitude tremor was recorded at 6:55 a.m. on Nov. 26 about five miles south of...
Nov 23 2011 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced that an Oklahoma general insurance agency is adding earthquake deductible buy-down insurance as a means of making the cost of recovering from earthquake damage more...
Nov 22 2011 // An amputee needed a new wheelchair ramp to get into his tornado-damaged home.Some of his neighbors have moved into trailers, or remained in their damaged houses where they sleep on screened-in porches. Others have had no...
Nov 22 2011 // A small earthquake was recorded in central Oklahoma on Nov. 21 — on a day that executives from the California Earthquake Authority met with officials from the Oklahoma Insurance Department to discuss earthquake response...
Nov 21 2011 // About $6.7 million in earthquake insurance is written annually in Oklahoma, according to state insurance regulators. Only about 1 percent of homeowners carry earthquake insurance and earthquake damage typically is not...
Nov 18 2011 // A Stigler, Okla., woman, a former insurance agent, has begun serving time in prison for insurance-related crimes uncovered earlier this year, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced.Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John...
Nov 17 2011 // A legislative panel exploring the impact of the new federal health care law on Oklahoma will likely suggest that the state should do the minimum amount required to comply with the act, the committee’s chairman...
Nov 16 2011 // Texas-based managing general agency, Van Wagoner Companies, plans to begin selling “monoline” commercial earthquake insurance as a surplus line in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced.Van...