All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 19 2021 // AM Best revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of National American Insurance Co....
Aug 18 2021 // Chip Baker surveyed a vast field on the outskirts of an old hay farm an hour east of Oklahoma City, his ponytail waving in the thick, humid air, his voice growing excited.“This is probably the largest collection of...
Aug 16 2021 // Oklahoma’s highest court found that an insurer’s uninsured motorist exclusion violates state law. The Oklahoma Supreme Court came to that conclusion in answering a certified question from the U.S. Court of...
Aug 5 2021 // Federal officials and several Oklahoma City-based landlords have reached an agreement to settle claims of sexual harassment of their tenants by their agent.The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S....
Aug 2 2021 // North Dakota’s State Water Commission approved $5 million in additional aid to help ranchers who are battling drought conditions this summer.As part of the aid, the commission approved two additional water supply...
Aug 2 2021 // Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable approved an overall 5.44% decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates, effective Oct. 1, 2021. It’s the sixth straight year of rate decreases in Wisconsin,...
Jul 30 2021 // Oklahoma’s highest court recently found that an insurer’s uninsured motorist exclusion violates state law.The Oklahoma Supreme Court came to that conclusion in answering a certified question from the U.S. Court...
Jul 29 2021 // Health officials in Oklahoma on July 27 urged Gov. Kevin Stitt to issue an emergency declaration that would allow for expanded care for those with COVID-19 — something the Republican has said he will not do.Such a...
Jul 23 2021 // Alera Group, an independent, national insurance and wealth management firm based in Deerfield, Illinois, acquired Keller Insurance Agency, a firm specializing in commercial property/casualty insurance, with a particular...
Jul 22 2021 // Deer Park, Illinois-based The Plexus Groupe promoted industry veteran Todd Neaves to the newly created role of resident leader in its Oklahoma City office.Neaves will lead the agency’s team in Oklahoma City with a...
Jul 21 2021 // Three Oklahoma state representatives have requested an interim study to investigate clinical outcomes of patients with pain following policies resulting in rapid reductions in opioid prescribing.Rep. John Talley,...
Jul 16 2021 // Hackers gained access to the Social Security numbers of more than two dozen people during a ransomware attack that forced the city of Tulsa to shut down parts of its computer network for months, officials said.The hackers...
Jul 14 2021 // The Boston-based homeowners insurance platform, Openly, is now available for homeowners and independent insurance agents in Oklahoma.Independent insurance agents in Oklahoma can now access Openly’s premium,...
Jul 13 2021 // One General Agency (OGA) in Oklahoma City added four new team members.Jennifer Konemann is the firm’s new workers’ compensation underwriter. She has more than 25 years of experience as a commercial lines...
Jun 22 2021 // An Oklahoma City physician has paid more than $300,000 to settle civil penalty claims related drug abuse prevention and control laws, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma reported.Albert T....
Jun 22 2021 // Mercury Insurance has made its usage-based insurance app, MercuryGO, available to drivers in Oklahoma.The app acts as a virtual driving coach, providing skill scores that give real-time feedback about driving behavior, the...
Jun 7 2021 // Boyd, Shackelford, Barnett and Dixon (BSBD) based in Plano, Texas, has hired Matt Brost as executive vice president and Benefits Practice leader.Brost brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the employee benefits...
May 27 2021 // Oklahoma business owners may soon have a bit more protection against the growing threat of cybercrime as the revised House Bill 1759 passed the House and moves to the Gov. Kevin Stitt for his signature.HB1759, authored by...
May 26 2021 // A strong earthquake measured at a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 rattled a small northwestern Oklahoma town Tuesday but apparently caused no injuries or significant damage.The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake struck...
May 23 2021 // Most residents of Tulsa are being prevented from paying their water bills after the city shut down its computer network as a security measure following an attempted ransomware attack, a city official said.The attempted...