All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 8 2009 // North America Group, a privately-held independent insurance agency headquartered in Oklahoma City, is bringing each of its insurance management partners together to form INSURICA, The Insurance Management Network.The...
Apr 6 2009 // As this issue of Insurance Journal South Central Edition went to press, Oklahoma officials were set to award $250 million in contracts for much needed road and bridge improvements in that state. The money is part of the...
Apr 6 2009 // Frankly Mad“It’s very, very disappointing. I’ve just pretty much run out of patience.” —Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland. Holland said she is “grossly disappointed and frankly...
Apr 3 2009 // The Oklahoma Supreme Court has upheld the claim of a 19-year veteran of the Edmond Fire Department who has cancer that he is entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits.The firefighter, 45-year-old Tim Vernon,...
Apr 2 2009 // A legislative committee in Oklahoma has voted 6-2 for a 227-page bill to revamp the state’s civil justice system after the Senate’s top leader said it was needed to lure jobs and retain doctors.There was no...
Apr 1 2009 // A state workers’ health insurance plan in Oklahoma recently came under renewed criticism when state lawmakers and plan administrators said it may take months to get rid of a backlog of more than 200,000 unpaid health...
Mar 31 2009 // A real estate agent has sued the Oklahoma Ethics Commission and a Sand Springs legislator for allegedly “conspiring to cover up graft.”The lawsuit filed on behalf of Tom Hardgrave in Tulsa County District Court...
Mar 30 2009 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry and state transportation officials announced that contracts soon will be awarded for $250 million in road and bridge projects, providing a boost to the Oklahoma economy.The first phase of the...
Mar 30 2009 // City officials in Lone Grove, Okla., have sued a pesticide company for allegedly contaminating Lone Grove’s water supply with weed killer.The lawsuit alleges that the chemical got into the city’s water supply...
Mar 27 2009 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland said she is “grossly disappointed and frankly mad” about a continuing backlog of more than 200,000 unpaid health insurance claims in a state workers’ insurance...
Mar 27 2009 // Conservation officials announced that thanks to the federal stimulus bill, Oklahoma is in line for $25 million to rehabilitate high-hazard earthen dams that provide flood protection across the state.They said Oklahoma is...
Mar 25 2009 // A resolution urging the federal government to amend regulations banning the sale of youth all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles has been passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.House Resolution 1024, by state Reps....
Mar 23 2009 // The $787 billion stimulus package passed by Congress looms as the largest mountain on the country’s newly changed economic landscape. But despite hope that the stimulus bill will jump-start spending, some insurance...
Mar 23 2009 // 0.08Legislation that would lower the legal blood alcohol concentration limit for the offense of boating under the influence from 0.10 percent to 0.08 percent has been approved by the Oklahoma Senate. The measure also would...
Mar 23 2009 // CAA, Ed Berrong Insurance Agency, Bridges GroupAustin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) has expanded outside of Texas with two new members, Ed Berrong Insurance Agency, headquartered in Oklahoma, and...
Mar 19 2009 // The president of the Oklahoma Bar Association blasted legislative proposals to change the state’s civil justice system, charging that the measures are an assault on the judiciary and would harm average...
Mar 19 2009 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given Cedar Rapids approval to proceed with the demolition of about 300 flood-damaged homes.City utilities director Pat Ball says the agreement with FEMA specifies that homes...
Mar 18 2009 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson and Jon Brock, executive director of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission(OESC), are warning consumers about scams aimed at Oklahomans who may have fallen on hard times.The...
Mar 16 2009 // A bill introduced into the Oklahoma State Senate that provides tax credits for victims of the Feb. 10, 2009, storms that destroyed dozens of homes and businesses and caused multiple fatalities is now headed to the House of...
Mar 13 2009 // Legislation that would lower the legal blood alcohol concentration limit for the offense of boating under the influence from 0.10 percent to 0.08 percent has been approved by the Oklahoma Senate. The measure would also...