All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 16 2008 // The Minnesota Legislature approved this week a compromise bill giving consumers more clout in court when they disagree with their home and auto insurance companies.The legislation passed the Senate 47-15 and the House...
Apr 16 2008 // Democrats in the Oklahoma Legislature have expressed frustration over their lack of success in getting insurance mandate bills heard in the Republican-controlled state House.Democratic legislators said insurance measures...
Apr 15 2008 // In the wake of recent severe storms across the state, Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry declared a state of emergency to exist in 38 Oklahoma counties due to tornadoes, severe storms and flooding which began on April 9.Gov. Henry...
Apr 15 2008 // Oklahoma Senate Republicans say their Democratic peers have blocked consideration of an amendment on workers’ compensation reform.Democrat Lt. Gov. Jari Askins recently broke a tie to help Senate Democrats block...
Apr 10 2008 // An insurance industry trade organization estimates that preliminary damage from an April 8 Oklahoma hail storm has risen to $15 million and cautioned losses could increase significantly. Meanwhile, Northern Texas, Oklahoma...
Apr 7 2008 // About one of every four vehicles on Oklahoma roads is uninsured despite efforts by lawmakers to target motorists who drive without insurance, state officials say.The state’s rate of uninsured motorists has remained...
Apr 4 2008 // A bill to require day care centers to carry liability insurance has cleared an Oklahoma Senate committee.The bill called Demarion’s Law recently cleared the Senate Rules Committee and goes to the full Senate for...
Apr 2 2008 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland declared a state of emergency following the recent severe weather in the state. This declaration enables emergency claims adjusters from other states to be temporarily licensed...
Mar 31 2008 // In a long awaited ruling, the Texas Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision in Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee v. American Home Assurance Company, Inc and The Travelers Indemnity Company, approved the use of insurer...
Mar 28 2008 // An agreement on lawsuit reform in Oklahoma is possible this year, according to the Republican co-chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, if Democratic Gov. Brad Henry is willing to make a counter-offer to the...
Mar 24 2008 // Legislation designed to help reduce the number of fires caused by cigarettes, House Bill 3341 by state Rep. Mike Thompson and state Sen. Don Barrington, passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives on a 97-0 vote. It was...
Mar 24 2008 // While the oil and gas market can be seen as including pipeline and distribution operations, petroleum and petroleum product wholesalers, fuel oil dealers and even gas stations, the dominant North American Industry...
Mar 21 2008 // A Tulsa-based consumer group says many Oklahoma nursing homes appear to be operating without malpractice insurance.Hugh M. Robert, executive director of the Oklahoma Center for Consumer & Patient Safety, says the lack...
Mar 19 2008 // A jury trial for former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher has been scheduled for Aug. 18 in Tulsa County District Court.The trial will be before Associate District Judge Dana Kuehn. Fisher is charged with...
Mar 19 2008 // Oklahoma municipal leaders have asked state lawmakers to support increasing state funding for transportation projects in cities and towns and said crumbling roads and bridges pose a public safety threat in local...
Mar 18 2008 // The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports fewer people are dying in traffic accidents on Oklahoma roadways this year compared to 2007. The patrol says 108 people have died so far this year on Oklahoma roads, compared to 135...
Mar 17 2008 // The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed legislation to require home-based day care centers to carry liability insurance.House members voted 93-7 for the measure. It now goes to the Senate for a vote. The bill,...
Mar 14 2008 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Bankers Financial Benefits of Oklahoma City, Okla. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 2001, Bankers Financial Benefits offers employee...
Mar 14 2008 // Citing a new national study showing that major roads in Oklahoma’s metro centers are among the worst in the U.S., State Rep. Mike Thompson announced that House Bill 3342 – which would require that all car tag...
Mar 13 2008 // Legislation aimed at preventing identity theft and protecting the privacy of Oklahoma’s citizens has passed the Oklahoma Senate. Senate Bill 1745, sponsored by Sen. Randy Bass, D-Lawton, won unanimous approval.The...