All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 12 2006 // Recent severe thunderstorms in Oklahoma blew vehicles off roads, ripped off roofs and caused an ammonia leak that forced a business to be evacuated, authorities said.At least one person was reported injured when storms...
Jul 7 2006 // Country star and Warner Brothers recording artist Blake Shelton on July 6 presented Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry, Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland and Project Rebuild with a $108,000 check for Oklahoma wildfire victims in a...
Jul 6 2006 // Kathie Stepp is Oklahoma’s new assistant insurance commissioner, the Associated Press reported. Stepp previously served as director of the state insurance department’s Property and Casualty Division. She will...
Jul 3 2006 // PeopleDallas-based Colemont Insurance Brokers – Texas announced the promotions of Su Young to assistant vice president and Amy Rosso-Leiker to the position of broker. Young joined Colemont in 2001 as a financial...
Jul 3 2006 // “During the session the stability of the insurance marketplace was threatened by legislation that would have saddled insurers with excessive regulation, increased litigation and significantly impaired their ability...
Jun 20 2006 // Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry appointed Michael J. Harkey as a Workers’ Compensation Court judge for a term ending July 1, 2008. He succeeds Richard G. Mason, who resigned in January.The governor praised...
Jun 14 2006 // Small businesses in 39 Texas counties and one in Oklahoma are eligible for low-interest loans meant to recoup losses from several natural disasters that occurred this year, the U.S. Small Business Administration said...
Jun 12 2006 // Gov. Brad Henry on June 9 signed into law a bill to expand health insurance coverage to small businesses and their employees.It was among more than a dozen bills passed during the final week of the legislative session that...
Jun 9 2006 // Construction crews building a convenience store in south Tulsa, Okla., have discovered an abandoned oil well while digging a hole for gas storage tanks.The strange discovery was made recently when the crews broke open the...
Jun 9 2006 // FEMA announced that Delaware County, Okla., residents and business owners affected by the March 12 storms and tornadoes have only a few days left to apply for disaster assistance. June 12, 2006 is the last day applications...
Jun 8 2006 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry signed legislation aimed at improving boating safety requirements to protect young Oklahomans.“The majority of boating fatalities involve operators who have not had proper training,”...
Jun 5 2006 // Oklahoma City-based managing general underwriter and third party administrator Midlands Management Corporation appointed Pamela McMillan Eyerly to the position of vice president of Human Resources. She will manage...
Jun 5 2006 // Oklahoma City-based managing general underwriter and third party administrator Midlands Management Corporation appointed Pamela McMillan Eyerly to the position of vice president of Human Resources. She will manage...
Jun 1 2006 // Beginning this year, cities and towns throughout Oklahoma will be required to develop emergency evacuation plans under a new law signed recently by Gov. Brad Henry. State Sen. Kenneth Corn is author of Senate Bill 1709,...
May 30 2006 // The Oklahoma Attorney General’s office reported it has filed lawsuits in Oklahoma County District Court against three tobacco manufacturers for violating an Oklahoma law stemming from the 1998 tobacco...
May 30 2006 // An Oklahoma couple was awarded nearly $13 million in a class-action lawsuit after a jury ruled that State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. intentionally underpaid claims from families whose homes were damaged by tornadoes...
May 26 2006 // Hoping to drive down Oklahoma’s high automobile insurance rates, the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted May 25 to crack down on uninsured drivers.House Bill 3115, by state Rep. Ron Peterson, would create an...
May 26 2006 // In response to the tragic death of a 12-year-old Edmond boy who was killed in a jet-ski accident in August 2004, Oklahoma lawmakers passed a measure aimed at better protect children by improving boating safety...
May 25 2006 // Victims of identity theft would be given prompt notice of the crime and the opportunity to minimize losses under legislation approved recently by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.House Bill 2357, by state Rep. Dale...
May 22 2006 // Pierson & Fendley, CAACombined Agents of America LLC, Austin, announced that Pierson & Fendley Insurance Agency LLC of Paris, Texas, joined CAA as the group’s 34th member. Pierson & Fendley has served...