All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 29 2005 // A Jay, Okla., woman received a three-year deferred sentence and was ordered to pay $3,692.50 in restitution after pleading guilty in Delaware County District Court, state Attorney General Drew Edmondson said.Gregoria...
Aug 22 2005 // Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher has repaid at least $14,000 of an alleged $25,000 bribe, records show.The Associated Press and the Oklahoman reported that Fisher made the first payment, $1,000, Nov....
Aug 22 2005 // Oklahoma Ins-urance Commiss-ioner Kim Holland ordered Global Bonding to stop conducting unauthorized business involving insurance in Oklahoma. The order states the company violated state law by misleading consumers,...
Aug 22 2005 // ArkansasConference to Aid Business Leaders The Arkansas Workers Compensa-tion Commission will hold the 18th Annual Workers’ Compen- sation Educational Conference Oct. 12-14 in Little Rock. The AWCC said businesses...
Aug 22 2005 // HCSC, BCBS of Okla.An independent hearing examiner, on behalf of the Oklahoma Insurance Department, approved a request by Health Care Services Corporation (HCSC) to merge with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma. HCSC,...
Aug 22 2005 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP (MHBT), based in Dallas, recently named Marcus Humphrey vice president and leader of the firm’s Employee Benefits group. As vice president, Humphrey’s primary responsibilities...
Aug 16 2005 // Oklahoma public sector workplace accident rates are the lowest in state history, according to Commissioner of Labor Brenda Reneau. Gov. Brad Henry, reacting to the news, said the data demonstrates “the...
Aug 11 2005 // Okla. Commissioner of Labor Brenda Reneau released the “Final Investigatory Report” of the recent fatality incident at Sun & Fun Water Park, Ponca City. A park employee, 17-year-old Alan J. Bray, died from...
Aug 8 2005 // New legislation in Oklahoma that defines discount medical plans and protects consumers against high-pressure sales tactics and misleading information is welcome, according to Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland.Companies...
Aug 8 2005 // NationalPoll Reveals Americans’ Views on Aging: A poll by the MetLife Mature Market Institute conducted by Zogby International shows that 60 percent of Americans believe “old” is age 71 and over, but that...
Aug 4 2005 // A Duncan, Okla., man will pay more than $15,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to workers’ compensation fraud in Oklahoma County District Court, according to State Attorney General Drew Edmondson.Curtis Ray...
Aug 1 2005 // An independent hearing examiner, on behalf of the Oklahoma Insurance Department, approved a request by Health Care Services Corporation (HCSC) to merge with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma. HCSC, with nearly 10...
Aug 1 2005 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland expects workers’ compensation insurance costs for policyholders with licensed insurance companies to decrease because of benefit changes produced by a special session bill...
Jul 29 2005 // A Tulsa County, Okla., man was given a 15-year sentence after pleading guilty to one count of workers’ compensation fraud in Tulsa County District Court, according to State Attorney General Drew Edmondson.Edmondson...
Jul 27 2005 // Okla. Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland is encouraging Covenant Home Warranty Corporation customers to contact the Oklahoma Insurance Department if they had a claim before the company’s June 24 suspension. The...
Jul 27 2005 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced she is ordering Global Bonding to stop conducting unauthorized business involving insurance in Oklahoma.The order states the company has violated state law by...
Jul 22 2005 // The Oklahoma Attorney General’s office reported that a former employee of Gore’s Southlake Insurance Agency has been charged with multiple violations of the state’s computer crimes act and...
Jul 18 2005 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland ordered First Choice Healthcare to stop conducting unauthorized business involving insurance in Oklahoma. The order states that the company has violated state law by misleading...
Jul 18 2005 // ArkansasP/C Claims Reports Hearing Scheduled The Arkansas Insurance Department will hold a public hearing July 27 to determine whether Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman should revise and re-adopt Rule and...
Jul 18 2005 // At the request of Oklahoma State Senators Cliff A. Aldridge and Patrick Anderson, state Attorney General Drew Edmondson clarified June 29 that Certificates of Non-Coverage (CNC) cards issued to independent contractors...