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In a Switch, Live Operator Answers Phones at Oklahoma Work Comp Commission

Mar 6 2018 // The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) has replaced its automated answering service with a live operator during normal hours of operations.Announcing the switch, Commissioner Mark Liotta stated he finds...

Judge Stays Lawsuits over Oklahoma Earthquakes

Mar 5 2018 // Oklahoma residents who are suing oil and gas producers for earthquake damage to their homes and businesses must now wait for a federal judge’s decision in another case.Judge Phillip Corley granted a stay with a...

First Surety Bond Program for California Cannabis Industry OK’d

Mar 5 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved the first surety bond program for the cannabis industry in the California.Continental Heritage Insurance Co. is the first insurer in the state to be approved to...

Nevada OK’s Filings for Moderate Workers’ Comp Loss-Cost and Assigned-Risk Rate Changes

Mar 1 2018 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Barbara D. Richardson approved a slight decrease in workers’ compensation voluntary insurance loss costs and average increase for assigned-risk rates.Richardson approved two filings from...

Oil, Gas Regulator Modifies Oklahoma Earthquake Guidelines

Mar 1 2018 // The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has developed new requirements for oil and natural gas operators in the event of an earthquake.The commission announced the new protocol for operators in the newest and largest areas of...

Oklahoma Highway Safety Agency: Road Debris Increasing Crash Risk

Feb 28 2018 // More accidents are being caused by road debris as traffic volume in Oklahoma City increases, a state agency spokeswoman said.Traffic volume increased in the city by 35 to 40 percent over the last two decades, Oklahoma...

Oklahoma School District Settles Fraud Lawsuit with Food Distributor Sysco

Feb 28 2018 // Public school officials in suburban Oklahoma City have approved a private financial settlement with a food distribution company accused of fraudulently overcharging the district by more than $700,000.Terms of the...

Church Mutual Subsidiary OK’d to Do Business in Arkansas

Feb 27 2018 // CM Select Insurance Co. of Merrill, Wisconsin, has been approved to do business in Arkansas, the state insurance department reported.CM Select is a subsidiary of Church Mutual Insurance Co. (CMIC), which specializes in...

First Surety Bond Program for California Cannabis Industry OK’d

Feb 21 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved the first surety bond program for the cannabis industry in the California.Continental Heritage Insurance Co. is the first insurer in the state to be approved to...

Brown Tapped to Chair Oklahoma Senate Insurance Committee

Feb 21 2018 // Oklahoma state Sen. Bill Brown will serve as the chair of the Senate’s Pensions, Retirement and Insurance Committee for the 2018 legislative session.Other members of the committee are Vice Chair Marty Quinn, Sen....

Business Moves

Feb 19 2018 // Allianz, Liberty InternationalAllianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is acquiring the renewal portfolio of Liberty Mutual Insurance’s U.S. product recall and special contingency business. The effective date...

Oklahoma Recovers Over $3M for Consumers in 2017

Feb 19 2018 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) recovered more than $3 million for policyholders in 2017. The money was paid out to Oklahomans who had claim disputes with their insurance company. OID’s Consumer...

All Types of Disasters Covered at Oklahoma’s National Tornado Summit

Feb 13 2018 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department reports that national experts will share innovative strategies in recovering from tornadoes, wildfires, flooding, hurricanes and more at the 2018 National Tornado Summit to be held in...

Thieves Steal Tires from 40 Vehicles at Oklahoma Dealership

Feb 12 2018 // Investigators in Norman, Oklahoma, say the theft of tires and rims from vehicles at a Norman car dealership appears similar to thefts reported in Texas.Police say tires and rims were discovered missing removed from about...

Fracking Earthquakes Pop Up in Unexpected Corner of Oklahoma’s Shale Patch

Feb 9 2018 // The oil prospectors of Oklahoma, it appeared, finally had a solution to their earthquake problem.Ordered by regulators to curb the wastewater they were dumping deep into the ground, they watched with satisfaction as...

Oklahoma Recovers Over $3M for Consumers in 2017

Feb 9 2018 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) recovered more than $3 million for policyholders in 2017. The money was paid out to Oklahoma consumers who had claim disputes with their insurance company. OID’s Consumer...

Thousands of Acres Scorched by Northeastern Oklahoma Wildfires

Feb 5 2018 // Firefighters say wildfires have scorched thousands of acres of dry grasslands in northeastern Oklahoma.Dozens of firefighters fought a grassfire along Oklahoma Highway 20 in Osage County Saturday evening that officials say...

Winter Wildfires Scorch Oklahoma

Feb 5 2018 // Firefighters say wildfires have scorched hundreds of acres in western Oklahoma, damaging fences and equipment but causing no injuries.Capt. Forrest Valentine of the Clinton Fire Department said firefighters battled two...

Oklahoma’s Supreme Court Says Oil Company Can Be Sued After Worker Injury or Death

Feb 5 2018 // The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that oil and natural gas companies can be sued when a worker is killed or injured on the job.The state’s highest court struck down a state workers’ compensation law that...

Still Hot… M&As to Date in 2018

Feb 5 2018 // M&A activity in the insurance industry was hot in 2017, and thus far in 2018, it shows no signs of cooling, with 30 deals announced in the month of January alone. The following are reports from the InsuranceJournal.com...