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12 States Call Out California’s ‘Affront to Sound Insurance Regulation’

Jun 22 2017 // It’s difficult to decide whether Dave Jones is underdog prize fighter Rocky Balboa or reigning champ Apollo Creed.He’s the insurance commissioner of the most populated state in the nation and that makes him a...

Oklahoma AG Threatens California Commissioner on Insurer Fossil Fuel Rules

Jun 20 2017 // Oklahoma’s attorney general has sent a letter to California’s insurance commissioner threatening legal action if that state continues with its policy of requiring insurance companies to publicly disclose...

Arkansas Insurance Regulators OK Allied World, Vantapro Specialty Acquisition

Jun 19 2017 // The Arkansas Insurance Department has approved the acquisition of two domestic affiliated companies, Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance (AWSLIC) and Vantapro Specialty Insurance Co., by Swiss and Canadian...

Harbor Gets California Department of Workers’ Comp OK for Telemedicine

Jun 16 2017 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based Harbor Health Systems it is one of the first companies to receive approval from the California Department of Workers’ Compensation to offer telemedicine through its medical provider...

Families of 7 Children Killed in Oklahoma Tornado Settle with School System

Jun 14 2017 // A suburban Oklahoma City school system and its insurer have agreed to pay about $14,000 to each of the families of seven children who died four years ago when their school was destroyed by a tornado.The deal, announced by...

Companies Seek Dismissal of Oklahoma Tribe’s Prescription-Drug Suit

Jun 12 2017 // Walmart and other major corporations are asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by the Cherokee Nation, which argues that the companies have not done enough to stop prescription opioid abuse. The...

Oklahoma Company to Pay $106K in Federal Disability Discrimination Case

Jun 12 2017 // A Claremore, Okla.-based manufacturer of sucker rods and accessories for the oil and gas industry will pay $106,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal...

One More Oklahoma County Gets Post-Storm Disaster Aid

Jun 9 2017 // Federal disaster assistance is now available for some businesses and homeowners in Oklahoma’s Beckham County who had property losses as a result of severe weather last month. Gov. Mary Fallin said that the U.S. Small...

Oklahoma Court Affirms Employer’s Right to Choose Provider

Jun 5 2017 // An Oklahoma civil appeals court ruled in favor of an employer and its insurer by upholding an order by the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission affirming an employer’s right to direct the medical treatment...

Research Group Says Oklahoma’s Deteriorated Roads, Bridges Cost Motorists $5B

Jun 5 2017 // A national transportation research group says deteriorated and congested roads and bridges in Oklahoma cost the state’s motorists $5 billion a year in higher vehicle costs, crashes and congestion-related delays, the...

Oklahoma Oil and Gas Worker Safety Alliance Renewed

Jun 5 2017 // U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mid Continent Exploration and Production Safety Network have renewed an alliance to promote safety at oil and gas operations in...

NFP Acquires Oklahoma’s Bigbie, Hensley & Janway Insurance

May 30 2017 // Insurance broker and consultant NFP has acquired Oklahoma City-based Bigbie, Hensley & Janway Insurance Agency Inc.(BHJ). The transaction closed on May 1, 2017. BHJ provides benefits products and services with an...

OSHA, Mid Continent Recommit to Oklahoma Oil and Gas Worker Safety Alliance

May 26 2017 // U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mid Continent Exploration and Production Safety Network have renewed an alliance to promote safety at oil and gas operations in...

Federal Disaster Assistance Granted for 2 Oklahoma Counties

May 25 2017 // Two Oklahoma counties may now receive disaster assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as a result of the severe weather that occurred April 28 through May 2, the governor’s office reported.The...

Damage Assessment from 7 Oklahoma Tornadoes Ongoing

May 24 2017 // Meteorologists say seven tornados that occurred in northeast Oklahoma last week have received preliminary damage ratings. The Tulsa World reports tornados near Wagoner, Red Bird and Porter reached estimated wind speeds of...

Oklahoma’s Insurance Commissioner: Phone Scams Targeting Storm Victims

May 23 2017 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak is urging storm victims to be on the lookout for scam artists.The Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Anti-Fraud Division has received complaints about suspicious phone calls...

Residents Assess Damage After Night of Tornadoes in Central U.S.

May 18 2017 // Residents of an Oklahoma subdivision and a Wisconsin trailer park that were leveled by deadly tornadoes sifted through what remained of their homes and possessions Wednesday, even as forecasters warned of another round of...

Workplace Regulation to Reduce Incidents at California Oil Refineries OK’d

May 18 2017 // California’s Department of Industrial Relations’ Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board today approved a regulation aimed at strengthening workplace safety and health at oil refineries across the...

CompSource Named Company of the Year by Oklahoma Independent Insurance Agents

May 18 2017 // Independent insurance agents in Oklahoma have honored CompSource Mutual Insurance Co. with their company of the year award.The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma presented CompSource with the 2017 Company of the Year...

Tornadoes Leave at Least 2 Dead as Storms Pummel Central U.S.

May 18 2017 // Storms whipped through a wide swath of the nation’s midsection, giving rise to tornadoes that flattened a Wisconsin mobile home park and an Oklahoma subdivision and killing at least two people and injuring dozens of...