All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 23 2015 // Leaders in Stillwater, Okla., approved new rules for oil and gas drilling within the city to the disappointment of industry representatives.A.J. Ferate, vice president of regulatory affairs at the Oklahoma Independent...
Jul 22 2015 // A magnitude 4.4 earthquake centered in northern Oklahoma has shaken the state, with reports of it being felt hundreds of miles away.The U.S. Geological Survey reported the July 20 quake happened at about 3:20 p.m., with...
Jul 20 2015 // The Oklahoma Corporation Commission said it is placing more than 200 oil and natural gas wastewater disposal wells under scrutiny as the regulatory agency investigates whether the wells are triggering earthquakes in the...
Jul 20 2015 // Record-shattering spring showers across Oklahoma have replenished lakes and reservoirs, helped farmers recover from a difficult year and eliminated any traces of a devastating drought that had gripped the state for five...
Jul 20 2015 // Alliant, Preferred ConceptsSpecialty insurance brokerage Alliant Insurance Services has expanded its managing general agent (MGA) practice through the acquisition of Preferred Concepts, an insurance program underwriter and...
Jul 16 2015 // A former Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. executive was sentenced to almost two years in prison for his role in a fraud that prosecutors say led to the collapse of an Oklahoma insurance company.Allen Reichman, 54, and three...
Jul 8 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway’s MedPro Group has agreed to acquire Oklahoma healthcare liability insurer PLICO Inc., which is owned by the Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA).The boards of each entity have approved...
Jul 7 2015 // An earthquake has rattled part of central Oklahoma.The U.S. Geological Survey says the 2.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded about 8:13 a.m. Sunday about four miles east-southeast of Jones in Oklahoma County. Geologists...
Jul 7 2015 // Heavy rainfall in northeastern Oklahoma has impacted waterway shipping along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System and the Tulsa Port of Catoosa. Bob Portiss, director at the Port of Catoosa, says shipping...
Jul 6 2015 // Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner says property owners who experienced flood damage during heavy rainfall in May and June have more time to file insurance claims. Commissioner John Doak said the Federal Emergency...
Jul 6 2015 // The federal government has approved disaster assistance for nine more Oklahoma counties following a series of severe storms. Gov. Mary Fallin on Thursday announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had accepted...
Jul 1 2015 // Oklahomans with flood damage will have extra time to file their insurance claim. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has given National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders an extra 180 days to file a...
Jul 1 2015 // New Dominion LLC can be sued by an Oklahoma woman injured when her fireplace fell on her during an earthquake that she blames on disposal wells tied to fracking.The June 30 ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court reversed a...
Jun 29 2015 // The California Department of Insurance has approved Fosun International Ltd.’s acquisition of control of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc.’s subsidiaries commercially domiciled in of California. The subsidiaries...
Jun 25 2015 // A spike in earthquakes across Oklahoma is forcing the state’s energy regulator to urgently consider tougher restrictions on drilling activity, a spokesman said, calling it a “game changer.”From June 17 to...
Jun 24 2015 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department reported the loss of Larry W. Fitch, 71, who was the general manager of the Oklahoma Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association. Fitch died on June 19.“Larry has played a...
Jun 22 2015 // Michigan insurance regulators have approved the acquisition of Southfield-based Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. by China’s Fosun International Limited.Meadowbrook Insurance Group announced that it received the...
Jun 22 2015 // People would be able to drink alcohol on certain pedal-powered vehicles under legislation going to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder for consideration. The state House on June 18 gave final approval to the two bills. The bills...
Jun 19 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved disaster assistance for 18 additional Oklahoma counties as a result of storms and flooding that battered the state last month.Gov. Mary Fallin’s spokesman Alex...
Jun 18 2015 // Insurance regulators in Louisiana and Oklahoma are are encouraging folks with flood insurance policies to file claims from recent flooding in those states as soon as possible.FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program...