All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 10 2014 // Excess workers’ compensation insurance provider, Safety National Casualty Corp., announced a number of management appointments that became effective March 1.Tom Grove, assistant vice president – business...
Mar 10 2014 // Oklahoma lawmakers are aiming to make driving safer by advancing bills that target texting while driving, using cell phones in school zones and back seat seatbelt use.The Oklahoma Senate Public Safety Committee approved...
Mar 6 2014 // An Oklahoma judge has ordered Farmers Insurance and a subsidiary to pay a total of $15 million to three plaintiffs who filed claims for damage to their homes caused by a deadly tornado that struck Woodward in 2012.The...
Mar 5 2014 // Americans who kept their health plans that didn’t comply with Obamacare requirements will be able to renew those policies for two more years, according to a person familiar with the matter.The Obama administration,...
Mar 4 2014 // Individuals carrying large quantities of prescription drugs would face drug trafficking charges under legislation approved unanimously by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.House Bill 2589 by State Rep. Pat Ownbey,...
Mar 3 2014 // An Oklahoma congressman has proposed legislation that would make the protection of people and property a priority for federal weather forecasters and extend the lead time for tornado warnings.Oklahoma Insurance...
Feb 28 2014 // The author of legislation asking voters to decide whether to fund storm shelters in public schools has failed to get it out of an Oklahoma House committee. Democratic Rep. Joe Dorman of Rush Springs asked the House Rules...
Feb 26 2014 // The Moore, Okla., Fire Department has received a special $10,869 grant from Apollo General Insurance and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co.In the aftermath of the EF5 tornado that tore through Oklahoma, the Moore...
Feb 26 2014 // Gov. Mary Fallin is praising a bill designed to crack down on prescription drug abuse in Oklahoma by requiring doctors to check an online prescription database before prescribing highly abused narcotics. A Senate committee...
Feb 24 2014 // N.H. Workers’ Comp“We must come together to reform workers’ compensation so that our businesses can re-invest these dollars in growing their companies and creating new jobs.” —New Hampshire Gov....
Feb 24 2014 // The Oklahoma tornadoes of May 2013 not only caused significant loss of life but also contributed to its designation last year as the costliest state for natural disaster related insurance payouts, according to the...
Feb 24 2014 // Hotchkiss Insurance Agency LLC (HIA) promoted Farrah Carlton to vice president of service. Carlton will lead client services initiatives and service management across all HIA offices.She previously held several positions...
Feb 21 2014 // The Oklahoma Senate Public Safety Committee has approved legislative measures that would ban texting while driving, as well as the use of cell phones while driving in school zones.Senate Bill 442, by Sen. Ron Sharp, would...
Feb 21 2014 // An Oklahoma House committee has approved legislation that would require passengers in the back seat of vehicles to wear seat belts. The House Public Safety Committee voted 7-5 for the measure on Feb. 19 and sent it to the...
Feb 17 2014 // A former hospital chief of staff has been named medical director of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission. Dr. Jay Cannon of Oklahoma City will be working with administrative law judges on independent medical...
Feb 17 2014 // An excavator tore down an aging former school in rural Oklahoma, but it was what was left standing that drew a crowd.After the ceilings and concrete walls of the old Little Axe middle school came down with ease, a...
Feb 14 2014 // Virginia’s ban on gay marriage was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge who said it violated the equal-protection rights of the state’s residents including couples married legally in other states.The...
Feb 13 2014 // A federal judge on Feb. 12 agreed to temporarily block an Oklahoma pharmacy from providing an execution drug to the Missouri Department of Corrections for use in an upcoming lethal injection.The temporary restraining order...
Feb 13 2014 // A group of teenagers who support a ban on texting while driving in Oklahoma are urging legislators to pass a new state law outlawing the practice. About a dozen high school students with a group called “Generation...
Feb 11 2014 // The Oklahoma tornadoes of May 2013 not only caused significant loss of life but also contributed to its designation last year as the costliest state for natural disaster related insurance payouts, according to the...