All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 18 2012 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak told state lawmakers and tribal leaders that he welcomed a partnership with Oklahoma tribes to create additional insurance opportunities for all Oklahomans, according to an an...
Oct 17 2012 // Oklahoma’s attorney general delivered $20,000 to a Tulsa couple on Oct. 15, the first of hundreds of mortgage settlement checks to be given to homeowners who were victims of wrongful lending practices and in some...
Oct 17 2012 // A.M. Best Co. announced it has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ (Good) from B++ (Good) and issuer credit rating to “bbb-” from “bbb” of Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. (Farmers) in...
Oct 16 2012 // Oklahoma State Rep. Joe Dorman wants to find out what insurance options could be made available for career technology students in Oklahoma.In announcement released by the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Dorman, D-Rush...
Oct 16 2012 // The AAA is to hold a job fair to hire workers for an insurance service center the organization is opening in Oklahoma City.The event is set for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at the center in northwest Oklahoma City. AAA says it...
Oct 15 2012 // An appeals panel has upheld a controversial ruling that Oklahoma state Rep. Mike Christian is due workers’ compensation benefits for injuries he suffered in a 2009 traffic accident.The panel, however, cut the...
Oct 11 2012 // Property insurance claims in Oklahoma totaled $1.6 billion in 2011, according to one attorney familiar with the property insurance market in that state. Much of that was the result of catastrophic weather conditions that...
Oct 10 2012 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced the appointment of Susan Dobbins, J.D. to the position of general counsel for the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID). Dobbins’ promotion to General Counsel...
Oct 9 2012 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak says it’s time for the Legislature to address Oklahoma’s biggest economic issue: workers’ compensation reform.“Workers’ compensation costs are...
Oct 2 2012 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) announced that Vaughn Graham of Tulsa, Okla., was installed as the newest member of IIABA’s Executive Committee at the...
Sep 30 2012 // A boiler that was being brought back online after maintenance exploded at an oil refinery in Wynnewood, Okla., killing one worker and injuring another, Garvin County’s sheriff said Sept. 29.Billy Smith, 34, of Pauls...
Sep 28 2012 // The head of a state House committee that’s scrutinizing millions of dollars in business tax credits is questioning the growth in credits used by insurance companies and whether the state should be reimbursing...
Sep 21 2012 // The State of Oklahoma has joined a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Dodd-Frank, a financial overhaul designed to “fix” the financial crisis, the state’s attorney general announced.The lawsuit...
Sep 20 2012 // An assistant Creek County, Oklahoma, district attorney says charges are expected soon in connection with an August wildfire that burned about 90 square miles.Mike Loeffler told the Tulsa World that he expects charges this...
Sep 5 2012 // An August survey suggests that the continuing drought and lessening export demand for U.S. products are among the drains on the economy in nine Midwest and Plains states, according to a report released Tuesday.The...
Sep 5 2012 // A former insurance agent in Creek County has been charged with four additional felonies after an investigation by the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID). Donna Parrick, of Depew, is charged with two counts of Exploitation...
Aug 29 2012 // Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has gotten state permission to make rule changes that could lead to redevelopment in four downtown historic or commercial areas in the 100-year flood plain. Those areas are New Bohemia; Czech Village;...
Aug 27 2012 // An Oklahoma lawmaker who was awarded more than $61,000 in workers’ compensation for injuries suffered in a collision as he drove to the state Capitol has appealed for more money, while the state House and its...
Aug 24 2012 // Gov. Mary Fallin says she’s pleased the government has approved disaster assistance for one Oklahoma county and that she’ll continue seeking aid for three others affected by wildfires. Fallin told dozens of...
Aug 24 2012 // The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) announced 40 new member agencies in July. Of those, four new members are from South Central states.Twenty-nine of the 40 are agencies new to the independent agency system,...