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You purchased car insurance, homeowner’s insurance, or supplemental health insurance policy to help protect you and your family in time of need, whether it be from an auto accident, house fire, natural disaster, illness, or other loss. You diligently pay premiums every month, with the comfort of knowing that if the unexpected happens, your insurance […]

Self-balancing scooters, nicknamed ‘hoverboards’, were the hottest new gadget last year and were on everyone’s holiday list. However, months later more than 500,000 of these hoverboards have been recalled due to the risk of the battery pack overheating, exploding or catching fire. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the recall after dozens of hoverboards […]

Despite improvements in playground safety and design, over 21,000 children in the United States suffered playground related brain injuries between 2001 and 2013. A new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that traumatic brain injuries and concussions have risen significantly over the past decade for children under the age of […]

Texting while driving laws are a fairly recent development in quite a few states and cities, and because of this many drivers are unfamiliar with what can and cannot be done with a smartphone while driving. Last year, Oklahoma passed a texting and driving law that sets forth specific restrictions and penalties and it’s important […]

According to carinsurancecomparison.com Oklahoma ranked ninth out of the top 10 states having the worst drivers in the U.S. The study looked at a variety of factors to rank each state, including the number of fatalities occurring secondary to miles driven, failure to obey traffic laws, high-speed accidents and careless driver collisions. Out of the […]

Many states have strict liability dog bite laws and Oklahoma is one of them. The state imposes strict liability for dog bites, which means “the owner or owners of any dog shall be liable for damages to the full amount of any damages sustained when his dog, without provocation, bites or injures any person while […]

The University of Tulsa was recently informed of a radioactive chemical spill at the college’s north Research Campus. According to the Associated Press, a British chemical company who were involved in a project with the University, Tracerco spilled cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, last fall, but school officials said that Tracerco didn’t notify the university  until August […]

After a car wreck, the at-fault party’s insurance company may be blowing your phone up before you even make it home. It’s normal to get confused and to be in a state of shock in the hours immediately following an auto accident. The pain, shock, and trauma from the accident can cloud your thinking can […]

Beginning this month, law enforcement officers in Oklahoma can now seize license plates from uninsured vehicles and assign temporary insurance. When a citation is issued for failure to comply with the compulsory insurance law, it serves as a temporary license plate for 10 days, during which temporary liability insurance will be effective. The cost of […]

“The Oklahoma Snowpocalypse is approaching! Quick! Get to the grocery store and buy every loaf of bread, milk, and roll of toilet paper they have left!” Although somewhat funny how us Okies react to the approach of inclement weather, the reality is that Oklahomans don’t know much about safe driving in winter weather conditions. It’s […]