Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak News

Oklahoma Commissioner Plans Regulatory Action After Towing Claim Bill Fails

A bill aimed at prevented insurance companies from cancelling, non-renewing or increasing consumers’ insurance premiums for filing a towing or roadside assistance claim failed to advance in Oklahoma’s legislative session, so the state’s insurance commissioner plans take regulatory action. After …

Antifraud Group Adds Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner to Executive Committee

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has been named to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud‘s executive committee. He was elected unanimously by the Coalition’s executive committee. Doak, who is serving a second straight year as chair of the National Association …

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Tapped to Chair Antifraud Task Force

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has been named chair of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Antifraud (D) Task Force. He also was named to the International Insurance Relations (G) Committee, Executive (EX) Committee and Property and Casualty …

California Commissioner Takes Aim at Oil, Coal Producing States

Responding to top government officials in 12 oil and gas producing states that threatened to sue over the state’s climate initiatives, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said: bring it on. In June, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter sent a letter …

Oklahoma’s Insurance Commissioner: Phone Scams Targeting Storm Victims

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 to storm victims in Elk City and Perkins. The …

Oklahoma Commissioner to Host Healthcare Innovation Summit

Mobile apps, wearable heart monitors and high-tech shoe soles could help solve some of America’s healthcare problems. These cutting-edge products are among the topics up for discussion at the Healthcare Innovation Summit hosted by Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak. …

Oklahoma to Host Public Meetings on Health Care, Insurance Reform

The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced it will host a series of town hall meetings across the state to discuss health care reform. Citizens are encouraged to attend and offer their suggestions. In a statement, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak …

Oklahoma Commissioner Touts Microinsurance, Other Ideas for Health Law Reform

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak says microinsurance, the ability to sell health coverage across state lines and increased use of health savings accounts are ideas that should be looked at as lawmakers move forward with the repeal of the …

Oklahoma, Texas Insurance Commissioners Elected to NAIC Leadership Posts

Texas Commissioner of Insurance David Mattax has been elected secretary-treasurer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), and Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak was elected vice chair of the group’s Midwest Zone. The NAIC establishes standards and conducts …

Will Rising Earthquake Risks in Oklahoma Shake Up the Insurance Market?

The 5.0 magnitude earthquake that struck near the oil and gas storage hub of Cushing, Oklahoma, on Nov. 6 put the nation on alert to the vulnerability of the country’s oil reserves to the significant increase in seismic activity in …