Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak News

Republican Lawmaker Mulready to Run for Oklahoma Insurance Post

A Republican state legislator from Tulsa has filed candidacy paperwork indicating he plans to run for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner in 2018. State Rep. Glen Mulready filed a Statement of Organization form over the weekend with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission. A …

12 States Call Out California’s ‘Affront to Sound Insurance Regulation’

It’s difficult to decide whether Dave Jones is underdog prize fighter Rocky Balboa or reigning champ Apollo Creed. He’s the insurance commissioner of the most populated state in the nation and that makes him a powerful figure. But with a …

Oklahoma Commissioner Unhappy About State Farm’s Plan to Exit Tulsa

State Farm is planning to close its Tulsa operations center in 2019, and the state’s insurance commissioner is none too happy about it. According to the Associated Press, spokesman Justin Tomczak said the company will be moving 530 Tulsa-area jobs …

Oklahoma Files Suit Against Directors, Officers of Failed Insurer, Red Rock

Oklahoma insurance regulators have filed suit against two New York financiers who took control of a failed Oklahoma insurance company, saying the pair and others infused it with allegedly worthless assets and used it as a vehicle in which to …

Doak Re-Elected as Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner

Republican John Doak has been elected to a second term as Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner. Doak won another four-year term in the June 24 winner-take-all primary contest. Doak defeated longtime insurance agent Bill Viner. No Democrats or independents ran for the …

Oklahoma to Allow ACA Non-Compliant Health Insurance Policies

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak announced that health insurers may continue to renew policies not meeting Affordable Care Act requirements through 2016. The announcement came after the federal government released updated health care enrollment figures. As of March 1, nearly …

National Tornado Summit Focused on Catastrophe Preparedness, Response

The third annual National Tornado Summit being held Feb. 10 and 11 in Oklahoma City will bring together insurance industry professionals, emergency managers, policymakers and weather experts. Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak says it’s an unequaled opportunity for attendees to …

Oklahoma Commissioner: Insurance Policies to Remain in Place

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak placed a moratorium on all insurance non-renewals, cancellations and terminations for affected areas in the wake of the tornado and severe storms that occurred in central Oklahoma May 19-20. The commissioner’s bulletin released requests …

Oklahoma Tornado Damage Likely to Exceed Joplin – Commissioner

The damage from Monday’s tornado in a suburb of Oklahoma City is likely to exceed that caused by the 2011 twister in Joplin, Missouri, that killed 161 people, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak said. In an interview with Reuters after …

Oklahoma State Senator Criticizes Spending at Insurance Department

An Oklahoma state senator has announced his intention to file legislation to curb what he calls unnecessary expenditures at the state insurance department, as well as other state agencies. In announcement released by the Oklahoma Senate, Sen. Harry Coates said …