February 2, 2015
The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced that it issued 37 new captive insurance licenses last year, bringing the total number of licensed captives in the state to 47. Oklahoma has licensed pure, association, sponsored and special purpose captives, and is also …
September 25, 2014
An investigation by the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Anti-Fraud Unit has led to the arrest of former insurance agent Nathan Sullivan, Jr., 47. Sullivan is accused of defrauding a Weatherford woman out of more than $30,000 and leaving her with a …
August 12, 2014
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced that the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) recently helped facilitate the reissuance of an insurance check to a consumer for an auto accident that occurred more than 12 years ago. The consumer, currently residing …
August 11, 2014
A former insurance agent in Creek County has been sentenced to 120 days in jail for embezzling premium payments from elderly clients, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. Donna Laverne Parrick, 50, pleaded guilty to six counts of embezzlement and also …
July 16, 2014
The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced its Consumer Assistance Division has recovered $2,180,170 for Oklahoma consumers in the first half of 2014. Between Jan. 1 and June 30, the Consumer Assistance Division answered 13,127 phone calls, responded to over 300 emails …
June 20, 2014
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak welcomed Gordon Amini’s return to the Oklahoma Insurance Department as senior attorney. Amini was previously employed at OID from 1977-1981 and brings 37 years of legal and insurance industry experience to the department. Amini …
May 29, 2014
The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) has been able to return $22.5 million in unspent funds to the state legislature to help fill holes in the state budget, the department announced. Insurance Commissioner John Doak said the department’s fiscal responsibility has …
November 20, 2013
The Oklahoma Insurance Department is mourning the loss of former chief examiner and assistant commissioner, Stephen P. Garrett, 69, who died Nov. 18 after a brief hospitalization. “I have the highest level of admiration for Steve, working with him, not …
November 14, 2013
Law enforcement officers in Oklahoma will soon have the option to seize license plates from uninsured drivers and assign temporary insurance under a new law passed this year by the Legislature. The law went into effect Nov. 1 allowing the …
August 1, 2013
State insurance officials are planning an event to help central Oklahoma residents who are still dealing with insurance issues involving May’s severe storms and tornadoes. The Oklahoma Insurance Department will host the Recovery Roundup on Aug. 17 at Southmoore High …