Oklahoma Insurance Department News

Former Oklahoma Insurance Agent Sentenced for Embezzlement

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 …

Oklahoma Insurance Departments Recovers $2M So Far in 2014

The Oklahoma Insurance Department’s 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 and opened …

Amini Rejoins Oklahoma Insurance Department

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 …

New Oklahoma Law Allows Seizure of License Plates

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 …

Oklahoma City Hosts 3rd Annual National Tornado Summit

Oklahoma Forums on New Workers’ Comp Law Includes Free CE Credit

The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) ll hold seminars aimed at educating business owners, workers and insurance agents about the upcoming workers’ compensation changes. Insurance professionals who attend the seminar can receive one hour of Continuing Education credit at no cost. …

22,000 Insurance Claims Filed after Tornado Outbreak

Property and auto insurance claims related to the May 19 & 20 tornadoes in Oklahoma have already reached 22,422, according to a data call by the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID). That number is expected to rise over the coming weeks …

Oklahoma Insurance Department Creates Anti-Fraud Advisory Board

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced the creation of an advisory board to increase the effectiveness of the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Anti-Fraud Unit. The board includes four legislators, a county undersheriff, a police chief and two professors of criminal …

Uninsured Drivers Costs Oklahoma $8.8M a Year

A new evaluation by the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) found that the state of Oklahoma is losing $8.8 million a year in premium taxes from drivers who fail to obtain the state-required minimum coverage for auto insurance. “When people break …

Oklahoma Insurance Department: Police Chiefs Support Armed Investigators

The Oklahoma Insurance Department faced intense criticism after a report revealed it spent more than $180,000 on high-tech shotguns, bulletproof vests and seven police-package vehicles for its anti-fraud unit. Now, the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) has passed …