With the dramatic increase in the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma — which some say are at least partly attributed to waste water injection wells related to the practice of hydraulic fracturing in oil and gas drilling — Oklahoma Insurance …
Republican John Doak has been elected to a second term as Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner. Doak won another four-year term in Tuesday’s winner-take-all primary contest. Doak defeated longtime insurance agent Bill Viner. No Democrats or independents ran for the position. Doak …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak is congratulating the Haw Creek Fire Department in LeFlore County for significantly improving its Public Protection Classification (PPC) from Class 9 to Class 6 effective June 1. “PPC upgrades are exactly why we established …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced that he intends to ask the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to invest in Shared Emergency Response Vehicles (SERVEs) for education and disaster response. “These vehicles are a great way for the …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak is encouraging Oklahomans to purchase earthquake insurance after a new report predicts continued seismic activity in the central part of the state. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said central Oklahoma has experienced more than …
State insurance officials say a key component used to determine rates for workers’ compensation insurance is showing a decrease of nearly 15 percent in part because of the Legislature’s passage earlier this year of changes to the workers’ compensation system. …
An annual filing most insurance carriers will use to develop rates for workers’ compensation insurance shows a dramatic decrease in loss costs, announced Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak. The overall loss cost decrease of 14.6 percent takes effect Jan. …
Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner says anti-fraud investigators are patrolling tornado disaster areas searching for people who are looking to take advantage of storm victims. Commissioner John Doak says some of the $250 million already paid out in storm claims are often …
Motorists caught driving without insurance could have their license plate confiscated under legislation being pushed by Oklahoma’s Insurance Commissioner. Commissioner John Doak is promoting separate bills that would allow law enforcement officers to remove an uninsured motorist’s tag and replace …
Insurance Commissioner John Doak has crisscrossed the state in state-owned aircraft on his mission to educate the public and reach out to constituents. Doak is the top statewide elected official using state-owned aircraft, behind Gov. Mary Fallin. The costs billed …