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 …
Gov. Mary Fallin’s decision to reject federal money to expand Oklahoma’s Medicaid program has led a member of the Oklahoma State Board of Health to resign. “It’s like federal funds are suddenly dirty,” former board member Glenn Davis told the …
Charles C. Caldwell, CEO of Oklahoma-based Caldwell and Partners Inc. (CAP), announced the acquisition of Midlands Holding Corp. (MHC) from PMA Capital Corp. (PMA). Midlands Management Corp. (Midlands), a subsidiary of MHC, is a managing general agent and excess and …
The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) announced it signed three additional members in South Central states in November. They are: Garner Insurance of Norman, Okla.; Mitchell Insurance Group of Willis, Texas; and Dahlgren & Fundaro of Edmond, Okla. Nationally, the …
Kristina E. Donaldson, a commercial insurance account manager with Messer-Bowers Co. in Enid, Okla., who was named Risk Management Professional of the Year at the Region VI Conference of the International Association of Insurance Professionals (IAIP) earlier this year, has …
Defending his agency’s expenditures on weapons and police vehicles for use by its anti-fraud unit, Oklahoma’s top insurance regulator said the purchases help ensure the safety of investigators and are not paid for with taxpayer money. The Oklahoma Insurance Department …
The Oklahoma Insurance Department spent more than $180,000 on high-tech shotguns, bulletproof vests and seven police-package vehicles that agency officials say were needed as part of its expanded focus on criminal insurance fraud. But the purchases have raised eyebrows among …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak says a security breach at an Ohio-based insurer has compromised the personal information of 534 Oklahomans. Doak says the computer network used by Nationwide Insurance Co. of Columbus, Ohio, and Allied Insurance was attacked on …
A safety checkpoint in Tulsa County on Nov. 17 netted 31 citations for driving without auto insurance. Law enforcement officers towed 11 of those uninsured vehicles. The checkpoint was the result of a partnership between the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Anti-Fraud …
The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) and the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office have teamed up to address Oklahoma’s uninsured driver problem. Law enforcement officers from both agencies will work together to operate driver safety checkpoints in Tulsa County. “Our Anti-Fraud Unit …
