About OID
The Oklahoma Insurance Department is responsible for:
- Enforcing the insurance-related laws of the state.
- Protecting consumers by providing accurate, timely and informative insurance information.
- Promoting a competitive marketplace and ensure solvency of the entities we regulate. We also license and educate insurance producers and adjusters, funeral home directors, bail bondsmen and real estate appraisers.
The Oklahoma Insurance Department provides funding for:
- Firefighters Retirement System
- Police Retirement System
- Law Enforcement Retirement Fund
- State’s General Revenue Fund
Our Mission
The Oklahoma Insurance Department’s mission is to protect and enhance the financial security of Oklahoma and Oklahomans.
Our Core Values
COMPETENT
Well trained and capable team member exercising sound judgment.
TEAM PLAYER
Working together to accomplish our mission while valuing the contributions and priorities of others.
POSITIVE
Be polite, courteous, respectful and willing to go the extra mile.
TRUSTWORTHY
Being honest and forthright in everything we do.
CLIENT FOCUSED
Delivering exceptional results while treating others as we would like to be treated.
Our History
The recorded history of insurance law in Oklahoma dates back to 1899 — the year the United States ratified a peace treaty with Spain, the paperclip was invented, and the Bronx Zoo opened.
When the Oklahoma constitution was adopted in 1907, it authorized the Legislature to create the office of Insurance Commissioner. The elected official regulated the insurance business in the areas of company formation, activities and coverage.
By 1917, 246 companies were licensed to sell insurance in Oklahoma. That year, new business topped $63 million. The biggest losses were due to fires. Insurers paid out more than $4.5 million in fire claims, the most in state history at that point.
By 1967, insurance was one of the state’s biggest industries with 35,000 licensed agents in the state. More than 1,000 firms held assets worth a combined $200 million. Oklahomans held policies worth $11.5 billion.
The department saw major growth in the decades that followed. By the mid–1980s, the department was responding to more than 80,000 consumer complaints a year. In 1993, the OID became nationally accredited and created the Senior Health Insurance Counseling Program. The OID established the EAGLE Mediation Program in 1998 and the Anti-Fraud Unit the following year.
Today, over 120 dedicated employees work at OID to oversee nearly 3,700 insurance and RIS companies and license more than 249,000 agents, brokers, adjusters, bail bondsmen and business entities. OID annually receives approximately 13,000 consumer assistance calls and investigates more than 1,200 consumer complaints. As a result, over $6 million were recovered for consumers in 2019.