OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Oklahoma Insurance
Commissioner John D. Doak has been named Chair of the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) Antifraud (D) Task
Force. Doak was also named to the International Insurance Relations
(G) Committee, Executive (EX) Committee and Property and Casualty
Insurance (C) Committee.
"These appointments allow me to tackle critical issues affecting
the insurance industry and consumers," said Doak. "Keeping
consumers safe from insurance fraud has been a top priority of mine
from day one, so I appreciate the opportunity to find innovative
ways to accomplish that goal. Collaboration is the key to success,
and I look forward to working with my fellow commissioners across
the country over the next year."
The NAIC is the U.S. standard-setting and regulatory support
organization created and governed by insurance regulators from all
50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories.
Through the NAIC, state insurance regulators establish standards
and best practices, conduct peer review and coordinate regulatory
oversight.
Doak will serve as Chair of the NAIC Midwest Zone in 2018. The
zone groups are part of the NAIC Executive Committee. They help
carry out the authority and responsibilities of the NAIC's goals.
The Midwest Zone represents 13 states.
Doak has also been named the NAIC's representative to the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). As
part of duties, Doak will attend meetings with international
insurance regulators to discuss emerging insurance issues around
the world.
About the Oklahoma Insurance Department
The Oklahoma
Insurance Department, an agency of the State of Oklahoma, is
responsible for the education and protection of the
insurance-buying public and for oversight of the insurance industry
in the state.
For more information, contact:
Kelly Dexter
405-522-0683
Kelly.Dexter@oid.ok.gov
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SOURCE Oklahoma Insurance Department