Ride-along helps insurance commissioner see law enforcement's side
BY AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer
Friday, November 23, 2012
11/23/12 at 4:18 AM
Representatives with the Oklahoma Insurance Commission got a real-time lesson in state law enforcement on Thanksgiving.
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak spent the morning riding with an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper to see how car insurance, and the lack thereof, affects drivers throughout the state and as a way to express the commission's appreciation for law enforcement.
"I've made this a priority to do," Doak said. "One, to say thank you to the law enforcement folks around the state of Oklahoma. We really appreciate the job that the Oklahoma Highway Patrol does."
It was the commissioner's second year to participate in a ride-along on Thanksgiving Day.
The ride-along is part of a continued public education campaign to raise awareness about the commission's efforts to enact change.
"Many of the folks that are being stopped ... they'd rather pay the fine than pay for the insurance," he said. "We need to protect those law-abiding citizens in the state of Oklahoma that are carrying insurance."
The commission plans to present a plan to increase the current fine of $250 for driving without insurance in the next legislative session, Doak said.
Staff members with the commission were also stationed with troopers who were conducting insurance checks in Creek County on Thursday.
He called the collaborative efforts of the Insurance Commission and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol a true partnership and said participating in the ride-alongs "gives (his staff) real-time education."
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - 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 Company of Columbus, Ohio, and Allied Insurance was attacked on Oct. 3. He says the FBI is investigating.
An initial analysis indicates the compromised information includes names and some combination of customers' Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, birthdates and possibly their marital statuses, genders and occupations.
Nationwide is notifying customers whose personal information may have been compromised. Doak says there is no evidence any personal information has been misused. But Nationwide is arranging free credit report monitoring and identity theft protection for affected customers for one year.
Officials warn Oklahomans of information breach
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - 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 Company of Columbus, Ohio, and Allied Insurance was attacked on Oct. 3. He says the FBI is investigating.
An initial analysis indicates the compromised information includes names and some combination of customers' Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, birthdates and possibly their marital statuses, genders and occupations.
Nationwide is notifying customers whose personal information may have been compromised. Doak says there is no evidence any personal information has been misused.
But Nationwide is arranging free credit report monitoring and identity theft protection for affected customers for one year.
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Oklahoma State Insurance Commissioner John Doak takes a break from a ride-along on Thanksgiving day to speak during a news conference at OHP headquarters in Tulsa on Thursday. JOEY JOHNSON/ for the Tulsa World
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