Oklahoma Regulators: Insurance Agents Being Targeted

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has warned the state’s insurance producers and adjusters they may be contacted by imposters posing as Oklahoma Insurance Department employees seeking confidential personal information.

The insurance department has received reports of individuals calling insurance agents representing themselves as departmental employees and requesting that the agents provide personal tax information via facsimile.

In Nevada, agents reportedly have been called by scammers who told them their licenses were going to be suspended for filing improper paperwork. The imposters then told agents the situation could be rectified by providing personal information, such as a date of birth along with Social Security, credit card, and telephone numbers.

Oklahoma Insurance Department employees will only request such information in writing, the regulators said. Producers or adjusters who believe they have been victims of insurance fraud or who have been contacted with a questionable request for personal information are asked to contact the insurance department at 800-522-0071.