Oklahoma § 15-141.33 - Examination of claim files by Commissioner – Civil
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 15-141.33 — Examination of claim files by Commissioner – Civil, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-141.33. Examination of claim files by Commissioner – Civil
penalties.
A. Claim files of service warranty associations licensed
pursuant to the Service Warranty Act shall be subject to examination
by the Insurance Commissioner or by duly appointed designees. The
claim files shall contain all notes and work papers pertaining to a
claim in such detail that pertinent events and the dates of the
events can be reconstructed. In addition, the Commissioner and
authorized employees and examiners shall have access to any files of
a service warranty association that may relate to a particular
complaint under investigation or to an inquiry or examination by the
Insurance Department.
B. Every service warranty association, upon receipt of any
inquiry from the Commissioner, shall, within twenty (20) days from
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the date of the inquiry, furnish the Commissioner with an adequate
response to the inquiry.
C. Every service warranty association, upon receipt of any
pertinent written communication including, but not limited to,
electronic mail or other forms of written electronic communication
or documentation by the service warranty association of a verbal
communication from a claimant which reasonably suggests that a
response is expected, shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt
thereof, furnish the claimant with an adequate response to the
communication.
D. Any violation by a service warranty association of this
section shall subject the service warranty association to discipline
including a civil penalty not less than One Hundred Dollars
($100.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
Added by Laws 2016, c. 72, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2016. Amended by Laws
2024, c. 225, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.
NOTE: Laws 2016, c. 64, § 3 repealed by Laws 2017, c. 42, § 6.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-141.33 ("Examination of claim files by Commissioner – Civil") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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