A. The Commissioner may conduct such examinations and investigations of insurance matters, within the scope of the authority of the Commissioner, as the Commissioner may deem proper to secure information useful in the lawful administration of the applicable provisions of the Oklahoma Insurance Code.

B. The Insurance Commissioner shall have the authority to employ actuaries, statisticians, accountants, attorneys, auditors, investigators or any other technicians as the Insurance Commissioner may deem necessary or beneficial to examine any filings for rate revisions made by insurers or advisory organizations and to examine such records of the insurers or advisory organizations as may be deemed appropriate in conjunction with the filing for a rate revision in order to determine that the rates or other filings are consistent with the terms, conditions, requirements and purposes of the Insurance Code, and to verify, validate and investigate the information upon which the insurer or advisory organization relies to support such filing.

1. The Commissioner shall maintain a list of technicians qualified pursuant to rules adopted by the Commissioner who are proficient in the lines of insurance being reviewed. Upon request of the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall employ the next available technician in rotation on the list, proficient in the line or lines of insurance being reviewed. The Commissioner may deviate from the list when employing technicians for loss cost filings pursuant to Section 901.5 of this title.

2. All reasonable expenses incurred in such filing review shall be paid by the insurer or advisory organization making the filing.

C. The Commissioner shall employ examiners to ensure that the rates which have been approved by or filed with the Commissioner are the rates which are being used by the insurer or by the insurers whose advisory organization has had a rate approval or rate filing.

1. Any insurer examined pursuant to the provisions of this section shall pay all reasonable charges incurred in such examination, including the actual expense of the Commissioner or the expenses and compensation of the authorized representative of the Commissioner and the expense and compensation of assistants and examiners employed therein.

2. All expenses incurred in such examination shall be verified by affidavit and a copy shall be filed and kept in the office of the Insurance Commissioner.

Added by Laws 1957, p. 226, § 332, operative July 1, 1957. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 60, § 5, eff. July 1, 1965; Laws 1979, c. 276, § 2, emerg. eff. June 5, 1979; Laws 1980, c. 322, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Laws 1986, c. 207, § 79, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1987, c. 210, § 5, eff. July 1, 1987; Laws 2001, c. 363, § 4, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2006, c. 264, § 7, eff. July 1, 2006.