Bulletin No. 2019-1: Federal Government Shutdown

BULLETIN NO. EX 2019-01

To:

All Licensed Insurance Companies

From: Glen Mulready, Insurance Commissioner

Date: January 24, 2019

Re:

Notice to Insurance Companies Regarding Policyholders Affected by the

Federal Government Shutdown

The federal government shutdown began on December 22, 2018, and has continued to this

date. It is the longest federal government shutdown in history, and it adversely affects

approximately 800,000 federal employees and workers under contract with the affected

federal agencies (hereinafter "affected policyholder(s)"), of which, a number are

Oklahomans.

To assist these policyholders, I am encouraging all insurance companies to refrain from

cancelling or non-renewing such policies due to the non-payment of premiums.

This Bulletin shall apply to commercial and personal, property, casualty, accident and

health, and life policies.

Affected policyholders should notify their insurance carriers and agents to identify

themselves as furloughed federal employees. Insurers are encouraged to provide the

requested relief if the circumstances justify. Insurers are also encouraged to permit the

affected policyholders time to repay the premiums due during the shutdown.

This Bulletin applies only to cancellations or non-renewals that are attributed to a failure to

pay premiums during the furlough period.

Issued this 24th day of January, 2019.

Glen Mulready, Insurance Commissioner