Oklahoma Statutes

Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 1201 (2026)

Declaration of purpose

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The purpose of this article is to regulate trade practices in the business of insurance in accordance with the intent of Congress as expressed in the Act of Congress of March 9, 1945 (Public Law 15, 79th Congress), by defining, or providing for the determination of, all such practices in this state which constitute unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices and by prohibiting the trade practices so defined or determined. Laws 1957, p. 260, § 1201.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1999–2012 · leading case: Lewis v. Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Inc., 78 F. Supp. 2d 1202 (N.D. Okla. 1999).

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Lewis v. Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Inc., 78 F. Supp. 2d 1202 (N.D. Okla. 1999). “Provisions of the Insurance Code that relate to the general prohibition of unfair or deceptive acts by insurance companies include Okla. Stat. tit. 36 §§ 1201 and 1203. Section 1201 declares that the legislative purpose of Article 12 is to regulate trade practices in the…”

Dean v. State ex rel. Doak, 292 P.3d 58 (Okla. Civ. App. 2012). “This question falls squarely within the statutory parameters set forth in the section of the Oklahoma Insurance Code on "Unfair Practices and Frauds" beginning with 36 O.S.2011 § 1201: *65 The purpose of this article is to regulate trade practices in the business of insurance in…”

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