Governor Approves Transfer of Firefighter Risk Pool to State

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed a bill requiring the state Office of Management and Enterprise Services to run the Volunteer Firefighter Group Insurance Pool. Stitt signed SB 1333, transferring oversight of the risk pool that provides workers’ compensation for volunteer firefighters to the state from CompSource Mutual Insurance Co. CompSource will keep any reserves from the pool to cover costs for existing claims. SB 1333 also creates the Volunteer Firefighter Group Insurance Pool Revolving Fund and authorizes the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to coll...