Mulready Minutes

Ep 18: OID Community Outreach

Commissioner Mulready visits with new team member Liana Bortoto, who recently joined OID as the new Community Outreach Coordinator.  The discussion will include the plan to expand outreach and education to the underserved communities in Oklahoma.

Liana Bortoto - Liana is the Community Outreach Coordinator for the Oklahoma Insurance Department. She started her career with the state working for over seven years as a Communications Specialist for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education before joining OID. In her role, Liana connects with underserved populations assuring the education of all forms of insurance. She started a networking process to build relationships and is looking forward to expanding outreach and education throughout Oklahoma.

Ep 17: OID Captive Insurance Division

Episode 17 – Commissioner Mulready sits down and talks to Steve Kinion who joined OID as the new Captive Director. Steve is a recognized leader and effective advocate of the booming insurance sector.  His extensive knowledge and experience with captive insurance and insurance law and regulation will ensure that Oklahoma stays an extremely competitive jurisdiction. 

Steve Kinion - Kinion was Delaware’s captive regulator for more than 13 years before joining the Oklahoma Insurance Department. He originally joined OID in 1995 as counsel to the Oklahoma state board for property and casualty rates and assistant general counsel. Captive Review magazine has named him multiple times to its global “Power 50” listing the 50 most influential figures in the global captive insurance industry. He holds the Associate in Captive Insurance (ACI) designation which is the highest professional designation for captive insurance. 

Ep 16: Oklahoma Captive Insurance Association

Episode 16: Commissioner Mulready visits with Jerry Messick, Founding Member and Founding President of the Oklahoma Captive Insurance Association and CEO, Elevate Risk Solutions about the new association.

Jerry Messick has over 38 years’ experience in the insurance and alternative risk transfer industry and is the principal and CEO for Elevate Risk Solutions.  

Prior to becoming CEO of Elevate, Jerry was with a national provider of alternative risk services since 1985. He was heavily involved with updating the legislation in Oklahoma governing captives.  In his position with Elevate, he is an approved captive and traditional insurance company manager in multiple jurisdictions, both onshore and off. 

Ep 15: ACA Marketplace 2023

Commissioner Mulready visits with Melissa Parchman with Magoon & Associates about what to expect during open enrollment in the ACA Marketplace for 2023.

Melissa Parchman, CEO and Owner of Magoon and Associates is a native Oklahoman who has been a licensed insurance broker for more than 30 years.  She began her career in Tulsa at Bayle Martin and Fay.  In her eight years with that firm, Melissa was promoted to VP of Individual Market. In 1991 she went to Magoon & Associates and in 2012 she purchased the company.

Melissa is an active member of both the National Association of Health Underwriter and Tulsa Association of Health Underwriters. As an active member, she has lobbied in Washington for Healthcare Reform.

Married for 42 years, Melissa and her husband have four boys and live in Jenks.

Ep: 14 Small Business Growth, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development in Oklahoma

Episode 14 – Commissioner Mulready welcomes Lt. Governor, Matt Pinnell, to discuss small business growth, entrepreneurship, and workforce development in Oklahoma. What are we doing to draw more businesses to Oklahoma?

Matt Pinnell - Matt was elected as the 17th Lieutenant Governor of the State of Oklahoma on November 6th, 2018.  In that role, he serves as President of the Oklahoma State Senate and is a member of multiple constitutional boards and commissions. Lt. Governor Pinnell also serves as Secretary of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage on Governor Kevin Stitt’s cabinet.

In his role as Secretary of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage, Pinnell oversees the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation and the state’s efforts to promote tourism, the third largest industry in Oklahoma. Pinnell led the successful effort to rebrand the State of Oklahoma, a component of the overall effort to retain and recruit more jobs to the state of Oklahoma.

Pinnell also currently serves on the Department of Commerce executive committee focusing on small business growth, entrepreneurship, and workforce development. Pinnell has a background in entrepreneurship and is a small business owner with his wife, Lisa, who is an inventor and entrepreneur.

Matt is a graduate of Oral Roberts University with a degree in Advertising and lives in Tulsa with his wife and their four children.

Ep. 13: When It Rains, It Floods

Episode 13 – In this episode Commissioner Mulready visits with Jonathan Phillips. Discussion includes how the NFIP benefits the people of Oklahoma and data supporting the need for flood insurance.

Jonathan Phillips - Jon is the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) coordinator for Oklahoma. He began his service to the state in 2010 with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board’s Dam Safety section but since 2017 has been in Floodplain Management.

Ep. 12: U.S. Life Insurance Marketplace

Episode 12 – In this episode Commissioner Mulready visits with Tyler Laughlin of  American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI). Discussion includes the life insurance marketplace in the U.S. and how it has evolved over the past five years.

Tyler Laughlin  - Tyler is the Regional Vice President of State Relations at the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI). Before joining ACLI in 2019, he served as Chief of Staff & First Deputy Commissioner for the Oklahoma Insurance Department. Tyler is responsible for state legislative and regulatory affairs in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas and serves as ACLI’s lead for the Republican Attorneys General Association.

Ep 11: Healthcare Sharing Ministries

With the unwinding of Medicaid after the public health emergency (PHE) expires, over 200,000 Oklahomans will be looking for health coverage.  Commissioner Mulready looks at Healthcare Sharing Ministries with Buddy Combs, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of OneShare Health.

Ep. 10: The Preparedness Movement Part 2

Episode 10 – Heading into storm season in Oklahoma and launching Mulready Says Get Ready – Before During and After the Storm, – seemed like the perfect time to visit with Paul T Martin, author of Pivot Points.  Paul examines the current state of the preparedness movement and suggests various strategies to teach a preparedness mindset into American culture.

Ep. 10: The Preparedness Movement Part 1

Episode 10 – Heading into storm season in Oklahoma and launching Mulready Says Get Ready – Before During and After the Storm, – seemed like the perfect time to visit with Paul T Martin, author of Pivot Points.  Paul examines the current state of the preparedness movement and suggests various strategies to teach a preparedness mindset into American culture.