Lawmakers, AG challenge insurance commissioner’s market claims

In early October, the Oklahoma House and Senate mounted interim studies on skyrocketing homeowners insurance rates. Senate minority leader Julia Kirt, who organized the study in the upper chamber, said that more than a handful of insurance lobbyists had since approached her with nervous questions.

“I think there is unease that we’re exploring this,” Kirt said.

“They’re watching.”

The lobbyists, Kirt …