Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-335: Conflicts of interest - Exceptions

No employee of the Insurance Department shall be financially

interested, directly or indirectly, in any insurer, agency or

insurance transaction except as a policyholder or claimant under a

policy; except, that as to such matters wherein a conflict of

interest does not exist on the part of any such individual, the

Insurance Commissioner may employ from time to time insurance

actuaries or other technicians who are independently practicing

their professions even though similarly employed by insurers and

others. This section shall not be deemed to prohibit employment by

the Insurance Commissioner of retired or pensioned personnel of

insurers or insurance organizations. In addition, this section

shall not be deemed to prohibit employees of the Insurance

Department from investing in mutual funds that may own stock in

insurance companies, or from having an interest in retirement or

pension plans, other than self-directed plans, that may own stock in

insurance companies.