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OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued a data call of 124 auto insurance companies for recent rebates given to policyholders during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Kreidler is requesting claims data for private passenger auto claims from 2016-2020 and how the insurers applied any COVID-19-related refunds in 2020. Responses are due July 30. 

“I want to see what premiums consumers paid during the pandemic and the companies’ claims costs,” said Kreidler. “We know that people drove less and had fewer accidents. If this resulted in fewer claims, then…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler extended his emergency order directing all state-regulated health insurers to make additional coverage changes to aid consumers during the coronavirus pandemic. His order is in effect until July 25 and requires health insurers to:

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Two people pleaded guilty in King County Superior Court to insurance fraud charges in separate cases after investigations by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU).

Nikki Hill pleaded guilty to one felony charge of filing a false insurance claim. She was sentenced to serve 90 days in community service through King County Community Option, 24 months of unsupervised probation, and $500 in court fees. Restitution is to be determined. 

According to the investigation, Hill was involved in a collision with a semi-truck on…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued the following statement on today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act and again reject the most recent challenge by the Republican Party:

“The U.S. Supreme Court’s 7-2 ruling today on the challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) guarantees that the critical, often life-saving health coverage millions of Americans rely on will continue. 

“The challenge was based on a shaky legal argument inspired by mean-spirited politics and their instigators who have consistently failed to…