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OLYMPIA, Wash. — If an insurance company violates Washington state law in a way that financially harms a policyholder, the path to financial justice goes through the court system.

House Bill 1199, agency request legislation prime sponsored by Representative Jamila Taylor (D–Federal Way), would close that loophole by granting the state Insurance Commissioner’s office the authority to require a company or person committing illegal actions to pay restitution.

Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer will testify to the…

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer announced six additions to her executive staff on Friday. Kuderer was sworn in as the Evergreen State’s ninth insurance commissioner on Wednesday. 

The new staff members joining the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) include:

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Patty Kuderer was sworn in as Washington’s ninth insurance commissioner today by Washington Supreme Court Justice Steve Gonzalez. Kuderer, a former state Senator from Bellevue, was joined by her son, Michael, and family friend, Stephanie Weil. 

She is one of only 11 elected insurance commissioners in the country and Washington’s first new commissioner in 24 years. 

“I’m excited to get started and join…

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s office submitted a report to the state Legislature on Thursday on liability insurance for community-based healthcare providers. 

The report presents six policy options the Legislature could consider to improve the availability of health care malpractice coverage — and other liability protection options — for providers that deliver transition of care services to incarcerated individuals.

Under Washington’s Medicaid Transformation Project 2.0, funds can be used to reimburse community…