Kreidler issues statement on President Trump’s threat to the Federal Drug Administration on vaccine approval

12/11/2020

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued the following statement today on Donald Trump’s threat to the FDA about vaccine approval:

“Donald Trump’s threat today to fire the head of the FDA for not immediately approving a COVID-19 vaccine is another low mark in the way his administration has grotesquely mismanaged the national response to the pandemic.

“Instead of letting respected and renowned medical experts do their jobs to ensure protection for all Americans, the president decided again to make himself the center of attention. He again completely…

U.S. insurance departments report progress toward consistent global standards for Measuring Growing Climate Risks

11/24/2020

OLYMPIA/LOS ANGELES — Insurance Commissioners Mike Kreidler of Washington state and Ricardo Lara of California announced that eight insurance companies filed TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) reports in response to the Climate Risk Disclosure Survey in 2020. Washington and California, in partnership with the Departments of Insurance from Connecticut, Minnesota, New Mexico, and New York, conduct the annual survey and release the results on the California Department of Insurance website. The Climate Risk Disclosure Survey is sent to insurance companies that generate…

Spokane developer charged in a second round of insurance fraud claims

11/24/2020

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Ivan Kriger, of Spokane, was charged in Spokane County Superior Court with four counts of attempted theft and four counts of filing a false insurance claim. This is the second set of insurance fraud-related charges against Kriger investigated by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU).

According to the investigation, Kriger filed two sets of fraudulent claims for commercial properties he owns in Spokane, a derelict building and an adjacent parking lot. Kriger is a developer in Spokane and owns a company called Crystal City LLC…

Aliera ordered to pay $1 million for selling illegal health insurance

11/24/2020

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s action against Aliera Healthcare, Inc. (Aliera) ordering the company to stop selling health insurance illegally was upheld on Nov. 13 after the company appealed.  Today, Aliera was ordered to pay a $1 million fine. It has 90 days to appeal. 

Kreidler took action against Aliera and its partner, Trinity Healthshare, Inc. (Trinity) in May 2019 after an investigation revealed that since August 2018, the companies sold 3,058 policies to Washington consumers and collected $3.8 million in premium. Trinity agreed to Kreidler…