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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Bryan Caraway, originally from Richland, Wash., joined Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s insurance fraud most wanted list after he failed to appear for his pre-trial hearing in Benton County Superior Court. Caraway faces several felony charges and a warrant was issued for his arrest on October 3, 2024. 

If you have information that may lead to the arrest of Bryan Caraway, please contact your local law enforcement agency or contact Kreidler's Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU).

Caraway, a professional fighter, was…

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is considering a change to the state’s recently adopted premium change transparency rule. 

The change would be specific to Phase 2 of the rule — the automatic inclusion of reasons for premium increases in policy renewals — and would move the timing of that action from June 2027 to June 2029.  

Phase 1, which went into effect this June, requires insurance companies to disclose to policyholders why their premiums had gone up when asked by the consumer. 

“This transparency rule is…

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Open enrollment for Washington’s 2025 individual health insurance market starts Friday, Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 15, 2025.

If you need a health plan for yourself or your family or want to change coverage, your chance to compare plans starts this week. To have coverage in place on Jan. 1, you must enroll by Dec. 15. 

“I encourage everyone to go to Washington Healthplanfinder and compare plans now,” said Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. “We have good competition in our state and options to consider, so be sure to shop around…

OLYMPIA, Wash. — An analysis of the insurance claims paid out after the Gray and Oregon Road fires shows that most of the homes destroyed were under-insured.

The fires burned more than 20,000 acres, and destroyed 366 homes, outside of Spokane in August of 2023.

Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s office initiated a data call in June of 2024 to collect information from insurance companies that had a loss associated with the fires. 

The results showed 355 significant dwelling claims — consisting of $10,000 in dwelling loss and $10,000 in…