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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Don't miss your opportunity to make changes to your Medicare coverage. Medicare’s Open Enrollment period for prescription drug plans (Part D) and Medicare Advantage plans starts tomorrow, Oct. 15, and ends Dec. 7. 

The Office of the Insurance Commissioner’s SHIBA program is here to help you with free, unbiased information about your options. 

“We know Medicare Open Enrollment can be daunting and a little confusing,” said Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer. “Our Medicare Jumpstart Toolkit can help you get organized, so you have a better…

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Office of the Insurance Commissioner’s third Spokane workshop for wildfire survivors navigating the insurance claims process is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 12. 

OIC insurance experts will provide tips on navigating the first couple of months of recovering from wildfire, including debris removal and replacement estimates, and individual claim assistance. The workshop will also include time for questions and one-on-one assistance.

Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer’s office began hosting the workshops in August in response to the Spokane Complex…

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer’s office fined insurance companies, agencies and producers $495,200 between April and August of 2026 for insurance law violations. 

The two largest fines were levied against USAA Casualty Insurance Co. ($130,000) and Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co. ($90,000) for violations in how the companies handled policyholders’ claims.

The total included another $215,000 in fines against 19 companies and $20,250 in fines against nine agencies and producers.

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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer has fined two major property and casualty insurance companies a total of $230,000. 

Kuderer’s office fined USAA Casualty Insurance Co. $140,000 for unfair or deceptive acts or practices in how it handled auto claims and fined Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co. $90,000 for claim handling violations and for not following the OIC’s premium change transparency rule.

“We take our role as a consumer protection agency seriously,” Kuderer said. “These orders, and the actions we’ve taken against…