The working group will:
- Review the availability and cost of liability insurance for adult family homes
- Identify obstacles to adult family homes' access to liability insurance including underwriting restrictions, market conditions, as well as legal and regulatory requirements
- Evaluate the financial risk to adult family homes, their residents, the state Medicaid program and others that exist as a result of the increased cost of insurance, or in the event adult family homes are uninsured due to a lack of access to coverage
- Make policy recommendations to improve access to liability insurance coverage for adult family homes
A preliminary report is due by December 31, 2024. A final report is due by June 30, 2025.
Work group preliminary report
Work group meetings
June 17 meeting
- Date: Jun 17, 2025
- Time: 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
- Register in advance: https://wa-oic.zoom.us/meeting/register/bTd5aeyCSMqIZLH3OkQVZg
Work group meeting agenda, materials, and recordings
Aug. 28, Sept. 25, and Oct. 23 meetings
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The August, September, and October work group meetings were canceled to allow for 1:1 interviews and data collection.
July 24 meeting
- July 24, 2024 meeting agenda (PDF 217.59KB)
- July 24 meeting recording
- July 24, Liability and property presentation (PPTX 6.14MB)
- July 24, Surplus Line Association of Washington presentation (PPTX 23.71MB)
- July 24, Office of the Insurance Commissioner, David Forte presentation (PPTX 1.70MB)
June 26 meeting
- June 26, 2024 meeting agenda (PDF 193.03KB)
- June 26 meeting recording
- Adult family home liability insurance history June 26 presentation (PDF 2.83MB)
- DSHS, department of social and health services, June 26 presentation (PDF 2.06MB)
Work group members
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Bryon Welch | Office of the Insurance Commissioner |
| Amber Leaders | Office of the Governor |
| Kelly Richburg | Office of the Attorney General |
| Cathy Kinnamon | DSHS ALTSA - Home and Community Services |
| Colleen Jensen | DSHS ALTSA - Residential Care Services |
| Saif Hakim | DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration |
| Joy Erven | Surplus Line Association of Washington |
| Hope Reffett | Adult Family Home Council |
| Courtney Williams | Adult Family Home Council |
| Rebecca Thompson | Fortiphi Insurance |
| Raelena Marsh | Cochrane and Company |
| Sherri Sheidler | MiniCo Insurance Agency |
| Katie Baierlein | MiniCo Insurance Agency |
| Vince Terlaje | MiniCo Insurance Agency |