Laws & Rules

• RCW laws (leg.wa.gov)
• WAC rules (leg.wa.gov)
• Legislation and rulemaking

A

• Administrative hearings
• Adjuster pre-licensing experience and education requirements
• Affiliations
• Appealing a health insurance denial

B

• Balance Billing Protection Act
• Birthday rule (leg.wa.gov)
• Bonds

C

• Casualty insurance laws and rules by topic (PDF, 28KB)
• COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)
• Company Complaint Response System (CRS)
• Compensation and disclosure
• Coordination of benefits (leg.wa.gov)
• Credit scoring
• Criminal offenses - producer licensing

D

• Data calls and reporting
• Designated responsible licensed person (DRLP)

E

• Emergency medical services (leg.wa.gov)

F

• Financial exams

H

• Health insurance laws and rules by topic (PDF, 373KB)

I

• Independent review organization (IRO) process
• Index to life and health laws and rules (PDF, 373KB)
• Index to property and casualty insurance laws and rules (PDF, 377KB)
• Insurance Fair Conduct Act (IFCA)

L

• Legislation & rulemaking
• Life and health insurance laws and rules (PDF, 373KB)
• Life-expectancy table
• Long-term care insurer compliance filing form

M

• Mandatory auto insurance law
• Marijuana licensees insurance requirements
• Market Conduct reporting and oversight
• Medical malpractice

O

• Orders - disciplinary and general

P

• Petition state administrative rule (PDF, 553KB) (ofm.wa.gov)
• Pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) registration
• Producer licensing and oversight
• Property and casualty insurance laws and rules (PDF, 377KB)
• Public Records Act (leg.wa.gov)

R

• Records retention - for licensees
• Regulatory surcharge - insurers
• Rules - proposed
• Rules - recently adopted
• Rules - withdrawn

S

• Security breach notification requirements
• Separate premium accounts
• Service of legal process
• Surprise billing and the Balance Billing Protection Act
• Subrogation and your rights

T

• Technical assistance advisories and emergency orders
• Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act (www.naic.org)
• Title insurance inducements rules
• Transgender medical coverage

W

• Women's health insurance rights

See also

• Recent laws and rules affecting licensees
• Adopted laws and rules for insurers
• Proposed laws and rules for insurers

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