2018 news releases

DECEMBER

• Kreidler fines Dental Health Services $500,000, halts new sales while it deals with systemic problems, consumer harm

  Dec 31, 2018

• Fake stolen car insurance claim lands man in jail for 120 days

  Dec 28, 2018

• 1 guilty, 3 charged after attempting insurance fraud

  Dec 21, 2018

• Yakima man self-reports insurance fraud, faces first-degree theft charge

  Dec 13, 2018

• Kreidler offers reduced fines, premium tax penalties to captive insurers

  Dec 10, 2018

NOVEMBER

• Kreidler fines Kaiser companies $80,000

  Nov 28, 2018

• Puyallup man pleads guilty to falsifying rental theft claim

  Nov 20, 2018

• Everett woman fails to appear to answer charge of filing false insurance claim

  Nov 19, 2018

• Washington beneficiaries find over $7 million through free life insurance policy locator

  Nov 15, 2018

OCTOBER

• Kreidler rule restricts sale of less-protective short-term medical plans

  Oct 30, 2018

• Eleven insurers approved to sell 74 plans in Washington's 2019 individual market

  Oct 29, 2018

• Dental Health Services fails to comply with improvement plan; Kreidler imposes $200,000 suspended fine

  Oct 23, 2018

• Vancouver driver buys policy after crash, now faces insurance fraud charges

  Oct 19, 2018

• Kreidler fines United Healthcare $50,000 for denying 276 women’s health claims

  Oct 17, 2018

• Medicare 2019 open enrollment starts Oct. 15 - Get help in your local community

  Oct 11, 2018

SEPTEMBER

• Kreidler fines Seattle dental plan $30,000 for delays in filing rates

  Sep 28, 2018

• Five charged with fraud in connection with auto claims

  Sep 26, 2018

• Kreidler approves 7 insurers, 13.8% rate increase for Washington's health exchange

  Sep 12, 2018

• Former insurance employee wanted in connection with fraud charges

  Sep 11, 2018

• Kreidler fines T-Mobile $20,000 for illegal rebates to consumers

  Sep 4, 2018

AUGUST

• King County women ordered to pay back insurance companies they defrauded

  Aug 31, 2018

• Former insurance employee charged with filing fake claim for ring

  Aug 28, 2018

• Kreidler proposes restrictions for short-term limited duration medical plans, increased consumer protections

  Aug 27, 2018

• Klickitat County woman charged with insurance fraud

  Aug 22, 2018

• Kreidler names AnnaLisa Gellermann as new chief deputy commissioner

  Aug 21, 2018

• Federal government awards Washington $284,000 to study improvements to mental health, addiction services

  Aug 20, 2018

• Klickitat County man fails to appear in court, joins Kreidler’s most wanted

  Aug 17, 2018

• Captive insurer for Microsoft pays $876,820 to settle license, taxes

  Aug 13, 2018

• Renton woman charged in connection with jewelry insurance fraud

  Aug 8, 2018

• Former insurance agent charged in premium thefts, leaving clients at risk

  Aug 7, 2018

• Kreidler prompts Kaiser to write new policy to treat transgender women fairly

  Aug 1, 2018

JULY

• Kreidler fines Kaiser of Oregon for illegally charging consumers for preventive screenings

  Jul 18, 2018

• Two women sentenced after attempting insurance fraud

  Jul 17, 2018

• Kreidler urges federal agency to quickly resolve risk adjustment suspension

  Jul 11, 2018

JUNE

• Kreidler fines Kaiser $100,000 for violating consumer appeal rules

  Jun 29, 2018

• Three King County men charged with filing fraudulent insurance claims

  Jun 20, 2018

• Insurance fraud most wanted suspect arrested in Federal Way

  Jun 14, 2018

• Couple will serve five days on a work crew for $12,000 attempted insurance fraud

  Jun 7, 2018

• Health insurers propose 19 percent average rate increase for Washington's individual market

  Jun 4, 2018

MAY

• Eleven health insurers file for 2019 individual market: No bare counties

  May 25, 2018

• Sears settles tire warranty case, can now legally sell in Washington

  May 24, 2018

• Buckley woman faces two felony charges related to fake thefts, insurance claims

  May 16, 2018

• Former insurance producer pleads guilty to felony theft charge

  May 3, 2018

APRIL

• Kreidler disciplines, fines insurance professionals $39,000 in March

  Apr 27, 2018

• Tumwater man serving 30 days in jail for faking injuries, seeking narcotics

  Apr 24, 2018

• Pay-as-you-crash schemes don’t pay off for two women

  Apr 11, 2018

MARCH

• Kreidler fines GEICO $30,000 for raising premiums for people who froze their credit scores

  Mar 30, 2018

• Kreidler signs rule to help stabilize individual health insurance market

  Mar 27, 2018

• Married couple faces attempted theft charges in RV insurance scam

  Mar 27, 2018

• Coordinated Care Corp. fined $100,000 for failing to follow compliance plan

  Mar 22, 2018

• Dental office manager charged in suspected theft

  Mar 20, 2018

• Buying insurance after the fact doesn’t pan out; three sentenced

  Mar 14, 2018

• Kreidler: Premera should use tax windfall to benefit consumers

  Mar 12, 2018

• Kreidler’s reinsurance and surprise billing proposals fail to pass this session

  Mar 9, 2018

• Kreidler announces intention to begin rulemaking on short-term medical plans

  Mar 6, 2018

• Kreidler fines, revokes service contract providers that violated laws

  Mar 2, 2018

FEBRUARY

• Tacoma man sentenced to two months in jail for attempted insurance scam

  Feb 28, 2018

• Kreidler: Proposed Idaho health plans threaten consumer protection

  Feb 21, 2018

• Renton woman ordered to repay $2,180 settlement, community service

  Feb 14, 2018

• Thurston County ranks highest in Washington with earthquake insurance

  Feb 7, 2018

JANUARY

• Kreidler fines Sears $95,000 for illegal tire warranty sales

  Jan 31, 2018

• Former insurance producer pleads not guilty to theft charges

  Jan 29, 2018

• Former dental employee will serve nine months for insurance fraud, unemployment theft

  Jan 26, 2018

• Kreidler proposes bill to stabilize individual market, reduce premium costs

  Jan 8, 2018

• Two Everett men plead guilty in separate insurance fraud cases

  Jan 4, 2018

• Tacoma man to serve 30 days after pleading guilty to attempted insurance fraud

  Jan 3, 2018