2023 news releases

DECEMBER

• Kreidler issues $305,000 in fines for violations in November

  Dec 14, 2023

• New legislative report on affordability reveals current state of Washington’s health care system

  Dec 1, 2023

NOVEMBER

• Advocates recover almost $12 million for insurance consumers in third quarter of 2023

  Nov 28, 2023

• King County pair added to Kreidler’s Insurance Fraud Most Wanted list

  Nov 16, 2023

• 13 insurers approved to sell health insurance to small businesses in 2024

  Nov 8, 2023

• Kreidler issues $607,000 in fines for violations in October

  Nov 8, 2023

• Kreidler asks court to uphold cease-and-desist order against insolvent Pennsylvania insurer

  Nov 6, 2023

• Sovereign Nations Insurance agrees to stop selling unauthorized insurance in Washington 

  Nov 2, 2023

OCTOBER

• Individual health insurance market open enrollment starts November 1

  Oct 25, 2023

• Kreidler fines UnitedHealthcare $500,000 for not demonstrating compliance with mental health parity laws

  Oct 18, 2023

• Kreidler: Communication between insurers and people important to wildfire recovery

  Oct 17, 2023

• Need assistance with Medicare open enrollment? SHIBA can help!

  Oct 13, 2023

• Kreidler issues $179,000 in fines for violations in September

  Oct 11, 2023

SEPTEMBER

• Kreidler issues $262,250 in fines for violations in July and August

  Sep 29, 2023

• Commissioner Kreidler asks insurers to expedite the approval process for debris removal

  Sep 27, 2023

• Bench warrant issued for former lawyer accused of stealing client’s insurance settlement

  Sep 21, 2023

• Kreidler thanks insurance professionals for their work after Gray, Oregon Road fires

  Sep 14, 2023

• Average rate increase of 8.9% approved for 2024 individual health insurance market

  Sep 13, 2023

AUGUST

• Kreidler issues emergency order directing insurers to extend protections to policyholders impacted by Washington wildfires

  Aug 24, 2023

• Consumer alert: Kreidler’s advice for claims from wildfire damage

  Aug 21, 2023

• Wenatchee man pleads guilty to theft after filing a fraudulent claim

  Aug 4, 2023

JULY

• Bench warrant issued for Bothell man who filed a falsified insurance claim for scuba gear

  Jul 31, 2023

• Regence corrects medical billing errors on 670 ground ambulance claims

  Jul 25, 2023

• Advocates recover over $17 million for insurance consumers in second quarter of 2023

  Jul 21, 2023

• Public comments take over three hours at OIC’s July 17 claim issues workshop

  Jul 19, 2023

• Register now for our July 17 workshop on auto and homeowners insurance issues

  Jul 10, 2023

• Kreidler sends out Climate Risk Disclosure Survey to insurers

  Jul 6, 2023

• Kreidler issues $40,863 in fines for violations in June

  Jul 3, 2023

JUNE

• Rule adopted requiring insurers to tell you why your premium is going up

  Jun 21, 2023

• Kreidler hosting workshop to address historic increase in auto insurance complaints

  Jun 12, 2023

• Kreidler issues $398,500 in fines for violations in April and May

  Jun 6, 2023

• Seattle man found guilty of insurance fraud after CIU investigation

  Jun 1, 2023

MAY

• Fourteen insurers request average 9.11% rate change for 2024 individual health insurance market

  May 30, 2023

• Kreidler directs Regence to correct medical billing error

  May 24, 2023

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  What Washington’s new pet insurance bill means for you

  May 22, 2023

• Kreidler fines Airbnb $20,000 for acting as an unauthorized insurer

  May 16, 2023

• Learn what’s covered after the COVID-19 emergency ends

  May 10, 2023

• Kreidler announces he will not seek re-election

  May 1, 2023

APRIL

• Advocates recover over $10 million for insurance consumers since Jan. 2023

  Apr 12, 2023

• Kreidler issues $578,363 in fines for violations in March

  Apr 7, 2023

• Health insurers urged to continue covering preventive services without cost-sharing

  Apr 4, 2023

MARCH

• Kirkland man pleads guilty to filing a false auto insurance claim

  Mar 30, 2023

• OIC issues memo on Premera, EvergreenHealth negotiations

  Mar 23, 2023

• Rule proposed to require insurers tell you why your premium is going up

  Mar 14, 2023

• Kreidler issues $25,500 in fines for violations in February

  Mar 6, 2023

• Woman convicted of insurance fraud in King County after CIU investigation

  Mar 2, 2023

FEBRUARY

• OIC Deputy Commissioner Scott Kipper to lead Nevada Division of Insurance

  Feb 23, 2023

• Kreidler issues $11,000 in fines for violations in January

  Feb 1, 2023

JANUARY

• New report on utilities’ liability market reveals increased costs, coverage exclusions

  Jan 19, 2023

• Kreidler issues $55,500 in fines for violations in December

  Jan 18, 2023

• Kreidler releases independent assessment of agency culture

  Jan 12, 2023