OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is seeking a $1 million fine from Aliera Healthcare, Inc. (Aliera) (PDF, 439KB) and $100,000 from its partner, Trinity HealthShare, Inc. (Trinity) (PDF, 364KB) for selling sham health care sharing ministry memberships in Washington state.
Kreidler ordered the companies in May to immediately stop selling health insurance illegally and halt deceptive business practices. Since August 2018, Aliera and Trinity sold 3,058 policies to Washington consumers and collected $3.8 million in premium.
