News from the Commissioner

SEPTEMBER 2021

• New SHIBA sponsor, Solid Ground to help King County seniors with Medicare

  Sep 23, 2021

• Kreidler hosts Climate Summit 2021, free virtual event open to the public

  Sep 22, 2021

• Most insurers miss opportunity to offer better auto and homeowner rates for Washington consumers

  Sep 21, 2021

• Average 4.17% rate change approved for 2022 Exchange health insurance market

  Sep 20, 2021

• Kreidler extends orders on coronavirus and surprise billing to Oct. 3

  Sep 03, 2021

• Kreidler fines Aetna for discriminating against transgender women

  Sep 02, 2021

• Kreidler slams Taliban-like abortion law in Texas

  Sep 01, 2021

AUGUST 2021

• Abshir Ali joins Kreidler’s insurance fraud most wanted

  Aug 27, 2021

• Jenefer Fish of Auburn joins Kreidler’s insurance fraud most wanted

  Aug 12, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Sept. 5

  Aug 09, 2021

• Kreidler requires employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19

  Aug 09, 2021

JULY 2021

• Alliance for Shared Health, Inc., and its insurance producer pay $87,500 in fines for bogus operations

  Jul 27, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Aug. 8

  Jul 09, 2021

• Kreidler requests auto insurance claims and rebate data from insurers in Washington

  Jul 07, 2021

JUNE 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth to July 25

  Jun 25, 2021

• Two plead guilty in King County to separate auto insurance fraud charges

  Jun 18, 2021

• Kreidler calls Supreme Court ruling on ACA a win for millions of Americans

  Jun 17, 2021

• Kreidler extends orders on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to July 11

  Jun 11, 2021

• Best time to shop auto, home insurance in Washington starts June 20

  Jun 10, 2021

• Commissioners Kreidler, Lara urge insurers to report climate risks through international financial stability framework

  Jun 08, 2021

• Fifteen health insurers request average rate increase of 5.47% for Washington’s individual market

  Jun 01, 2021

MAY 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth to June 27

  May 28, 2021

• Kreidler extends orders on coronavirus and surprise billing to June 13

  May 14, 2021

• Kreidler’s groundbreaking captive insurer bill signed into law

  May 12, 2021

• Washington, feds take action to solidify insurance protections for transgender people

  May 12, 2021

• Over 50 insurers meet deadline to comply with emergency rule on credit

  May 07, 2021

APRIL 2021

• Oak Harbor man will serve 45 days in jail for claiming theft of car he sold

  Apr 30, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth coverage

  Apr 30, 2021

• Kreidler urges nation’s insurance commissioners to ban use of credit scores

  Apr 28, 2021

• Kreidler: Deadline is May 6 to comply with emergency rule on credit

  Apr 27, 2021

• Court denies industry challenge to Kreidler’s emergency rule on credit

  Apr 23, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to May 16

  Apr 16, 2021

• Kreidler fines Shared Health Alliance, orders it to cease operations in state

  Apr 15, 2021

• Kreidler: Industry favors profits over people in challenge to credit score rule

  Apr 13, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order requiring special enrollment period

  Apr 06, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth to May 2

  Apr 02, 2021

MARCH 2021

• Kreidler urges insurers to craft consent policies with Native American tribes

  Mar 24, 2021

• Kreidler issues emergency rule banning credit scoring for three years

  Mar 23, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency orders on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to April 18

  Mar 19, 2021

• Kreidler sets record straight on vaccines and life insurance

  Mar 18, 2021

• Biden's American Rescue Plan will lower health insurance costs for over 200,000 in Washington

  Mar 12, 2021

• Sequim man pleads guilty to attempted insurance fraud charge

  Mar 12, 2021

• Kreidler: Legislature can keep credit scoring ban proposal alive

  Mar 10, 2021

• Former Bellevue attorney charged in connection with $1.8 million theft

  Mar 09, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth coverage to April 4

  Mar 05, 2021

FEBRUARY 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency orders on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to March 21

  Feb 19, 2021

• Insurance industry guts proposed ban on use of credit scores

  Feb 18, 2021

• Federal Way woman pleads guilty after filing fraudulent auto insurance claim

  Feb 12, 2021

• Pro fighter wanted to face insurance fraud charges in Benton County

  Feb 10, 2021

• Kreidler calls for special enrollment for all state-regulated health insurers

  Feb 08, 2021

• Emergency order on telehealth coverage extended to March 7

  Feb 05, 2021

• Kreidler fines OneShare Health LLC $150,000 for selling illegal insurance

  Feb 01, 2021

JANUARY 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency orders on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Feb. 21, 2021

  Jan 22, 2021

• Regence parent company pays $10,000 fine to Washington state

  Jan 14, 2021

• Kreidler bill to ban insurers from using credit scores goes to Senate Jan. 14

  Jan 12, 2021

• Emergency order on telehealth coverage extended to Feb. 7

  Jan 08, 2021

DECEMBER 2020

• Health insurers to waive copays and deductibles for COVID-19 vaccines

  Dec 30, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency orders on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Jan. 23, 2021

  Dec 24, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth to Jan. 10

  Dec 11, 2020

• Kreidler issues statement on President Trump’s threat to the Federal Drug Administration on vaccine approval

  Dec 11, 2020

NOVEMBER 2020

• U.S. insurance departments report progress toward consistent global standards for Measuring Growing Climate Risks

  Nov 24, 2020

• Aliera ordered to pay $1 million for selling illegal health insurance

  Nov 24, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Dec. 24

  Nov 24, 2020

• Spokane developer charged in a second round of insurance fraud claims

  Nov 24, 2020

• Judge upholds Kreidler’s fine, orders against Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network

  Nov 20, 2020

• Kreidler prevails in Aliera’s bid to overturn cease and desist order

  Nov 19, 2020

• Tukwila man faces 7 theft, fraud charges after filing $65,000 in insurance claims

  Nov 18, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth to Dec. 11

  Nov 13, 2020

• Kreidler delivers disaster resilience recommendations to state leaders

  Nov 10, 2020

• Kreidler urges U.S. Supreme Court to preserve the Affordable Care Act

  Nov 09, 2020

• Blue Cross Blue Shield enrollees can expect payments from $2.67 billion settlement

  Nov 02, 2020

OCTOBER 2020

• Kreidler’s office helps family recover over $34 million in life insurance benefits

  Oct 26, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Nov. 24

  Oct 23, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth to Nov. 13

  Oct 15, 2020

• Medicare open enrollment for 2021 starts Oct. 15

  Oct 14, 2020

SEPTEMBER 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency orders on coronavirus testing and surprise billing

  Sep 25, 2020

• Kreidler: Trump offers more fake promises on protecting health care

  Sep 24, 2020

• Kreidler approves average rate decrease of 3.2% for Washington’s 2021 Exchange health insurers

  Sep 24, 2020

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  Kreidler hosts Climate Summit 2020, free virtual event open to the public

  Sep 16, 2020

• Consumer alert: Beware of suspicious offers of cheap health insurance

  Sep 15, 2020

• Kreidler’s CIU helps uncover $1.3 million health insurance fraud in two states

  Sep 14, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth to Oct. 14

  Sep 14, 2020

• Kreidler offers resources to Washingtonians affected by wildfire

  Sep 08, 2020

AUGUST 2020

• Kreidler extends two emergency orders on coronavirus

  Aug 28, 2020

• Kreidler launches study to reveal unpaid insurance taxes in Washington

  Aug 27, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth for 30 days

  Aug 14, 2020

• New rule requires insurers to notify consumers of appeal rights and consumer protection services

  Aug 03, 2020

JULY 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order waiving cost-sharing for coronavirus testing until Aug. 27

  Jul 29, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on surprising billing and lab fees for coronavirus testing

  Jul 29, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth coverage for another 30 days

  Jul 17, 2020

• Kreidler to insurance CEOs: Time to put racial justice pledge to work, join effort to ban credit scoring

  Jul 15, 2020

• Kreidler statement on U.S. Supreme Court decision denying contraceptive coverage

  Jul 09, 2020

• Kreidler earns international recognition for advocacy on climate change

  Jul 06, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order again waiving deductibles and copays for coronavirus testing

  Jul 02, 2020

JUNE 2020

• Kreidler extends withheld depreciation deadline for insurance claims for building repairs

  Jun 25, 2020

• Kreidler: Trump cruelly targets ACA again while pandemic cripples U.S.

  Jun 25, 2020

• Kreidler directs health insurers in Washington state to protect transgender patients

  Jun 24, 2020

• Kreidler will donate scheduled salary increase to Thurston County Foodbank via state’s charity organization

  Jun 19, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth coverage

  Jun 19, 2020

• Kreidler: The times demand we ban insurers’ use of credit scoring

  Jun 17, 2020

• Inslee, Kreidler call out Trump administration for targeting transgender patients during Pride month, national pandemic

  Jun 15, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order to July 3 for waiving deductibles and copays for coronavirus testing

  Jun 03, 2020

• Kreidler advises businesses damaged during protests: File claims ASAP

  Jun 03, 2020

• Fifteen health insurers request average rate decrease of 1.79% for Washington’s individual market

  Jun 01, 2020

• Kreidler signs emergency order protecting consumers from surprise billing for lab charges

  Jun 01, 2020

MAY 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order to health insurers expanding telehealth and other coverages

  May 22, 2020

• 15 health insurers file plans for 2021 individual health insurance market

  May 22, 2020

• Kreidler: Time Insurance ordered into rehabilitation, Washington policyholders’ benefits remain protected

  May 20, 2020

• Kreidler, LeVine seek insurance industry help to process, investigate Washington unemployment claims

  May 14, 2020

• Kreidler welcomes premium forgiveness for some health insurance policies

  May 12, 2020

• Kreidler alerts consumers to new credit scoring protections during coronavirus pandemic

  May 05, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order 30 days for waiving deductibles and copays for coronavirus testing

  May 01, 2020

APRIL 2020

• Kreidler extends deadline for property insurance claims with building repairs

  Apr 30, 2020

• Kreidler: State health insurers due $106 million from Supreme Court ruling

  Apr 30, 2020

• Kreidler extends deadlines, expedites online education for insurance producers

  Apr 28, 2020

• Kreidler orders Alliance for Shared Health to stop selling illegal health insurance in Washington state

  Apr 23, 2020

• Watch out for Medicare coronavirus scams

  Apr 20, 2020

• Kreidler finds most business insurance policies in state exclude pandemic, virus coverage

  Apr 17, 2020

• Kreidler urges revival of reinsurance program to reduce health premiums

  Apr 14, 2020

• Kreidler encourages health insurers to work with employers who want to maintain employee coverage

  Apr 09, 2020

• Kreidler urges insurers to consider refunds of auto premiums to Washington drivers

  Apr 07, 2020

• Kreidler’s office on alert for insurance scams during pandemic

  Apr 03, 2020

• Kreidler issues emergency order on dental insurance and clarifying grace period payments

  Apr 03, 2020

• Kreidler orders OneShare Health LLC to stop selling illegal insurance in Washington state

  Apr 01, 2020

MARCH 2020

• Kreidler urges auto insurers to extend coverage to delivery drivers’ personal vehicles

  Mar 27, 2020

• Kreidler orders property insurers to give grace periods, halt cancelations until May 9

  Mar 25, 2020

• Kreidler orders health insurers to expand telehealth, testing coverage, extend premium grace periods

  Mar 24, 2020

• Kreidler calls on commercial labs to price fairly for coronavirus testing

  Mar 11, 2020

• Kreidler orders Washington health insurers to waive deductibles, coinsurance and copays for coronavirus testing

  Mar 05, 2020

FEBRUARY 2020

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

  Feb 10, 2020

• Attempt to cover uninsured car after wreck results in guilty plea

  Feb 07, 2020

• Kreidler fines three Washington health insurers for law violations

  Feb 06, 2020

• Phantom auto theft claim results in charges against Eastern Washington man

  Feb 04, 2020

JANUARY 2020

• Yakima woman pleads guilty after filing 27 fake injury claims worth $5,175

  Jan 31, 2020

• Kreidler: Trump rule on abortion payment needlessly harms consumers, risks their coverage

  Jan 30, 2020

• Former insurance agent charged with theft in $2.8 million loan case

  Jan 28, 2020

• Kreidler orders two pet insurers to repay $4.7 million to consumers

  Jan 21, 2020

• Mother, son charged in attempted auto insurance fraud; third man charged in separate case

  Jan 09, 2020

• Father, stepmom serving jail time for life insurance fraud involving son

  Jan 03, 2020

• Health Insurance Innovations pays $1.5 million fine to Washington state

  Jan 02, 2020

• New law now protects patients from surprise medical bills in Washington

  Jan 02, 2020

DECEMBER 2019

• Kreidler orders Starbucks, Alaska Air captive insurers to stop insuring risk in Washington state

  Dec 31, 2019

• Kreidler bans Trinity Healthshare, collects $150,000 fine

  Dec 30, 2019

• Bremerton man buys renter’s insurance policy during apartment fire, charged with filing a false insurance claim

  Dec 16, 2019

• Three men added to insurance fraud most wanted after failing to appear in King County court

  Dec 04, 2019

NOVEMBER 2019

• Kreidler fines UnitedHealthcare $30,000

  Nov 22, 2019

• Kreidler revokes Bellevue insurance producer for taking loans from elderly client

  Nov 20, 2019

• Kreidler seeks to fine, revoke licenses of Vancouver bail bond company and owner

  Nov 04, 2019

• Federal Way woman charged with felony, accused of filing fraudulent auto insurance claim

  Nov 01, 2019

OCTOBER 2019

• Kreidler disciplines insurance industry for law violations 

  Oct 31, 2019

• King County siblings each plead guilty in attempted auto insurance fraud

  Oct 30, 2019

• Kreidler fines USCCA $100,000 for illegal insurance sales, policies

  Oct 21, 2019

• Attempted auto insurance fraud doesn’t pan out for pair

  Oct 18, 2019

• Marysville married couple plead guilty to filing false insurance claim

  Oct 15, 2019

• Kirkland massage therapist accused of stealing $54,000 in insurance payments

  Oct 11, 2019

• Washington’s individual health insurance market grows to 13 insurers with a record average rate decrease of 3.25%

  Oct 10, 2019

• Medicare open enrollment for 2020 starts Oct. 15

  Oct 10, 2019

SEPTEMBER 2019

• Kreidler orders Alaska Air captive insurer to pay $2.5 million in taxes, penalties

  Sep 24, 2019

• Kreidler rebukes Cambia Health Solutions for secrecy involving Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina’s CEO

  Sep 24, 2019

• Providence Health Plan approved for sale in 2020 individual market

  Sep 19, 2019

• Two fraud investigations lead to guilty plea, charges filed

  Sep 17, 2019

• Man suspected of falsely reporting car stolen is on Kreidler's most wanted list

  Sep 13, 2019

• Kreidler approves record low average rate decrease of -3.27% for Exchange plans

  Sep 12, 2019

• Spokane man charged in faking water damage claim

  Sep 12, 2019

AUGUST 2019

• Clark County woman pleads guilty to felony theft, identity theft in AFLAC scam

  Aug 27, 2019

• Kreidler seeks $1.1 million from sham health care sharing ministry for ripping off consumers

  Aug 01, 2019

JULY 2019

• Kreidler orders Vancouver bail bond company to stop illegal business

  Jul 31, 2019

• Two admit to auto fraud after Kreidler’s investigations

  Jul 26, 2019

• Two Spokane-area residents charged with filing false auto insurance claims

  Jul 24, 2019

• Kreidler disciplines, fines insurance professionals $724,000 in June

  Jul 23, 2019

• Insurance fraud suspect wanted after failing to appear at court hearing

  Jul 16, 2019

JUNE 2019

• Three Spokane homeowners charged after attempting fraudulent claims

  Jun 28, 2019

• Former insurance agent and former most wanted suspect each plead guilty

  Jun 26, 2019

• Kreidler fines Trupanion $100,000 for using unlicensed sales partners

  Jun 25, 2019

• Oak Harbor dad, stepmom plead not guilty to attempted life insurance fraud

  Jun 24, 2019

• Kreidler disciplines, fines insurance professionals for law violations in May

  Jun 21, 2019

• Kreidler offers wildfire preparation tips to Washington residents

  Jun 19, 2019

• Insurance fraud cases result in two guilty pleas, one diversion program

  Jun 12, 2019

• Thirteen health insurers request record-low increase of less than 1%

  Jun 03, 2019

MAY 2019

• Diamond ring scam lands guilty plea for ex-Spokane insurance employee

  May 31, 2019

• Statements from Inslee and Kreidler on Trump administration action to overturn critical health protections for transgender patients

  May 24, 2019

• Man pleads guilty, four other charged with crimes in pay-as-you-crash cases

  May 24, 2019

• Kreidler fines Premera Blue Cross, Lifewise for mishandling consumer appeals

  May 22, 2019

• Surprise billing legislation signed into law, gives Washington strongest protections in country

  May 21, 2019

• Marysville couple charged with insurance fraud

  May 20, 2019

• Kreidler’s request to plan for statewide disaster resilience signed into law

  May 14, 2019

• Kreidler: New state program offers help to meet costs of long-term care

  May 14, 2019

• Consumer complaints lead Kreidler to halt sham health care sharing ministry

  May 13, 2019

• Klickitat County fraud suspect pleads guilty

  May 10, 2019

• Everett woman pleads guilty to felony insurance fraud charge

  May 06, 2019

APRIL 2019

• Former insurance agent pleads guilty, will repay stolen commissions

  Apr 25, 2019

• Yakima County man fails to appear to face two fraud-related charges

  Apr 19, 2019

• Kreidler fines pet insurer $25,000 for failing to fix law violations

  Apr 16, 2019

• Kreidler's bill to protect consumers from surprise billing passes Senate

  Apr 10, 2019

• Pasco woman faces charges after attempting pay-as-you-crash scheme

  Apr 02, 2019

MARCH 2019

• Most wanted suspect arrested, extradited to Spokane County

  Mar 29, 2019

• Yakima-area residents charged with insurance fraud crimes

  Mar 28, 2019

• Kreidler fines Asuris Health insurance $20,000 for denying consumer claims after approving medical treatment

  Mar 26, 2019

• Renton woman ordered to repay State Farm $10,000 for diamond ring claim

  Mar 25, 2019

• Pasco man fails to appear in court to face insurance fraud charges

  Mar 22, 2019

• Complaint leads to end of $227,000 surprise medical debt for Clark County couple

  Mar 21, 2019

• Clark County foster mom, daughter charged in $400,000 insurance theft

  Mar 14, 2019

• Kreidler to review affiliation request from Cambia, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

  Mar 12, 2019

• Costco captive insurer pays $3.6 million in back taxes, penalties

  Mar 11, 2019

• Two men added to Kreidler’s most wanted after skipping court hearings

  Mar 11, 2019

• Klickitat County man turns self in after stint on Kreidler’s most wanted

  Mar 07, 2019

• Kreidler’s request to plan for statewide disaster resilience passes Senate

  Mar 05, 2019

• Kreidler's bill to end costly surprise medical bills passes House of Representatives

  Mar 04, 2019

• Former insurance agent will serve 30 days in jail for stealing customers’ premiums

  Mar 01, 2019

FEBRUARY 2019

• Napavine woman faces theft charge after Tiffany bracelet insurance claim

  Feb 28, 2019

• Fraudulent bike theft claim leads Everett woman to guilty plea

  Feb 26, 2019

• Spokane-based business will pay $458,627 in back taxes, fines

  Feb 25, 2019

• Seattle man will serve 40 days in jail for filing fraudulent auto claim

  Feb 22, 2019

• Insurance fraud most wanted suspect taken into custody in Las Vegas

  Feb 22, 2019

• Kreidler disciplines, fines insurance professionals in January

  Feb 21, 2019

• Illinois Union pays $102,000 fine for sale of illegal NRA-branded policies

  Feb 20, 2019

• Yakima County charges business owner and mom with felonies in two insurance fraud cases

  Feb 14, 2019

• Two former insurance agents charged with theft after writing fake policies

  Feb 01, 2019

JANUARY 2019

• Renton man attempts insurance scam, will serve 120 days of community service

  Jan 29, 2019

• Consumer complaints lead to $130,000 fine against life insurer

  Jan 25, 2019

• Kreidler urges insurers to protect policies for federal workers affected by shutdown

  Jan 24, 2019

• Hearing set Jan. 23 on Kreidler’s bill to protect consumers from costly surprise medical bills

  Jan 22, 2019

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  Kreidler welcomes innovators to offer insurance products for Washington consumers

  Jan 16, 2019

• Kreidler bans sale of NRA-affiliated insurance, seeks fines of $177,000

  Jan 15, 2019

• Port Orchard man charged after attempts to scam four insurers out of $40,000

  Jan 09, 2019

• Kreidler: State's GOP House members must honor promise on pre-existing medical protection

  Jan 08, 2019

• Two people sought for insurance fraud charges

  Jan 08, 2019

DECEMBER 2018

• 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

• Kreidler: Ruling on Affordable Care Act is cruel, cannot stand

  Dec 14, 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 2018

• 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 2018

• 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

• Kreidler: Washington state will continue to protect trans rights from latest attack by Trump administration

  Oct 22, 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

• Kreidler: NRA insurance policies sold in Washington rip off consumers

  Oct 04, 2018

SEPTEMBER 2018

• 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 to Trump: Stop playing with peoples’ lives, defend those with pre-existing conditions

  Sep 05, 2018

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

  Sep 04, 2018

AUGUST 2018

• 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 08, 2018

• Kreidler: NRA insurance solicitations prompt additional investigation

  Aug 08, 2018

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

  Aug 07, 2018

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

  Aug 01, 2018

JULY 2018

• 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

• Kreidler: Trump action signals continuing moves to harm individual health insurance

  Jul 09, 2018

JUNE 2018

• 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

• Kreidler: President Trump's association health plan rule could destabilize insurance markets

  Jun 20, 2018

• Insurance fraud most wanted suspect arrested in Federal Way

  Jun 14, 2018

• Kreidler: Trump administration abandoning its promise to protect people with pre-existing conditions

  Jun 08, 2018

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

  Jun 07, 2018

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

  Jun 04, 2018

MAY 2018

• 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 03, 2018

APRIL 2018

• 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 2018

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

  Mar 30, 2018

• Married couple faces attempted theft charges in RV insurance scam

  Mar 27, 2018

• Kreidler signs rule to help stabilize individual health insurance market

  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 09, 2018

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

  Mar 06, 2018

• Kreidler fines, revokes service contract providers that violated laws

  Mar 02, 2018

FEBRUARY 2018

• 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

• Kreidler calls short-term medical plans a poor solution for consumers

  Feb 20, 2018

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

  Feb 14, 2018

• Thurston County ranks highest in Washington with earthquake insurance

  Feb 07, 2018

JANUARY 2018

• 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 08, 2018

• Two Everett men plead guilty in separate insurance fraud cases

  Jan 04, 2018

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

  Jan 03, 2018

DECEMBER 2017

• Kreidler fines Sears Roebuck $100,000 for service contract violations

  Dec 27, 2017

• Kreidler: Coordinated Care’s $150,000 refund to Exchange enrollees a positive step to improved service

  Dec 22, 2017

• Coordinated Care Corp. fined $1.5 million, agrees to fix provider networks

  Dec 15, 2017

• Two King County residents join Kreidler's insurance fraud most wanted

  Dec 05, 2017

• Kreidler: Ruling upholds order that Zenefits must charge for software

  Dec 01, 2017

NOVEMBER 2017

• Three guilty, three charged in insurance fraud cases following Kreidler’s investigations

  Nov 27, 2017

• Kreidler disciplines, fines insurance professionals $36,250 for law violations

  Nov 21, 2017

• Open enrollment for individual health insurance starts today

  Nov 01, 2017

OCTOBER 2017

• Three plead guilty to felony insurance fraud charges after Kreidler investigation

  Oct 27, 2017

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

  Oct 26, 2017

• Kreidler: Court decision on cost sharing disappointing

  Oct 25, 2017

• Kreidler’s fraud detectives arrest woman who was on most wanted list

  Oct 19, 2017

• Gov. Inslee and Insurance Commissioner Kreidler raise awareness for insurance coverage of breast reconstruction

  Oct 18, 2017

• Kreidler: Trump decision forces higher rates to protect market stability

  Oct 17, 2017

• Four sentenced, five charged with felonies after Kreidler investigations

  Oct 17, 2017

• Kreidler disciplines, fines insurance professionals $81,200

  Oct 16, 2017

• Kreidler: Trump decision further threatens consumers, health markets

  Oct 13, 2017

• Kreidler: Trump’s order threatens health insurance markets nationwide

  Oct 12, 2017

• Medicare’s annual open enrollment runs Oct. 15 - Dec. 7; SHIBA can help!

  Oct 11, 2017

SEPTEMBER 2017

• Kreidler's criminal unit seeks Everett man wanted on fraud-related charges

  Sep 19, 2017

• Kreidler fines Dental Health Services $300,000; orders plan to fix violations

  Sep 14, 2017

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  Two Everett men charged with felonies in attempted insurance fraud cases

  Sep 12, 2017

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  Kreidler to Congress: Act now to stabilize individual health insurance markets

  Sep 06, 2017

• Insurance scam with boat lands Snohomish man $5,000 fine

  Sep 05, 2017

• Kreidler orders major Washington dental insurer to fix operations by Oct. 30

  Sep 01, 2017

AUGUST 2017

• Kreidler fines two companies for illegally selling service contracts to Washington consumers

  Aug 31, 2017

• Kreidler's detectives arrest Tacoma man wanted for insurance fraud charges

  Aug 24, 2017

• Bellevue woman wanted in auto insurance fraud case

  Aug 23, 2017

JULY 2017

• Two men plead guilty in auto insurance fraud cases

  Jul 28, 2017

• Kreidler: Now is time for country to work together to improve ACA

  Jul 28, 2017

• Statement from Kreidler, Gov. Inslee regarding impact of 'skinny repeal' proposal

  Jul 27, 2017

• Kreidler: Senate vote today puts politics over health care for millions

  Jul 25, 2017

• Kreidler fines Delta Dental for mischarging Washington consumers

  Jul 20, 2017

• Kreidler fines WalMart for selling warranties without license

  Jul 06, 2017

JUNE 2017

• Kreidler: Klickitat County will have two insurers in 2018

  Jun 26, 2017

• Kreidler: CBO report reveals GOP health plan is not reform, it's a disaster

  Jun 26, 2017

• Kreidler: Senate GOP health bill just as mean as the House version

  Jun 22, 2017

• Insurers propose 22.3% average rate change for 2018 health plans

  Jun 19, 2017

• Kreidler: Premera will offer health plans in Grays Harbor County in 2018

  Jun 19, 2017

• Eleven health insurers file for 2018 individual market in 37 counties, leaving two with no coverage

  Jun 08, 2017

• Former Mill Creek insurance agent charged in theft of clients’ money

  Jun 07, 2017

• Kreidler statement: U.S. leaving Paris Accord is short-sighted, carries steep cost

  Jun 01, 2017

MAY 2017

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  Idaho man fails to appear in Spokane court to face felony charges

  May 22, 2017

• Kreidler: WA joins federal lawsuit to preserve funding for cost-sharing subsidies

  May 18, 2017

• Kent man pleads guilty after pretending to be in collision, filing injury claim

  May 05, 2017

• Kreidler: House votes to take health care away from 24 million Americans

  May 04, 2017

APRIL 2017

• Kreidler: Failure to fund cost-sharing subsidies could increase rates up to 20% next year

  Apr 25, 2017

• Three women face felonies after filing false insurance claims

  Apr 20, 2017

• Newcastle doctor ordered to repay $90,000 in long-term disability fraud

  Apr 18, 2017

• Kreidler disciplines, fines insurance professionals for law violations

  Apr 14, 2017

MARCH 2017

• Kreidler fines Farmers $50,000 for overcharging 92 Washington consumers

  Mar 31, 2017

• Kreidler: House 'no vote' signals no repeal

  Mar 24, 2017

• Fake injury claims result in felony fraud charge

  Mar 23, 2017

• Kreidler revises deadline to June 7 for health insurer proposed 2018 plans

  Mar 21, 2017

• Kreidler: Distracted driving bills would improve safety, auto rates

  Mar 21, 2017

• Kreidler joins Congressional Democrats at D.C. hearing on Republican plan to repeal ACA

  Mar 15, 2017

• Idaho woman joins Kreidler's most wanted in connection with auto insurance claim

  Mar 13, 2017

• Two guilty, two charged after Kreidler's fraud investigations

  Mar 09, 2017

• Surprise billing legislation passes state House of Representatives

  Mar 07, 2017

• Republican health plan threatens Washington consumers

  Mar 07, 2017

• Kreidler joins other agencies that protect consumers from fraud

  Mar 06, 2017

• False promise of interstate sales of health insurance: Weaker consumer protections, severe lack of choice

  Mar 02, 2017

FEBRUARY 2017

• Kreidler: Republican claims ignore consumer gains under ACA in Washington

  Feb 23, 2017

• Kreidler fines State Farm $10,000 for not notifying policyholders about flood coverage

  Feb 10, 2017

JANUARY 2017

• Kreidler sets May 5 deadline for health insurers' 2018 proposed plans, rates

  Jan 31, 2017

• Former Juanita High School coach pleads guilty to felony theft

  Jan 24, 2017

• Seattle woman joins Kreidler's insurance fraud most wanted

  Jan 23, 2017

• Kreidler, Association of Washington Healthcare Plans advise Congress on risks of ACA repeal

  Jan 18, 2017

• Kreidler approves Kaiser Health Plan acquisition of Group Health

  Jan 13, 2017

• Kreidler disciplines, fines insurance professionals for violating laws, rules

  Jan 11, 2017