News releases

JUNE 2023

• Seattle man found guilty of insurance fraud after CIU investigation

  Jun 01, 2023

MAY 2023

• 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 01, 2023

APRIL 2023

• 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 07, 2023

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

  Apr 04, 2023

MARCH 2023

• 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 06, 2023

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

  Mar 02, 2023

FEBRUARY 2023

• 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 01, 2023

JANUARY 2023

• 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

DECEMBER 2022

• Two Washington men plead guilty to insurance fraud

  Dec 28, 2022

• Sovereign Nations Insurance ordered to stop selling unauthorized health insurance in Washington

  Dec 21, 2022

• Kreidler issues $367,500 in fines for violations in November

  Dec 13, 2022

• Sunnyside couple pleads guilty to insurance fraud in 2017 case

  Dec 01, 2022

NOVEMBER 2022

• Renton man joins Kreidler’s insurance fraud most wanted

  Nov 18, 2022

• Kreidler issues $111,000 in fines for violations in October

  Nov 17, 2022

• Kreidler Fines Sedera $50,000 for providing unauthorized health care services

  Nov 14, 2022

• Bench warrant issued for Port Angeles man after he fails to appear in court

  Nov 09, 2022

OCTOBER 2022

• Emergency orders on insurance coverage and COVID-19 expire Oct. 31

  Oct 25, 2022

• Medicare open enrollment is here and SHIBA can help!

  Oct 14, 2022

SEPTEMBER 2022

• New insurance coverage approved to help doctors who face criminal charges for providing legal abortions

  Sep 27, 2022

• Kreidler extends emergency orders on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Oct. 25

  Sep 22, 2022

• 12 insurers approved for 2023 Exchange health insurance market, 8.18% average rate change

  Sep 14, 2022

• Ricardo Carmona and Saul Perez plead guilty to insurance fraud in Yakima County

  Sep 13, 2022

AUGUST 2022

• Ivan Kriger found guilty of insurance fraud for the second time in Spokane County Superior Court

  Aug 30, 2022

• Final order on court's credit scoring decision; Kreidler will not appeal

  Aug 29, 2022

• Kreidler extends orders on coronavirus and surprise billing to September 25

  Aug 23, 2022

• Medova ordered to stop selling unauthorized health insurance in Washington

  Aug 11, 2022

• Bench warrants issued after Friday Harbor man and Vancouver man fail to appear in court

  Aug 08, 2022

• Jury finds Ivan Kriger guilty of insurance fraud in Spokane County Superior Court

  Aug 01, 2022

JULY 2022

• Kreidler acted in good faith, followed steps, but exceeds authority on credit score ban, court rules

  Jul 29, 2022

• Kreidler extends orders on coronavirus and surprise billing to August 26

  Jul 25, 2022

• New protections for people seeking emergency behavioral health services – Kreidler urges other states to mirror WA’s new law

  Jul 18, 2022

JUNE 2022

• Warrants issued after two men fail to appear in King County Superior Court

  Jun 30, 2022

• Vancouver man wanted for insurance fraud in Clark County

  Jun 29, 2022

• US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

  Jun 24, 2022

• Kreidler extends orders on coronavirus and surprise billing to July 27

  Jun 22, 2022

• Kreidler responds to Gov. Inslee’s call for him to step down

  Jun 17, 2022

• Two men in King County plead guilty to insurance fraud after filing fraudulent auto insurance claims

  Jun 16, 2022

• Three charged with auto-related insurance fraud in Washington state

  Jun 07, 2022

• Kreidler releases draft rule language requiring insurers to explain premium changes to policyholders

  Jun 01, 2022

MAY 2022

• Fourteen insurers request average 7.16% rate increase for 2023 individual health insurance market

  May 31, 2022

• Two charged with filing fraudulent insurance claims in King County

  May 26, 2022

• Superior Court of Lewis County upholds Kreidler’s fine, orders against Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network

  May 26, 2022

• Kreidler extends orders on coronavirus and surprise billing to June 27

  May 24, 2022

• Shawndlyn Dyson wanted for alleged insurance fraud in King County

  May 20, 2022

• Patrick Kim joins Kreidler’s insurance fraud most wanted

  May 18, 2022

APRIL 2022

• Kreidler extends orders on COVID testing and surprise billing to May 28

  Apr 26, 2022

• Kreidler statement on media report of language use and mistreatment of staff

  Apr 18, 2022

MARCH 2022

• Court grants request for extended stay of credit scoring rule

  Mar 31, 2022

• Kreidler extends orders on coronavirus and surprise billing to April 28

  Mar 24, 2022

• Bill increasing surprise billing protections on its way to becoming law

  Mar 09, 2022

• Kreidler statement on media report of employee complaints

  Mar 03, 2022

• Kreidler orders Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania (SHIP) to stop interfering with the rights of Washington policyholders

  Mar 01, 2022

FEBRUARY 2022

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to March 29

  Feb 24, 2022

• Jessica Berman wanted to face multiple felony charges in auto insurance, loan scam

  Feb 23, 2022

• Health care costs in Washington grew 13% between 2016-2019

  Feb 22, 2022

• Statement from Kreidler on Deborah Senn's passing

  Feb 21, 2022

• Kennewick woman serves 15 days in jail after pleading guilty to auto insurance fraud

  Feb 18, 2022

• Kreidler names Michael Wood chief deputy insurance commissioner

  Feb 08, 2022

• Three people charged with insurance fraud-related crimes in Yakima County

  Feb 04, 2022

• Kreidler adopts rule temporarily banning credit scoring, proposes rule to increase transparency

  Feb 01, 2022

JANUARY 2022

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Feb. 27

  Jan 25, 2022

• Spokane man added to Kreidler’s insurance fraud most wanted

  Jan 21, 2022

• Kreidler requests legislation to enhance surprise billing protections

  Jan 12, 2022

• Kreidler extends deadline to Jan. 31 for insurers to respond to credit scoring questions

  Jan 10, 2022

DECEMBER 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Jan. 28

  Dec 29, 2021

• Rule to protect gender-affirming medical treatment takes effect Jan. 1

  Dec 28, 2021

• Former Snohomish insurance agency owner sentenced in federal wire fraud

  Dec 09, 2021

• Kreidler asks insurers for more information on credit scores

  Dec 06, 2021

NOVEMBER 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Dec. 29

  Nov 22, 2021

• Kreidler fines unauthorized health insurer $100,000

  Nov 10, 2021

• 4.14% average rate change approved for 2022 individual health insurance market

  Nov 01, 2021

OCTOBER 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency orders on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Nov. 29, 2021

  Oct 29, 2021

• Kreidler names Mark Dietzler as new chief deputy commissioner

  Oct 20, 2021

• Kreidler pursues January date for rule to ban use of credit scores

  Oct 19, 2021

• ‘Lost’ Rolex watch turns up at jewelry shop, owner faces fraud charge

  Oct 15, 2021

• Former insurance agent pleads guilty to $2.8 million theft

  Oct 13, 2021

• Medicare open enrollment for 2022 starts Oct. 15 and SHIBA can help!

  Oct 13, 2021

• Kreidler considers options after court ruling on credit scoring emergency rule

  Oct 08, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Oct. 31

  Oct 01, 2021

SEPTEMBER 2021

• Lakewood man sought to face insurance fraud charges

  Sep 24, 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

• Kreidler requires employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19

  Aug 09, 2021

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

  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

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth coverage

  Apr 30, 2021

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

  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

• 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

• 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

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

  Sep 24, 2020

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

  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 extends emergency order on telehealth to Oct. 14

  Sep 14, 2020

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

  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 advises businesses damaged during protests: File claims ASAP

  Jun 03, 2020

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

  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

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

  May 22, 2020

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

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

  Apr 30, 2020

• Kreidler extends deadline for property insurance claims with building repairs

  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 issues emergency order on dental insurance and clarifying grace period payments

  Apr 03, 2020

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

  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

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

  Jan 03, 2020

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

  Jan 02, 2020

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

  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

• Medicare open enrollment for 2020 starts Oct. 15

  Oct 10, 2019

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

  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

• Spokane homeowner 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

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

  May 24, 2019

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

  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

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

  Mar 11, 2019

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

  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

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

  Feb 22, 2019

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

  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

• Two people sought for insurance fraud charges

  Jan 08, 2019

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

  Jan 08, 2019