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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Saleem Robinson, of Seattle, was found guilty of two felonies after his “crash and buy” scam was investigated by Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigation Unit (CIU).  

The King County Prosecutors Office worked to review, charge, and successfully prosecute the case. On September 17, 2024, Robinson was sentenced to 11 days incarceration with one day of credit for time served after being found guilty of filing a fraudulent insurance claim and attempted theft in the first degree. The sentence will be served by electronic home…

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Bryan Caraway, originally from Richland, Wash., joined Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s insurance fraud most wanted list after he failed to appear for his pre-trial hearing in Benton County Superior Court. Caraway faces several felony charges and a warrant was issued for his arrest on October 3, 2024. 

If you have information that may lead to the arrest of Bryan Caraway, please contact your local law enforcement agency or contact Kreidler's Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU).

Caraway, a professional fighter, was…

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is considering a change to the state’s recently adopted premium change transparency rule. 

The change would be specific to Phase 2 of the rule — the automatic inclusion of reasons for premium increases in policy renewals — and would move the timing of that action from June 2027 to June 2029.  

Phase 1, which went into effect this June, requires insurance companies to disclose to policyholders why their premiums had gone up when asked by the consumer. 

“This transparency rule is…

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Open enrollment for Washington’s 2025 individual health insurance market starts Friday, Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 15, 2025.

If you need a health plan for yourself or your family or want to change coverage, your chance to compare plans starts this week. To have coverage in place on Jan. 1, you must enroll by Dec. 15. 

“I encourage everyone to go to Washington Healthplanfinder and compare plans now,” said Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. “We have good competition in our state and options to consider, so be sure to shop around…