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OLYMPIA, Wash. – Jaskaran Singh Gill, of Tukwila, was charged in King County Superior Court with two counts of first-degree theft, one count of second-degree theft and four counts of filing a false insurance claim after an investigation by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU). He was arraigned on Nov. 5 and the judge set a hearing date for Dec. 16. 

According to the investigation, Gill filed multiple fraudulent claims from June 2018 through April 2019 involving motorcycle collisions, medical injuries, property damage and lost wages with…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler extended his emergency order, directing all state-regulated health insurers to make additional coverage changes to aid consumers during the coronavirus pandemic. His order is in effect until Dec. 11 and requires health insurers to:

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler today delivered recommendations to create a statewide disaster resilience office to Gov. Jay Inslee, the Legislature and other state leaders, as recommended by the Disaster Resiliency Work Group.

The work group, a coalition of 30 state, local and Tribal governments, private sector and industry associations, was authorized by the state Legislature in 2019. The work group was charged with reviewing and making recommendations on how to best coordinate and improve disaster resilience work in Washington state.

“These…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued the following statement on the Affordable Care Act case, California v. Texas , before the U.S. Supreme Court today:

“The U.S. Supreme Court’s eventual decision on today’s challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect the health care of every American. The court should reject the case.

“The challenge is based on a shaky legal argument inspired by mean-spirited politics and their instigators who have consistently failed to acknowledge the benefits of the law since it took effect. More…