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OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler reached out to insurance company CEOs and urged them to stand behind their recent pledges to end discrimination and racial inequities by supporting his proposal to ban the unfair practice of using credit scoring in setting prices for auto, homeowner’s, renter’s and life insurance. 

“Many leaders in the insurance industry have recently pledged to eliminate inequity,” said Kreidler. “My proposal is an opportunity to convert these pledges into action.

“People will feel the economic impact of the coronavirus…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Little Sister of the Poor v. Pennsylvania. In its decision, the court upheld the Trump Administration’s rule that permits employers to deny employees coverage for contraceptives based on the employer’s religious or moral beliefs:

“We are carefully reviewing the Supreme Court ruling, but Washington state has a long history of protecting the health care rights of women and I intend to continue that commitment.  Yesterday’s ruling appears to…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – An international risk management organization has recognized Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler for his two decades of work on climate risk and insurance.   

Insurance ERM named Kreidler as the only state insurance regulator in the United States among the 22 most influential in the insurance industry on climate change. His peers include international insurance leaders and others from the financial and investment industries. 

“I’m honored to be in such esteemed company, many of whom I’ve worked with through my national and international…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler extended his emergency order to Washington state health insurers for an additional 30 days requiring them to waive copays and deductibles for any consumer requiring testing for coronavirus (COVID-19).

Insurers also must continue: 

In addition, if an insurer does not have enough medical providers in its network to provide testing or treatment for COVID-19, it must allow…