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OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said he will donate a scheduled salary increase of over $5,000 to the Thurston County Foodbank, through state government’s Combined Fund Drive (CFD), which promotes contributions to a wide array of charitable organizations.

The scheduled salary raises for 498 elected officials, including Kreidler, take effect July 1. The increases were set by the Washington Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials, a group the Legislature created in 1987 to review job responsibilities and pay. 

The volunteer commission…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Citing the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the need to end racial discrimination in our institutions, Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is calling on the insurance industry to end its unfair and discriminatory practice of using credit scoring in auto, property, renters and life insurance.

“The use of credit scores in insurance is discriminatory and unjustly targets people of color, those with lower incomes and individuals and businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic,” said Kreidler. “The insurance industry claims that…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Trump administration has announced its final rule rolling back health care protections for transgender patients and overturning other consumer protections put in place by the Obama administration.

The Obama administration included transgender patient protections as part of a rule enforcing a section of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that bans discrimination in health care based on sex, race, color, national origin, age or disability. 

Trump’s rule overturns these protections as well as the requirement that health insurers provide consumer…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is advising Washington state business owners who have experienced damage during protests to contact their insurance companies as soon as possible.  

Damage to businesses and commercial properties caused by theft and vandalism, including fires, should be covered under their commercial property insurance policy. The only exception would be if the policy specifically excludes that type of loss.

Damage to plate glass windows may require separate coverage, depending on the language in each business' policy. Review…