2022 news releases

DECEMBER

• 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 1, 2022

NOVEMBER

• 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 9, 2022

OCTOBER

• 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

• 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

• 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 8, 2022

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

  Aug 1, 2022

JULY

• 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

• 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 7, 2022

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

  Jun 1, 2022

MAY

• 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

• 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

• 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 9, 2022

• Kreidler statement on media report of employee complaints

  Mar 3, 2022

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

  Mar 1, 2022

FEBRUARY

• 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 8, 2022

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

  Feb 4, 2022

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

  Feb 1, 2022

JANUARY

• 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