News releases

MARCH 2025

• Commissioner Kuderer testifies on restitution bill

  Mar 19, 2025

• State Senate passes restitution, credit scoring study bills

  Mar 03, 2025

FEBRUARY 2025

• Bill to study impact of insurance rating factors moves out of committee

  Feb 20, 2025

• Bill providing restitution for harmed policyholders moves out of committee

  Feb 19, 2025

• Warrant issued for insurance agent charged with stealing more than $424,000 in premiums

  Feb 03, 2025

JANUARY 2025

• Kuderer issues warning on sham health insurers after Quick Health investigation

  Jan 29, 2025

• Kuderer to testify on request bill ordering restitution for wronged policyholders

  Jan 23, 2025

• Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer announces additions to executive staff

  Jan 17, 2025

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  Kuderer sworn in as Insurance Commissioner

  Jan 15, 2025

DECEMBER 2024

• New billing protections for ground ambulance patients take effect

  Dec 31, 2024

• Medicare Advantage open enrollment runs through March 31

  Dec 31, 2024

• Kreidler’s office details options to improve insurance for carceral healthcare providers

  Dec 31, 2024

• Market study suggests options to improve insurance costs for housing providers

  Dec 19, 2024

• Kreidler fines PacificSource $100,000 for incorrectly processing claims

  Dec 12, 2024

• Kreidler’s CIU accredited for highest professional standards of policing

  Dec 12, 2024

NOVEMBER 2024

• Federal Way woman wanted after failing to appear in court

  Nov 20, 2024

• Jury finds Seattle man guilty of insurance fraud after “crash and buy” scam

  Nov 12, 2024

• Pro fighter wanted on insurance fraud charges in Benton County for the second time

  Nov 04, 2024

OCTOBER 2024

• Changes to the premium transparency rule to be considered

  Oct 31, 2024

• Individual health insurance market open enrollment starts November 1

  Oct 29, 2024

• Most Gray and Oregon Road fire victims were under-insured

  Oct 28, 2024

• Washington expands essential health benefits, adding human donor milk, hearing aids, and artificial insemination

  Oct 24, 2024

• Kreidler issues fines totaling $302,500 in July, August and September

  Oct 22, 2024

• Ten insurers approved to sell health insurance to small businesses in 2025

  Oct 17, 2024

• Medicare open enrollment is Oct. 15- Dec. 7

  Oct 09, 2024

SEPTEMBER 2024

• CIU arrests suspect from the Insurance Fraud Most Wanted list

  Sep 25, 2024

• OIC awarded $620,000 federal grant to boost women’s reproductive and maternal health

  Sep 23, 2024

• Kreidler orders 911-Dry to stop waiving deductibles

  Sep 17, 2024

• Kreidler fines LifeWise, Evolent $225,000 for illegal claim denials

  Sep 12, 2024

• Average 10.7% rate increase approved for 2025 individual health insurance market

  Sep 11, 2024

AUGUST 2024

• New report offers options for improving the affordability of health care in Washington state

  Aug 01, 2024

JULY 2024

• Three insurance fraudsters plead guilty after investigations by Kreidler’s Criminal Investigations Unit

  Jul 30, 2024

• Kreidler fines LifeTime Home Warranty $200,000 for unauthorized business and refusing claims without just cause

  Jul 25, 2024

• Kreidler urges caution to homeowners offered an assignment of benefits

  Jul 22, 2024

• Kreidler names Jim Odiorne chief deputy insurance commissioner

  Jul 09, 2024

JUNE 2024

• Kreidler fines Unite Health $300,000 for acting as an unauthorized insurer

  Jun 30, 2024

• Kreidler asks insurers to extend additional living expenses for wildfire victims

  Jun 24, 2024

MAY 2024

• Thirteen insurers request average 11.3% rate change for 2025 individual health insurance market

  May 29, 2024

• New premium change transparency rule starts June 1

  May 24, 2024

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  Watch out for insurance policies that limit your coverage for water damage

  May 10, 2024

• Kreidler fines Fred Meyer $100,000 for unlawfully selling insurance

  May 02, 2024

APRIL 2024

• Kreidler reminds insurers on proper use of Artificial Intelligence

  Apr 23, 2024

• After Change Healthcare breach, Kreidler alerts industry of their obligations

  Apr 17, 2024

• OIC launches podcast to address insurance questions

  Apr 15, 2024

• Kreidler fines Coordinated Care Corporation $35,000 for incorrect claims processing

  Apr 10, 2024

MARCH 2024

• Kreidler continues scrutiny of Change Healthcare

  Mar 28, 2024

• Kreidler fines New York-based company $100,000 for operating illegally

  Mar 20, 2024

• Kreidler fines Molina Healthcare $100,000 for enrollment and billing errors

  Mar 12, 2024

• Commissioner Kreidler urges insurers to modify claims process for wildfire victims

  Mar 06, 2024

• Kreidler fines NY Life Insurance Company $46,000 for training lapse

  Mar 04, 2024

FEBRUARY 2024

• FEMA assistance available for Eastern Washington wildfire survivors

  Feb 28, 2024

• Renowned Washington state consumer program celebrates 45th anniversary

  Feb 15, 2024

JANUARY 2024

• Former insurance producer pleads guilty to first degree theft and money laundering

  Jan 31, 2024

• Kreidler fines, orders Zion Health to stop selling insurance in Washington

  Jan 03, 2024

DECEMBER 2023

• Kreidler issues $305,000 in fines for violations in November

  Dec 14, 2023

• New legislative report on affordability reveals current state of Washington’s health care system

  Dec 01, 2023

NOVEMBER 2023

• Advocates recover almost $12 million for insurance consumers in third quarter of 2023

  Nov 28, 2023

• King County pair added to Kreidler’s Insurance Fraud Most Wanted list

  Nov 16, 2023

• Kreidler issues $607,000 in fines for violations in October

  Nov 08, 2023

• 13 insurers approved to sell health insurance to small businesses in 2024

  Nov 08, 2023

• Kreidler asks court to uphold cease-and-desist order against insolvent Pennsylvania insurer

  Nov 06, 2023

• Sovereign Nations Insurance agrees to stop selling unauthorized insurance in Washington 

  Nov 02, 2023

OCTOBER 2023

• Individual health insurance market open enrollment starts November 1

  Oct 25, 2023

• Kreidler fines UnitedHealthcare $500,000 for not demonstrating compliance with mental health parity laws

  Oct 18, 2023

• Kreidler: Communication between insurers and people important to wildfire recovery

  Oct 17, 2023

• Need assistance with Medicare open enrollment? SHIBA can help!

  Oct 13, 2023

• Kreidler issues $179,000 in fines for violations in September

  Oct 11, 2023

SEPTEMBER 2023

• Kreidler issues $262,250 in fines for violations in July and August

  Sep 29, 2023

• Commissioner Kreidler asks insurers to expedite the approval process for debris removal

  Sep 27, 2023

• Bench warrant issued for former lawyer accused of stealing client’s insurance settlement

  Sep 21, 2023

• Kreidler thanks insurance professionals for their work after Gray, Oregon Road fires

  Sep 14, 2023

• Average rate increase of 8.9% approved for 2024 individual health insurance market

  Sep 13, 2023

AUGUST 2023

• Kreidler issues emergency order directing insurers to extend protections to policyholders impacted by Washington wildfires

  Aug 24, 2023

• Consumer alert: Kreidler’s advice for claims from wildfire damage

  Aug 21, 2023

• Wenatchee man pleads guilty to theft after filing a fraudulent claim

  Aug 04, 2023

JULY 2023

• Bench warrant issued for Bothell man who filed a falsified insurance claim for scuba gear

  Jul 31, 2023

• Regence corrects medical billing errors on 670 ground ambulance claims

  Jul 25, 2023

• Advocates recover over $17 million for insurance consumers in second quarter of 2023

  Jul 21, 2023

• Public comments take over three hours at OIC’s July 17 claim issues workshop

  Jul 19, 2023

• Register now for our July 17 workshop on auto and homeowners insurance issues

  Jul 10, 2023

• Kreidler sends out Climate Risk Disclosure Survey to insurers

  Jul 06, 2023

• Kreidler issues $40,863 in fines for violations in June

  Jul 03, 2023

JUNE 2023

• Rule adopted requiring insurers to tell you why your premium is going up

  Jun 21, 2023

• Kreidler hosting workshop to address historic increase in auto insurance complaints

  Jun 12, 2023

• Kreidler issues $398,500 in fines for violations in April and May

  Jun 06, 2023

• Seattle man found guilty of insurance fraud after CIU investigation

  Jun 01, 2023

MAY 2023

• Fourteen insurers request average 9.11% rate change for 2024 individual health insurance market

  May 30, 2023

• Kreidler directs Regence to correct medical billing error

  May 24, 2023

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  What Washington’s new pet insurance bill means for you

  May 22, 2023

• Kreidler fines Airbnb $20,000 for acting as an unauthorized insurer

  May 16, 2023

• Learn what’s covered after the COVID-19 emergency ends

  May 10, 2023

• Kreidler announces he will not seek re-election

  May 01, 2023

APRIL 2023

• Advocates recover over $10 million for insurance consumers since Jan. 2023

  Apr 12, 2023

• Kreidler issues $578,363 in fines for violations in March

  Apr 07, 2023

• Health insurers urged to continue covering preventive services without cost-sharing

  Apr 04, 2023

MARCH 2023

• Kirkland man pleads guilty to filing a false auto insurance claim

  Mar 30, 2023

• OIC issues memo on Premera, EvergreenHealth negotiations

  Mar 23, 2023

• Rule proposed to require insurers tell you why your premium is going up

  Mar 14, 2023

• Kreidler issues $25,500 in fines for violations in February

  Mar 06, 2023

• Woman convicted of insurance fraud in King County after CIU investigation

  Mar 02, 2023

FEBRUARY 2023

• OIC Deputy Commissioner Scott Kipper to lead Nevada Division of Insurance

  Feb 23, 2023

• Kreidler issues $11,000 in fines for violations in January

  Feb 01, 2023

JANUARY 2023

• New report on utilities’ liability market reveals increased costs, coverage exclusions

  Jan 19, 2023

• Kreidler issues $55,500 in fines for violations in December

  Jan 18, 2023

• Kreidler releases independent assessment of agency culture

  Jan 12, 2023

DECEMBER 2022

• 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 01, 2022

NOVEMBER 2022

• 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 09, 2022

OCTOBER 2022

• 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 2022

• 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 2022

• 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 08, 2022

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

  Aug 01, 2022

JULY 2022

• 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 2022

• 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 07, 2022

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

  Jun 01, 2022

MAY 2022

• 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 2022

• 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 2022

• 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 09, 2022

• Kreidler statement on media report of employee complaints

  Mar 03, 2022

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

  Mar 01, 2022

FEBRUARY 2022

• 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 08, 2022

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

  Feb 04, 2022

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

  Feb 01, 2022

JANUARY 2022

• 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

DECEMBER 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Jan. 28

  Dec 29, 2021

• Rule to protect gender-affirming medical treatment takes effect Jan. 1

  Dec 28, 2021

• Former Snohomish insurance agency owner sentenced in federal wire fraud

  Dec 09, 2021

• Kreidler asks insurers for more information on credit scores

  Dec 06, 2021

NOVEMBER 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Dec. 29

  Nov 22, 2021

• Kreidler fines unauthorized health insurer $100,000

  Nov 10, 2021

• 4.14% average rate change approved for 2022 individual health insurance market

  Nov 01, 2021

OCTOBER 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency orders on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Nov. 29, 2021

  Oct 29, 2021

• Kreidler names Mark Dietzler as new chief deputy commissioner

  Oct 20, 2021

• Kreidler pursues January date for rule to ban use of credit scores

  Oct 19, 2021

• ‘Lost’ Rolex watch turns up at jewelry shop, owner faces fraud charge

  Oct 15, 2021

• Former insurance agent pleads guilty to $2.8 million theft

  Oct 13, 2021

• Medicare open enrollment for 2022 starts Oct. 15 and SHIBA can help!

  Oct 13, 2021

• Kreidler considers options after court ruling on credit scoring emergency rule

  Oct 08, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Oct. 31

  Oct 01, 2021

SEPTEMBER 2021

• Lakewood man sought to face insurance fraud charges

  Sep 24, 2021

• New SHIBA sponsor, Solid Ground to help King County seniors with Medicare

  Sep 23, 2021

• Kreidler hosts Climate Summit 2021, free virtual event open to the public

  Sep 22, 2021

• Most insurers miss opportunity to offer better auto and homeowner rates for Washington consumers

  Sep 21, 2021

• Average 4.17% rate change approved for 2022 Exchange health insurance market

  Sep 20, 2021

• Kreidler extends orders on coronavirus and surprise billing to Oct. 3

  Sep 03, 2021

• Kreidler fines Aetna for discriminating against transgender women

  Sep 02, 2021

• Kreidler slams Taliban-like abortion law in Texas

  Sep 01, 2021

AUGUST 2021

• Abshir Ali joins Kreidler’s insurance fraud most wanted

  Aug 27, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Sept. 5

  Aug 09, 2021

• Kreidler requires employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19

  Aug 09, 2021

JULY 2021

• Alliance for Shared Health, Inc., and its insurance producer pay $87,500 in fines for bogus operations

  Jul 27, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Aug. 8

  Jul 09, 2021

• Kreidler requests auto insurance claims and rebate data from insurers in Washington

  Jul 07, 2021

JUNE 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth to July 25

  Jun 25, 2021

• Two plead guilty in King County to separate auto insurance fraud charges

  Jun 18, 2021

• Kreidler calls Supreme Court ruling on ACA a win for millions of Americans

  Jun 17, 2021

• Kreidler extends orders on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to July 11

  Jun 11, 2021

• Best time to shop auto, home insurance in Washington starts June 20

  Jun 10, 2021

• Commissioners Kreidler, Lara urge insurers to report climate risks through international financial stability framework

  Jun 08, 2021

• Fifteen health insurers request average rate increase of 5.47% for Washington’s individual market

  Jun 01, 2021

MAY 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth to June 27

  May 28, 2021

• Kreidler extends orders on coronavirus and surprise billing to June 13

  May 14, 2021

• Washington, feds take action to solidify insurance protections for transgender people

  May 12, 2021

• Kreidler’s groundbreaking captive insurer bill signed into law

  May 12, 2021

• Over 50 insurers meet deadline to comply with emergency rule on credit

  May 07, 2021

APRIL 2021

• Oak Harbor man will serve 45 days in jail for claiming theft of car he sold

  Apr 30, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth coverage

  Apr 30, 2021

• Kreidler urges nation’s insurance commissioners to ban use of credit scores

  Apr 28, 2021

• Kreidler: Deadline is May 6 to comply with emergency rule on credit

  Apr 27, 2021

• Court denies industry challenge to Kreidler’s emergency rule on credit

  Apr 23, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to May 16

  Apr 16, 2021

• Kreidler fines Shared Health Alliance, orders it to cease operations in state

  Apr 15, 2021

• Kreidler: Industry favors profits over people in challenge to credit score rule

  Apr 13, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order requiring special enrollment period

  Apr 06, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth to May 2

  Apr 02, 2021

MARCH 2021

• Kreidler urges insurers to craft consent policies with Native American tribes

  Mar 24, 2021

• Kreidler issues emergency rule banning credit scoring for three years

  Mar 23, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency orders on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to April 18

  Mar 19, 2021

• Kreidler sets record straight on vaccines and life insurance

  Mar 18, 2021

• Sequim man pleads guilty to attempted insurance fraud charge

  Mar 12, 2021

• Biden's American Rescue Plan will lower health insurance costs for over 200,000 in Washington

  Mar 12, 2021

• Kreidler: Legislature can keep credit scoring ban proposal alive

  Mar 10, 2021

• Former Bellevue attorney charged in connection with $1.8 million theft

  Mar 09, 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth coverage to April 4

  Mar 05, 2021

FEBRUARY 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency orders on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to March 21

  Feb 19, 2021

• Insurance industry guts proposed ban on use of credit scores

  Feb 18, 2021

• Federal Way woman pleads guilty after filing fraudulent auto insurance claim

  Feb 12, 2021

• Pro fighter wanted to face insurance fraud charges in Benton County

  Feb 10, 2021

• Kreidler calls for special enrollment for all state-regulated health insurers

  Feb 08, 2021

• Emergency order on telehealth coverage extended to March 7

  Feb 05, 2021

• Kreidler fines OneShare Health LLC $150,000 for selling illegal insurance

  Feb 01, 2021

JANUARY 2021

• Kreidler extends emergency orders on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Feb. 21, 2021

  Jan 22, 2021

• Regence parent company pays $10,000 fine to Washington state

  Jan 14, 2021

• Kreidler bill to ban insurers from using credit scores goes to Senate Jan. 14

  Jan 12, 2021

• Emergency order on telehealth coverage extended to Feb. 7

  Jan 08, 2021

DECEMBER 2020

• Health insurers to waive copays and deductibles for COVID-19 vaccines

  Dec 30, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency orders on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Jan. 23, 2021

  Dec 24, 2020

• Kreidler issues statement on President Trump’s threat to the Federal Drug Administration on vaccine approval

  Dec 11, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth to Jan. 10

  Dec 11, 2020

NOVEMBER 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Dec. 24

  Nov 24, 2020

• Spokane developer charged in a second round of insurance fraud claims

  Nov 24, 2020

• U.S. insurance departments report progress toward consistent global standards for Measuring Growing Climate Risks

  Nov 24, 2020

• Aliera ordered to pay $1 million for selling illegal health insurance

  Nov 24, 2020

• Judge upholds Kreidler’s fine, orders against Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network

  Nov 20, 2020

• Kreidler prevails in Aliera’s bid to overturn cease and desist order

  Nov 19, 2020

• Tukwila man faces 7 theft, fraud charges after filing $65,000 in insurance claims

  Nov 18, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth to Dec. 11

  Nov 13, 2020

• Kreidler delivers disaster resilience recommendations to state leaders

  Nov 10, 2020

• Kreidler urges U.S. Supreme Court to preserve the Affordable Care Act

  Nov 09, 2020

• Blue Cross Blue Shield enrollees can expect payments from $2.67 billion settlement

  Nov 02, 2020

OCTOBER 2020

• Kreidler’s office helps family recover over $34 million in life insurance benefits

  Oct 26, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Nov. 24

  Oct 23, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth to Nov. 13

  Oct 15, 2020

• Medicare open enrollment for 2021 starts Oct. 15

  Oct 14, 2020

SEPTEMBER 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency orders on coronavirus testing and surprise billing

  Sep 25, 2020

• Kreidler approves average rate decrease of 3.2% for Washington’s 2021 Exchange health insurers

  Sep 24, 2020

• Kreidler: Trump offers more fake promises on protecting health care

  Sep 24, 2020

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  Kreidler hosts Climate Summit 2020, free virtual event open to the public

  Sep 16, 2020

• Consumer alert: Beware of suspicious offers of cheap health insurance

  Sep 15, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth to Oct. 14

  Sep 14, 2020

• Kreidler’s CIU helps uncover $1.3 million health insurance fraud in two states

  Sep 14, 2020

• Kreidler offers resources to Washingtonians affected by wildfire

  Sep 08, 2020

AUGUST 2020

• Kreidler extends two emergency orders on coronavirus

  Aug 28, 2020

• Kreidler launches study to reveal unpaid insurance taxes in Washington

  Aug 27, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth for 30 days

  Aug 14, 2020

• New rule requires insurers to notify consumers of appeal rights and consumer protection services

  Aug 03, 2020

JULY 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on surprising billing and lab fees for coronavirus testing

  Jul 29, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order waiving cost-sharing for coronavirus testing until Aug. 27

  Jul 29, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth coverage for another 30 days

  Jul 17, 2020

• Kreidler to insurance CEOs: Time to put racial justice pledge to work, join effort to ban credit scoring

  Jul 15, 2020

• Kreidler statement on U.S. Supreme Court decision denying contraceptive coverage

  Jul 09, 2020

• Kreidler earns international recognition for advocacy on climate change

  Jul 06, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order again waiving deductibles and copays for coronavirus testing

  Jul 02, 2020

JUNE 2020

• Kreidler extends withheld depreciation deadline for insurance claims for building repairs

  Jun 25, 2020

• Kreidler: Trump cruelly targets ACA again while pandemic cripples U.S.

  Jun 25, 2020

• Kreidler directs health insurers in Washington state to protect transgender patients

  Jun 24, 2020

• Kreidler will donate scheduled salary increase to Thurston County Foodbank via state’s charity organization

  Jun 19, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth coverage

  Jun 19, 2020

• Kreidler: The times demand we ban insurers’ use of credit scoring

  Jun 17, 2020

• Inslee, Kreidler call out Trump administration for targeting transgender patients during Pride month, national pandemic

  Jun 15, 2020

• Kreidler advises businesses damaged during protests: File claims ASAP

  Jun 03, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order to July 3 for waiving deductibles and copays for coronavirus testing

  Jun 03, 2020

• Kreidler signs emergency order protecting consumers from surprise billing for lab charges

  Jun 01, 2020

• Fifteen health insurers request average rate decrease of 1.79% for Washington’s individual market

  Jun 01, 2020

MAY 2020

• 15 health insurers file plans for 2021 individual health insurance market

  May 22, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order to health insurers expanding telehealth and other coverages

  May 22, 2020

• Kreidler: Time Insurance ordered into rehabilitation, Washington policyholders’ benefits remain protected

  May 20, 2020

• Kreidler, LeVine seek insurance industry help to process, investigate Washington unemployment claims

  May 14, 2020

• Kreidler welcomes premium forgiveness for some health insurance policies

  May 12, 2020

• Kreidler alerts consumers to new credit scoring protections during coronavirus pandemic

  May 05, 2020

• Kreidler extends emergency order 30 days for waiving deductibles and copays for coronavirus testing

  May 01, 2020

APRIL 2020

• Kreidler: State health insurers due $106 million from Supreme Court ruling

  Apr 30, 2020

• Kreidler extends deadline for property insurance claims with building repairs

  Apr 30, 2020

• Kreidler extends deadlines, expedites online education for insurance producers

  Apr 28, 2020

• Kreidler orders Alliance for Shared Health to stop selling illegal health insurance in Washington state

  Apr 23, 2020

• Watch out for Medicare coronavirus scams

  Apr 20, 2020

• Kreidler finds most business insurance policies in state exclude pandemic, virus coverage

  Apr 17, 2020

• Kreidler urges revival of reinsurance program to reduce health premiums

  Apr 14, 2020

• Kreidler encourages health insurers to work with employers who want to maintain employee coverage

  Apr 09, 2020

• Kreidler urges insurers to consider refunds of auto premiums to Washington drivers

  Apr 07, 2020

• Kreidler’s office on alert for insurance scams during pandemic

  Apr 03, 2020

• Kreidler issues emergency order on dental insurance and clarifying grace period payments

  Apr 03, 2020

• Kreidler orders OneShare Health LLC to stop selling illegal insurance in Washington state

  Apr 01, 2020

MARCH 2020

• Kreidler urges auto insurers to extend coverage to delivery drivers’ personal vehicles

  Mar 27, 2020

• Kreidler orders property insurers to give grace periods, halt cancelations until May 9

  Mar 25, 2020

• Kreidler orders health insurers to expand telehealth, testing coverage, extend premium grace periods

  Mar 24, 2020

• Kreidler calls on commercial labs to price fairly for coronavirus testing

  Mar 11, 2020

• Kreidler orders Washington health insurers to waive deductibles, coinsurance and copays for coronavirus testing

  Mar 05, 2020

FEBRUARY 2020

• Consumer alert: Kreidler’s advice for claims from flood damage

  Feb 10, 2020

• Attempt to cover uninsured car after wreck results in guilty plea

  Feb 07, 2020

• Kreidler fines three Washington health insurers for law violations

  Feb 06, 2020

• Phantom auto theft claim results in charges against Eastern Washington man

  Feb 04, 2020

JANUARY 2020

• Yakima woman pleads guilty after filing 27 fake injury claims worth $5,175

  Jan 31, 2020

• Kreidler: Trump rule on abortion payment needlessly harms consumers, risks their coverage

  Jan 30, 2020

• Former insurance agent charged with theft in $2.8 million loan case

  Jan 28, 2020

• Kreidler orders two pet insurers to repay $4.7 million to consumers

  Jan 21, 2020

• Father, stepmom serving jail time for life insurance fraud involving son

  Jan 03, 2020

• Health Insurance Innovations pays $1.5 million fine to Washington state

  Jan 02, 2020

• New law now protects patients from surprise medical bills in Washington

  Jan 02, 2020