Washington_Insurance_Commissioner

Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner

Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner

Government agency in Washington State, USA

The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner was created in 1889–90, and became a separate agency in 1907 with an elected commissioner.[1] The current commissioner is Mike Kreidler, a Democrat first elected in 2000 and reelected five times.

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In 2014, a bill was introduced to replace the elected commissioner with a 10-person board which would hire the commissioner.[2] It was passed in both houses but vetoed by Governor Jay Inslee.[3]

In 2015, the office denied applications by a number of association health plans, resulting in a legal dispute with those affected.[4]

Insurance Commissioners

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References

  1. [1]
    "Overview and history - Office of the Insurance Commissioner". www.insurance.wa.gov. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
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    GOP Senator has Washington's Insurance Commissioner in her sights.
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    "Washington State Legislature". apps2.leg.wa.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
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    "Small-Business Employees' Group Slams Washington State For Rejecting Health Plans". Kaiser Health News. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  5. [5]
    "Past Commissioners". Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
  6. [6]
    Washington State Yearbook: The Evergreen State Government Directory. Olympia, WA: Washington Roll Call. 2017. p. 260.


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