Posted On: November 7, 2007, 4:13 pm CST

Posted By: Larry

Whoever runs against the Washington Insurance Commissioner in the next election already has all the ammunition they need for their campaign. What was particularly shameful about the Referendum 67 campaign was the insurance commissioner singing the blues about how insurance companies deny legitimate claims. Excuse me, but isn't it HIS JOB to make sure that insurance companies follow the law? Contrary to the rhetoric of the Approve 67 campaign, Washington State has a Fair Claims Practices Act and numerous other laws that prohibit the arbitrary denial of claims. In the process of supporting Referendum 67, our insurance commissioner has simply admitted that he is totally ineffective in performing his job and protecting insurance consumers.