Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler named longtime staffer Jim Odiorne to be the agency’s new chief deputy. The appointment is effective today. Odiorne has a long tenure at the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, having served as the deputy commissioner …
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, the nation’s longest serving insurance commissioner, is recovering after successful heart surgery performed Monday at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia. The insurance commissioner’s office made known his surgery and ensuing recovery on Tuesday. Kreidler’s …
The state agency that regulates Washington’s insurance industry has launched a revamped website designed to be easier to use for consumers and industry professionals. The site is www.insurance.wa.gov. “When people have insurance problems, they want information fast,” Washington Insurance Commissioner …
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler won nearly six in 10 votes in his re-election bid, giving him bragging rights as the U.S.’s longest currently serving insurance commissioner. Kreidler won 57.7 percent of the vote, while insurance broker John Adams, his …
Incumbent Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler won 57.7 percent of the vote in his re-election bid for state insurance commissioner, giving him bragging rights as the U.S.’s longest currently serving insurance commissioner. The Democrat Kreidler, a former state legislator and …
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is fining Ohio-based BCS Insurance Co. $500,000 for issuing hundreds of thousands of policies using unapproved rates and policy language. BCS Insurance has agreed to pay the fine. An additional $250,000 fine is suspended, provided …
A report out Thursday urges the insurance industry to act to protect itself and the community against the increasing frequency of extreme weather due to climate change. In short, the report, its authors and those endorsing it want more efforts …
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