Insurance News - Insurance News - OIC wants your help to make our website more user-friendly!- BY PUPUT PUTRI

Now that open enrollment is over, we want to fine-tune the individuals and families section of our health insurance webpages.  You can...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Fraud prosecutor wins Award of Excellence - BY PUPUT PUTRI

The Office of the Insurance Commissioner congratulates King County Deputy Prosecutor Andy Hamilton on his Award of Excellence from the natio...

Insurance News - Insurance News - OIC seeks smart, savvy health care policy advisor- BY PUPUT PUTRI

The OIC is hiring a highly skilled Senior Health Policy Advisor to acts as Commissioner Kreidler's primary advisor on all issues related...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Help us improve our Medicare webpages!- BY PUPUT PUTRI

We are in the process of conducting a usability study on the Insurance Commissioner's Medicare webpages. We want to hear from consume...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Online services unavailable Saturday, April 25- BY PUPUT PUTRI

The Insurance Commissioner's online services will be unavailable Saturday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our website, www.insurance.wa.gov , will...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Insurance needs are a factor in retirement planning - BY PUPUT PUTRI

This week is National Retirement Planning Week, organized by the National Retirement Planning Coalition. The group aims to help people creat...

Insurance News - Insurance News - OIC helps develop training for examining, analyzing insurers� climate change risk - BY PUPUT PUTRI

As the state�s insurance regulator, one of the things the Office of the Insurance Commissioner does is examine and analyze insurers� finance...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Tacoma woman trades guilty plea, diversion program for dismissed charges in insurance fraud- BY PUPUT PUTRI

Isabel Osorto, 23, of Tacoma, pled guilty to insurance fraud and agreed to complete a diversion program in exchange for the charge being dis...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Will my insurance pay to replace a damaged convertible top? - BY PUPUT PUTRI

The unprecedented sunshine we are experiencing in the Pacific Northwest may be enticing drivers to take their convertibles out for a spin. B...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Insurance Commissioner offers considerations about sharing economy- BY PUPUT PUTRI

Forbes estimates up to one quarter of the population participates in some form of the sharing economy, whether it be ridesharing, renting ou...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Protecting insurance consumers all year round- BY PUPUT PUTRI

This week is National Consumer Protection Week and the OIC is one of the many government agencies that helps protect consumers from financi...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Warranty buyers beware - know what you are paying for- BY PUPUT PUTRI

Consumers can buy warranties on any number of products these days, ranging from a new vehicle to a small gadget or appliance. Before you la...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Does your insurance premium seem high? Make sure your agent has right info- BY PUPUT PUTRI

If you receive your homeowner or automobile insurance renewal and think the premium doesn�t seem right, it�s a good idea to check in with yo...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Consumer alert: Recent widows are target of life insurance scam - BY PUPUT PUTRI

We�ve received reports that a scammer is targeting people who recently lost a spouse in the Spokane area. The scammer has called several w...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Top 10 types of complaints we got from consumers in 2014- BY PUPUT PUTRI

A big part of what we do is helping consumers resolve complaints they have against insurance companies. In 2014, we received and processed 6...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Washington consumers and the Anthem data breach- BY PUPUT PUTRI

Insurance giant Anthem today announced that up to 80 million consumers nationwide may be affected by a data breach of current and former cu...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Two men plead guilty in thwarted insurance fraud attempt- BY PUPUT PUTRI

Two men pleaded guilty to attempted theft in an insurance fraud case that was investigated by Insurance Commisisoner Mike Kreidler�s Specia...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Less than two weeks left to enroll in health plan for 2015- BY PUPUT PUTRI

The last day to enroll in a health plan for 2015 is Feb. 15. Coverage takes effect March 1 if you enroll before 11:59 p.m. If you qualify ...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Use extreme caution this Fourth of July- BY PUPUT PUTRI

This year's Fourth of July festivities in Washington are complicated by the statewide drought we are experiencing. As a result, many lo...

Insurance News - Insurance News - National insurance watchdog finds OIC meets, exceeds accreditation standards- BY PUPUT PUTRI

The OIC has retained its accreditation with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Every five years, the NAIC conducts ...