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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 ...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Are you prepared for 2015? Start the new year by reviewing your policies- BY PUPUT PUTRI

The start of a new year is a great time to review your insurance policies. Did you have a baby? Get married? Buy a new home or car? If so, y...

Insurance News - Insurance News - What is the insurance company's role in home repairs? - BY PUPUT PUTRI

It�s common for consumers to call us with their concerns about their home repair or home rebuild claims and the insurer's involvement i...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Important change may affect business owners� insurance - BY PUPUT PUTRI

Business owners carry commercial insurance policies to protect their financial interests in their property and to cover their liability ari...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Consumers who had trouble with Washington Healthplanfinder have a second chance to enroll - BY PUPUT PUTRI

The Washington State Health Benefits Exchange has announced a special enrollment through Feb. 23, 2015 for people who have experienced trou...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Oregon Insurance Commissioner extends comment period on Mutual of Enumclaw holding company conversion- BY PUPUT PUTRI

The Oregon Insurance Commissioner has extended the open comment period following the Dec. 15 public hearing of the proposed mutual holding ...

Insurance News - Insurance News - Insurance Commissioner fines health insurer $50,000- BY PUPUT PUTRI

LifeWise Health Plan of Washington has agreed to pay a $50,000 fine for overcharging 5,700 consumers $6 to $38 per month for the first six...