The Washington State Office of the
Insurance Commissioner
An insurance commissioner (or commissioner of insurance) is a public official in the executive branch of a state or territory in the United States who, along with his or her office, regulate the insurance industry. The powers granted to the office ...
was created in 1889–90, and became a separate agency in 1907 with an elected commissioner. The current commissioner is
Mike Kreidler
Myron Bradford Kreidler (born September 28, 1943) is an American physician and politician serving his sixth term as the eighth Washington Insurance Commissioner. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served one term in the Congress, r ...
, a
Democrat
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Politics
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
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first elected in 2000 and reelected five times.
In 2014, a bill was introduced to replace the elected commissioner with a 10-person board which would hire the commissioner. It was passed in both houses but vetoed by Governor
Jay Inslee
Jay Robert Inslee (; born February 9, 1951) is an American politician, lawyer, and economist who has served as the 23rd governor of Washington since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representat ...
.
In 2015, the office denied applications by a number of association health plans, resulting in a legal dispute with those affected.
Insurance Commissioners
References
External links
Washington State Office of the Insurance CommissionerWashington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner consumer-focused blog
State agencies of Washington (state)
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