Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
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| Jurisdiction | Washington |
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The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner was created in 1889–90, and became a separate agency in 1907 with an elected commissioner.[1] The current commissioner is Mike Kreidler, a Democrat 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.[2] It was passed in both houses but vetoed by Governor Jay Inslee.[3]
In 2015, the office denied applications by a number of association health plans, resulting in a legal dispute with those affected.[4]
Insurance Commissioners
[edit]| Name | Years | Party |
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| J. H. Schively | 1909–1913 | Republican |
| H.O.Fishback | 1913–1933 | Republican |
| William A. Sullivan | 1933–1961 | Democratic |
| Lee I. Kueckelhan | 1961–1969 | Democratic |
| Karl Herrmann | 1969–1977 | Democratic |
| Richard G. Marquardt | 1977–1993 | Republican |
| Deborah Senn | 1993–2001 | Democratic |
| Mike Kreidler | 2001–present | Democratic |
| Patty Kuderer | Insurance Commissioner-elect takes office January 15, 2025 | Democratic |
References
[edit]- ^ "Overview and history - Office of the Insurance Commissioner". www.insurance.wa.gov. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ GOP Senator has Washington's Insurance Commissioner in her sights.
- ^ "Washington State Legislature". apps2.leg.wa.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "Small-Business Employees' Group Slams Washington State For Rejecting Health Plans". Kaiser Health News. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ "Past Commissioners". Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
- ^ Washington State Yearbook: The Evergreen State Government Directory. Olympia, WA: Washington Roll Call. 2017. p. 260.
External links
[edit]- Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
- Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner consumer-focused blog
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