An OIC consumer advocate helps a caller with an insurance question. A big part of what we do is to help protect consumers from financial ha...
Distracted driving may cost you more in premiums, fines – even death
The Washington state Traffic Safety Commission released a report this week that revealed some somber statistics: Nearly 1 in 10 drivers in ...
Kreidler examining how proposed U.S. rule may affect Washington’s health insurance market
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule this week that could significantly affect health insurance pla...
Get a CLUE – it’s a report that can influence your insurance rates
KING 5 recently reported on a little-known database called CLUE—Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange—that can affect consumers’ propert...
Learn how to avoid falling victim to fraud at free event on Feb. 15
The OIC and AARP are hosting a free event in Puyallup on Feb. 15 where people can learn ways to avoid becoming victims of fraud. Where: Pio...
Criminal insurance fraud unit investigated 150 cases in 2015, 2016
Many people don’t know that the Office of the Insurance Commissioner investigates criminal insurance fraud, much of which is referred to us ...