WAPATO — The challenges of providing health care to all of Yakima County’s residents have multiplied in the past year, but there are solutions available, speakers told a sizable group of residents at a health care community forum. Recent contract …
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Thirteen health insurance companies have requested an average rate change of 22.4% for Washington state’s 2027 individual health insurance market. Insurers base requested rate changes on assumptions made about the services their …
By TAYLOR CALDWELL Ward Media Staff Reporter PLAIN — As the upper valley grapples with the risk of wildfire, homeowners are now facing rising insurance costs and growing numbers of policy nonrenewals. “The availability of insurance is based on the …
Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer used Medical Lake City Hall to discuss wildfire recovery and home insurance problems in a community still rebuilding from the 2023 Gray fire. The fire burned more than 9,500 acres and destroyed or damaged 240 …
Washington State Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer picked a fitting venue to share what she’s learned wading through the quagmire of home insurance in a wildfire-prone state. Kuderer held a town hall at Medical Lake City Hall Wednesday to discuss …
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Council of State Governments (CSG) has appointed Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer to its Executive Committee. The appointment took effect immediately, and Kuderer’s term ends Dec. 31, 2026. Kuderer, who regularly …
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Wildfire risk is reshaping the homeowners insurance market in Washington state, particularly for residents living in areas that are more vulnerable to wildfire activity, including many residences in Spokane County. While premiums have increased sharply in …
A Yakima insurance agent and an unauthorized insurance company are barred from doing business in Washington after Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer issued cease-and-desist orders in April. Those were two enforcement actions during the first quarter in …
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer has been selected to chair the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ new Child Care Insurance Working Group. The group, which met for the first time on Monday, was …
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer is visiting Eastern Washington communities in May as part of her Community Connect outreach events, focusing on meeting residents of wildfire-threatened areas and discussing their …
Introduction Wildfires, for millennia a natural feature of Northwest landscapes, have erupted into arguably the most politically vexing, expensive, and far-reaching climate change challenge in the region. A dangerous recipe of reduced snowpack, earlier …
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Preventive services will remain covered in full by health insurance plans for Washington residents who choose to use them, thanks to legislation passed on Thursday, Feb. 26, by the state House of Representatives. Engrossed Substitute …
Washington’s snow drought has officials bracing for potentially severe wildfires this year. And as losses from wildfires increase, more and homeowners are facing nonrenewals on their insurance policies: that number has more than doubled since 2021. The …
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer’s bill to modernize how her office combats insurance fraud passed the state Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 17, by a unanimous vote of 49-0. Senate Bill 6031 defines insurance fraud as its own …
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington state Senate passed a bill Friday night to establish a voluntary wildfire mitigation grant program by a 37-11 vote. Senate Bill 6079, requested by Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer and prime sponsored by …
Legislation to make wildfire risk scores more transparent passed out of the Washington state Senate on nearly unanimously. Senate Bill 5928, which passed 48-1, is being pushed by Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Judy …
By Mark Payne ( February 10, 2026, 5:45 PM EST) -- A Utah-based healthcare cost-sharing nonprofit operates as and must register as an insurer under Washington state law, a state appeals panel ruled, upholding a $50,000 fine from the state's insurance …
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Legislation protecting preventive services passed the Washington state House of Representatives on Wednesday, Feb. 11, by a 57-39 vote. House Bill 2242, requested by Gov. Bob Ferguson and Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer, maintains …
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