Around the Western Allilance States

Idaho — Idaho’s individual health insurance rates decrease for 2024: Final 2024 premium rates for individual and small group health insurance plans were published by the Idaho Department of Insurance on the Department website at doi.idaho.gov/consumers/health-insurance/idaho-rate-review/ Next year, individual market premium rates will decrease 1% on average, with one carrier decreasing rates by 13%. The …

Around the PIA Western Alliance States – Week of October 2nd, 2023 Read More »

California — California Supreme Court affirms bail regulation promoting jail security and fair competition in the bail industry: The Department of Insurance has notified bail agents that the California Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a long-standing regulation barring bail agents from entering into agreements with jail inmates to be notified when individuals have recently …

Around the PIA Western Alliance States – Week of September 25, 2023 Read More »

California — Lara Awards Fraud Prevention Grants: Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced he has awarded $50,545,239 in grants to 34 district attorney offices representing 44 counties in California to combat insurance fraud. Under Commissioner Lara’s leadership, these grants, funded through annual employer assessments, support law enforcement efforts in investigating and prosecuting fraud and increase outreach …

Around the Western Alliance States – Week of July 3, 2023 Read More »

Idaho — Idaho DOI to Allow for Temporary Resident Insurance Producer Licenses: Director Dean L. Cameron has authorized the Idaho Department of Insurance to allow applicants for resident insurance producer licenses to request a temporary license, pending review of their criminal history reports. Idaho Code requires applicants for resident insurance producer licenses to submit their …

Around the PIA Western Alliance States – Week of June 26, 2023 Read More »

California — Commissioner Lara announces appointments to Curriculum Board and CAARP Advisory Committee: Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has made several appointments to help drive forward the California Department of Insurance’s mission to protect consumers. These appointments include naming new members Janise Graham and Doug Smith, as well as reappointed members Monique Howard and Sandra Moriarty, …

Around the PIA Western Alliance States for June 19, 2023 Read More »

Washington — Essential Health Benefit (EHB) public meeting series: The 2023 Legislature enacted SSB 5338, which directs the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to review Washington state’s current Essential Health Benefits (EHB) benchmark plan to determine whether to request approval from the federal government under 45 CFR §156.111  to update the plan. OIC will be …

Around the PIA Western Alliance States – Week of May 29th, 2023 Read More »

California — Work Comp Written Premiums up 14% from 2021: California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has issued the Quarterly Experience Report. It updates how work comp insurers are doing as of December of last year. Source link: Insurance Journal — https://bit.ly/432SsRw Washington — Kreidler fines Airbnb $20,000 for acting as an unauthorized insurer: Insurance …

Around the PIA Western Alliance States – Week of May 22, 2023 Read More »

Oregon — Wildfire Bill Passes the Oregon Legislature: This bill has passed both chambers and is on the way to the Governor’s Desk: SB 82 establishes certain requirements for insurer that cancels or decides not to renew homeowner insurance policy, or that increases premium, for reason materially related to wildfire risk. Requires insurer to make …

Around the PIA Western Alliance States – Week of May 1st, 2023 Read More »

Oregon — The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation recently announced the following proposed rulemaking: Filing Caption: Repeal relating to Disclosure of Information about Complaints Regarding Unlawful Claims Settlement Practices Repeal Rule: 836-005-0405 Rules Summary: Repeal of disclosure of information about complaints regarding unlawful claims settlement practices. Filed: March 30, 2023 Hearing: April 25, 2023, 11 …

Around the PIA Western Alliance States – Week of April 17th Read More »