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Washington Woman Pleads Guilty After Filing 27 Fake Injury Claims

Rebecca Tabares Garza, of Yakima, Wash., pleaded guilty in Yakima County Superior Court to first-degree theft and filing a false insurance claim for 27 injuries she said occurred to herself and her family. Garza was sentenced to two months of …

Washington Commissioner Orders Pet Insurers to Repay $4.7M to Consumers

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued a fine of $950,000 against ACE American Insurance Co. and Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America for reportedly overcharging 18,000 Washington consumers for nearly five years. Kreidler ordered the companies to repay $4.7 million …

Washington Mom, Son Charged in Attempted Auto Insurance Fraud

Three people were charged in King County Superior Court in connection to two separate auto insurance fraud cases after investigations by Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigations Unit. In the first case, Sawsan Al-Tamimi and Yassir Al-Mtowag each were …

Washington Tells Captives for Starbucks, Alaska Air to Stop Insuring Risk

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has ordered the captive insurers for two giant corporations to stop insuring risk in the state, adding to a large list of big companies whose captives have been fined by the commissioner. Kreidler ordered insurers …

Washington Insurance Commissioner Fines UnitedHealthcare $30,000

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler took disciplinary action in October against insurance companies, agents and brokers who violated state insurance regulations. A summary of cases of interest to Washington consumers is below. Insurance companies UnitedHealthcare of Washington, Seattle; fined $30,000 …

Washington Insurance Commissioner Issued Numerous Fines, Disciplinary Actions

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler took disciplinary action in July, August and September against insurance companies, agents and brokers for violating state insurance regulations. A summary of cases of interest to Washington consumers is below. Insurance companies Dental Health Services, …

Washington Insurance Commissioner Orders Alaska Air Captive to Pay $2.5M

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has hit another big corporation’s captive insurer with a fine. Kreidler has been going after captives for owed taxes by fining them since last year, when he issued large fines to captives for Microsoft and …

Sun Valley Climate Conference’s Broad Agenda: Wildfires, Military, Insurance, Resilience

Washington had a record 1,850 responses to wildfires on Department of Natural Resources lands last year. Over the last five years, wildfires have continued to hit the state hard. One state official, who believes climate change is partly to blame, …

Washington Commissioner Fined Carriers, Producers and Others $724K in June

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler disciplined and issued fines in July totaling $724,000 against insurance companies, agents and brokers and others who violated state insurance regulations. Following are the names and fines provided by Kreidler’s office: Insurance companies Molina Healthcare …

Washington Insurance Fraud Cases Result in Guilty Pleas

Two insurance fraud suspects pleaded guilty and one suspect entered a diversion program after investigations by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigations Unit. Abdikarin A. Mohamed pleaded guilty in King County Superior Court to one count of filing a false …