TheWashington State Office of theInsurance Commissioner was created in 1889–90, and became a separate agency in 1907 with an elected commissioner.^[1] The current commissioner isPatty Kuderer, aDemocrat first elected in2024 and assumed office in 2025.

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 GovernorJay Inslee.^[3]

In 2015, the office denied applications by a number of association health plans, resulting in a legal dispute with those affected.^[4]

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• Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner consumer-focused blog

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