WSR 18-17-141
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
OFFICE OF THE
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
[Insurance Commissioner Matter R 2018-09—Filed August 21, 2018, 8:05 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Adverse notifications.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 48.02.060, 48.18.545, 48.19.035, 48.43.525, and 48.43.535.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To increase consumer awareness of available agency assistance and to help consumers with their insurance questions by requiring contact information for the office of the insurance commissioner on adverse notifications.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Submit written comments by October 23, 2018.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Mandy Weeks-Green, P.O. Box 40258, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-725-7041, fax 360-586-3109, TTY 360-586-0241, email rulescoordinator@oic.wa.gov, web site www.insurance.wa.gov.
August 21, 2018
Mike Kreidler
Insurance Commissioner