WSR 25-17-073

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

OFFICE OF THE

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

[Insurance Commissioner Matter R 2025-09—Filed August 19, 2025, 8:52 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Relating to service contracts, motor vehicle service contracts, and protection product guarantee and service contract providers.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 48.02.060 (3)(a) and 48.110.150.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Rule making is necessary to implement HB 1006 (chapter 50, Laws of 2025), which was signed into law April 16, 2025.

HB 1006 allows motor vehicle service contract and protection product guarantee providers additional ways to demonstrate financial responsibility. Rule making is necessary to ensure these statutory changes are reflected in WAC.

The office of the insurance commissioner (commissioner) is also considering rule making to clarify what a motor vehicle service contract is and which forms must be filed with the commissioner in accordance with RCW 48.110.073. This may result in new requirements that certain service contract forms must be filed with and approved by the commissioner before use. The rule making may include, but not be limited to, service contracts covering the following services:

Provisions within chapters 284-110 and/or 284-20C WAC may be needed to implement the legislation and clarify motor vehicle service contract form filing requirements.

Process for Developing New Rule: Submit comments by September 17, 2025.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Rules Coordinator, 302 Sid Snyder Avenue S.W., Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-725-7171, fax 360-586-3109, TTY 360-586-0241, email rulescoordinator@oic.wa.gov, website www.insurance.wa.gov.

August 19, 2025

Patty Kuderer

Insurance Commissioner