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Section 1 Commissioner
How is he elected? Same way as other state officials
When does he take office? Serves for four yerars. Starts wed after the second monday of
January
What must he do before Execute a bond of $25000 payable to state
taking officer?
1) Responsible for examining insureres 2) issueing
What are his broad Powers?
licenses 3) regulatings to help carry out provisions
of the WA insurance code
The Commissioner has the authority to: conduct
1) investigations (including formal hearings) to

determine whether any person has violated any
provisions of the code;


2) conduct examinations, investigations, and hearings
to efficiently administer the code;


Commissioner has what 3) take action against any insurance company,
authority? fraternal benefit society, health maintenance
organization (HMO), or heathcare service
contractor (HCSC) by revoking or suspending its
Washington certificate of authority;


4) fine, revoke, or suspend the licenses of insurance
agents, brokers, solicitors, or adjusters;


5) issue cease and desist orders;

6) and bring actions in court regarding violations of the insurance
code.
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If there is cause to believe issue a cease and desist order; bring an action in court
that anyone is violating the to stop the person from continuing the violation; or
insurance code or any both.
regulation or order made by
the
Commissioner, the
Commissioner may:
When requested by the Commissioner, the state's
How are actions prosecuted? attorney general and prosecuting attorneys
throughout Washington prosecute or defend all
proceedings brought
under the code.
The Commissioner may appoint a Chief Deputy
Commissioner, who has the power to perform any act or
Can the commissioner appoint duty conferred upon the Commissioner. The
more commisioners amd Commissioner may also appoint additional Deputy
staff? Commissioners.The Commissioner is responsible for the
official acts of deputies and may revoke a deputy's
appointment. The
Commissioner may employ examiners, as well as
actuarial, technical, and administrative assistants as
needed.
Anyone who files a the insurance company's name; the policy or claim
grievance must supply as number; the name of the agent, broker, solicitor, or
many facts as possible to adjuster; the date of the loss or the company's or other
assist in the investigation licensee's action; and a complete explanation of the
of the complaint, including: loss or other problem.
Yes. The Commissioner is also responsible for obtaining
Does the commisioner and publishing life expectancy tables, annuity values,
produce tables and and values of life and term estates. The
conntent? Commissioner must help consumers obtain information
about insurance products and resolve complaints
involving insurers and other licensees.
NEW SUB SECTION: NEW SUB SECTION: Examination of Records
Examination of Records
Can the commisioner examine Yes. The Commissioner may examine the transactions,
records whenever he or she accounts, records, documents, and assets of each
pleases? authorized insurer as often as considered necessary
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- each insurer holding a certificate of authority at least once every
five years;

When must the commisioner - any
managing general agent, if necessary, for the company
examine? exam; and

- each rating organization and examining bureau
licensed in Washington at least once every five
years or as often as necessary.
Can the commisioner accept Yes. As long as prepared by the accredited insurance
an department for the company's state of domicile.
examination report on a
foriegn or allien insurer
licensed in Washington?
the Commissioner will consider matters such as the results of
What factors into who and
financial statement
how deep the examination
analyses, changes in management or ownership, and
goes?
actuarial opinions and reports of independent
certified public accountants.
Who is responsible for Every person, its officers, employees, and
providing the representatives must produce the accounts, records,
commisioner with documents, and files in his or her possession or control
records during an relating to the subject of the examination and make
examination. them accessible to the Commissioner.
If the Commissioner finds the accounts to be
What happens if the records
inadequate, or improperly kept or posted, he or she
aren't up to snuff?
may employ experts to rewrite, post or balance them at
the expense of the person being examined.




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- any agent, solicitor, broker, or adjuster licensed in Washington;

-anyone who has the exclusive or dominant right to
manage or control a stock or mutual insurer;

In addition, the Commissioner -anyone holding shares of capital stock of a domestic
may examine the records, insurer to control its management as a voting trustee
accounts, documents, and or otherwise;
transactions of:

-and anyone engaged in the formation of a domestic insurer,
insurance holding
corporation, or a stock corporation to finance a
domestic insurer or the production of its business, or
a corporation to be attorney-in-fact for a domestic
reciprocal
insurer.
Yes.

- Public insurance records must be indexed and
available for public inspection and copying during
Can these reports and normal business hours.
examinations be reviewed by
the public? -Requests for public records must be made to the public
records officer in the Commissioner's office.


-Anyone whose request to review public documents is
denied may petition for a prompt review of the
decision




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