WASHINGTON Mike Kreidler Commissioner
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WASHINGTON Mike Kreidler is Washington State’s eighth Insurance Commissioner. He was first elected in November 2000 and re-elected to a sixth term in November 2020. He has earned a reputation as a staunch advocate for consumer protection and a fair and balanced regulator of Washington’s diverse insurance markets. Kreidler earlier served in the state legislature and the United States Congress. He was a member of the Northwest Power Planning Council and a regional director for the United States Department of Health and Human Services. A doctor of optometry, Kreidler practiced at Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound for 20 years. He has a master’s degree in Public Health from UCLA and was a founding director of a community bank. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the United States Army Reserve in 2003 with 20 years of service. Of the current NAIC membership, Kreidler is the longest-serving insurance commissioner in the United States. He was honored in 2009 with the “Excellence in Consumer Advocacy Award” presented by consumer advisors to the NAIC, and with the “2010 Leadership Award” by the Statewide Poverty Action Network. Mike Kreidler Commissioner Term of Office: Four years Elected: November 2000 Re-elected: November 2004 Re-elected: November 2008 Re-elected: November 2012 Re-elected: November 2016 Re-elected November 2020 Mailing Address Tumwater Office Washington State 5000 Capitol Blvd SE Office of the Insurance Commissioner Tumwater, Washington 98501 P.O. Box 40255 Olympia, Washington 98504-0255 Seattle Office Olympia Office The Central Building Insurance Building, Capitol Campus 810 3rd Avenue, Suite 650 302 Sid Snyder Avenue SW, Suite 200 Seattle, Washington 98104 Olympia, Washington 98504 Criminal Investigations Unit Office (Anti-fraud) Email Address 1520 Irving Street, Suite C [email protected] Tumwater, Washington 98512 Phone Numbers Fax Numbers Main (360) 725-7000 Main (360) 586-3535 Insurance Consumer Hotline (800) 562-6900 Tumwater Office (360) 664-2782 Tumwater Office (360) 725-7000 Seattle Office (206) 587-4244 Seattle Office (206) 464-6263 Olympia Office (360) 586-3535 Olympia Office (360) 725-7100 Criminal Investigations (Anti-fraud) (360) 586-2574 Criminal Investigations (Anti-fraud) (360) 586-2566 © 1991-2021 National Association of Insurance Commissioners 9/22/2021 1 WASHINGTON Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday Website: www.insurance.wa.gov Make Checks Payable to: Insurance Commissioner CONTACT PERSONS Executive Division Mike Kreidler (360) 725-7100 Commissioner [email protected] Molly Nollette (360) 725-7117 Acting Chief Deputy Commissioner [email protected] Hailey Hamilton (360) 725-7103 Executive Assistant to the Commissioner [email protected] Sandra Murphy (360) 725-7104 Executive Assistant to the Chief Deputy [email protected] Steve Valandra (360) 725-7052 Deputy Commissioner/Public Affairs [email protected] Policy and Legislative Affairs Division Bryon Welch (360) 725-7037 Deputy Commissioner/Policy and Legislative Affairs [email protected] Jon Noski (360) 725-7101 Legislative Director [email protected] Jay Bruns (360) 725-9651 Senior Climate Advisor [email protected] Jane Beyer (360) 725-7043 Senior Health Policy Advisor [email protected] Legal Affairs and Investigations Division Charles Malone (360) 725-7050 Deputy Commissioner/Legal Affairs and Investigations [email protected] Tyler Robbins (360) 725-7044 Investigations Manager [email protected] Operations Division Don Woodworth (360) 725-9607 Acting Deputy Commissioner/Operations [email protected] Stacey Warick (360) 725-7030 Chief Financial Officer [email protected] © 1991-2021 National Association of Insurance Commissioners 9/22/2021 2 WASHINGTON Melanie Watness (360) 725-7013 Human Resources Director [email protected] Vacant Chief Information Officer (360) 725-7018 Sue Hedrick (360) 725-7274 NAIC Coordinator [email protected] Company Supervision Division Melanie Anderson (360) 725-7214 Deputy Commissioner/Company Supervision [email protected] John Jacobson (206) 389-2911 Chief Financial Examiner [email protected] Tarik Subbagh (206) 389-2906 Assistant Chief Examiner [email protected] Steve Drutz (360) 725-7209 Chief Financial Analyst [email protected] Vacant Chief Market Analyst (360) 725-7216 John Haworth (360) 725-7223 Market Conduct Oversight Manager [email protected] Jeanette Plitt (206) 464-6408 Chief Market Conduct Examiner [email protected] Ron Pastuch (360) 725-7211 Holding Company Manager [email protected] Mark Durphy (360) 725-7193 Company Licensing & Compliance Manager [email protected] Rates, Forms, and Provider Networks Division Molly Nollette (360) 725-7117 Deputy Commissioner/Rates, Forms, and Provider Networks [email protected] Ned Gaines (360) 725-7126 Forms Compliance Manager [email protected] Kim Tocco (360) 725-7119 Health Forms Manager [email protected] Jennifer Kreitler (360) 725-7127 Provider Networks Oversight Manager [email protected] © 1991-2021 National Association of Insurance Commissioners 9/22/2021 3 WASHINGTON Lichiou Lee (360) 725-7128 Chief Actuary, Actuarial Services, Life and Health Care [email protected] Eric Slavich (360) 725-7137 Actuarial Services, Property and Casualty Manager [email protected] Consumer Protection Division Todd Dixon (360) 725-7262 Deputy Commissioner/Consumer Protection [email protected] Jeff Baughman (360) 725-7156 Surplus Lines Administrator [email protected] Jeff Baughman (360) 725-7156 Licensing and Education Manager [email protected] Joe Mendoza (360) 725-7146 Continuing Education [email protected] Consumer Advocacy Program Lisa Heaton (360) 725-7095 Consumer Advocacy Manager [email protected] Josh Martinsen (360) 725-7239 Property and Casualty [email protected] Vacant Life and Health (360) 725-7243 Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) Program Tim Smolen (360) 725-7091 SHIBA Manager [email protected] Criminal Investigations Unit (Anti-fraud) Phil Comstock (360) 586-2565 CIU Director [email protected] © 1991-2021 National Association of Insurance Commissioners 9/22/2021 4 .