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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer made her case for Senate Bill 5331 on Wednesday, stressing the importance of restitution payments for people financially harmed by an insurance company or agent.
“As the consumer watchdog, people expect us to help them when they’ve been harmed by a company they’ve trusted,” Kuderer said during testimony before the House Consumer Protection & Business Committee. “They expect us to be able to make them whole.”
The bill, requested by Kuderer and prime sponsored by Senator Adrian Cortes (D - Battle Ground), grants the Insurance Commissioner the authority to require a company or person violating insurance laws to pay restitution.
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