How to get the most out of your dental insurance

More than 249 million Americans had dental coverage at the end of 2016, according to the National Association of Dental Plans. Here’s some i...

Debt Oped

An oped on debt in the Washington Post . Growing debt and deficits are a danger. If interest rates rise, debt service will rise, and can pro...

Friedman 1968 at 50

This month marks the 50th anniversary of Milton Friedman's  The Role of Monetary Policy , one of the most influential essays in econ...

Generate a Better List for your Unscheduled Hygiene

Unintended consequences

Unintended consequences of well-intentioned policies, unexpected behavioral changes in response to ignored incentives, unusual supply (or de...

New Medicare cards are coming starting in April

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will start mailing redesigned Medicare cards to beneficiaries in Washington state aft...

Bear Stearns Anniversary

Justin Baer and Ryan Tracy have an excellent article in the Wall Street Journal  commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Bear Stearns bai...

Information for TRICARE members in Washington state

Our office regulates insurance, but not every kind of insurance. One of the types of insurance we don’t regulate are military health plans,...

Insurance fraud hurts consumers, too

The Office of the Insurance Commissioner investigates criminal insurance fraud, receiving approximately 2,000 referrals each year. While ins...

Fama Portfolio

The Fama Portfolio , is a new book from the University of Chicago Press. This is a collection of Gene Fama's papers, edited by Toby Mos...

Consumer complaints can lead to investigations, legal action against industry

Consumers can file complaints against insurance companies or against an agent or broker (they are called producers). Sometimes those complai...