Return-Path: Delivered-To: craig.andrews@tessol-inc.com Received: from gator4254.hostgator.com by gator4254.hostgator.com with LMTP id WKd2INdg5GIY5AgAcizydQ (envelope-from ) for ; Fri, 29 Jul 2022 17:36:07 -0500 Return-path: Envelope-to: craig.andrews@tessol-inc.com Delivery-date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 17:36:07 -0500 Received: from [24.20.173.51] (port=50604 helo=smtpclient.apple) by gator4254.hostgator.com with esmtps (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.95) (envelope-from ) id 1oHYaV-002uwP-60; Fri, 29 Jul 2022 17:36:07 -0500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-DF59F6E8-0637-45B8-95C4-FAF90C799523 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Kelly Andrews Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Fwd: Kreidler acted in good faith, followed steps, but exceeds authority on credit score ban, court rules Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:36:06 -0700 References: <16829827.17134@public.govdelivery.com> To: craig Andrews Message-Id: <82F05DD1-C1C2-4432-AC86-A8FC0A674FD4@tessol-inc.com> X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (19F77) --Apple-Mail-DF59F6E8-0637-45B8-95C4-FAF90C799523 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: WA OIC > Date: July 29, 2022 at 2:29:05 PM PDT > To: kelly.andrews@tessol-inc.com > Subject: Kreidler acted in good faith, followed steps, but exceeds authori= ty on credit score ban, court rules > Reply-To: insurance.wa@public.govdelivery.com >=20 > =EF=BB=BF > Can=E2=80=99t see this email? View it online. >=20 >=20 > =20 > =09 > Kreidler acted in good faith, followed steps, but exceeds authority on cre= dit score ban, court rules >=20 > =20 > =09 > Media contact: Public Affairs, (360) 725-7055 >=20 > July 29, 2022 >=20 > OLYMPIA, Wash. =E2=80=93 Thurston County Superior Court Judge Indu Thomas f= ound that while Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler=E2=80=99s rule temporar= ily banning credit scoring followed the Administrative Procedures Act and wa= s not =E2=80=9Carbitrary and capricious=E2=80=9D as the insurance industry c= ontended, it did exceed his statutory authority.=20 >=20 > =E2=80=9CClearly, today=E2=80=99s ruling is disappointing for Washington c= onsumers,=E2=80=9D said Kreidler. =E2=80=9CI adopted the credit scoring rule= because I believed it was good public policy and would protect policyholder= s financially impacted during the pandemic. Unfortunately, the court has rul= ed otherwise, saying I acted in good faith, but misinterpreted our authority= .=E2=80=9D >=20 > In her ruling, the judge commented that the record supplied by the Office o= f the Insurance Commissioner contained credible information that the use of c= redit scores is discriminatory.=20 >=20 > =20 > =20 > =09 > Questions? Contact us >=20 >=20 > STAY CONNECTED:=20 >=20 > =20 > SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: > Manage Subscriptions | Unsubscribe All | Subscriber Help | =20 >=20 > This email was sent to kelly.andrews@tessol-inc.com using GovDelivery Comm= unications Cloud on behalf of: Washington State Office of the Insurance Comm= issioner =C2=B7 PO Box 40255, Olympia WA 98504-0255=09 --Apple-Mail-DF59F6E8-0637-45B8-95C4-FAF90C799523 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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Subject: Kreidler acted in g= ood faith, followed steps, but exceeds authority on credit score ban, court r= ules
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