What does the Insurance Commissioner do?

Update: 2025-01-06

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Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler took office in 2024 and is currently the longest-tenured state-level elected official in Washington state. But what does the commissioner actually do? With his term coming to an end, Commissioner Kreidler stops by the podcast studio to talk about what’s changed over the last 24 years, his accomplishments while in office, what he’s learned on the job and what advice he has for his successor.

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