"P&C Covid 19 Activities"

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A table from the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner titled "P&C Covid 19 Activities", listing the office's property and casualty actions related to the Covid 19 pandemic, with dates. Entries include an emergency order requiring grace periods for nonpayment of premium and barring cancellation for nonpayment unless the insured directs it, and statements by Commissioner Kreidler urging insurers to extend auto coverage for personal delivery drivers and to consider refunding auto premiums. It also lists emergency rules on converting classroom education courses to webinars, extending exam expiration dates and license renewal deadlines, and an emergency order extending deadlines for reporting completed repairs to claim withheld depreciation. A May 5 entry reminds consumers of a CARES Act protection against negative credit reporting for accounts in good standing.

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OFFICE of the

INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER

WASHINGTON STATE

P&C Covid 19 Activities

Below is a list of actions taken by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner related to the
Property and Casualty industry and impacts of the Covid 19 pandemic.

Effectiv | Action Taken by OIC Expiratio
e Date n Date
March 25, | Emergency Order May 9,
2020 e Required to provide grace periods for nonpayment of 2020
premium and waive charges and fees association with
nonpayment of premium
e Can't cancel a policy for nonpayment of premium unless
specially directed to do so by the insured.
March 27, | Commissioner Kreidler urges al | insured doing business in
2020 Washington to immediately extend automobile insurance coverage
for personal delivery drives to aid people temporarily assigned to
this duty during the pandemic.
April 7, Commissioner Kreidler urges all insurer doing business in
2020 Washington to consider refunding auto insurance premiums to
policyholders since most are driving less with the governor's stay-at-
home order.
April 20, Emergency Rules August 18,
2020 e An insurance education provider may request the expedited | 2020
conversation of a previously approved class room course to a
webinar and waives 20 day submission timeframe.
e Permits an extension of exam expiration dates if the exam
are scheduled to expire between March 23, 2020 and June
30, 2020
April 27, Emergency Order June 26:
2020 e Provide an extension to deadlines requiring policyholders to | 2020
report completed repairs in order to claim withheld
depreciations payment.
April 27, Emergency Rule August 25,
2020 e Permits and extension for renewal if the licensee expiration 2020
dates are between March 1, 2020 and June 30,202 and this
creates a hardship.
May 5, Commissioner Kreidler reminds consumers of a new federal
2020 protection (CARES ACT) the protects consumers during the

pandemic from any negative credit reporting as long as their
accounts were in good standing before the pandemic started.

Contact: Lonnie Johns-Brown| 555-555-5555 | LonnieJ@oic.wa.gov

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