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Washington Insurance Commissioner rulemaking (insurers and regulated entities) · June 3, 2026 · Primary source

Adjusting Geographic Rating Factors (R 2026-01)

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Summary

The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner filed a CR-101 notice on June 3, 2026, initiating potential rulemaking to amend geographic rating area rules under WAC 284-43-6680 through 6701. The state currently divides the individual market into nine geographic rating areas with maximum premium ratios between the highest and lowest cost areas. The rulemaking aims to adjust those area definitions and related premium ratio requirements to promote market stability and competition. The CR-101 comment period closed June 16, 2026.

What this may mean

Insurers and regulated entities offering individual market health plans in Washington face potential restructuring of the nine geographic rating areas and the maximum premium ratio rules. If the rulemaking proceeds to a CR-102 proposed rule, carriers would need to reprice and refile individual market products to conform to any new area definitions or ratio caps. No final rule or effective date has been established at this stage.

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