Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 48 Insurance - Chapter 48.02 Insurance Commissioner

48.02.010 Insurance commissioner
(1) There shall be an insurance commissioner of this state who shall be elected at the time and in the manner that other state officers ...

48.02.020 Term of office
The term of office of the commissioner shall be four years, commencing on the Wednesday after the second Monday in January after his election.[1947 c ...

48.02.030 Bond
Before entering upon his duties the commissioner shall execute a bond to the state in the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, to be approved by ...

48.02.050 Seal
The official seal of the commissioner shall be a vignette of George Washington, with the words "Insurance Commissioner, State of Washington" surrounding the vignette.[1947 c ...

48.02.060 General powers and duties
(1) The commissioner shall have the authority expressly conferred upon him by or reasonably implied from the provisions of this code. (2) The commissioner shall ...

48.02.062 Mental health services -- Rules
The insurance commissioner may adopt rules to implement RCW 48.21.241, 48.44.341, and 48.46.291, except that the rules do not apply to health benefit plans administered ...

48.02.065 Confidentiality of documents, materials, or other information -- Public disclosure
(1) Documents, materials, or other information as described in either subsection (5) or (6), or both, of this section are confidential by law and privileged, ...

48.02.080 Enforcement
(1) The commissioner may prosecute an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any order made by him pursuant to any provision of ...

48.02.090 Deputies -- Employees
(1) The commissioner may appoint a chief deputy commissioner, who shall have power to perform any act or duty conferred upon the commissioner. The chief ...

48.02.100 Commissioner may delegate authority
Any power or duty vested in the commissioner by any provision of this code may be exercised or discharged by any deputy, assistant, examiner, or ...

48.02.110 Office
The commissioner shall have an office at the state capital, and may maintain such offices elsewhere in this state as he may deem necessary.[1947 c ...

48.02.120 Records
(1) The commissioner shall preserve in permanent form records of his or her proceedings, hearings, investigations, and examinations, and shall file such records in his ...

48.02.122 Filings or actions affecting corporate or company name -- Notice to secretary of state
Whenever any documents are filed with the insurance commissioner which affect a corporate or company name, the insurance commissioner shall immediately notify the secretary of ...

48.02.130 Certificates -- Copies -- Evidentiary effect
(1) Any certificate or license issued by the commissioner shall bear the seal of his office. (2) Copies of records or documents in his office ...

48.02.140 Interstate cooperation
(1) The commissioner shall to the extent he deems useful for the proper discharge of his responsibilities under the provisions of this code: (a) Consult ...

48.02.150 Supplies -- "Convention blanks.
The commissioner shall purchase at the expense of the state and in the manner provided by law: (1) Printing, books, reports, furniture, equipment, and supplies ...

48.02.160 Special duties
The commissioner shall: (1) Obtain and publish for the use of courts and appraisers throughout the state, tables showing the average expectancy of life and ...

48.02.170 Annual report
The commissioner shall, as soon as accurate preparation enables, prepare a report of his official transactions during the preceding fiscal year, containing information relative to ...

48.02.180 Publication of insurance code and related statutes, manuals, etc. -- Distribution -- Sale
(1) The commissioner may periodically prepare and publish: (a) Title 48 RCW, Title 284 WAC, insurance bulletins and technical assistance advisories, and other laws, rules, ...

48.02.190 Operating costs of office -- Insurance commissioner's regulatory account -- Regulatory surcharge
(1) As used in this section: (a) "Organization" means every insurer, as defined in RCW 48.01.050, having a certificate of authority to do business in ...