“The consumers of Washington scored a victory today,” Kreidler said in a statement following the ruling. The ruling means that Kreidler’s emergency rule is maintained. Judge Mary Sue Wilson found that industry associations challenging the rule were unlikely to succeed with their arguments. On April 23, 2021, a Superior Court judge denied the request for a preliminary junction. The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Washington, and the Professional Insurance Agents of Washington filed a petition for declaratory and injunctive relief in early April with Superior Court in Thurston County. Insurance industry groups joined together to try to halt Kriedler’s plan. Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued an order on March 23, 2021, that bans the use of credit in setting insurance rates for new and renewed policies as of June 20, 2021. Developments continue around the efforts of Washington state’s insurance commissioner to ban insurance companies from using credit to set rates for auto, homeowners and renters insurance for three years.
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