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Office of Insurance Commissioner

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 272.0 0 79,029 79,029
2023-25 Maintenance Level 271.5 0 79,452 79,452
Difference from 2023-25 Original (0.5) 0 423 423
% Change from 2023-25 Original (0.2%) 0.0% 0.54% 0.54%

2023 Policy Other Changes

Lease Adjustments 0.0 0 6 6
Fighting Criminal Insurance Fraud 1.0 0 362 362
Review of Insurance Products 2.0 0 646 646
2023 Policy Other Changes Total 3.0 0 1,014 1,014

2023 Policy Comp Changes

State Employee Benefits 0.0 0 34 34
WFSE General Government 0.0 0 2,227 2,227
Rep Employee Health Benefits 0.0 0 73 73
Non-Rep Recruitment/Retention 0.0 0 83 83
Non-Rep General Wage Increase 0.0 0 1,158 1,158
PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase 0.0 0 49 49
Vaccine Booster Incentive 0.0 0 71 71
2023 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 0 3,695 3,695

2023 Policy Central Services Changes

Shared Tenant M365 to CSM 0.0 0 (187) (187)
State Data Center 0.0 0 (44) (44)
Archives/Records Management 0.0 0 3 3
Audit Services 0.0 0 5 5
Legal Services 0.0 0 632 632
Administrative Hearings 0.0 0 21 21
CTS Central Services 0.0 0 237 237
DES Central Services 0.0 0 130 130
OFM Central Services 0.0 0 388 388
GOV Central Services 0.0 0 90 90
2023 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 0 1,275 1,275
Total Policy Changes 3.0 0 5,984 5,984
2023-25 Policy Level 274.5 0 85,436 85,436
Difference from 2021-23 2.5 0 6,407 6,407
% Change from 2023-25 Original 0.92% 0.0% 8.1% 8.1%

Policy Changes

Lease Adjustments

Additional funding is needed to pay the cost of the Office of Insurance Commissioner's existing lease for its office space in Tumwater. (Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State, Insurance Commissioner's Fraud Acc - State)

Fighting Criminal Insurance Fraud

Additional resources are provided to detect and investigate criminal insurance enterprises. (Insurance Commissioner's Fraud Acc - State)

Review of Insurance Products

Funding is provided to increase the agency's ability to more quickly review and approve new insurance products. (Insurance Commissioner's Fraud Acc - State, Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State)

State Employee Benefits

Health insurance funding is provided for state employees who are not represented by a union, who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination, or who are not part of the coalition of unions for health benefits. The insurance funding rate is $1,160 per employee per month for fiscal year 2024 and $1,233 per employee per month for fiscal year 2025. (Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State)

WFSE General Government

Funding is provided for a general wage increase of 4%, effective July 1, 2023; a general wage increase of 3%, effective July 1, 2024; targeted job classification base range increases; recognition and retention lump sum payments for employees employed on or before July 1, 2022 and continuously employed through July 1, 2023; shift premium increase for eligible shifts from $1 to $2.50 per eligible hour; a COVID-19 booster incentive of $1,000; supplemental shift premium increases for nurse classifications; 5% premium pay for employees who are assigned to a facility that provides direct care to residents, patients and/or clients and whose duties are required to be performed on location; and an increase of $250 to the annual lump sum payment for Labor and Industries risk classes 7200/7201. (Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State, General Fund - Federal)

Rep Employee Health Benefits

This provides health insurance funding as part of the master agreements for employees who bargain for health benefits as part of a coalition of unions. The insurance funding rate is $1,160 per employee per month for fiscal year 2024 and $1,233 per employee per month for fiscal year 2025. (Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State, General Fund - Federal)

Non-Rep Recruitment/Retention

Funding is provided for recognition and retention lump sum payments for employees employed on or before July 1, 2022 and continuously employed through July 1, 2023. (Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State)

Non-Rep General Wage Increase

Funding is provided for wage increases for state employees who are not represented by a union or who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination. It is sufficient for a general wage increase of 4 percent, effective July 1, 2023 and a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2024. This item includes both general government and higher education workers. (Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State)

PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase

For eligible Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems Plan 1 members, this item provides an increase of 3%, up to a maximum of $110 per month. (Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State)

Vaccine Booster Incentive

Funding is provided for a $1,000 lump sum COVID-19 booster incentive for non-represented employees. This funding does not cover institutions of higher education. (Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State)

Shared Tenant M365 to CSM

Agency budgets are reduced by the base budget amounts provided to Consolidated Technology Services for Microsoft 365 licenses so the cost can be added to the central service model allocation in CTS central services (Step 92J). (Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State, Insurance Commissioner's Fraud Acc - State)

State Data Center

Adjustments are made for each agency's share of costs related to the State Data Center. (Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State, Insurance Commissioner's Fraud Acc - State)

Archives/Records Management

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated share of charges for archives and records management services provided by the Secretary of State's Office. (Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State)

Audit Services

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of audits performed by the State Auditor's Office. (Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State)

Legal Services

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of legal services provided by the Attorney General's Office. Because legal services expenditures are based on consumption, funding provided in the central service model is not all inclusive. The methodology to estimate consumption has been updated from a three-year average to a two-year average and allows for analysis to incorporate unique agency circumstances. (Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State, Insurance Commissioner's Fraud Acc - State)

Administrative Hearings

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of hearings performed by the Office of Administrative Hearings. (Insurance Commissioner's Fraud Acc - State, Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State)

CTS Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Consolidated Technology Services (CTS) for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Cybersecurity, state network, enterprise services, small agency IT services, security gateways, and geospatial imaging services. This amount now includes the total amount for agencies that use the Microsoft 365 shared tenant. See Chapter 11 of the 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Insurance Commissioner's Fraud Acc - State, Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State)

DES Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) for campus rent, parking, contracts, and security; capital project surcharges; financing cost recovery; public and historic facilities; real estate services; risk management services; personnel service rates; the Perry Street and Capitol Campus child care centers; small agency services; and the department's enterprise applications. See Chapter 11 of the 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Insurance Commissioner's Fraud Acc - State, Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State)

OFM Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges for existing statewide applications, the One Washington program, and other central services provided by the Office of Financial Management. See Chapter 11 of the 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State, Insurance Commissioner's Fraud Acc - State)

GOV Central Services

A new central service is created to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of the Governor for statewide policy staff and the Office of Equity. (Insurance Commissioner's Fraud Acc - State, Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory - State)