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Insurance director warns of wildfire-driven market tightening, seeks staffing and mitigation pool; PBM implementation ongoing
Summary
The Department of Insurance told the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee on Jan. 21 that wildfire losses, reinsurance cost increases and PBM reform workloads are stressing insurers and consumers and requested targeted staff and capital funding.
The Department of Insurance told the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee on Jan. 21 that wildfire losses, reinsurance cost increases and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms are putting pressure on insurers and consumers, and it requested targeted staffing and capital funds to respond.
Noah Peterson, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, reviewed the Department of Insurance’s organization — two programs (Insurance Regulation Division and State Fire Marshal) and 75.5 approved full‑time positions — and summarized fund flows tied to premium taxes and the agency’s dedicated funds. The department received a trailer appropriation to implement House Bill 596, which amended Idaho Code section 41-349; that trailer included 1 FTE and $132,400.
Director Dean Cameron, director of the Department of Insurance, told the committee the…
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