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Insurance commissioner: wildfire and disaster risks are driving outreach, pooling options under review
Summary
Commissioner Jeff Root told the committee that Wyoming's Department of Insurance focuses on consumer education and monitoring markets amid wildfire and hail impacts; the department is exploring pooled solutions in other states and data collection to inform policy, but any state pool would require legislative action.
Jeff Root, the state insurance commissioner, briefed the Appropriations Committee on department priorities and market conditions, highlighting wildfire‑linked homeowners insurance disruptions and efforts to educate consumers and insurance agents. "We have the ability to educate," Root told members, describing outreach to agents and local business owners.
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