Curt Fackler
Party: Non Partisan
Candidate for: Insurance Commissioner
Incumbent? No
Age: 52
Hometown: Spokane
Occupation: Business Owner
50-word statement:
I have spent the last 22 years helping individuals and small business owners with employee benefit needs. The last four years we have been over charged $1.0 Billion by the three major not for profit health insurers. That money belongs to the policy holders. These companies are sending premium dollars to their for profit subsidaries, this must stop. I am the person to make this happen.
Three priorities:
1. Refund $1.4 Billion of not for profit health insurance companies excess surplus back to the policyholders.
2. Introduce legislation that would make it illegal to use credit scoring in underwriting of insurance.
3. Repeal the sales tax we pay on health insurance. Yes, we pay 2% tax on individual and small group insurance.
Web site: www.curtfackler.com
E-mail address: curt@curtfackler.org
Phone number: 509-467-7392
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