
: skip to main skip to sidebar Pages Blog Home Our mission : consumer protection Insurance Consumer Hotline Thursday , September 27, 2012 Why did you make my auto homeowners insurance rates go up Q : My auto and homeowners insurance rates went up , and my agent and insurer said that it's because Washington state required them to charge more . Did you require this A : We get this question fairly often . While we do review rates for many kinds of insurance , no , we did not tell your auto homeowners etc . insurer to raise its . rates It's up to insurers to decide when , or if , they will submit proposals to us to increase or decrease rates . In some cases , notably health coverage , insurers often reduce benefits in order to moderate rates hikes . Again : While we may review the rates , the