October 1, 2022
Commissioner Mike Kreidler
Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
P.O. Box 40255
Olympia, WA 98504-0255
United States
RE: Nonprofit Property Protection Act
Dear Insurance Commissioners and NAIC:
Commercial insurers do not provide consistent and affordable property/casualty insurance to many types of community-based nonprofits. The commercial insurance companies only insure the less-difficult risks and shy away from reliably providing insurance to those caring for the most vulnerable in our communities.
At a recent hearing before the Senate Banking Committee the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) representative was unaware of any difficulties nonprofits have obtaining the property/casualty insurance they need. This is our message to let you know that the problem does exist. Nonprofits need access to more insurance options.
Please work with Chairman Brown to support his effort to allow RRGs to offer property options to nonprofits. Nonprofits need more options in the marketplace, not less.
Sincerely,
| William Gregory | Executive Director | Affordable Housing Risk Pool |
| Daniel Gray | Executive Director | Alzheimer Society of Washington |
| Gavin Wuttken | President | Around Again |
| Stephanie Harris | Executive Director | Bainbridge Chorale |
| Carol A Salter | Executive Director | Banchero Disability Partners |
| Holli Harris | CEO | Behavioral Tech LLC |
| Brie Gyncild | Co-chair | Central Seattle Greenways |
| Tyler Menezes | Executive Director | CodeDay |
| Wendy Bingham, DPT | Executive Director and Founder | Extrapelvic Not Rare |
| Sam Norris | Executive Director | Foothills Food Bank |
| Ellen Marett | Executive Director | Forgotten Dogs Rescue |
| Maque daVis | Treasurer | Fremont Arts Council |
| Alex Pace | Senior Vice President Affordable Housing | Heritage Bank |
| Trudy Soucoup | CEO | Homes First |
| Andre Bouchard | Executive Creative Producer | Indigenous Performance Productions |
| Brandy Badger | President and executive director board member | International Nutritional Sustainability Partners |
| James A Eliason | Agent | Island Insurance Center Inc. |
| Jean Antonucci | MD | Jean Antonucci MD, IdealMedicalPractices |
| Melissa Thirloway | President | Joyful! Noise Seattle |
| Jessyca Murphy | Executive Director | Make.Shift Art Space |
| Jme thomas | Executive director | Motley Zoo Animal Rescue |
| Kim Schneiderman | Executive Director | NAMI SW Washington |
| Gina Tsague | Co-Founder & Office Manager | Nehemiah Project International Ministries |
| Chanel Rhymes | Director of Advocacy | Northwest Community Bail Fund |
| Laura Loge | President | Northwest Edvard Grieg Society |
| Suzanne Chandler | Board President | Northwest Neighbors Network |
| Susan Dibble | Executive Director | Page Ahead Children's Literacy Program |
| Angie L Frey | Director | Pathways to Hope Network |
| Vernita G Adolf | CEO/Founder | Protran East |
| Rae Levine | Nonprofit Consultant (retired) | Rae Levine Consulting |
| James Trockel | President | Serve Our Dog Areas (S.O.D.A.) |
| Nadine van Niekerk | Business Owner / Non profit Volunteer | Shifting Gears // Stones Throw Brewery |
| Sam Burnett | Program Director | The Centre for Collaboration, Motivation, and Innovation Society (CCMI) |
| Frank E. Garratt | Co-chair Capitlal Campaign | The Mustard Seed Project |
| George Dougherty | Treasurer | Theater Artists Olympia |
| Ron Wade | President of the Board | United Way of the Blue Mountains |
| Daniel G Ford | Various | Various |
| Alison Vaughn-Poirier | Accounts Payable and Payroll Supervisor | Volunteers of America of Eastern WA and Northern ID |
| Kirsten De Simone | Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration | Volunteers of America of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho |
| Terrence Bedford | Insurance Broker | WAFD Insurance |
| Theresa Nietupski | President | Washington Renaissance Arts & Education Society |
| Carla Arnold | Executive Director | Youthnet |
