Contractors Bonding and Insurance Co. seeks OK to redomesticate

Contractors Bonding and Insurance Co. has requested approval from the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) to redomesticate from Washington state to Illinois. View all related documents.

The OIC has scheduled a public hearing on this request for 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 16 in the Tumwater office. All interested parties may submit letters of support or objections to hearings@oic.wa.gov. Any member of the public may attend the hearing.

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