Washington Fines Health Carrier

Washington state insurance regulators have imposed a $63,000 fine on a Midwestern insurer.

The insurer, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Omaha, Neb., cut its payments to the state’s high-risk health insurance pool by $61,715 and interest over 6 years by including loss ratios for 2 blocks of business that it administers with the loss ratios for its own Washington state customers, officials say.

The other companies were deemed not to be responsible for Mutual of Omaha’s reporting error, officials say.