GA-IC: Democratic challengers say Georgia commissioner should do more to hold insurers accountable

No Georgia official is more directly tied to affordability than the state’s commissioner of insurance. And that job is on the ballot this year, starting with Tuesday’s primary.

The commissioner’s main job is to make sure Georgia insurance companies don’t charge policyholders too much for their coverage like health and auto policies. And that after the consumer pays their premiums, the companies cover what they’re supposed to.

The field to unseat the incumbent, Republican John King, is packed with five Democratic challengers. Those who answered questions for this story say King is not doing enough, and they’ll do more. On the Republican ballot, King stands unchallenged and points to his record of levying millions in fines to the companies.

The Democratic contenders include Clarence Blalock, a Paulding County business owner; Ambuj “A.J.” Jain, former chief underwriting officer at an insurance company; DeAndre Mathis, an insurance agent with degrees in accounting; and Keisha Sean Waites, a former Georgia state representative and well-known candidate in elections across the Atlanta area. The candidates with insurance experience say they’re the ones who know how to stop insurance companies from gaming consumers.



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