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Instead of heeding calls to resign, Ricardo Lara is working on FAIR Plan reform and holding insurers accountable in fire-prone zones. By PAT MAIO, ORANGE COUNTY...

By Megan Fan Munce, Susie Neilson, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/underinsurance-legislation-21280891.php A year after fires razed entire neighborhoods in Los Angeles, California lawmakers unveiled a slate of proposed legislation aimed at...

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES Since the January 2025 firestorms damaged or destroyed more than 12,000 homes in Los Angeles County, fire victims have...

By Pat Maio, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS https://www.dailynews.com/2026/01/08/l-a-wildfire-rebuilding-effort-draws-billions-in-aid-grants/ Billions of dollars have flowed into the Los Angeles area since the January 2025 wildfires exploded across the region. The precise figure is...

By Tom Elias, DAVIS ENTERPRISE https://www.davisenterprise.com/forum/tom-elias-lara-here-to-make-insurers-wishes-come-true/article_ace33bc7-f7c2-4b7a-a6fa-e3805c5f3df9.html As he prepares for his last year in office, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is going all out to make...

By Thomas Elias, SANTA YNEZ VAKKEY NEWS https://syvnews.com/opinion/columnists/lara-seeks-to-fulfill-insurance-company-wishes-thomas-elias/article_457c9351-dd88-5de5-a26f-c74b5de45b46.html As he prepares for his last year in office, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is going all out...

By Tom Elias, THE COAST NEWS GROUP https://thecoastnews.com/elias-lara-does-insurance-companies-bidding As he prepares for his last year in office, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is going all...

By Paige St. John, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-12-04/californias-insurance-crisis-ricardo-lara-la-wildfires-why-wasnt-it-fixed California’s property insurance market was unraveling fast in mid-2023 when the state’s insurance commissioner, Ricardo Lara, landed in...

By Paige St John, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-12-04/california-insurance-regulators-travels-who-paid-for-ricardo-laras-trips Ricardo Lara’s transition from influence-brokering state legislator to autonomous insurance regulator was rocky.  Almost immediately upon assuming office in...

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