California Department of Insurance
Despite Missteps and Open Investigation, State Insurance Chief Appears Headed To Re-Election
Ricardo Lara’s first term was marked by violations of key campaign pledge, other allegations
By Jeff McDonald, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
October 9, 2022
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2022-10-09/despite-political-scandals-california-insurance-commissioner-appears-headed-to-re-election
Months into his first term as one of just...
CDI Orders Auto Insurers To Reveal Pandemic Profits
By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS
October 7, 2022
https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2022/10/07/cdi-orders-auto-insurers-to-reveal-pandemic-profits/
Maintaining that auto insurers still owe rebates to California drivers who were overcharged during the stay-at-home period of the pandemic, the state’s...
Novice Republican Or Democrat Embroiled In Controversy? Voters To Pick Next Insurance Commissioner
By Melody Gutierrez, LOS ANGELES TIMES
October 3, 2022
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-03/voters-to-decide-next-insurance-commissioner
SACRAMENTO — California voters will decide this November who will lead a state agency that wields significant power over home, auto and other...
KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA: Insurance Companies Are Using Your Private Information To Raise Your Rates
By Emily Valdes, KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA
Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Harvey Rosenfield, author of Proposition 103 from 1988, tells KNX how...
California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Good Government Bill To Close State Agency Lobbying Loophole
Los Angeles, CA -- Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1783 to close a loophole in state law that allowed former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez to influence decision-making at the...
Will New Regulations Do Enough To Keep Homeowners From Losing Fire Insurance?
By Michael Finney & Randall Yip, KGO ABC TV-7 San Francisco, CA
September 9, 2022
https://abc7news.com/fire-insurance-home-risk-score-danger/12213902/
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KGO) -- Homeowners in California who live in a high-risk fire zones could find...
Insurance Commissioner Lara’s Regulation Preserves Loophole Letting Insurers Ignore Wildfire Mitigation for Denial or Non-Renewal of Homeowners Policies
Los Angeles, CA – California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today submitted a long-awaited regulation for final approval that will require insurance companies to provide premium discounts to homeowners who reduce their risk of...
Judge to Hear More Arguments in Consumer Watchdog Public Records Case
By City News Service, KFI 640AM Los Angeles, CA
September 3, 2022
https://kfiam640.iheart.com/featured/la-local-news/content/2022-09-03-judge-to-hear-more-arguments-in-consumer-watchdog-public-records-case/
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - After listening to arguments in Consumer Watchdog's legal action against California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara...
Final Briefs Filed in Lawsuit Against Insurance Commissioner Lara & Department of Insurance Over Pay-to-Play Records
Los Angeles, CA -- Consumer Watchdog filed its final briefs in a California Public Records Act (“CPRA”) lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Department of Insurance. The...
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