Los Angeles, CA -- Seven insurance companies have contributed $122,500 to the LGBTQ Caucus, which in turn spent the money on an independent expenditure campaign to re-elect Ricardo Lara as...

By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE  May 27, 2022 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2022-05-27/campaign-regulators-open-investigation-into-state-insurance-chief Three years ago, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a public apology, suspended all fundraising and returned thousands of dollars in...

California needs an insurance commissioner with ethics. This candidate could restore trust EDITORIAL BY THE SACRAMENTO BEE EDITORIAL BOARD May 8, 2022 https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/election-endorsements/article261075437.html Among California’s cornucopia of elective offices, insurance commissioner is rivaled...

Editorial by the BAY AREA REPORTER May 4, 2022 https://www.ebar.com/news/news//315304 Insurance Commissioner: Marc Levine We wanted to recommend current Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara (D) for another term. A gay man, he was the...

California needs consumer protection, not partying, dining and cozying up with industry lobbyists and executives By The MERCURY NEWS and EAST BAY TIMES Editorial Boards April 28, 2022 https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/28/editorial-elect-marc-levine-to-end-laras-insurance-commissioner-scandals/ California needs a new...

By The LOS ANGELES TIMES Editorial Board April 28, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-04-28/marc-levine-endorsement-insurance-commissioner Ricardo Lara’s first year as California insurance commissioner — the elected office charged with regulating the state’s $310-billion insurance industry — was...

Insurance Commissioner Lara Must Close Loophole in Regulation Allowing Insurers to Ignore WIldfire Mitigation for Denial or Non-Renewal Decisions Los Angeles, CA – A regulation proposed by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo...

Los Angeles, CA – A new state wildfire protection framework released this week is an empty promise for homeowners if the Insurance Commissioner does not also require that insurance...

By Bob Egelko, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE February 9, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/State-Farm-doesn-t-have-to-refund-100-million-16846195.php State Farm Insurance will not have to refund $100 million to homeowners after the state Supreme Court denied appeals Wednesday by California's...

By Staff Writers, WORKERS COMP EXECUTIVE February 2, 2022 https://www.wcexec.com/article/is-cdi-covering-up-an-applied-underwriters-influence-campaign/ An insurance industry watchdog says the California Department of Insurance is running a coverup to shield it from more embarrassing disclosures about...