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...
Sacramento, CA – Ethics legislation to shine a light on insurance industry influence over decision-making at the Department of Insurance was killed by the Assembly Insurance...
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...
EDITORIAL by The SANTA ROSA PRESS-DEMOCRAT Editorial Board March 29, 2022 https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/opinion/pd-editorial-deleting-government-emails-leaves-the-public-in-the-dark/ A recent whistleblower’s complaint about deletion of emails at the California Department of...
EDITORIAL by the LOS ANGELES TIMES Editorial Board March 28, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-03-28/editorial-california-public-records-delete-emails A fundamental principle of a free and open society is that citizens have...
Assembly Committee Approves Bill to Preserve Public Records Sacramento, CA — The California Secretary of State (“SOS”) Shirley Weber will remove cartoons and a records...
By Wes Venteicher, SACRAMENTO BEE March 23, 2022 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article259638169.html When the California Department of Insurance announced a plan to start deleting employees’ emails automatically after...
By Sophia Bollag, SACRAMENTO BEE March 1, 2022 https://www.sacbee.com/article258526768.html Fabian Núñez and Rusty Areias had a job to do. The former lawmakers who left public...
Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog said a regulation proposed by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to require discounts for homeowners who protect their homes from...
Los Angeles, CA – A new state wildfire protection framework released this week is an empty promise for homeowners if the Insurance Commissioner does not...
Los Angeles, CA — The California Supreme Court has refused to review a lower court ruling that stripped the Insurance Commissioner of critical powers granted...
By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA February 14, 2022 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/state-farm-100-million-refund–supreme-court-issues-ruling-325368.aspx The Supreme Court of California has ruled that State Farm does not have to refund homeowners $100...
