As he prepares for his last year in office, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is going all out to make it easier ...

California insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara has been living it up courtesy of donors and industry players as recurring wildfires threatened homes and the insurance market teetered on collapse, a ...

Governor Gavin Newsom announced this week that *** handful of insurance companies will come back or continue writing homeowners policies in California. It comes as families have been grappling with ...

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced Thursday that the state Department of Insurance is launching a formal investigation into State Farm’s handling of wildfire claims in Los ...

Eaton and Palisades fire survivors on Thursday, Nov. 6, are calling for California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to resign after a report revealed what it said were loopholes in a 2023 plan that ...

"The current commissioner has failed his obligations to the consumers," said Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove.

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California’s insurance commissioner spent tens of thousands in funds from a “shell” campaign on lavish meals and glove-trotting travel while skipping key hearings on the state’s worsening insurance ...

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, the first LGBTQ person to win election to statewide office in the Golden State, officially declared Friday his intention to seek a second four-year term ...