DeMaio’s insurance bill is the wrong solution
Democratic Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara was slow to react to the state’s long-brewing insurance crisis and he’s also ...
Nearly three years in, state closes probe of top insurance regulator due to insufficient evidence
Ricardo Lara was the subject of an FPPC complaint filed in 2022 by Consumer Watchdog, a Los Angeles advocacy group that has ...
CA post-wildfire beef heats up as state insurance chief accuses Dem congressman of ‘White mansplaining’
Calif., criticized his reform plans, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara accused him of "white mansplaining" ...
L.A. wildfires up the pressure on California’s insurance commissioner over industry ties
The devastation caused by the twin blazes has raised fresh questions about whether the state — and its top insurance ...
State Farm versus California: In the battle over insurance rates, you could lose either way
California’s home insurance market is running out of worst-case scenarios. But one threat still looms large: further pullback or even a complete exit by its biggest player by far, State Farm General.
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Big homeowner rate hike from State Farm shot down by California regulator
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara recently rejected State Farm’s request for “emergency” rate increases, setting ...
LA wildfires intensify political jousting over home insurance premiums
The insurance commissioner must, of course, protect the interests of consumers, but one of those interests is a healthy ...
Farmers announces initial $600-million loss for Los Angeles fires
Farmers Insurance said claims from the Los Angeles fires will cost it at least $600 million, a substantially smaller initial ...