Insurance Commissioner of California — Press

Bakersfield resident sentenced to 16 years for auto insurance fraud and court fraud schemes

Dec 19, 2024

Commissioner Lara announces reappointments to the CIGA Board of Governors

Dec 18, 2024

In a California “first,” Commissioner Lara announces enforcement of regulation to expand insurance coverage across state

Dec 13, 2024

CEO of largest vocational school appears in court on 23 charges of insurance fraud

Dec 11, 2024

Former Cupertino insurance agent arraigned in $900,000 long term care fraud scheme

Dec 10, 2024

Commissioner Lara invites public input on latest major step to expand insurance coverage in California

Nov 21, 2024

Commissioner Lara orders insurance protections for more than 200,000 Mountain Fire survivors

Nov 15, 2024

Commissioner Lara takes major step to increase insurance availability in wildfire-distressed areas

Nov 14, 2024

Four arrested after videos show fake bear attacks for insurance payouts

Nov 13, 2024

Commissioner Lara orders insurance protections for Siskiyou and Sierra County residents following fires

Nov 8, 2024

Commissioner Lara announces action to protect insurance coverage for Mountain Fire survivors

Nov 8, 2024

Commissioner Lara announces appointments to the CAARP Advisory Committee, the COIN Advisory Board, the CEA Advisory Panel, and the Curriculum Board

Oct 31, 2024

Fresno for-profit vocational school owner arraigned in workers’ compensation fraud scheme

Oct 17, 2024

Commissioner Lara announces pioneering project with City of Isleton to create community-based flood insurance initiative

Oct 16, 2024

SoCal residents providing legal representation without license arrested by task force

Oct 10, 2024

Commissioner Lara convenes insurance industry with call to action on increasing diversity

Oct 8, 2024

Commissioner Lara orders insurance protections for Lake County residents following Boyles Fire

Oct 4, 2024

Former Lake Forest agent convicted on 90 counts of insurance fraud after stealing nearly $200,000 in premium payments

Oct 3, 2024

Commissioner Lara Statement on Sustainable Insurance Strategy Progress

Oct 2, 2024

Commissioner Lara secures important health and safety protections for California consumers as Governor Newsom signs six Department of Insurance sponsored bills

Sep 30, 2024

Commissioner Lara orders insurance protections for 750,000 in Southern California following major wildfire emergencies

Sep 19, 2024

Commissioner Lara and Cal Poly Humboldt announce joint effort to create nation’s first public wildfire catastrophe model

Sep 17, 2024

Commissioner Lara announces action to protect insurance coverage for Southern California wildfire survivors

Sep 16, 2024

Statement from Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Senate Bill 966

Sep 12, 2024

Commissioner Lara urges Governor Newsom to sign important consumer protections for Californians

Sep 12, 2024

Commissioner Lara and Assemblymember Calderon announce approval of bill to support insurance fraud detectives

Aug 30, 2024

Vocational school owner and counselors arraigned in nearly $1 million insurance fraud case

Aug 20, 2024

Commissioner Lara invites public input on final phase of new wildfire modeling regulation

Aug 16, 2024

Commissioner Lara announces appointments to the CAARP Advisory Board, the CIGA Board of Governors, COIN Advisory Board, and the WCIRB Governing Committee

Aug 13, 2024

Commissioner Lara moves to implement new insurance rate review reforms

Aug 9, 2024

Commissioner Lara orders insurance protections for more than 185,000 Californians following wildfire emergencies

Aug 8, 2024

Unlicensed bail fugitive recovery agent arraigned for alleged kidnapping and assault in Riverside

Jul 31, 2024

Park Fire evacuees could be eligible for evacuation-related expense reimbursements under their current insurance policy

Jul 30, 2024

Commissioner Lara continues bold insurance reform agenda with landmark FAIR Plan modernization

Jul 26, 2024

Insurance Commissioner calls for comprehensive study on workers’ comp claims for silicosis

Jul 17, 2024

Commissioner Lara issues new, lower workers’ compensation benchmark rate

Jul 12, 2024

Insurance Commissioner Lara protects approximately 46,000 Californians from non-renewals following Thompson Fire

Jul 11, 2024

Commissioner Lara statement on San Bernardino County Supervisors’ resolution supporting the goals of his Sustainable Insurance Strategy

Jul 9, 2024

Commissioner Lara releases pioneering analysis on hidden costs of extreme heat in California

Jul 3, 2024

Department protects thousands of Californians from the illegal sale of health care plans

Jun 25, 2024

Former Camarillo insurance agent sentenced to 16 years in $1.2 million senior scam

Jun 19, 2024

Commissioner Lara unveils next steps in his strategy to expand coverage options for Californians in areas of high wildfire risk

Jun 12, 2024

Commissioner Lara announces appointments to the Insurance Diversity Task Force

Jun 11, 2024

Workers’ compensation insurance fraud task force discovers nearly $30 million scheme in Kings County

Jun 11, 2024

City of Imperial Beach awarded first-ever grant to study innovative insurance protections from sea level rise

Jun 6, 2024

Commissioner Lara supports budget action to help address insurance crisis

May 30, 2024

Janitorial company owners arraigned for insurance fraud after allegedly underreporting $2.4 million in payroll

May 22, 2024

Employee death reveals alleged workers’ comp fraud with over $2 million in underreported payroll

May 15, 2024

Fifteen Southern California residents charged in alleged auto insurance fraud ring

May 10, 2024

Commissioner Lara announces appointments to Curriculum Board and the Insurance Diversity Task Force

Apr 19, 2024