Executive Press Releases

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

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

Sep 12, 2024

Statement from Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Senate Bill 966

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

Benicia contractor pleads guilty to insurance fraud after underreporting nearly $1 million in payroll

Apr 11, 2024

Five San Diego residents arraigned in disability insurance fraud scheme

Mar 27, 2024

Former Camarillo insurance agent found guilty for $1.2 million senior scam

Mar 26, 2024

Commissioner Lara announces next phase of Sustainable Insurance Strategy to safeguard Californians’ access to insurance

Mar 14, 2024

Commissioner Lara announces multiple appointments to key insurance-related boards and committees

Mar 6, 2024

Former Clovis insurance agent arraigned for allegedly stealing $380,000 in premiums from business owners

Mar 4, 2024

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara calls for detention facility closure

Feb 22, 2024

Commissioner Lara unveils first wave of proposed regulatory reforms to help safeguard the integrity of the state’s insurance market

Feb 9, 2024

West Coast insurance regulators detail ‘hidden cost’ of delaying climate action in first-ever investment stress test

Feb 6, 2024

Insurance Commissioner Lara alerts consumers throughout the state regarding insurance coverage issues following winter storms

Feb 5, 2024

Insurance Commissioner Lara issues consumer fraud alert as flood recovery begins in San Diego County

Feb 2, 2024

North Hills family arraigned in $192,000 auto insurance fraud scheme

Jan 31, 2024

Home surveillance video leads to 5 arrests for insurance fraud in alleged staged auto collision

Jan 24, 2024

Department investigators protect California businesses from uninsured subcontractor

Jan 17, 2024