California’s insurance commissioner may be the state’s most unenviable political job. It faces heavy scrutiny from companies ...

The normally sleepy race is attracting a lot of attention as wildfires and inflation have caused a crisis in the state’s home insurance market.

Voters will choose who regulates insurers as wildfires drive up costs, shrink coverage and leave more homeowners at risk.

At a forum hosted in Pacific Palisades, hopefuls discussed the future of the FAIR Plan, insurance department reform and risk reduction ...

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 ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In November, Californians will vote for “the second-hardest job in the state behind the governor.” That’s according to ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. With the first anniversary of the devastating Southern California wildfires approaching, CalMatters asked candidates ...

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara speaks during an event at CalMatters’ studio in Sacramento on Sept. 19, 2024. (File photo by Fred Greaves/For CalMatters) This story was originally published by ...

Rep. John Garamendi walks down the steps of the Capitol in July in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik Getty Images A Democratic congressman and twice-elected state insurance commissioner on Wednesday ...