The California Department of Insurance continued the momentum toward improving insurance options statewide. The Department announced it had completed the review of three forward-looking wildfire ...

The Department also acknowledged poor record-keeping for certain trips dating back to before Commissioner Lara's tenure.

During his first four years in office, Ricardo Lara failed to head off the looming property insurance contraction that saw ...

California’s largest insurance reform in over 30 years is being implemented through regulations passed by the Department of Insurance’s Sustainable Insurance Strategy (“SIS”). These changes address ...

Two lawsuits allege major home insurance companies have colluded to limit coverage in wildfire-prone California communities and force homeowners onto the state's last-resort insurance plan . As more ...

California’s Department of Insurance has worked to repair the broken insurance system, but the LA fires threaten to undo the progress the state has made. The burnt remains of a building where once ...

Farmers Insurance lifts its cap on new California home policies, expanding options for homeowners amid a stabilizing market.

Farmers Insurance removes cap on new California homeowners policies but seeks 6.99% rate increase. Company expands coverage under sustainability strategy.

Consumer and taxpayer advocacy organization Consumer Watchdog announced Tuesday that it is suing the California Department of Insurance and its commissioner, Ricardo Lara, over what it calls ...

New California law should help make it easier for condo owners wishing to install electric vehicle charging stations.

Since the LA fires on January 7, much more attention has been put on the California FAIR Plan, the state's fire insurer of last resort. Once thought of as a small, rarely-used backstop, the plan is ...

Farmers Insurance Group, California’s second-largest home insurance company, is seeking a rate hike amid plans to lift a cap on the number of new homeowner polices it writes each month in the state.