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

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.

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 commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Because of the first anniversary of the devastating Southern California wildfires, CalMatters asked candidates ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The state's administrative law office will decide whether to accept Commissioner Ricardo Lara's changes to a law passed as a ...

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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 ...