The state’s property insurance crisis, deepened by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, is bringing renewed attention and a ...

A few big-name insurance companies have committed to writing more policies in parts of California that include high wildfire risk zones.

Testifying before the Assembly Insurance Committee Wednesday, California's Insurance Commissioner said market stabilization should come by 2026 with his reforms.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, shown at an event Sept. 24, 2025, in New York City, wants to make it harder for so ...

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California could be a testing ground for a carrot-and-stick approach to preventing the collapse of insurance markets as ...

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is proposing more new insurance rules that critics are calling “vindictive,” and which they say will only make it easier for insurers to raise rates.