By Victoria Torres On July 25, 2025, the Department of Insurance (DOI) announced its final evaluation for DOI’s first wildfire model. In July and August 2025, the Department’s Model Advisor, Kara Voss, analyzed three different wildfire models under the newly Continue reading
By Lisette Cruz On March 14, 2024, the California Department of Insurance (CDI or the Department) published a news release announcing CDI Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s provisional acceptance of State Farm’s request for an emergency interim rate increase. This decision follows Continue reading
By Lisette Cruz On October 16, 2024, the California Department of Insurance (CDI or the Department) published a news release announcing a community-based flood insurance initiative for the City of Isleton. This initiative, the first of its kind in California, Continue reading
By Alex Cesta On June 6, 2024, the Little Hoover Commission held a roundtable discussion to continue its investigation into the growing crisis of homeowners insurance availability in California. Experts from state agencies, insurance industry representatives, and consumer advocacy groups Continue reading
By Alexander Cesta On June 12, 2024, the California Department of Insurance (DOI) released an updated draft regulation to adopt section 2644.4.8 to Title 10 of the CCR — its latest action pursuant to Governor Newsom’s executive order directing DOI Continue reading
By Erol Kilic On December 6, 2023, the Contractors State Licensing Board (CSLB) announced a joint operation with the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office and the California Department of Insurance (CDI) that successfully identified nine unlicensed contractors in a Monterey Continue reading
By Alexandra Harten On September 21, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-13-23 directing the Insurance Commissioner “to take prompt regulatory action to strengthen and stabilize California’s marketplace for homeowners insurance and commercial property insurance, and to consider whether the Continue reading
By Shiloh Wallack AB 970 (Rivas), introduced on February 14, 2023, by Assemblymember Luz Rivas, and supported by the Department of Insurance (DOI), would add and repeal Article 2.5 (commencing with section 12945) of Chapter 2 of Division 3 of Continue reading
By Shiloh Wallack On February 6, 2023, Ricardo Lara, Commissioner of the California Department of Insurance (DOI), issued a press release regarding a public forum to discuss the federal resources available to those impacted by natural disasters and any plans Continue reading
By Shiloh Wallack On October 14, 2022, Department of Insurance (DOI) Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced several appointments to various boards and committees within DOI in an effort to meet DOI’s consumer protection goals. These appointments included naming three members to Continue reading
