CDI data through Nov. 17, 2025, shows wildfire claims have topped $22 billion, with payments reported from admitted insurers, ...

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) has praised the insurance industry after the release of ...

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 ...

January 1, 2026 - Sacramento, Calif. - Beginning January 1, 2026, nine new laws sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the California Department of Insurance will go into effect, ...

Strong regulation can hold insurance companies accountable and empower customers, while ample choice and competition prevent price gouging.

The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has approved the Verisk Wildfire Model for insurers to assess wildfire risk, marking a significant advancement in California's insurance sector. This model ...

The California Department of Insurance has commissioned a task force to develop a first-in-the-nation smoke damage standard that could be the blueprint for a national standard. Once thought of as a ...

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is finalizing his landmark Sustainable Insurance Strategy, a comprehensive plan aimed at addressing the state's insurance availability crisis. Today the Department ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Tesla announced it was introducing its own vehicle insurance, CEO Elon Musk claimed "vastly better" services with policies better tailored to what the company has described as affordability ...

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 ...