Consumer Watchdog, an organization that often intervenes in regulatory issues, has been fighting a running battle with Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara from virtually the first moment Lara took office four years ago.

Source: https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/dan-walters-could-public-records-act-be-made-more-useful/article_0642bfee-ae52-11ed-819c-2f0286ee77a4.html

On Monday, Behrends was arraigned in King County Superior Court on three felony allegations from the state Office of the Insurance Commissioner, dating back over five years: two counts of first-degree identity theft and one count of first-degree theft.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/news/amid-lynnwood-nonprofits-tumult-hand-up-project-leader-charged-with-theft/

Those reps painted a picture of an insurance market threatened not just by wildfire but also by California’s regulatory apparatus, headed by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, keeping insurance premiums too low.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-06-15/state-farm-homeowners-insurance-california