LA Fire Survivors Call for California’s Insurance Commissioner to Resign

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Survivors of the deadly Los Angeles County wildfires, some of whom have been unable to rebuild because their insurance claims have been delayed or denied, are calling for California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to resign.

Levi Sumagaysay

CalMatters

Lara, a former state lawmaker, has one year left in his second term.

A recent New York Times article detailing loopholes the insurance industry could exploit in Lara’s plan to try to improve California insurance availability was the last straw, fire survivors said. They said it proved Lara has helped the insurance industry more than he has helped policyholders.

Lara and others said his plan, which officially rolled out just days before the L.A.-area fi