2021 Press Releases
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April 14, 2021
Los Angeles business owner arraigned in $1 million workers’ compensation fraud scheme
April 14, 2021
Commissioner Lara Announces Appointments to the WCIRB Governing Committee
April 12, 2021
Hacienda Heights unlicensed insurance agent sentenced after stealing $450,000 in clients’ premiums
April 5, 2021
Southern California man arraigned for auto insurance fraud after Rolls Royce and Maserati accidents
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March 26, 2021
Former Visalia insurance agent arraigned after allegedly stealing from client
March 24, 2021
Statement of Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on the submission of Assemblymember Rob Bonta as California Attorney General
March 23, 2021
San Jacinto landscaper arraigned in alleged workers’ compensation scam
March 19, 2021
Department issues Cease and Desist Order to protect California consumers from illegal extended warranty sales
March 19, 2021
Commissioner Lara sponsors the Parent Healthcare Act to help reduce health insurance costs for California’s working families
March 18, 2021
Statement of Commissioner Lara on the Confirmation of U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra
March 12, 2021
Surveillance footage leads to charges against Madera woman for workers’ compensation fraud
March 11, 2021
Commissioner Lara finds auto insurance companies overcharged drivers as accidents plummeted during the pandemic
March 10, 2021
Former Hollister firefighter faces felony insurance fraud charges
March 4, 2021
Silicon Valley man arraigned for alleged auto insurance fraud and forgery
March 4, 2021
Merced nutrition assistant arraigned for insurance fraud in workers’ compensation scheme
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February 24, 2021
Merced agriculture company owner and daughter sentenced in $2.5 million insurance fraud scheme
February 24, 2021
LA woman sentenced for involvement in staged collision insurance fraud ring
February 23, 2021
Baldwin Park School District employee arraigned for workers’ compensation fraud after COVID-19 diagnosis
February 23, 2021
Commissioner Lara proposes new transparency rules to help consumers better prepare for wildfires
February 19, 2021
Legislation Introduced to Protect Patients in Recovery
February 18, 2021
Commissioner Lara issues revised draft regulations to expand auto insurance group discounts to lower-income drivers
February 16, 2021
Commissioner Lara Appoints Members to the Insurance Diversity Task Force and the CLHIGA Board of Directors
February 12, 2021
Porter Ranch mother and son arrested for auto insurance fraud involving their Aston Martin
February 11, 2021
Additional felony charges filed against insurance agents in $748,000 grand theft scheme
February 11, 2021
Commissioner Lara and Assembly Member Kamlager team up to address overpopulation and health care of ‘pandemic pets’
February 11, 2021
Commissioner Lara Thanks Outgoing Leader of Diversity Task Force and Welcomes First LGBTQ+ Chair
February 10, 2021
ICYMI — NAIC Task Force Meets to Address Climate and Resiliency
February 8, 2021
Department issues Cease and Desist Order against former Orangevale insurance agent
February 8, 2021
Commissioner Lara and Governor Newsom's Administration to establish home and community hardening standards for insurance
February 4, 2021
Former Long Beach agent arraigned for grand theft after allegedly stealing more than $97,000 from clients
February 3, 2021
Buttonwillow warehouse worker arraigned for alleged workers’ compensation insurance fraud
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January 28, 2021
Unlicensed Lake Forest agent ordered to pay $20,000 after judge affirms Cease and Desist Order
January 28, 2021
Title company agrees to pay $50,000 following illegal inducement allegations
January 27, 2021
Two Davis residents arraigned in auto insurance fraud scheme
January 26, 2021
Commissioner Lara Appoints Members to the California Long Term Care Insurance Task Force
January 26, 2021
Commissioner Lara alerts Californians living in wildfire burn areas across the state about coverage for floods and mudslides
January 25, 2021
Firebaugh driver arrested for alleged auto insurance fraud
January 21, 2021
Fresno construction worker charged with insurance fraud and perjury
January 15, 2021
Former LA agent arraigned for theft and fraud in funeral insurance scam
January 11, 2021
Los Angeles insurance agents arraigned in $687,000 grand theft scheme