Commissioner Lara announces appointments to the COIN Advisory Board and the Curriculum Board

News: 2025 Press Release

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today announced two appointments to help drive forward the California Department of Insurance’s mission to protect California consumers. These include naming Veronica Saldaña as the newest member of the California Organized Investment Network (COIN) Advisory Board and Jason Meyerson to the Curriculum Board.

“I am pleased to announce these new appointments to the COIN Advisory Board and the Curriculum Board,” said Commissioner Lara. “The appointees play an important role in protecting consumers and helping maintain a robust insurance market in our state, and I am grateful they are willing to serve their fellow Californians by lending their considerable experience and knowledge.”

The California Organized Investment Network (COIN) was established in 1996 within the Department of Insurance to guide insurers on making financially sound investments that yield environmental benefits throughout California and social benefits within the State’s underserved communities. Commissioner Lara has prioritized COIN investments which drive affordable housing, support small businesses, combat climate change, and encourage investors to utilize diverse investment managers more. The COIN Advisory Board provides guidance to the Commissioner and the COIN program to meet its mission and chief priorities.

The Curriculum Board oversees the development of pre-licensing and continuing education curriculum for agents and brokers to uphold professional standards that protect consumers. This includes a list of preapproved courses of study as well as courses of study for professional designations. This Board also develops standards for providers and instructors who offer courses and other training to licensed agents and brokers. 

The next COIN Advisory Board meeting is November 13, 2025 and the next Curriculum Board meeting is October 16, 2025.

More details are available at: www.insurance.ca.gov/boards. All positions are uncompensated.

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Media Notes:

Newly appointed members include:

COIN Advisory Board:

Veronica Saldaña is Vice President of Lending for Inclusive Action for the City, a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) which is dedicated to bringing people together to build strong, local economies through community-based advocacy and transformative economic development initiatives. Saldaña has nearly 20 years of experience in the CDFI and credit union lending sector and has worked on national, regional, and local lending teams. She has extensive experience with business development and relationship building for new lending markets and has facilitated the deployment of over $500M in capital to high impact projects in low wealth communities across California. Saldaña has been appointed to the COIN Advisory Board in the consumer advocacy group representative seat with a term ending on September 25, 2027.

Curriculum Board:

Jason Meyerson is Owner & Operator of Bail Bond Professionals in Orange County. Meyerson has been a licensed Bail Agent for over 25 years and holds a producer license for property and casualty insurance. Previously, Meyerson served as Sales and Product Marketing Manager of Veltec-Boyer Sports and was President of Professional Sports Authenticator DNA, a division of Collectors Universe, Inc. in Newport Beach. He is currently a Board Member of the California Bail Agents Association (CBAA), and he previously served as Vice President of the Orange County Bail Agents Association (OCBAA). Meyerson joins the Curriculum Board in the bail agent representative seat, with a term ending on September 25, 2028.