About Us
Insurance Diversity Program
The nationally-recognized Insurance Diversity Program is part of the first-ever Office of Insurance Diversity and Innovation, created by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara in 2024. The Program advances supplier and board diversity across California’s $400 billion insurance industry for women, LGBTQ+ people, veterans, disabled veterans, people with disabilities, and people from historically underrepresented communities.
The Diversity Program leads efforts to increase procurement opportunities for diverse businesses and strengthen diversity within insurance governing boards. The Diversity Program administers the California Insurance Diversity Survey (CAIDS). This data drives transparency, accountability, and long-term progress across the industry.
The Insurance Diversity Program also spearheads public policy, leads data-driven research, and builds strategic partnerships through community engagement initiatives such as the annual Insurance Diversity Summit and the California Supplier Diversity Symposium.
Insurance Diversity Task Force
The Insurance Diversity Task Force considers and makes recommendations about diversity in the insurance industry. Specifically, the mission of the Task Force mission is to:
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Advise the Department of Insurance with member area(s) of expertise on Department initiatives to increase insurer procurement with diverse suppliers, and diversity of governing boards;
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Identify and promote insurance companies actively engaging in diversity issues;
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Explore the status of diverse representation on insurance company governing boards; and
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Provide recommendations to increase supplier or governing board diversity, which may include suggested changes to existing law.
Next Task Force
Quarterly Meeting
June 10, 2026
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (PDT)
