Lara’s lux travel grounds his good insurance work

CA official took 11 taxpayer-funded junkets, absent from 38% insurance hike hearing

(The Center Square) - California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara was absent from a hearing from the state’s largest insurer, State Farm, on its petition to raise property insurance rates up to 38% in the wake of the Palisades and Eaton…

CA Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara Used a Phony Campaign Slush Fund to Help Pay for Lavish Dinners

Lara’s lux travel grounds his good insurance work

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has received much-deserved criticism after news reports revealed he has taken 46 international trips since 2019—11 paid by taxpayers. His travel schedule included visits to Bogota, Paris and Egypt. Given the significance of the California insurance crisis, we’re taken aback that he spent so much time traveling rather than immersed in the nitty gritty of insurance regulation. Lara gave a speech at th…