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Gavin Newsom to issue an executive order on Thursday urging California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to resolve the situation. The plan essentially allows insurers to consider climate risks when setting their rates and to raise those rates in exchange for issuing more policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s a look at what Lara has proposed and how it would affect the state’s insurance market.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are the rules for insurance companies in California?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Unlike most states, California heavily regulates its property insurance market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1988, voters in the state approved Proposition 103. It said insurance companies had to get permission from the state Department of Insurance before they could raise their rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When setting their rates, insurance companies cannot consider current or future risks to a property. They can only use historical data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurance companies also buy insurance themselves, a process known as reinsurance. Companies are not allowed to consider their reinsurance costs when setting rates for California homeowners.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s the problem?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Climate change has intensified wildfires in California. Of the 20 most destructive fires in state history, 14 have occurred since 2015, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurance companies say that because they can’t consider climate change in their rates, it makes it difficult to truly price the risk for properties. They also are having to pay more for reinsurance, which they cannot recoup from ratepayers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11953252,news_11951923 label='Insurance in California']Many insurers have responded by pausing or restricting new business in the state. They’ve also opted to not renew insurance coverage for some homeowners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When homeowners who need insurance can’t get it from private insurance companies, they must purchase policies from the state’s Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan. Insurance companies doing business in California must put money into a fund to pay for coverage under the FAIR Plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The number of people on the FAIR Plan has nearly doubled in recent years. Both state regulators and insurance companies are worried about this trend. If the fund were to go insolvent, insurance companies would have to cover the cost.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s the state’s plan?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said he will write new rules that would let insurers consider climate change when setting their rates. He has also pledged to consider rules that would let them look at some of their reinsurance costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rules requiring insurance companies to get permission from the state to raise their rates would not change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara said the state will only let companies use these new rules if they write more policies for people who live in areas threatened by wildfires. He said this means companies must write policies in these areas of no less than 85% of their statewide market share. That means if a company insures 20 out of 100 homes, the company would have to also write 17 policies for homeowners in an area threatened by wildfires.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How will this affect insurance rates?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Some consumer groups, including the California-based Consumer Watchdog, say that allowing insurance companies to consider climate change in their rates will lead to dramatically higher prices for homeowners. They argue that the percentage of homeowners who have been forced into the FAIR Plan is far less than the number who will see higher rates now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11962107 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/AP23264825691516-1020x680.jpg']But Lara said the new rules could also benefit homeowners. He said insurance companies could also consider improvements that owners have made to make their homes more resistant to wildfires. Companies could also consider the billions of dollars in public money that the government has spent to better manage forests and reduce wildfire risks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the rules work and more companies stay in California’s insurance market, it could increase competition for customers — potentially holding rate increases in check.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When would the new rules take effect?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It would take a while for state regulators to write the rules. The process includes lots of time for insurance companies and consumer groups to give their input. Lara said he has given the department a deadline of December 2024 to have the new rules completed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has said he will allow insurance companies to consider climate risks when setting rates. The new rules are aimed at resolving the growing insurance crisis in the state.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1695428927,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":22,"wordCount":807},"headData":{"title":"What to Know About California's Proposed New Rules for Insurance Companies | KQED","description":"Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has said he will allow insurance companies to consider climate risks when setting rates. The new rules are aimed at resolving the growing insurance crisis in the state.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"What to Know About California's Proposed New Rules for Insurance Companies","datePublished":"2023-09-23T14:30:56.000Z","dateModified":"2023-09-23T00:28:47.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"nprByline":"Adam Beam\u003cbr>The Associated Press","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11962264/what-to-know-about-californias-proposed-new-rules-for-insurance-companies","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Months after California’s home insurance market was rattled by major companies pausing or restricting their coverage, the state’s top regulator \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11962107/newsom-signs-executive-order-aimed-at-fixing-homeowners-insurance-crisis-in-california\">said Thursday\u003c/a> that he would write new rules aimed at persuading insurers to continue doing business here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since last year, seven of the 12 largest insurance companies in California have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101893331/state-farm-and-allstate-pull-out-of-california-homeowners-insurance-market\">either stopped issuing\u003c/a> or restricted the number of new homeowners policies — leaving many Californians with fewer options for insuring their homes and businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State lawmakers failed to reach a legislative solution last week, which prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to issue an executive order on Thursday urging California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to resolve the situation. The plan essentially allows insurers to consider climate risks when setting their rates and to raise those rates in exchange for issuing more policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s a look at what Lara has proposed and how it would affect the state’s insurance market.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are the rules for insurance companies in California?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Unlike most states, California heavily regulates its property insurance market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1988, voters in the state approved Proposition 103. It said insurance companies had to get permission from the state Department of Insurance before they could raise their rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When setting their rates, insurance companies cannot consider current or future risks to a property. They can only use historical data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurance companies also buy insurance themselves, a process known as reinsurance. Companies are not allowed to consider their reinsurance costs when setting rates for California homeowners.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s the problem?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Climate change has intensified wildfires in California. Of the 20 most destructive fires in state history, 14 have occurred since 2015, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurance companies say that because they can’t consider climate change in their rates, it makes it difficult to truly price the risk for properties. They also are having to pay more for reinsurance, which they cannot recoup from ratepayers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11953252,news_11951923","label":"Insurance in California "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Many insurers have responded by pausing or restricting new business in the state. They’ve also opted to not renew insurance coverage for some homeowners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When homeowners who need insurance can’t get it from private insurance companies, they must purchase policies from the state’s Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan. Insurance companies doing business in California must put money into a fund to pay for coverage under the FAIR Plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The number of people on the FAIR Plan has nearly doubled in recent years. Both state regulators and insurance companies are worried about this trend. If the fund were to go insolvent, insurance companies would have to cover the cost.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s the state’s plan?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said he will write new rules that would let insurers consider climate change when setting their rates. He has also pledged to consider rules that would let them look at some of their reinsurance costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rules requiring insurance companies to get permission from the state to raise their rates would not change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara said the state will only let companies use these new rules if they write more policies for people who live in areas threatened by wildfires. He said this means companies must write policies in these areas of no less than 85% of their statewide market share. That means if a company insures 20 out of 100 homes, the company would have to also write 17 policies for homeowners in an area threatened by wildfires.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How will this affect insurance rates?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Some consumer groups, including the California-based Consumer Watchdog, say that allowing insurance companies to consider climate change in their rates will lead to dramatically higher prices for homeowners. They argue that the percentage of homeowners who have been forced into the FAIR Plan is far less than the number who will see higher rates now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11962107","hero":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/AP23264825691516-1020x680.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But Lara said the new rules could also benefit homeowners. He said insurance companies could also consider improvements that owners have made to make their homes more resistant to wildfires. Companies could also consider the billions of dollars in public money that the government has spent to better manage forests and reduce wildfire risks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the rules work and more companies stay in California’s insurance market, it could increase competition for customers — potentially holding rate increases in check.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When would the new rules take effect?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It would take a while for state regulators to write the rules. The process includes lots of time for insurance companies and consumer groups to give their input. Lara said he has given the department a deadline of December 2024 to have the new rules completed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11962264/what-to-know-about-californias-proposed-new-rules-for-insurance-companies","authors":["byline_news_11962264"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_32779","news_24336","news_22316"],"featImg":"news_11962271","label":"news"},"news_11962107":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11962107","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11962107","score":null,"sort":[1695340792000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"newsom-signs-executive-order-aimed-at-fixing-homeowners-insurance-crisis-in-california","title":"Newsom Signs Executive Order Aimed at Fixing Homeowners' Insurance Crisis in California","publishDate":1695340792,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Newsom Signs Executive Order Aimed at Fixing Homeowners’ Insurance Crisis in California | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 10:15 a.m. Friday \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom issued \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9.21.23-Homeowners-Insurance-EO.pdf\">an executive order (PDF)\u003c/a> on Thursday pressing the state’s insurance commissioner to shore up California’s troubled insurance market as options for homeowners across the state are dwindling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Citing increased risk from wildfire, major insurance companies have drastically pulled back their coverage in California this year. Both \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11953252/what-california-can-do-as-home-insurance-companies-retreat-in-face-of-mounting-climate-change-risks\">State Farm and Allstate announced\u003c/a> they would not issue new policies in the state, while Farmers put a cap on the number of new homeowners policies each month. The governor’s new plan aims to keep those and other smaller insurance companies from leaving Californians without coverage, by essentially allowing insurers to consider climate risks when setting their rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ricardo Lara, the state’s insurance commissioner, praised what he called an “emergency regulatory action” to address the declining options for California homeowners and business owners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The current regulatory framework does not meet our needs,” Lara told reporters at a press conference on Thursday afternoon. “Can consumers get the insurance they need? Can they get it today? And the answer, in all honesty, is no.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11953252,news_11951923,forum_2010101893331]As the risk for wildfire damage has gone up, prices for insurance have not increased to match that risk, creating less profit incentive for insurers to operate in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least seven of the country’s largest insurance companies have already stopped or plan to stop issuing new insurance policies in California, despite rate increases approved or pending with the Department of Insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With fewer insurance options, more Californians are struggling to find insurance coverage for their homes and businesses. \u003ca href=\"https://ains.assembly.ca.gov/sites/ains.assembly.ca.gov/files/FAIR%20Plan-Factsheet-2.23.23.pdf\">The FAIR Plan (PDF)\u003c/a>, a state-mandated insurance security net for people who can’t get insurance through no fault of their own, has more than doubled in the last five years, going from 126,709 policies in 2018 to 272,846 in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The issue has left those in fire-prone areas particularly unable to protect their houses, as wildfires have grown more common and more intense in recent years due to a changing climate, warming temperatures and drier foliage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall damage from wildfires has also gone up, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-wildfires\">data\u003c/a> from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California tightly restricts how insurance companies can price policies. Insurers can only look to the past when deciding how to set rates. They can’t consider current or future risks, like climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s executive order will increase Lara’s regulatory authority to stabilize California’s insurance market. Specifically, it calls on Lara to increase insurance coverage choices for consumers, particularly in areas most vulnerable to wildfire, by allowing insurers to consider climate risks when setting their rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The executive order also seeks to speed up the approval process for insurance plans, and direct the Department of Finance to consult with the state’s Department of Insurance to implement new regulations to achieve those goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is yet another example of how climate change is directly threatening our communities and livelihoods. It is critical that California’s insurance market works to protect homes and businesses in every corner of our state,” Newsom said in a press announcement Thursday afternoon. “A balanced approach that will help maintain fair prices and protections for Californians is essential.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, California lawmakers tried — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11961162/california-lawmakers-failed-to-fix-the-insurance-market-so-what-comes-next\">and failed\u003c/a> — to reach an agreement on how to fix the problem before the end of the legislative session last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The unsuccessful legislative approach appears to have prompted Newsom’s executive order using the regulatory process instead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the press conference on Thursday, Lara said that the state will adapt its laws to let insurers include climate risk as a factor in rate-setting. In exchange, they will be required to write more policies for homeowners in the highest risk areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Denni Ritter, American Property Casualty Insurance Association\"]‘Everyone understands that California’s insurance market is in a spiraling crisis …’[/pullquote]Michael Wara, director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program at Stanford told \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/politicalbreakdown\">KQED’s Political Breakdown\u003c/a> this week that home insurance prices for some consumers will go up modestly with the plan. But, he said, “what will also occur is that insurance will be available to people in a way that it currently is not. So, it’s not a question of ‘is the price higher or lower,’ it’s ‘can you even get insurance?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog issued \u003ca href=\"https://consumerwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LtrNewsom9-21-23.pdf\">a letter (PDF)\u003c/a> urging the governor not to waive the rules that have prevented price increases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A very small percentage of California’s insurance market – 3% – has been forced out of the California market into the FAIR plan,” the group wrote in the letter. It noted that Newsom has said he was one of those homeowners who has been pushed out of the private insurance marketplace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While this is unfair to you and others, it does not constitute a statewide emergency that justifies forcing the other 97% of people in the homeowners insurance market to pay more for their insurance,” the letter said. “By signaling a state of emergency, you would be empowering the commissioner to put your 3% above the needs of the 97% — without any guarantees that the 3% would even be offered insurance coverage.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But state lawmakers in areas like Napa, which is currently under a red flag warning for increased fire risk, celebrated the governor’s move.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to thank the governor and insurance commissioner for stepping up to address California’s insurance crisis,” said state Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa). “Because clearly, the status quo is not working. It is critically important that we adopt policies and efficiencies that are going to ensure the availability of insurance. Given that the Legislature is not in session right now, utilizing the commissioner’s regulatory authority makes good sense.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Denni Ritter, vice president at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, called California’s 35-year-old regulatory system “outdated, cumbersome and fails to reflect the increasing catastrophic losses consumers and businesses are facing from inflation, climate change, extreme weather and more residents living in wildfire prone areas,” he said in a press statement following Newsom’s order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone understands that California’s insurance market is in a spiraling crisis that requires immediate policy solutions to protect consumer access to the coverage they need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED editor Kevin Stark also contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Several major insurance companies, including State Farm and Allstate, have drastically pulled back their homeowners’ coverage in the state. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1695406321,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":28,"wordCount":1131},"headData":{"title":"Newsom Signs Executive Order Aimed at Fixing Homeowners' Insurance Crisis in California | KQED","description":"Several major insurance companies, including State Farm and Allstate, have drastically pulled back their homeowners’ coverage in the state. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Newsom Signs Executive Order Aimed at Fixing Homeowners' Insurance Crisis in California","datePublished":"2023-09-21T23:59:52.000Z","dateModified":"2023-09-22T18:12:01.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11962107/newsom-signs-executive-order-aimed-at-fixing-homeowners-insurance-crisis-in-california","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 10:15 a.m. Friday \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom issued \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9.21.23-Homeowners-Insurance-EO.pdf\">an executive order (PDF)\u003c/a> on Thursday pressing the state’s insurance commissioner to shore up California’s troubled insurance market as options for homeowners across the state are dwindling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Citing increased risk from wildfire, major insurance companies have drastically pulled back their coverage in California this year. Both \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11953252/what-california-can-do-as-home-insurance-companies-retreat-in-face-of-mounting-climate-change-risks\">State Farm and Allstate announced\u003c/a> they would not issue new policies in the state, while Farmers put a cap on the number of new homeowners policies each month. The governor’s new plan aims to keep those and other smaller insurance companies from leaving Californians without coverage, by essentially allowing insurers to consider climate risks when setting their rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ricardo Lara, the state’s insurance commissioner, praised what he called an “emergency regulatory action” to address the declining options for California homeowners and business owners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The current regulatory framework does not meet our needs,” Lara told reporters at a press conference on Thursday afternoon. “Can consumers get the insurance they need? Can they get it today? And the answer, in all honesty, is no.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11953252,news_11951923,forum_2010101893331","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>As the risk for wildfire damage has gone up, prices for insurance have not increased to match that risk, creating less profit incentive for insurers to operate in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least seven of the country’s largest insurance companies have already stopped or plan to stop issuing new insurance policies in California, despite rate increases approved or pending with the Department of Insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With fewer insurance options, more Californians are struggling to find insurance coverage for their homes and businesses. \u003ca href=\"https://ains.assembly.ca.gov/sites/ains.assembly.ca.gov/files/FAIR%20Plan-Factsheet-2.23.23.pdf\">The FAIR Plan (PDF)\u003c/a>, a state-mandated insurance security net for people who can’t get insurance through no fault of their own, has more than doubled in the last five years, going from 126,709 policies in 2018 to 272,846 in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The issue has left those in fire-prone areas particularly unable to protect their houses, as wildfires have grown more common and more intense in recent years due to a changing climate, warming temperatures and drier foliage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall damage from wildfires has also gone up, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-wildfires\">data\u003c/a> from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California tightly restricts how insurance companies can price policies. Insurers can only look to the past when deciding how to set rates. They can’t consider current or future risks, like climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s executive order will increase Lara’s regulatory authority to stabilize California’s insurance market. Specifically, it calls on Lara to increase insurance coverage choices for consumers, particularly in areas most vulnerable to wildfire, by allowing insurers to consider climate risks when setting their rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The executive order also seeks to speed up the approval process for insurance plans, and direct the Department of Finance to consult with the state’s Department of Insurance to implement new regulations to achieve those goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is yet another example of how climate change is directly threatening our communities and livelihoods. It is critical that California’s insurance market works to protect homes and businesses in every corner of our state,” Newsom said in a press announcement Thursday afternoon. “A balanced approach that will help maintain fair prices and protections for Californians is essential.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, California lawmakers tried — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11961162/california-lawmakers-failed-to-fix-the-insurance-market-so-what-comes-next\">and failed\u003c/a> — to reach an agreement on how to fix the problem before the end of the legislative session last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The unsuccessful legislative approach appears to have prompted Newsom’s executive order using the regulatory process instead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the press conference on Thursday, Lara said that the state will adapt its laws to let insurers include climate risk as a factor in rate-setting. In exchange, they will be required to write more policies for homeowners in the highest risk areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘Everyone understands that California’s insurance market is in a spiraling crisis …’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Denni Ritter, American Property Casualty Insurance Association","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Michael Wara, director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program at Stanford told \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/politicalbreakdown\">KQED’s Political Breakdown\u003c/a> this week that home insurance prices for some consumers will go up modestly with the plan. But, he said, “what will also occur is that insurance will be available to people in a way that it currently is not. So, it’s not a question of ‘is the price higher or lower,’ it’s ‘can you even get insurance?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog issued \u003ca href=\"https://consumerwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LtrNewsom9-21-23.pdf\">a letter (PDF)\u003c/a> urging the governor not to waive the rules that have prevented price increases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A very small percentage of California’s insurance market – 3% – has been forced out of the California market into the FAIR plan,” the group wrote in the letter. It noted that Newsom has said he was one of those homeowners who has been pushed out of the private insurance marketplace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While this is unfair to you and others, it does not constitute a statewide emergency that justifies forcing the other 97% of people in the homeowners insurance market to pay more for their insurance,” the letter said. “By signaling a state of emergency, you would be empowering the commissioner to put your 3% above the needs of the 97% — without any guarantees that the 3% would even be offered insurance coverage.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But state lawmakers in areas like Napa, which is currently under a red flag warning for increased fire risk, celebrated the governor’s move.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to thank the governor and insurance commissioner for stepping up to address California’s insurance crisis,” said state Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa). “Because clearly, the status quo is not working. It is critically important that we adopt policies and efficiencies that are going to ensure the availability of insurance. Given that the Legislature is not in session right now, utilizing the commissioner’s regulatory authority makes good sense.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Denni Ritter, vice president at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, called California’s 35-year-old regulatory system “outdated, cumbersome and fails to reflect the increasing catastrophic losses consumers and businesses are facing from inflation, climate change, extreme weather and more residents living in wildfire prone areas,” he said in a press statement following Newsom’s order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone understands that California’s insurance market is in a spiraling crisis that requires immediate policy solutions to protect consumer access to the coverage they need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED editor Kevin Stark also contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11962107/newsom-signs-executive-order-aimed-at-fixing-homeowners-insurance-crisis-in-california","authors":["11840"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_27626","news_16","news_32779","news_24336","news_22316"],"featImg":"news_11962109","label":"news"},"news_11916192":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11916192","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11916192","score":null,"sort":[1654665278000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"ricardo-lara-advances-in-california-insurance-commissioner-race","title":"Ricardo Lara Advances in California Insurance Commissioner Race","publishDate":1654665278,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is headed for the November election with 37.7% of the vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara's opponent in November is up in the air: Fellow Democrat Marc Levine, a Marin County assemblymember, and Republican Robert Howell are within a few thousand votes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara overcame a trail of scandals and ethical lapses since getting elected in 2018 to finish first. His fundraising is currently being investigated by the Fair Political Practices Commission and could prove a target-rich environment for his opponent.[aside postID=news_11913361]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara, who narrowly defeated former Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner four years ago to become the first openly gay candidate to win a statewide election, was seen as vulnerable given the serious questions about his taking money from the insurance industry he regulates after promising not to and questionable judgment in general. But shoring up Lara were endorsements from the California Democratic Party, the Latino Caucus in the Legislature, Gov. Gavin Newsom and many other top elected officials in the state as well as the financial backing of organized labor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the insurance commissioner’s position is not typically a marquee race, it is an important position, regulating an industry that touches the lives of any Californian who has or wants to get health insurance or coverage for their home and vehicle. It’s particularly consequential at a time when wildfire risks have made insurers wary of the state marketplace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The insurance commissioner's position is not typically a marquee race, but it is an important position regulating an industry that touches the lives of any Californian who has or needs health insurance or coverage for their home and vehicle.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1654675135,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":7,"wordCount":240},"headData":{"title":"Ricardo Lara Advances in California Insurance Commissioner Race | KQED","description":"The insurance commissioner's position is not typically a marquee race, but it is an important position regulating an industry that touches the lives of any Californian who has or needs health insurance or coverage for their home and vehicle.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Ricardo Lara Advances in California Insurance Commissioner Race","datePublished":"2022-06-08T05:14:38.000Z","dateModified":"2022-06-08T07:58:55.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11916192 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11916192","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2022/06/07/ricardo-lara-advances-in-california-insurance-commissioner-race/","disqusTitle":"Ricardo Lara Advances in California Insurance Commissioner Race","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","path":"/news/11916192/ricardo-lara-advances-in-california-insurance-commissioner-race","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is headed for the November election with 37.7% of the vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara's opponent in November is up in the air: Fellow Democrat Marc Levine, a Marin County assemblymember, and Republican Robert Howell are within a few thousand votes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara overcame a trail of scandals and ethical lapses since getting elected in 2018 to finish first. His fundraising is currently being investigated by the Fair Political Practices Commission and could prove a target-rich environment for his opponent.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11913361","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara, who narrowly defeated former Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner four years ago to become the first openly gay candidate to win a statewide election, was seen as vulnerable given the serious questions about his taking money from the insurance industry he regulates after promising not to and questionable judgment in general. But shoring up Lara were endorsements from the California Democratic Party, the Latino Caucus in the Legislature, Gov. Gavin Newsom and many other top elected officials in the state as well as the financial backing of organized labor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the insurance commissioner’s position is not typically a marquee race, it is an important position, regulating an industry that touches the lives of any Californian who has or wants to get health insurance or coverage for their home and vehicle. 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In an interview with KQED's The California Report, he said accepting those contributions was a mistake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When I found out, I immediately returned the money, and I put a third-party person to make sure we review all checks that come in,\" Lara said from his office in Los Angeles. \"This was an honest mistake that fell through the cracks. My mom says own up to your mistakes and correct them, and that's what I did.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-07-19/state-insurance-commissioner-accepted-donations-and-intervened-in-cases-to-benefit-donors-records-show\">San Diego Union-Tribune reports\u003c/a> Lara's interventions included trying to overrule decisions by an administrative law judge in his own department in cases related to workers' compensation provider Applied Underwriters, Inc. — which is controlled by investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara acknowledged these interventions were uncommon, saying these cases are the only ones in which he has taken such steps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I did reverse the ruling from the law judge because I wanted it to be consistent with my predecessor's rulings,\" Lara said, adding his move was aimed at protecting consumers and stopping injured workers from losing their coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calls to the previous insurance commissioner, Dave Jones, weren't immediately returned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics disagree with Lara's rationale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='small' align='right' citation='Ricardo Lara, California Insurance Commissioner']'I did reverse the ruling from the law judge because I wanted it to be consistent with my predecessor's rulings.'[/pullquote]\"The interventions here were on behalf of [Applied Underwriters] to overturn the administrative law judge's rulings that the company needed to pay out on its policies and should not get out of that obligation,\" said Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog. \"This was a way of saving the insurance company tens of millions of dollars.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara also pledged to release his calendars, which\u003ca href=\"https://www.consumerwatchdog.org/insurance/consumer-watchdog-seeks-disclosures-regarding-influence-peddling-scandal-under-public\"> Consumer Watchdog has requested\u003c/a> from his office in an effort to examine potential influence-peddling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They have totally denied our public records requests in writing. We haven't heard anything. But we're pleased if the commissioner is finally agreeing to share his calendar,\" Court said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara's office didn't provide a date for when the calendars would be released.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara told KQED he has met with Steven M. Menzies, president and CEO of Applied Underwriters, since taking office. Lara has now recused himself from any decisions having to do with the company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When pressed, Lara said his office was asked to review the cases involving the company by the head of Applied Underwriters — but was not specifically asked to intervene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I met with him. It was a casual meeting, and nothing in that meeting that came out changed the course of my decision,\" Lara said. \"I have always had an open-door policy to meet with everyone.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Ricardo Lara has acknowledged taking more than $50,000 in campaign contributions from insurance executives — even after pledging not to take funds from those with ties to the industry he was elected to regulate. 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In an interview with KQED's The California Report, he said accepting those contributions was a mistake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When I found out, I immediately returned the money, and I put a third-party person to make sure we review all checks that come in,\" Lara said from his office in Los Angeles. \"This was an honest mistake that fell through the cracks. My mom says own up to your mistakes and correct them, and that's what I did.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-07-19/state-insurance-commissioner-accepted-donations-and-intervened-in-cases-to-benefit-donors-records-show\">San Diego Union-Tribune reports\u003c/a> Lara's interventions included trying to overrule decisions by an administrative law judge in his own department in cases related to workers' compensation provider Applied Underwriters, Inc. — which is controlled by investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara acknowledged these interventions were uncommon, saying these cases are the only ones in which he has taken such steps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I did reverse the ruling from the law judge because I wanted it to be consistent with my predecessor's rulings,\" Lara said, adding his move was aimed at protecting consumers and stopping injured workers from losing their coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calls to the previous insurance commissioner, Dave Jones, weren't immediately returned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics disagree with Lara's rationale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'I did reverse the ruling from the law judge because I wanted it to be consistent with my predecessor's rulings.'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"small","align":"right","citation":"Ricardo Lara, California Insurance Commissioner","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\"The interventions here were on behalf of [Applied Underwriters] to overturn the administrative law judge's rulings that the company needed to pay out on its policies and should not get out of that obligation,\" said Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog. \"This was a way of saving the insurance company tens of millions of dollars.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara also pledged to release his calendars, which\u003ca href=\"https://www.consumerwatchdog.org/insurance/consumer-watchdog-seeks-disclosures-regarding-influence-peddling-scandal-under-public\"> Consumer Watchdog has requested\u003c/a> from his office in an effort to examine potential influence-peddling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They have totally denied our public records requests in writing. We haven't heard anything. But we're pleased if the commissioner is finally agreeing to share his calendar,\" Court said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara's office didn't provide a date for when the calendars would be released.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara told KQED he has met with Steven M. Menzies, president and CEO of Applied Underwriters, since taking office. Lara has now recused himself from any decisions having to do with the company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When pressed, Lara said his office was asked to review the cases involving the company by the head of Applied Underwriters — but was not specifically asked to intervene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I met with him. It was a casual meeting, and nothing in that meeting that came out changed the course of my decision,\" Lara said. \"I have always had an open-door policy to meet with everyone.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11763205/state-insurance-commissioner-defends-intervening-in-cases-involving-his-donors","authors":["11552","11621"],"programs":["news_72"],"categories":["news_8","news_13"],"tags":["news_22315","news_24336","news_22316"],"featImg":"news_11763210","label":"news_72"},"news_11726354":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11726354","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11726354","score":null,"sort":[1550194208000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"after-years-of-busting-its-firefighting-budget-should-california-get-disaster-insurance","title":"After Years of Busting its Firefighting Budget, Should California Get Disaster Insurance?","publishDate":1550194208,"format":"image","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>California has blown through its firefighting budget in seven of the past 10 years. Now, some state leaders are proposing a novel way to pay for those overruns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and state Sen. Bill Dodd unveiled legislation Thursday that would pave the way for California to take out an insurance policy for disasters, including the devastating wildfires that have ripped through numerous communities in recent years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It works just like your home insurance but for our actual state. You pay a premium each year, and we are protected,\" Lara said. \"If a disaster strikes, once you cover the deductible, the plan pays you back for your losses.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dodd noted that California spent $947 million fighting wildfires over the fiscal year that ended last July — $450 million more than state leaders budgeted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He argued that letting an insurance company carry more risk could free up state resources for preventing wildfires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Rising wildfire suppression costs can strain California’s financial resources and threaten cuts to critical programs,” said Sen. Dodd, D-Napa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As climate change continues to contribute to devastating infernos, we need a strategy to reduce the pressure on state and community coffers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11726439\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11726439 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/DoddLara-800x520.jpg\" alt=\"Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and State Sen. Bill Dodd hold a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. \" width=\"800\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/DoddLara-800x520.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/DoddLara-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/DoddLara-1020x664.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/DoddLara-1200x781.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/DoddLara.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, right, and state Sen. Bill Dodd hold a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. \u003ccite>(Marisa Lagos/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The proposal wouldn’t require the state to take out an insurance policy, but would authorize the governor, insurance commissioner and treasurer to explore the possibility. Similar programs have been embraced by the state of Oregon and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least one large insurance group said it would back the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Insurers understand the need for new products and strategies to finance the mitigation and recovery from these unprecedented wildfires,\" Armand Feliciano, vice president for the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, said in a written statement. \"We look forward to working with the legislature and statewide elected officials to consider and develop innovative ways to prevent and fight future wildfires. “\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The state has blown through its firefighting budget in seven of the past 10 years — and some leaders are proposing a novel way to pay for those cost overruns.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1550263317,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":12,"wordCount":341},"headData":{"title":"After Years of Busting its Firefighting Budget, Should California Get Disaster Insurance? | KQED","description":"The state has blown through its firefighting budget in seven of the past 10 years — and some leaders are proposing a novel way to pay for those cost overruns.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"After Years of Busting its Firefighting Budget, Should California Get Disaster Insurance?","datePublished":"2019-02-15T01:30:08.000Z","dateModified":"2019-02-15T20:41:57.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11726354 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11726354","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2019/02/14/after-years-of-busting-its-firefighting-budget-should-california-get-disaster-insurance/","disqusTitle":"After Years of Busting its Firefighting Budget, Should California Get Disaster Insurance?","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2019/02/FireInsuranceLagostcram190215.mp3","audioTrackLength":72,"path":"/news/11726354/after-years-of-busting-its-firefighting-budget-should-california-get-disaster-insurance","audioDuration":90000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>California has blown through its firefighting budget in seven of the past 10 years. Now, some state leaders are proposing a novel way to pay for those overruns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and state Sen. Bill Dodd unveiled legislation Thursday that would pave the way for California to take out an insurance policy for disasters, including the devastating wildfires that have ripped through numerous communities in recent years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It works just like your home insurance but for our actual state. You pay a premium each year, and we are protected,\" Lara said. \"If a disaster strikes, once you cover the deductible, the plan pays you back for your losses.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dodd noted that California spent $947 million fighting wildfires over the fiscal year that ended last July — $450 million more than state leaders budgeted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He argued that letting an insurance company carry more risk could free up state resources for preventing wildfires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Rising wildfire suppression costs can strain California’s financial resources and threaten cuts to critical programs,” said Sen. Dodd, D-Napa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As climate change continues to contribute to devastating infernos, we need a strategy to reduce the pressure on state and community coffers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11726439\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11726439 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/DoddLara-800x520.jpg\" alt=\"Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and State Sen. Bill Dodd hold a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. \" width=\"800\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/DoddLara-800x520.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/DoddLara-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/DoddLara-1020x664.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/DoddLara-1200x781.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/DoddLara.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, right, and state Sen. Bill Dodd hold a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. \u003ccite>(Marisa Lagos/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The proposal wouldn’t require the state to take out an insurance policy, but would authorize the governor, insurance commissioner and treasurer to explore the possibility. Similar programs have been embraced by the state of Oregon and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least one large insurance group said it would back the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Insurers understand the need for new products and strategies to finance the mitigation and recovery from these unprecedented wildfires,\" Armand Feliciano, vice president for the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, said in a written statement. \"We look forward to working with the legislature and statewide elected officials to consider and develop innovative ways to prevent and fight future wildfires. “\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11726354/after-years-of-busting-its-firefighting-budget-should-california-get-disaster-insurance","authors":["3239"],"programs":["news_72"],"categories":["news_19906","news_8","news_13"],"tags":["news_21595","news_22178","news_255","news_18159","news_24336","news_22316","news_4463"],"featImg":"news_11726436","label":"news_72"},"news_11716410":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11716410","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11716410","score":null,"sort":[1546904458000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"californias-new-insurance-commissioner-hires-ex-lobbyist-for-a-company-under-investigation","title":"California’s New Insurance Commissioner Hires Ex-Lobbyist for a Company Under Investigation","publishDate":1546904458,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>One of two people leading state Sen. Ricardo Lara’s transition as California’s newly elected insurance commissioner worked until last month as the Sacramento lobbyist for a major drugmaker that is the subject of an investigation by the Department of Insurance that Lara soon will head.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara, a Democrat from Bell Gardens, will be sworn in as insurance commissioner on Monday, succeeding Dave Jones, who was termed out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In December, Lara issued a press release announcing that Michael Martinez would help lead his transition to the 1,300-employee department. That release described Martinez, a former insurance department official and aide to Gov. Jerry Brown, as “currently working in California’s life sciences sector.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The release neglected to elaborate on the work Martinez did in the life sciences sector and it didn’t identify his employer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a separate public filing with the secretary of state, Martinez disclosed that until December, he had been a lobbyist for the Foster City-based pharmaceutical company, Gilead Sciences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gilead, in turn, disclosed in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as recently as Nov. 6 — Election Day — that the California Department of Insurance and Alameda County District Attorney’s Office issued subpoenas in October 2017 requesting documents related to its marketing, and interactions with specialty pharmacies.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/futureofyou/441435/hiv-patients-say-gilead-suppressed-safer-drug-to-preserve-profits\">HIV Patients Say Gilead Suppressed Safer Drug to Preserve Profits\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/futureofyou/441435/hiv-patients-say-gilead-suppressed-safer-drug-to-preserve-profits\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/GettyImages-1008152-e1546899795708.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Gilead also disclosed it received subpoenas for similar information from U.S. attorney’s offices in Massachusetts and the Southern District of New York, and from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company said it is cooperating with the inquiries. It did not respond to CALmatters’ requests for comment. Nor did the Department of Insurance comment on the investigation, and outgoing insurance commissioner Jones could not be reached.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gilead’s drugs include Truvada, otherwise known as PrEP, short for pre-exposure prophylaxis. Truvada protects users from contracting HIV, the virus that leads to acquired immune deficiency syndrome. As part of its marketing, Gilead reimburses consumers for their co-payments, regardless of their income levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement to CALmatters, Lara’s office said: “Commissioner-elect Lara looks forward to Mr. Martinez rejoining the Department of Insurance, where he served under Commissioner Jones with great integrity before serving in Governor Brown’s administration. His new role will be announced in coming days.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statement did not say whether Martinez would be walled off from any investigation of Gilead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reflecting the revolving door that regularly swings in Sacramento, Martinez worked for almost a decade as a lobbyist for the firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Sacramento before going to work for the Insurance Department after Jones was elected in 2010, and later for Brown. He joined Gilead at the end of 2017, and worked as its Sacramento lobbyist for a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10714214/in-sacramento-limits-are-few-on-revolving-door-between-government-and-private-jobs\">In Sacramento, Limits Are Few on Revolving Door Between Government and Private Jobs\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10714214/in-sacramento-limits-are-few-on-revolving-door-between-government-and-private-jobs\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/10/Screen-Shot-2015-10-14-at-4.56.10-PM-1038x576.png\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>In Sacramento, Gilead regularly lobbies on legislation related to drug pricing, including the landmark 2017 legislation requiring that pharmaceutical companies disclose if they are raising prices on their products.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gilead also is a regular campaign donor, joining other pharmaceutical companies by spending $4 million to oppose a 2016 initiative that sought to cut prescription drug prices, and spending another $670,000 since 2013 on various candidates and campaigns. Lara received $4,000 from Gilead for his insurance commissioner campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Democratic wave that swept California, Lara defeated former Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, a former Republican-turned no-party-preference candidate, by a 52.9-47.1 percent margin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As insurance commissioner, Lara will oversee a department with 1,325 employees, a budget of $287 million and a significant law enforcement operation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department shares authority over aspects of health insurance — and thus prescription drugs — with the Department of Managed Health Care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CALmatters\u003c/a> is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Michael Martinez, a top aide to newly elected California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, worked for Gilead Sciences until last month. Gilead, a major drugmaker, is under investigation by the department Lara now heads.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1546907253,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":20,"wordCount":666},"headData":{"title":"California’s New Insurance Commissioner Hires Ex-Lobbyist for a Company Under Investigation | KQED","description":"Michael Martinez, a top aide to newly elected California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, worked for Gilead Sciences until last month. Gilead, a major drugmaker, is under investigation by the department Lara now heads.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"California’s New Insurance Commissioner Hires Ex-Lobbyist for a Company Under Investigation","datePublished":"2019-01-07T23:40:58.000Z","dateModified":"2019-01-08T00:27:33.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11716410 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11716410","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2019/01/07/californias-new-insurance-commissioner-hires-ex-lobbyist-for-a-company-under-investigation/","disqusTitle":"California’s New Insurance Commissioner Hires Ex-Lobbyist for a Company Under Investigation","source":"CALmatters","sourceUrl":"https://calmatters.org/","nprByline":"\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/articles/author/dan-morain/\">Dan Morain\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>CALmatters","path":"/news/11716410/californias-new-insurance-commissioner-hires-ex-lobbyist-for-a-company-under-investigation","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>One of two people leading state Sen. Ricardo Lara’s transition as California’s newly elected insurance commissioner worked until last month as the Sacramento lobbyist for a major drugmaker that is the subject of an investigation by the Department of Insurance that Lara soon will head.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara, a Democrat from Bell Gardens, will be sworn in as insurance commissioner on Monday, succeeding Dave Jones, who was termed out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In December, Lara issued a press release announcing that Michael Martinez would help lead his transition to the 1,300-employee department. That release described Martinez, a former insurance department official and aide to Gov. Jerry Brown, as “currently working in California’s life sciences sector.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The release neglected to elaborate on the work Martinez did in the life sciences sector and it didn’t identify his employer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a separate public filing with the secretary of state, Martinez disclosed that until December, he had been a lobbyist for the Foster City-based pharmaceutical company, Gilead Sciences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gilead, in turn, disclosed in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as recently as Nov. 6 — Election Day — that the California Department of Insurance and Alameda County District Attorney’s Office issued subpoenas in October 2017 requesting documents related to its marketing, and interactions with specialty pharmacies.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/futureofyou/441435/hiv-patients-say-gilead-suppressed-safer-drug-to-preserve-profits\">HIV Patients Say Gilead Suppressed Safer Drug to Preserve Profits\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/futureofyou/441435/hiv-patients-say-gilead-suppressed-safer-drug-to-preserve-profits\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/GettyImages-1008152-e1546899795708.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Gilead also disclosed it received subpoenas for similar information from U.S. attorney’s offices in Massachusetts and the Southern District of New York, and from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company said it is cooperating with the inquiries. It did not respond to CALmatters’ requests for comment. Nor did the Department of Insurance comment on the investigation, and outgoing insurance commissioner Jones could not be reached.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gilead’s drugs include Truvada, otherwise known as PrEP, short for pre-exposure prophylaxis. Truvada protects users from contracting HIV, the virus that leads to acquired immune deficiency syndrome. As part of its marketing, Gilead reimburses consumers for their co-payments, regardless of their income levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement to CALmatters, Lara’s office said: “Commissioner-elect Lara looks forward to Mr. Martinez rejoining the Department of Insurance, where he served under Commissioner Jones with great integrity before serving in Governor Brown’s administration. His new role will be announced in coming days.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statement did not say whether Martinez would be walled off from any investigation of Gilead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reflecting the revolving door that regularly swings in Sacramento, Martinez worked for almost a decade as a lobbyist for the firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Sacramento before going to work for the Insurance Department after Jones was elected in 2010, and later for Brown. He joined Gilead at the end of 2017, and worked as its Sacramento lobbyist for a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10714214/in-sacramento-limits-are-few-on-revolving-door-between-government-and-private-jobs\">In Sacramento, Limits Are Few on Revolving Door Between Government and Private Jobs\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10714214/in-sacramento-limits-are-few-on-revolving-door-between-government-and-private-jobs\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/10/Screen-Shot-2015-10-14-at-4.56.10-PM-1038x576.png\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>In Sacramento, Gilead regularly lobbies on legislation related to drug pricing, including the landmark 2017 legislation requiring that pharmaceutical companies disclose if they are raising prices on their products.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gilead also is a regular campaign donor, joining other pharmaceutical companies by spending $4 million to oppose a 2016 initiative that sought to cut prescription drug prices, and spending another $670,000 since 2013 on various candidates and campaigns. Lara received $4,000 from Gilead for his insurance commissioner campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Democratic wave that swept California, Lara defeated former Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, a former Republican-turned no-party-preference candidate, by a 52.9-47.1 percent margin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As insurance commissioner, Lara will oversee a department with 1,325 employees, a budget of $287 million and a significant law enforcement operation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department shares authority over aspects of health insurance — and thus prescription drugs — with the Department of Managed Health Care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CALmatters\u003c/a> is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11716410/californias-new-insurance-commissioner-hires-ex-lobbyist-for-a-company-under-investigation","authors":["byline_news_11716410"],"programs":["news_72"],"categories":["news_457","news_6188","news_8","news_13","news_356"],"tags":["news_24229","news_22315","news_24771","news_24336","news_22316"],"affiliates":["news_18481"],"featImg":"news_11716448","label":"source_news_11716410"},"news_11712264":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11712264","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11712264","score":null,"sort":[1544733504000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"insurance-claims-at-9-billion-from-recent-california-fires","title":"Insurance Claims at $9 Billion From Recent California Fires","publishDate":1544733504,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Insurance claims from last month's California wildfires already are at $9 billion and expected to increase, the state's insurance commissioner announced Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About $7 billion in claims are from the Camp Fire that destroyed the Northern California city of Paradise and killed at least 86 people, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in at least a century. The rest is from the Woolsey and Hill fires in Southern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collectively, the fires destroyed or damaged more than 20,000 structures, with the vast majority in and around Paradise. On Tuesday, state and federal authorities estimated it will cost at least $3 billion just to clear debris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"As the claims get perfected, as individuals get access to their former homes and neighborhoods, as they dialogue with their insurance companies and share more information about the scope of their loss, we expect these numbers to rise,\" Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said of the $9 billion estimate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are more than 28,000 claims for residential personal property, nearly 2,000 from commercial property, and 9,400 in auto and other claims for the fires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's well above the number of claims filed following a series of fires that tore through Northern California's wine country last year. Losses from those fires were initially pegged at $3.3 billion but eventually grew to $10 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Camp Fire destroyed about double the number of structures as the 2017 fires, home values in Butte County are far lower than those in Sonoma County. That's part of the reason total claims may seem low compared to the 2017 figures, Jones said. Median home values in Sonoma County are more than double those in Butte.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones advised homeowners to be cautious of \"fraudsters and scam artists\" trying to take advantage of vulnerable communities.\u003cbr>\nHe also said it's time for California to start rethinking how and if it builds in fire-prone areas. Ken Pimlott, outgoing director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, told The Associated Press this week that the state should consider banning construction in vulnerable areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones said local governments may not be fully considering the long-term impacts of building in areas at high risk of fire, floods and rising sea levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That's going to be a hard conversation. Everybody likes to build new, people obviously want to rebuild their communities,\" he said. \"We're in a new era where these risks are so bad I think we've really got to take a look at how we're making these decisions.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Authorities are still determining what caused the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pacific Gas & Electric told regulators that a high-voltage power line malfunctioned at the time at a spot where investigators believe the fire started on Nov. 8.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco-based utility told the California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday that several miles away workers found a fallen power pole and equipment with bullet holes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A number of fire victims have filed lawsuits alleging that PG&E's equipment started the fire that destroyed the town of Paradise and killed at least 86 people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cleanup costs for last month's fires will far surpass the record expense of $1.3 billion the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spent on debris removal in Northern California in 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Office of Emergency Services Director Mark Ghilarducci said the state will manage cleanup contracts this time. Last year, hundreds of Northern California homeowners complained that contractors paid by the ton hauled away too much dirt and damaged unbroken driveways, sidewalks and pipes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state OES spent millions repairing that damage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ghilarducci said the state OES will hire auditors and monitors to watch over debris removal in hopes of cutting down on the number of over-eager contractors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We learned a great number of things\" last year, Ghilarducci said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said the U.S. Corps of Engineers was asked to lead the effort last year because state resources were stretched thin after responding to more than a dozen wildfires. This year, he said state officials can manage the cleanup, and costs will be shared among state, federal and local authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cleanup is expected to begin in January and take about a year to complete. State and federal officials are currently removing hazardous household materials from the damaged properties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>___\u003cbr>\nAssociated Press writer Paul Elias in San Francisco contributed to this story.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"There are more than 28,000 claims for residential personal property, nearly 2,000 from commercial property, and 9,400 in auto and other claims for the fires.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1544748596,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":24,"wordCount":741},"headData":{"title":"Insurance Claims at $9 Billion From Recent California Fires | KQED","description":"There are more than 28,000 claims for residential personal property, nearly 2,000 from commercial property, and 9,400 in auto and other claims for the fires.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Insurance Claims at $9 Billion From Recent California Fires","datePublished":"2018-12-13T20:38:24.000Z","dateModified":"2018-12-14T00:49:56.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11712264 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11712264","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2018/12/13/insurance-claims-at-9-billion-from-recent-california-fires/","disqusTitle":"Insurance Claims at $9 Billion From Recent California Fires","nprByline":"Kathleen Ronayne \u003c/br>Associated Press","audioTrackLength":84,"path":"/news/11712264/insurance-claims-at-9-billion-from-recent-california-fires","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio//2018/12/LewisDebrisCleanup.mp3","audioDuration":84000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Insurance claims from last month's California wildfires already are at $9 billion and expected to increase, the state's insurance commissioner announced Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About $7 billion in claims are from the Camp Fire that destroyed the Northern California city of Paradise and killed at least 86 people, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in at least a century. The rest is from the Woolsey and Hill fires in Southern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collectively, the fires destroyed or damaged more than 20,000 structures, with the vast majority in and around Paradise. On Tuesday, state and federal authorities estimated it will cost at least $3 billion just to clear debris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"As the claims get perfected, as individuals get access to their former homes and neighborhoods, as they dialogue with their insurance companies and share more information about the scope of their loss, we expect these numbers to rise,\" Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said of the $9 billion estimate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are more than 28,000 claims for residential personal property, nearly 2,000 from commercial property, and 9,400 in auto and other claims for the fires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's well above the number of claims filed following a series of fires that tore through Northern California's wine country last year. Losses from those fires were initially pegged at $3.3 billion but eventually grew to $10 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Camp Fire destroyed about double the number of structures as the 2017 fires, home values in Butte County are far lower than those in Sonoma County. That's part of the reason total claims may seem low compared to the 2017 figures, Jones said. Median home values in Sonoma County are more than double those in Butte.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones advised homeowners to be cautious of \"fraudsters and scam artists\" trying to take advantage of vulnerable communities.\u003cbr>\nHe also said it's time for California to start rethinking how and if it builds in fire-prone areas. Ken Pimlott, outgoing director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, told The Associated Press this week that the state should consider banning construction in vulnerable areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones said local governments may not be fully considering the long-term impacts of building in areas at high risk of fire, floods and rising sea levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That's going to be a hard conversation. Everybody likes to build new, people obviously want to rebuild their communities,\" he said. \"We're in a new era where these risks are so bad I think we've really got to take a look at how we're making these decisions.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Authorities are still determining what caused the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pacific Gas & Electric told regulators that a high-voltage power line malfunctioned at the time at a spot where investigators believe the fire started on Nov. 8.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco-based utility told the California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday that several miles away workers found a fallen power pole and equipment with bullet holes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A number of fire victims have filed lawsuits alleging that PG&E's equipment started the fire that destroyed the town of Paradise and killed at least 86 people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cleanup costs for last month's fires will far surpass the record expense of $1.3 billion the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spent on debris removal in Northern California in 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Office of Emergency Services Director Mark Ghilarducci said the state will manage cleanup contracts this time. Last year, hundreds of Northern California homeowners complained that contractors paid by the ton hauled away too much dirt and damaged unbroken driveways, sidewalks and pipes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state OES spent millions repairing that damage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ghilarducci said the state OES will hire auditors and monitors to watch over debris removal in hopes of cutting down on the number of over-eager contractors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We learned a great number of things\" last year, Ghilarducci said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said the U.S. Corps of Engineers was asked to lead the effort last year because state resources were stretched thin after responding to more than a dozen wildfires. This year, he said state officials can manage the cleanup, and costs will be shared among state, federal and local authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cleanup is expected to begin in January and take about a year to complete. State and federal officials are currently removing hazardous household materials from the damaged properties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>___\u003cbr>\nAssociated Press writer Paul Elias in San Francisco contributed to this story.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11712264/insurance-claims-at-9-billion-from-recent-california-fires","authors":["byline_news_11712264"],"programs":["news_72"],"categories":["news_19906","news_6266","news_8"],"tags":["news_20341","news_24483","news_24489","news_24336","news_22753","news_4463","news_24487"],"featImg":"news_11712283","label":"news_72"},"news_11698381":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11698381","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11698381","score":null,"sort":[1540191931000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"wildfires-health-care-central-to-battle-over-insurance-commissioner","title":"Wildfires, Health Care Central to Battle Over Insurance Commissioner","publishDate":1540191931,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>This November voters will get to choose the person who will head the largest consumer protection agency in California — a department that regulates the state's $310 billion insurance industry, the fourth largest in the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The insurance commissioner may not be the most popular position up for grabs this fall. It's a down-ballot race that doesn't get the kind of media attention that falls on the competition for governor or U.S. senator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the job is incredibly important: It oversees the state agency that enforces insurance laws and investigates health care fraud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Who sits in the chair of the insurance commissioner determines how much Californians will have someone who has their back against large insurance companies,\" said Thad Kousser, a professor of political science at UC San Diego.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Insurance regulates 1,300 insurance companies and licenses more than 400,000 agents, brokers, adjusters and others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years the current commissioner, Dave Jones, who will be termed out, has had a key role in advocating for homeowners seeking insurance for natural disasters like wildfires and earthquakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For instance, last year's wildfires in the North Bay led to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11635263/insurance-claims-for-northern-california-wildfires-reach-9b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$9 billion in residential and commercial claims\u003c/a> in insured losses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones was behind a legislative push earlier this year aimed at helping wildfire survivors. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11687964/legislature-has-been-snuffing-out-bills-that-aim-to-help-insured-homeowners-in-wildfire-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insurance industry ultimately defeated\u003c/a> most of the provisions in that effort that would have increased transparency in the industry and strengthened the regulatory power of the commissioner's office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, a joint legislative committee \u003ca href=\"https://sd03.senate.ca.gov/news/20181017-napa-valley-college-host-joint-legislative-hearing-insurance-and-wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hearing\u003c/a> scheduled for Tuesday is set to take up theses issues — insurance availability, under-insurance and wildfire risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who's Running\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two top candidates vying for the job to oversee an agency of nearly 1,400 employees are Democratic state Senator \u003ca href=\"http://www.ricardolara.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ricardo Lara \u003c/a> of Los Angeles, the first openly gay person of color to serve in the state Senate and one of the Legislature's leading proponents of single-payer health care, and tech entrepreneur \u003ca href=\"http://www.stevepoizner.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Poizner\u003c/a>, an independent who held the position as a Republican from 2007 to 2011, and whose name is known statewide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They both say the position is imperative for consumer protection and never more essential than now, as the state is increasingly ravaged by massive wildfires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[audio src=\"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/forum/2018/10/Forum20181003a.mp3\" title=\"Wildfires, Health Care Central to Battle Over Insurance Commissioner\" program=\"KQED News\" image=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2017/07/I-voted-sticker--1180x664.jpg\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Every decision made by the insurance commissioner ripples around the state, the country and the world,\" Poizner said in an interview with KQED's Forum on Oct. 3.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The state's on fire\" and needs to prepare for more destructive blazes in the future, said 61-year-old Poizner of Los Gatos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If California doesn't work to mitigate wildfire risk, Poizner said, there will be a \"huge homeowners insurance crisis.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More large and destructive wildfires could lead to large spikes in homeowners' insurance premiums and companies that provide the coverage could bail out of the market, according to Poizner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I dealt with these issues before,\" he said. \"I've walked through the rubble of people's homes hundreds of times. Helping them get back up on their feet is something that really motivates me to serve a second term.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara says he's spent his entire legislative career being a strong consumer advocate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 43-year-old Democrat has pushed for single-payer health care coverage, a proposal that has yet to gain enough steam in Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For me the access to health care is very personal,\" Lara, a son of immigrants, said. \"In our most richest state in the country, people still go without health care, our most vulnerable, our working Californians,\" he said on Forum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under \u003ca href=\"https://sd33.senate.ca.gov/news/2015-10-09-governor-signs-lara%E2%80%99s-health-all-kids-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legislation\u003c/a> he authored, California provides health care coverage to all of the state's undocumented immigrant children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I've been in the trenches with these legislators, both Republicans and Democrats,\" Lara said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the wake of the \"October Fire Siege,\" he proposed \u003ca href=\"https://sd33.senate.ca.gov/news/2018-08-29-legislature-expands-insurance-relief-homeowners-disaster-area-and-requires-wildfire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legislation\u003c/a> aimed at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11640168/lawmaker-homeowners-with-wildfire-risk-might-lose-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protecting homeowners\u003c/a> from getting kicked off their insurance policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"These fires are unprecedented,\" Lara said. \"We've worked together to ensure that we protect our consumers and protect the victims of these fires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara says he will represent all Californians, and he's painting Poizner as an advocate for industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Poizner, who's racked up a significant number of newspaper endorsements, says his experience, background in technology and independence make him the stronger candidate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's really no room for partisan politics at the Department of Insurance,\" Poizner said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Poizner's Controversial Immigration Comments\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Poizner ran and lost for governor in 2010 he had some controversial stances he says he now regrets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said then he would block undocumented immigrants from receiving \"taxpayer benefits,\" called for the California National Guard to deploy to the U.S.-Mexico border and argued that public schools should refuse to enroll undocumented children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara has used \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-politician-s-odd-tactic-He-s-13318954.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poizner's own words in his campaign ads\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Looking back now, I would do it differently. I would come to different conclusions and I do regret coming to those conclusions,\" Poizner said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"My position today is that everyone who's in California, who's undocumented, should get on a path to get documented,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If he wins, Poizner could become the first non-Democrat in years to hold statewide office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In the eyes of the Republican establishment, Steve Poizner is Republican in independent clothing,\" Kousser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Poizner \"recognizes that the national Republican brand absolutely prevents you from winning statewide office in California,\" Kousser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Poizner wants voters to see him more as an old-school California Republican, more like Arnold Schwarzenegger than President Trump, Kousser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Poizner is leading the race for political donations, with close to $3 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His biggest contributions have come from himself. Private equity firms, real estate interests and wineries are among his other big donors, according to an analysis of data from the California Secretary of State's office by MapLight, a nonprofit that follows money in politics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lara's Ties to Labor\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara has raised around $2 million mainly from the California Democratic Party and from labor unions, MapLight found.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He's been criticized for being too close to labor. But he says he doesn't have any regrets on his ties to unions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm proud to stand with the working men and women of California and will continue to fight for fair wages,\" Lara said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara is part of a new wave of progressive Democrats in the state, more aligned with Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom than Gov. Jerry Brown, according to Kousser.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara says the state needs a full universal health care system especially at a time when the Trump administration is trying to tear down Obamacare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"To some people that makes him a progressive champion, to others that makes him a tax-and-spend liberal,\" Kousser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Poizner says Lara's failure to pass single-payer health care was a good thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Thank goodness his own colleagues stopped it in the Assembly,\" Poizner said. \"There was no means for paying for it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He is so opposed to single-player, it's part of his platform on his \u003ca href=\"http://www.stevepoizner.com/health-insurance\">campaign website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a super ill-conceived plan that would make things worse,\" Poizner said.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"State Sen. Ricardo Lara, a Democrat, takes on Steve Poizner, an independent. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1540247798,"stats":{"hasAudio":true,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":52,"wordCount":1244},"headData":{"title":"Wildfires, Health Care Central to Battle Over Insurance Commissioner | KQED","description":"State Sen. Ricardo Lara, a Democrat, takes on Steve Poizner, an independent. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Wildfires, Health Care Central to Battle Over Insurance Commissioner","datePublished":"2018-10-22T07:05:31.000Z","dateModified":"2018-10-22T22:36:38.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11698381 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11698381","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2018/10/22/wildfires-health-care-central-to-battle-over-insurance-commissioner/","disqusTitle":"Wildfires, Health Care Central to Battle Over Insurance Commissioner","path":"/news/11698381/wildfires-health-care-central-to-battle-over-insurance-commissioner","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>This November voters will get to choose the person who will head the largest consumer protection agency in California — a department that regulates the state's $310 billion insurance industry, the fourth largest in the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The insurance commissioner may not be the most popular position up for grabs this fall. It's a down-ballot race that doesn't get the kind of media attention that falls on the competition for governor or U.S. senator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the job is incredibly important: It oversees the state agency that enforces insurance laws and investigates health care fraud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Who sits in the chair of the insurance commissioner determines how much Californians will have someone who has their back against large insurance companies,\" said Thad Kousser, a professor of political science at UC San Diego.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Insurance regulates 1,300 insurance companies and licenses more than 400,000 agents, brokers, adjusters and others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years the current commissioner, Dave Jones, who will be termed out, has had a key role in advocating for homeowners seeking insurance for natural disasters like wildfires and earthquakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For instance, last year's wildfires in the North Bay led to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11635263/insurance-claims-for-northern-california-wildfires-reach-9b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$9 billion in residential and commercial claims\u003c/a> in insured losses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones was behind a legislative push earlier this year aimed at helping wildfire survivors. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11687964/legislature-has-been-snuffing-out-bills-that-aim-to-help-insured-homeowners-in-wildfire-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insurance industry ultimately defeated\u003c/a> most of the provisions in that effort that would have increased transparency in the industry and strengthened the regulatory power of the commissioner's office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, a joint legislative committee \u003ca href=\"https://sd03.senate.ca.gov/news/20181017-napa-valley-college-host-joint-legislative-hearing-insurance-and-wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hearing\u003c/a> scheduled for Tuesday is set to take up theses issues — insurance availability, under-insurance and wildfire risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who's Running\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two top candidates vying for the job to oversee an agency of nearly 1,400 employees are Democratic state Senator \u003ca href=\"http://www.ricardolara.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ricardo Lara \u003c/a> of Los Angeles, the first openly gay person of color to serve in the state Senate and one of the Legislature's leading proponents of single-payer health care, and tech entrepreneur \u003ca href=\"http://www.stevepoizner.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Poizner\u003c/a>, an independent who held the position as a Republican from 2007 to 2011, and whose name is known statewide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They both say the position is imperative for consumer protection and never more essential than now, as the state is increasingly ravaged by massive wildfires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"audio","attributes":{"named":{"src":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/forum/2018/10/Forum20181003a.mp3","title":"Wildfires, Health Care Central to Battle Over Insurance Commissioner","program":"KQED News","image":"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2017/07/I-voted-sticker--1180x664.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Every decision made by the insurance commissioner ripples around the state, the country and the world,\" Poizner said in an interview with KQED's Forum on Oct. 3.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The state's on fire\" and needs to prepare for more destructive blazes in the future, said 61-year-old Poizner of Los Gatos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If California doesn't work to mitigate wildfire risk, Poizner said, there will be a \"huge homeowners insurance crisis.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More large and destructive wildfires could lead to large spikes in homeowners' insurance premiums and companies that provide the coverage could bail out of the market, according to Poizner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I dealt with these issues before,\" he said. \"I've walked through the rubble of people's homes hundreds of times. Helping them get back up on their feet is something that really motivates me to serve a second term.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara says he's spent his entire legislative career being a strong consumer advocate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 43-year-old Democrat has pushed for single-payer health care coverage, a proposal that has yet to gain enough steam in Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For me the access to health care is very personal,\" Lara, a son of immigrants, said. \"In our most richest state in the country, people still go without health care, our most vulnerable, our working Californians,\" he said on Forum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under \u003ca href=\"https://sd33.senate.ca.gov/news/2015-10-09-governor-signs-lara%E2%80%99s-health-all-kids-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legislation\u003c/a> he authored, California provides health care coverage to all of the state's undocumented immigrant children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I've been in the trenches with these legislators, both Republicans and Democrats,\" Lara said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the wake of the \"October Fire Siege,\" he proposed \u003ca href=\"https://sd33.senate.ca.gov/news/2018-08-29-legislature-expands-insurance-relief-homeowners-disaster-area-and-requires-wildfire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legislation\u003c/a> aimed at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11640168/lawmaker-homeowners-with-wildfire-risk-might-lose-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protecting homeowners\u003c/a> from getting kicked off their insurance policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"These fires are unprecedented,\" Lara said. \"We've worked together to ensure that we protect our consumers and protect the victims of these fires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara says he will represent all Californians, and he's painting Poizner as an advocate for industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Poizner, who's racked up a significant number of newspaper endorsements, says his experience, background in technology and independence make him the stronger candidate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's really no room for partisan politics at the Department of Insurance,\" Poizner said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Poizner's Controversial Immigration Comments\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Poizner ran and lost for governor in 2010 he had some controversial stances he says he now regrets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said then he would block undocumented immigrants from receiving \"taxpayer benefits,\" called for the California National Guard to deploy to the U.S.-Mexico border and argued that public schools should refuse to enroll undocumented children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara has used \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-politician-s-odd-tactic-He-s-13318954.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poizner's own words in his campaign ads\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Looking back now, I would do it differently. I would come to different conclusions and I do regret coming to those conclusions,\" Poizner said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"My position today is that everyone who's in California, who's undocumented, should get on a path to get documented,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If he wins, Poizner could become the first non-Democrat in years to hold statewide office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In the eyes of the Republican establishment, Steve Poizner is Republican in independent clothing,\" Kousser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Poizner \"recognizes that the national Republican brand absolutely prevents you from winning statewide office in California,\" Kousser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Poizner wants voters to see him more as an old-school California Republican, more like Arnold Schwarzenegger than President Trump, Kousser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Poizner is leading the race for political donations, with close to $3 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His biggest contributions have come from himself. Private equity firms, real estate interests and wineries are among his other big donors, according to an analysis of data from the California Secretary of State's office by MapLight, a nonprofit that follows money in politics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lara's Ties to Labor\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara has raised around $2 million mainly from the California Democratic Party and from labor unions, MapLight found.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He's been criticized for being too close to labor. But he says he doesn't have any regrets on his ties to unions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm proud to stand with the working men and women of California and will continue to fight for fair wages,\" Lara said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara is part of a new wave of progressive Democrats in the state, more aligned with Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom than Gov. 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