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Democratic 2022 Insurance Commissioner

Ricardo Lara

Lara earned his B.A. in journalism/Spanish/Chicano Studies from San Diego State University. He went on to be a master's candidate in leadership from the University of Southern California.

CLIMATE RISK

  • Created the nation’s first Climate and Sustainability branch within the Department of Insurance
  • Launched the first subnational state-level partnership with the United Nations to create a “sustainable insurance roadmap”
  • Created the Climate Insurance Working Group mandated by Senate Bill 30 (Lara, 2018) to identify innovative insurance solutions to climate change
  • Joined the Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance in calling for the naming and ranking of heat waves
  • Co-chairing the first executive level task force of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners dedicated to Climate Risk & Sustainability