| Post: | Insurance Commissioner |
| Body: | California |
| Insignia: | Seal of California.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 120 |
| Insigniacaption: | Great Seal of the State of California |
| Flag: | Flag of California.svg |
| Flagsize: | 135 |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Flagcaption: | State Flag |
| Incumbent: | Ricardo Lara |
| Incumbentsince: | January 7, 2019 |
| Department: | Government of California Department of Insurance |
| Style: | The Honorable |
| Termlength: | Four years, two term limit |
| Formation: | Proposition 103 |
| Inaugural: | John Garamendi 1991 |
The California insurance commissioner has been an elected executive office position in California since 1991. Prior to that time, the insurance commissioner was appointed by the governor. The officeholder is in charge of the California Department of Insurance.
The current insurance commissioner is Democrat Ricardo Lara.
As a result of the passage of Proposition 103 in 1988, the elected office of the California Insurance Commissioner was created in 1991. Previously, the position was held by a person appointed by the Governor. The Insurance Commissioner oversees the Department of Insurance.
The Insurance Commissioner does not oversee the majority of Health Plans and Health Insurance.[2] HMO Health Plans and PPO Plans offered by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California are overseen by the California Department of Managed Health Care.
| Name | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 7, 1991 – January 2, 1995 | Democratic | ||
| January 2, 1995 – July 10, 2000 | Republican | ||
| July 10, 2000 – September 17, 2000 | Republican | ||
| September 18, 2000 – January 6, 2003[3] | Democratic | ||
| January 6, 2003 – January 8, 2007 | Democratic | ||
| January 8, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | Republican | ||
| January 3, 2011–January 7, 2019 | Democratic | ||
| Ricardo Lara | January 7, 2019–present | Democratic |