Posted by (American Life Insurance Guide 09/11/2019 News) California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a statement of apology in early September, acknowledging that he had accepted campaign “donations” from the insurance industry.
In this letter, Lara admitted that his campaign team peddled "donations" to the insurance industry, which violated the campaign's commitment criteria.
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, in the six months after taking office this year, has frequently carried out various tasks. The American Life Insurance Guide Network has also carried out various tasks.Related reports.One of the most controversial work is,Approved a $2 million auto and home insurance price increase.Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit group, marked his performance in the first 4 months as "D".
The media and consumer groups follow up on the director's refund
Lara's letter of apology was sent to groups including Public Advocates, United Policyholders and Health Access.Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit group based in Santa Monica, California, asked Lara to provide details of these activities and public records of meetings with these representatives.It is said that these industry representatives funded the campaign of the insurance chief.But the Lara team has not yet responded to the organization's request.
The first to break the news was the San Diego media Union-Tribune. The original report stated that Lara had accepted a $2022 "donation" for his re-election campaign in 54,300.Subsequently, Politico News followed up and reported that Lara converted every dayUsed taxpayer $95, To pay rent for his temporary apartment in Sacramento, California.
After issuing a letter of apology for the "donation", California Insurance Commissioner Lara agreed to return the donated money.Consumer protection groups began on the 9th to call on the Ministry of Justice and local prosecutors to intervene in the investigation of Lara's alleged illegal use of taxpayers' money.
(Reported by American Life Insurance Guide Network)
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01. "Consumer Watchdog Asks Attorney General And DAs To Investigate CA Insurance Commissioner Over Apparently Illegal Payments For Second Home In Sacramento", 09/09/2019, https://bit.ly/2k7QEpY
