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flag Calls grow for California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s resignation after a report revealed misuse of taxpayer funds on luxury travel during a worsening insurance crisis.

flag Calls for California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s resignation are growing after a 700-page report revealed extensive use of taxpayer funds for luxury travel, including high-end accommodations, first-class flights, and event tickets, during a worsening insurance crisis marked by soaring rates and wildfire-related losses. flag The report, filed with the Fair Political Practices Commission, details trips that coincided with critical legislative hearings, including a March trip to Bermuda that Lara defended as essential for engaging reinsurance leaders. flag Critics, including Assemblymember David Tangipa, argue the spending undermines public trust amid widespread premium hikes and a $600 million shortfall in the state’s fair plan. flag Lara acknowledged record-keeping lapses but maintained the travel was work-related. flag The California Department of Insurance has not commented.

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