After Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., criticized his reform plans, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara accused him of “white mansplaining”
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AllegationsofcozinessbetweenCalifornia’selectedstateinsurancecommissionerandtheinsuranceindustryledtoaccusationsflyingbetweenhim,criticsinSacramentoandWashington,andfrustratedCalifornianswholosteverythinginthePacificPalisadesfires.
CommissionerRicardoLaraaccusedRep.JohnGaramendi,D-Calif.,oftryingto“Whitemansplain”theroleofinsurancecommissioneraftertheLosAngelesTimesreportedhiscriticismsoftheagency.
Garamendi,whowasCalifornia’sfirstinsurancecommissionerafterthepositionbecameanelectedoneinthe1990contests,hadsaidLara’sintendedreformsareonesthat“clearly…theinsuranceindustrywants.”
“Yourjobistoholdthecompaniesaccountable,andheseemstobedoingtheexactopposite,andthatisgivingthecompanieswhatevertheywant,”hesaidofLaratotheTimes.
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