The Los Angeles County fires have cast uncertainty over when the insurance crisis buffeting the entire state will ease, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara told the Chronicle during an interview Saturday in Santa Monica,

At least 29 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and Los Angeles County Dist ... After devastating fires in Los Angeles County, California lawmakers will consider changes to the state’s troubled insurance ...

Chubb expects that its losses from the L.A. County fires will total $1.5 billion, making the Swiss company the first major insurer to release such a figure.

Los Angeles wildfires highlight California's insurance crisis as the FAIR Plan faces challenges with limited funds to cover massive fire claims.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles County have displaced thousands of homeowners — many of whom have inadequate coverage due to the state’s broken home insurance system. And

The California insurance commissioner expanded ... while limiting the costs passed on to consumers," Lara's office. The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office also announced a new rapid response ...

The partnership described by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo ... schemes,” Lara said in a statement. “We’ve seen this in past wildfires. By partnering with the Los Angeles County District ...

Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman, above, is teaming with Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to identify insurance fraud for people affected by the fires. (Allen J. Schaben / Los ...

More than 30,000 insurance claims have been filed after the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires, according to the new tracker.

INSURANCE PAYOUT: Insurance companies have already paid out $4.2 billion in claims related to the Palisades and Eaton fires, according to California’s Insurance Department. That covers only payments intended for immediate assistance, like rental housing, and not yet the cost of debris removal and rebuilding.

California’s insurer of last resort reported that claims now are high enough to trigger “re-insurance” payments from back-up providers.