Bee: Lara Blurred Lines Between Politics, Policy as Commissioner

The Sacramento Bee on Thursday reported that meetings California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara attended with executives seeking his approval for the sale of a Berkshire Hathaway workers’ compensation program blurred the lines between politics and policy. Calendar and email records the newspaper received show Jamie Sahara, CEO of United Insurance Co., reached out to an assistant of Lara in May to request two meetings with the commissioner. The first request was related to “formal policy discussion with the commissioner to discuss the California Insurance Co.,&rd...