Key facts
- Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara withdrew proposed regulations.
- Consumer Watchdog twice pointed out Lara relied on undisclosed materials.
- Lara was forced to redo the anti-consumer intervenor proposal.
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has withdrawn his proposed regulations that attacked California's consumer intervenor system. Consumer Watchdog stated that this was the second time Lara was forced to redo the proposal after the group pointed out that he had relied on materials that were never disclosed to the public. The intervenor system allows consumer groups to be compensated for their participation in regulatory proceedings.