Legislative, Judicial, and Executive
0845 Department of Insurance

The Insurance Commissioner enforces the California Insurance Code, regulates the insurance industry, and oversees the Department of Insurance.

The Department of Insurance regulates the largest insurance market in the United States with over $118 billion in direct premiums written in the state. The Department conducts examinations and investigations of insurance companies and producers to ensure that operations are consistent with the requirements of the Insurance Code and that insurance companies are financially able to meet their obligations to policyholders and claimants. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Urban Grant Program - The Governor's Budget includes $1.4 million Insurance Fund for the Urban Grant program to combat organized automobile insurance fraud.

  • Automobile Insurance Fraud - The Governor's Budget includes $1.6 million Insurance Fund to increase grants to local District Attorneys to combat automobile insurance fraud that is not a result of organized crime.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2007-08*
Positions
Dollars
10
 Regulation of Insurance Companies and Insurance Producers
406.6
$68,728
12
 Consumer Protection
326.8
53,581
20
 Fraud Control
281.5
84,492
30
 Tax Collection and Audits
18.1
2,164
50.01
 Administration
230.4
28,519
50.02
 Distributed Administration
-
-28,519
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,263.4
$208,965
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
1,263.4
$208,965

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Insurance Budget (pdf * - 21K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 4K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 3K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.