Legislative, Judicial, and Executive
0845 Department of Insurance

The Insurance Commissioner regulates the largest insurance market in the United States, and the fourth largest insurance market in the World, with more than $118 billion in direct premiums; enforces the California Insurance Code; and oversees the Department of Insurance.

The Department of Insurance conducts examinations and investigations of insurance companies and producers and works to ensure the financial solvency of companies so that they will meet their obligations to policyholders and claimants.

The Department of Insurance investigates more than 300,000 complaints annually and responds to consumer inquiries. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Tax Collection - The Governor's Budget includes a shift of $2.122 million from Insurance Fund to General Fund for insurance premium tax collection activities performed by the Department of Insurance. The funding for this program is now consistent with other General Fund tax collection programs.
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
2008-09*
Positions
Dollars
10 Regulation of Insurance Companies and Insurance Producers
411.4
$71,735
12 Consumer Protection
330.6
55,148
20 Fraud Control
289.1
95,113
30 Tax Collection and Audits
16.2
2,122
50.01 Administration
224.6
29,439
50.02 Distributed Administration
-
-29,439
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,271.9
$224,118
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
1,271.9
$224,118

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 * - 22K) 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.