California insurance commissioner candidates want tough industry sanctions.

This article covers a recent insurance commissioner forum in Altadena where the candidates were asked about what they would do to fix the insurance market. The forum covered recent topics around Statefarm and the candidates plans

Candidates for California Insurance Commissioner weigh in on State Farm legal action

Six candidates running for California insurance commissioner debated in Sacramento Monday, an event that started an hour after current Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced legal action against State Farm for alleged mishandling of wildfire claims in the Los Angeles area.

Candidates for CA insurance Commissioner outline plans amid crisis

California’s insurance crisis is taking center stage in the race for the state’s next insurance commissioner, as candidates outline competing plans to address rising costs and limited coverage. A total of 11 candidates are running for the position, with several emphasizing their experience in insurance, law, or public policy as they make their case to voters.

California’s insurance crisis, and the race to fix it

As mail-in ballots hit mailboxes across California, one race that used to be safe and quiet is getting more attention. The race for California's Insurance Commissioner comes at a time when many homeowners are seeing higher rates or losing coverage altogether. There are six front-runners, four Democrats and two Republicans, contending for the job that will now have to answer for California's insurance crisis. Election Day is June 2.

Read McClatchy Media’s endorsement for California’s insurance commissioner | Opinion

In this article, the Sacramento Bee and other McClatchy Media papers endorse Patrick Wolff for Insurance Commissioner. They say that Patrick is “Leading with thoughtful expertise” and is ready to face the daunting crisis.

Endorsement: Insurance commissioner might be the toughest job in California. Patrick Wolff is up for it

In their most recent Endorsement, the San Francisco Chronicle endorses Patrick Wolff for Insurance Commissioner. The say, “Wolff knows California insurance regulations better than any other candidate: He not only built an auto and home insurance brokerage but also obtained his insurance license before entering the race.”

California’s Insurance Commissioner

Consumer investigator Kristine Lazar of CBS interviewed the major candidates for Insurance Commissioner to learn more about the Race. Patrick was featured and he delivered his proposals to increase choice and competition while keeping accountability for insurance companies.

Who Wants to Be Insurance Commissioner? Your guide to the candidates

CalMatters published their interviews with all of the major candidates in the insurance commissioner race. Patrick is featured as a major candidate giving his best take on the race.

Endorsement: Patrick Wolff for Insurance Commissioner

The Orange County Register and the other 10 local papers of the Southern California News Group have endorsed Patrick Wolff for Insurance Commissioner. This is the first major newspaper endorsement of the Insurance Commissioner race.

California Insurance Commissioner Race Has Diverse Field Amid ‘Insurance Crisis’

Don Jergler, a writer for the Insurance Journal, interviewed the candidates with deep questions on Insurance. Patrick delivered the most substantive arguments to the questions, distinguishing himself.

Live interview with Patrick Wolff

Patrick was invited to speak with Marla Tellez live on Fox 11 where he introduced the race, himself, and made a compelling argument for why people should get involved. He later did a longer interview which can found on our website.

California Insurance Commissioner Candidates Debate Solutions to Wildfire-Driven Crisis

This article reports on a forum in San Francisco around climate’s effect on the insurance markets. The event brought out a diverse group of business, insurance, and media workers invested in the race.

Who controls your home insurance? A high-stakes California race could decide

As the article reports, few statewide elections stand to matter more this year than the race for insurance commissioner. The incoming insurance commissioner will face a daunting list of challenges which they bring their own perspectives to.

California’s Insurance crisis can be fixed. Here’s how.

Patrick goes into detail in this article about how the Department of Insurance’s decision making while allowing State Farm to operate in California led to the downstream effects we see today. The DOI’s poor regulation and oversight led to this issue.

Four person Insurance Commissioner Forum in the Pacific Palisades

On Friday the 27th, Patrick attended a forum for the Insurance Commissioner race hosted by the Palisades Recovery Coalition. The candidates answered questions from resident’s who had lost their homes and were still dealing with insurance issues. This event was covered by the following organizations:

The Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Today, USA Today, The Orange County Register, Hoodline, The San Bernadino Sun, and The Santa Monica Daily Press.

Meet the insurance commissioner candidates: Patrick Wolff

In this article, Patrick shows that he is leading the pack in terms of policy know-how, integrity, and transparency. He described how he would lower prices, fix the market, and hold insurance companies accountable much more compellingly than any of the other candidates.

Patrick’s Chess background before Insurance Commissioner Fame

Patrick’s generational run as a chess grandmaster left many ripples in his life and the chess community which have lasted to this day. Learn the true story about Patrick when he was playing at the highest level.

Chess grandmaster running for CA insurance commissioner challenges voters to a game

As a part of his statewide chess tour, Patrick was interviewed in Sacramento by the Sacramento Bee. He answered questions about himself, the race, and how chess fits into it all as he played the ten delegates and chess enthusiasts.

Candidate comment: California is too easy on insurers and strangles competition

With the first anniversary of the devastating Southern California wildfires approaching, CalMatters asked candidates for the 2026 state Insurance Commissioner race to share thoughts on what the state can do to help victims and stabilize insurers. This is the first of several candidate responses.

California’s insurance system is a self-made disaster. It’s time for major reforms

A candidate for state insurance commissioner wants to streamline rate applications, banish price-gouging, and empower policyholders.

What experts are watching in Prop 50 results

Patrick Wolff, the former chess grandmaster running for state insurance commissioner, is challenging people across the state to play games of simultaneous, 10 vs. 1 speed chess against him and posting the results on social media in search of a viral moment.

Patrick Wolff is running for insurance commissioner

Hard times, hard market. That describes California’s insurance crisis in a nutshell. The state’s current insurance commissioner inspires little confidence and is termed out. Can a wealthy underdog from San Francisco get elected to the job? Patrick Wolff is going to find out.

First in Playbook: Creating Airspace

The campaign for Patrick Wolff, a San Francisco financial analyst running for state insurance commissioner, is circulating internal polling indicating a large swath of voters are undecided in the race but are more likely than not to vote for a “political outsider.”

With right leadership, California can solve its insurance crisis

California is facing an insurance crisis. Insurance companies are pulling out, leaving businesses and consumers with too few options or soaring premiums. Many homeowners are turning in desperation to the FAIR Plan, the state’s insurer of last resort, which is now overwhelmed far beyond its intended capacity.