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 $119 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 receives and investigates more than 300,000 consumer inquiries and complaints annually. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • The Governor's Budget includes $302,000 and 2.0 positions for the full year cost of maintenance and operations of the Paperless Workflow System (PWS). The PWS is an information technology system to allow the California Department of Insurance to operate in a paperless environment.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year personnel years and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2012-13*
Personnel
Years
Dollars
10 Regulation of Insurance Companies and Insurance Producers
458.7
$71,441
12 Consumer Protection
302.6
51,584
20 Fraud Control
280.3
100,406
30 General Fund Tax Collection and Audits
13.9
1,845
50.01 Administration
214.0
28,569
50.02 Distributed Administration
-
-28,569
Totals, Personnel Years and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,269.5
$225,276
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Personnel Years and All Expenditures
1,269.5
$225,276

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

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Personnel Years for expenditures, personnel years, 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 * - 19K) 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 * - 3K)
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.