( May 28, 2026, 8:15 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara argues in an opposition brief filed in a California state court that a consumer research and advocacy organization’s petition to invalidate regulatory bulletins authorizing California FAIR Plan assessment cost pass-throughs should be denied because the bulletins only explain the prior-approval process for temporary supplemental fees and do not conflict with the FAIR Plan proportional-sharing requirement because that provision governs only the FAIR Plan’s internal affairs rather than member insurers’ relationships with policyholders....