( September 1, 2026, 9:20 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A consumer research and advocacy organization appealed a California state court ruling denying its petition for a writ of mandate challenging Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s FAIR Plan assessment pass-through bulletins, which the court held did not violate a statute governing the allocation of writings, expenses, profits and losses among FAIR Plan member insurers because the statute does not regulate insurers’ subsequent financial dealings with policyholders....