The Los Angeles County fires have cast uncertainty over when the insurance crisis buffeting the entire state will ease, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara told the Chronicle during an interview Saturday in Santa Monica,

The devastating wildfires burning in Southern California could have financial ramifications for residents across the state. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara Changes confirmed that recent policy changes would allow private companies to pass costs along to all customers in the state if they are asked to cover the costs in the

A recent moratorium now protects California policyholders from losing home insurance coverage for at least one year if their home is near a site affected by wildfires.

The California insurance commissioner expanded the emergency protections covered by his recent moratorium for Southern California residents affected by wildfires.