Ben Allen
What this job does: Heads the Department of Insurance, which licenses and checks insurance companies, enforces insurance laws, and answers complaints about insurers. A term is four years.
- Current office
- State Senator, Senate District 24 (since 2014)
- Occupation
- California State Senator
- Lives in
- Santa Monica
Background
- B.A. in history from Harvard University, master's in Latin American studies from the University of Cambridge, and J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law. source: sd24.senate.ca.gov
- First elected to the California State Senate in 2014, representing District 24 (Westside, Hollywood, South Bay and Santa Monica Mountains areas of Los Angeles County). source: sd24.senate.ca.gov
- Previously served as president of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education. source: sd24.senate.ca.gov
- Worked as an attorney at Bryan Cave LLP and Richardson & Patel, and as communications director for U.S. Rep. Jose Serrano. source: sd24.senate.ca.gov
- Chaired the Senate Environmental Quality Committee (2019-2024) and the Senate Education Committee (2017-2019); chairs the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee. source: sd24.senate.ca.gov
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Fight insurers that stall or deny claims, including for wildfire victims source: benallenca.com
- Wildfire prevention and risk reduction source: benallenca.com
- Refuse campaign donations from the insurance industry source: benallenca.com
- Lower insurance costs and bring insurers back to the market with more competition and transparency source: benallenca.com
- "We have to depopulate the FAIR Plan. It's all about trying to create a more healthy market." source: insurancenewsnet.com
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