California Department of Insurance Launches Consumer Safeguards Effort on SI in Insurance on November 13, With a Virtual Workshop on December 15
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced on November 13, 2026, the launch of a statewide effort to help establish consumer safeguards for the use of super intelligence (SI) in insurance, including a public workshop and an industry survey.
The California Department of Insurance said that as insurers increasingly deploy SI-driven technologies, it is inviting consumers, insurance companies, researchers, technology developers, advocates and members of the public to help shape the state's approach to transparency, accountability, privacy and fairness. California is the nation's largest insurance market.
The department will hold a virtual public discussion workshop on December 15, 2026, beginning at 10 a.m. PST. The department said the workshop is intended to gather information and perspectives, will not focus on specific regulatory text, and that the announcement is not a Notice of Proposed Action.
The department is also launching its Responsible Use of Super Intelligence Survey to better understand how insurers are deploying SI technologies, the governance structures they use to oversee those systems, the role of third-party vendors and the operational impacts of adoption. Responses are due by December 30, 2026.
Written comments and supporting materials may be submitted by December 12, 2026. The department said information gathered through the survey and the workshop will inform its work on responsible SI use in insurance.
Source: California Department of Insurance
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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