Lara Names Two, Reappoints Three to CDI Boards
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara filled two seats and renewed three terms on Department of Insurance advisory and curriculum boards.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in People
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appointed Guinevere Doner and Jonathan Parfrey as new members of the COIN Advisory Board and reappointed Deborah La Franchi to that board. He also reappointed Colbie McRae and Vinh Truong to the Curriculum Board.
Why it matters
The COIN Advisory Board guides the Commissioner and the California Organized Investment Network, while the Curriculum Board shapes pre-licensing and continuing education for insurance agents and brokers. Board membership determines who advises on those programs statewide.
The announcement covers two new appointments and three reappointments across the COIN Advisory Board and the Curriculum Board. The COIN program was established within the department in 1996, and the extraction does not specify the appointment terms.
The players
Ricardo Lara
California's elected Insurance Commissioner, who leads the California Department of Insurance and makes appointments to its advisory boards.
California Department of Insurance
The state agency that regulates the insurance industry in California and oversees the COIN program and its boards.
The details
Commissioner Lara made the appointments on November 3, 2026, placing Doner and Parfrey on the COIN Advisory Board and reappointing La Franchi there. McRae and Truong were reappointed to the Curriculum Board, which develops standards for providers and instructors who teach licensed agents and brokers.
Timeline
November 3, 2026: Commissioner Lara announces the two appointments and three reappointments.
1996: The California Organized Investment Network is established within the California Department of Insurance.
People Moves
The California Organized Investment Network, founded in 1996 within the Department of Insurance, continues to rely on an advisory board whose membership is set by the Commissioner. These seats extend that governance structure into the current term.
Licensed insurance agents and brokers in California are affected by the Curriculum Board's standards for pre-licensing and continuing education courses. The board members appointed or reappointed here help determine what those courses teach.
The takeaway
Appointments to state insurance boards shape the courses agents and brokers take and the guidance the Commissioner receives. Readers working in California's insurance market can watch these boards for changes to continuing education standards.
Further reading
Explore more California People coverage on the state's insurance leadership.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Insurance Journal.
