California’s Jones Appoints Allen Deputy Commissioner for Rate Regulation

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has appointed Ken Allen as deputy commissioner of the rate regulation branch for the California Department of Insurance.

Allen will fill the vacancy left by Joel Laucher, who was appointed chief deputy insurance commissioner in June. He will lead the property/casualty rate regulation and prior approval processes.

Allen joined the rate regulation branch in 1989 when it was newly formed after voters passed Proposition 103.

During his 27 years with the department, Allen has worked in a variety of capacities, including associate insurance rate analyst, senior insurance rate analyst and supervising insurance rate analyst/bureau chief.

Allen is also the president-elect for the Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society.