INTERVIEW: Dave Jones Reflects on His Time As California Insurance Commissioner

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California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones speaks during a news conference about the costs of recent wildfires Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, in San Francisco. Jones released the first data on the total insurance claims reported for residential and commercial losses following the Carr and Mendocino Complex wildfires. Commissioner Jones also released updated data for the 2017 California wildfires and 2018 mudslides. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

 

Outgoing California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones shares his thoughts on the circumstances we continue to find ourselves in, where the department was when he began his tenure eight years ago, what we can do regarding the strength of the insurance companies, his involvement in the Affordable Care Act and Covered California, and what’s next for him in his career: