Candidate for California Insurance Commissioner in 2026 California Primary Election.
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Get StartedMerritt will establish minimum community fire protection standards and go after the underlying costs driving prices up across home, auto, business, and health insurance — line by line. Learn more
A state-backed reinsurance authority removes concentrated wildfire risk from individual insurers — letting carriers re-enter California, restoring competition, and eliminating the FAIR Plan. Learn more
No tinkering with a broken system. Merritt will lead big, from-the-ground-up reform — modeled on the teams that launched Kindle and eBooks — ushering in an insurance tech revolution that matches the innovation consumers enjoy in banking today. Learn more
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