How can I contact the California Department of Insurance and Insurance Commissioner?

The California Department of Insurance (CDI) maintains a website at http://www.insurance.ca.gov/, and the site provides a number of useful links to a myriad of helpful resources for Consumers, Agents/Brokers, Insurers, and more.  The CDI site also provides related Latest News and Department Highlights.

The CDI website contains a pile of information and tools to help visitors navigate to find the resources they need, including a Request For Assistance link, which brings up comprehensive instructions for filing complaints, what is and is not handled by the CDI (i.e, Workers' Compensation is not, nor are prepaid health insurance or HMO plans); the Quick Links, which connects to dozens of important and helpful forms, articles, tips, and other beneficial items.  For example, the Talk To Us link brings up the following contact information:

Consumer Inquiries and Assistance
Phone:  800-927-HELP (4357) (Calling from within California) 213-897-8921 (Outside California)
800-482-4833 (TDD - Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf)
Telephone Lines are open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except state holidays.

Another link brings up the following list for contact information for the California Department of Insurance, including the CDI Commissioner:

Insurance Commissioner (currently Steve Poizner)
Sacramento Office
300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
Sacramento, CA  95814
Phone: 916-492-3500
Fax: 916-445-5280

San Francisco Office
45 Fremont Street, 23rd Floor
San Francisco, CA  94105
Phone: 415-538-4010
Fax: 415-904-5889

Los Angeles Office
300 South Spring Street, South Tower
Los Angeles, CA  90013
Phone: 213-346-6464
Fax: 213-897-9051

Consumer Hotline:
California Department of Insurance
Consumer Services Bureau
300 South Spring Street, South Tower
Los Angeles, CA 90013
1-800-927-HELP (4357) -- 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. M-F
Out-of-state 213-897-8921

Producer Hotline
1-800-967-9331
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. M-F

California Low Cost Auto Insurance Program
1-866-60-AUTO-1