Capitol Weekly’s Top 100: Rex Frazier

51. Rex Frazier

You might have heard that California has a serious insurance crisis. It is as thorny as it gets, and Rex Frazier, the head of the Personal Insurance Federation of California, is right in the middle of it all. PIF represents a select membership of the insurance industry’s heaviest hitters – Farmers, State Farm, Mercury, Progressive, Liberty Mutual, Kemper and Nationwide – companies that, let’s be honest, aren’t exactly popular with the Democrats who control the state. But over the years, the canny Frazier has turned himself into a power player in Sacramento by shrewdly protecting his members from punitive legislation while also building support for them by funding business-friendly lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Can he keep that track record up in the wake of the insurance market’s current instability? Only time will tell, but Frazier’s perpetual inclusion on the Top 100 through always difficult circumstances is a testament to his skill and political insight.

Updated Aug. 7, 2024