This year the insurance chief is working on legislation to expand FAIR Plan options while at the same time reducing its ...

In the closing days of the legislative year, California lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that is meant to toughen scrutiny of the state’s embattled fire insurer of last resort by insisting that ...

The FAIR Plan, California’s last-resort insurance program for homeowners needing fire coverage, is seeking approval for steep rate hikes averaging 35.8%, though some policyholders could actually see ...

The FAIR Plan is California’s “insurer of last resort,” a state-mandated syndicated insurance plan that offers basic property insurance to those who cannot obtain insurance from a traditional carrier.