Consumer advocates cite an ongoing crisis while industry representatives say recent regulatory changes are just taking effect ...

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 ...

California's shifting insurance market has pushed many homeowners onto the Fair Plan. Carmen Balber, Executive Director of Consumer Watchdog, says California's insurer of last resort provides low ...

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 California FAIR Plan released new numbers showing enrollment continues to grow, adding 21,859 residential policies in the final three months of 2025. In contrast, six insurance companies that ...