The lawsuit filed Monday arrives as California grapples with a deepening insurance availability crisis. Over the last several years, major insurers have scaled back or exited the state's home ...

A consumer group sued California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and his department this week in a bid to stop consumers ...

California’s last-resort insurance program says it’s in dire financial straits after the Los Angeles wildfires.

California homeowners filed suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against the California FAIR Plan Association (CFPA) and several ...

In Mariposa County, 42% of homeowners are already using the FAIR plan as the county has the third highest non-renewal ...

A consumer group sued California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and his department this week in a bid to stop consumers from paying part of the California FAIR Plan's losses from the Los Angeles ...

Proposed reforms of the California FAIR Plan, the state’s insurer of last resort, are slammed by a consumer group as a ‘bailout’ for the insurance industry. Aug. 1, 2024 Insurers would be ...

They stem from a 2024 decision by the commissioner to “allow the insurance companies that comprise and operate the California FAIR Plan, the state’s ‘insurer of last resort,’ to pass ...

Consumer Watchdog sued the California Department of Insurance and Commissioner Ricardo Lara to protect California homeowners from hundreds of millions in surcharges that could soon appear on their ...

SACRAMENTO — As more people in California lose private insurance, the state's FAIR plan is filling up with homes in places the industry itself has classified as low-risk for wildfire.

The FAIR Plan pays all covered claims, including smoke claims, consistent with California law and its policy forms, which are approved by the California Department of Insurance. The FAIR Plan's ...

Also named as defendants are 10 large California home insurers, which operate the Fair Plan along with other licensed state home insurers as a means or providing insurance to property owners who ...