Thousands of wildfire survivors whose smoke-related claims were denied by the FAIR Plan could now appeal to receive payments.

Last Tuesday, June 24th, a Superior Court judge ruled that the California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan ...

Consumer Watchdog sues Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, alleging that rules he issued last year that will allow the California Fair Plan to charge policyholders for losses from the Jan. 7 ...

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled that the California FAIR Plan’s smoke-damage policy directly violates state law by ...

A California judge has ruled the state’s bare-bones home insurance program’s handling of smoke damage claims is unlawful.

“This landmark ruling establishes that Fair Plan's smoke-damage denial policies are illegal, paving the way for thousands of ...

Two Los Angeles County Superior Court lawsuits accuse dozens of California home insurers of dropping policyholders and forcing them onto the FAIR Plan — the state's insurer of last resort ...

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 state ...

The plan did run out of money and, on February 11, current Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara signed an order authorizing the California FAIR Plan to collect $1 billion from its member companies ...