FAIR Plan News

Amwins Launches Excess Wildfire Product for California Residential Properties

Amwins Access launched its new Excess Wildfire Product, which is intended to complement a self-insured retention plan or the California FAIR plan or a similar plan. The product is written in partnership with PartnerRe Insurance Solutions Bermuda Ltd., which is …

Delos in California Launches New Program to Expand Wildfire Insurance Options

Delos Insurance Solutions launched a program to expand homeowners insurance options for Californians facing wildfire risks and provide full home insurance policies to homeowners currently on the California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan. Delos has partnered with insurance …

Judge Deals Blow to California FAIR Plan’s Efforts to Stay Insurance Commissioner’s Order

A judge has denied a request a preliminary injunction to halt the enforcement of an order from California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara that the California FAIR Plan Association offer an expanded homeowners insurance plan. The FAIR Plan had appealed a …

California Commissioner OKs FAIR Plan Coverage Options for Farms and Ag Businesses

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday approved the FAIR Plan to offer new commercial coverage for farm structure risks starting Feb. 1. The FAIR Plan is an association made up of all admitted insurance companies to be the state’s …

California DOI: Insurers Non-Renewed Fewer Homeowners in 2020, FAIR Plan Policies Increased

The number of California homeowners non-renewed by insurers fell by 10%statewide in 2020 compared with the previous year, as mandatory moratoriums by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara made up more than 80% of the statewide reduction in non-renewals, according to a …

California Commissioner Orders FAIR Plan to offer More Commercial Coverage

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday ordered the FAIR Plan to implement his mandated increases to its decades-old commercial property coverage limits offered to businesses. “My order is part of an ongoing commitment to helping businesses in California thrive …

California Commissioner Orders FAIR Plan to Offer Increased Coverage

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday ordered the FAIR Plan to offer a homeowners policy, in addition to its current dwelling fire coverage, with more traditional homeowner features, such as coverage for water damage, theft, and loss of use. …

Judge Upholds California Insurance Commissioner’s Order to Expand FAIR Plan Coverage

A Superior Court judge has upheld the California Insurance Commissioner’s authority to order the California FAIR Plan to offer broader coverage options to consumers. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel has upheld California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s authority to …

California FAIR Plan Endorses Bill Expanding Coverage to Farms

The California FAIR Plan Association is publicly supporting a bill to amend the California Insurance Code to allow the FAIR Plan to write commercial coverage for permanent structures on farms. The California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements, or FAIR, Plan …

Should Upcoming California Commissioner’s Hearing on Wildfires Concern Insurers?

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara will convene a “virtual investigatory hearing” on Monday to initiate a series of regulatory actions that will protect residents from the increasing risk of wildfires. Several years of destructive wildfires have made insurance expensive and difficult …