* The FAIR Plan Stabilization Act (AB 226): This law permits the FAIR plan, the state’s insurer of last resort, to access ...

The state’s law requiring fair treatment by insurers has largely been unenforced. Fire victims are left with delays, ...

January 1, 2026 - Sacramento, Calif. - Beginning January 1, 2026, nine new laws sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the California Department of Insurance will go into effect, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. One hallmark of the 1988 ballot measure that governs California’s auto and home insurance code allows the public ...

New proposed legislation focuses on accelerating wildfire catastrophe claims payments, transparency of claims decisions, ...

State Farm and other insurers in California have cut policies in the past year to reduce their exposure to risks like wildfires.

California has approved a package of new laws meant to stabilize the state’s faltering home insurance market and help property owners protect their homes from wildfires and recover when they lose ...

A proposed ballot initiative would drastically change the way property insurance is regulated in California by repealing a law voters passed almost four decades ago. Proposition 103 has regulated home ...

As destructive wildfires have ravaged California over the past decade, the insurance industry has dropped hundreds of thousands of homeowners statewide, hiked premiums, and, in some cases, stopped ...

New data shows record numbers of Californians cannot get coverage from insurance companies and must rely on the state insurer of last resort. California appears to have supplanted Florida as the state ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A proposed ballot initiative would drastically change the way property insurance is regulated in California by ...