LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Cal FAIR, the last-resort insurance program for fire coverage, is looking for a rate hike averaging ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill to prevent the state’s plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can’t ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a harshly worded letter to the California FAIR Plan Friday accusing the insurer of flouting two court decisions by denying smoke damage claims. The letter repeated directives ...

Altadena resident Seriina Covarrubias visits her house in Altadena on Feb. 28. Her garage was destroyed and her house survived but had smoke damage. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Despite a court ...

The homeowners have been "non-renewed" and sent to the FAIR Plan, which covers only fire loss and can cost thousands of ...

High-risk areas like Sonoma County and the Sierra Nevada foothills would be hit by major increases, while rates would generally go down in low-risk areas like the Central Valley.

Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a harshly worded letter to the California FAIR Plan on Friday accusing the insurer of flouting two court decisions by denying smoke damage claims. The letter repeated directives ...

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 ...