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California's Insurer of Last Resort Would Face More Scrutiny Under Bill Heading to Newsom's Desk

The new law mandates participation by top lawmakers on the FAIR Plan committee and requires an automatic payment system by 2026 amid a 154% policy surge since 2021.

Summary by Cal Matters
In summary The FAIR Plan faces accusations of denying smoke-damage claims and more. Can California lawmakers keep the insurer of last resort accountable? 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 result by insisting that two of their leaders join its governing committee. Assembly Bill 234 would put the state’s two…

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Cal Matters broke the news in Sacramento, United States on Monday, September 15, 2025.
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