This year the insurance chief is working on legislation to expand FAIR Plan options while at the same time reducing its policy count.

California’s property insurer of last resort continued to grow in the final months of 2025, giving it more than twice as much potential liability than similar insurance programs in Florida and Texas ...

A multi-vehicle accident is one of the scariest and most confusing of all possible scenarios before you even get into the legalities. If that accident happens in California, there are even more ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Newsom orders study examining utility wildfire liability caps and a state insurance fund amid climate change ...

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 ...

Kara McGinley is a staff Insurance Writer at WSJ | Buy Side. Previously, she was an editor at USA Today and a senior editor at Policygenius. She has over seven years of experience writing, editing and ...