Civil Litigation
Jul. 23, 2025
Judge trims lawsuit over FAIR Plan wildfire cost pass-throughs
Los Angeles judge upheld Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara's authority to allow insurers in the FAIR Plan to pass wildfire assessment costs to policyholders, narrowing Consumer Watchdog's lawsuit but allowing one claim.
A Los Angeles County judge on Tuesday trimmed a lawsuit that sought to prevent the California Department of Insurance from allowing California FAIR Plan member insurers from passing assessment costs to their policyholders.
Judge James C. Chalfant agreed with respondent California Department of Insurance that two bulletins allowing the FAIR Plan's insurance companies to pass the cost of assessments onto their policyholders were rate applications under Proposition 103 and within...
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