California FAIR Plan Clearinghouse

[marindependent]

I received this notice the other day and thought I would post here:

"The FAIR Plan is meant to be a temporary safety net for homeowners who do not have access to fire insurance from traditional carriers. To assist both brokers and customers in identifying and accessing more insurance options, the California FAIR Plan is establishing a clearinghouse program effective June 5, 2021.

California Insurance Code Section 10095 (i) requires the clearinghouse to:

1. Reduce the association's concentration and number of policies, and to encourage maximum use of the normal insurance market.
2. Help reduce the number of existing FAIR Plan policies.
3. Provide the opportunity for insurers to offer homeowners' insurance policies to FAIR Plan policyholders.

The statute further provides that the participating insurer must make any offers of homeowners insurance through the policy's listed agent or broker of record, if any. The FAIR Plan is also permitted to make this data available to non-admitted insurers after admitted insurers have the first option.

Beginning June 5th, the FAIR Plan policy data will be available to admitted insurers that have become Participating Insurers under the FAIR Plan Clearinghouse Program. After thirty days, the FAIR Plan will make this same information available to non-admitted insurers.

Customer contact data will not be provided in the database.

This process may offer your policyholders options for coverage through the normal insurance market, while supporting your efforts in completing a periodic diligent search for your customers.


Please share this information with anyone in your office that handles FAIR Plan business."

 

[Hawaii Agent]

Sounds like you'll be busy

 

[Markthebroker]

I am actually in the process of working with a client that was cancelled by the Fair plan. Furthermore, the Fair Plan is repeatedly refusing to write her. It's a helluva ride.

 

[AURORA MULLETT]

Did they remedy the cancellation reasons fair plan gave? If not why would they rewrite it?

 

[marindependent]

The latest update on California FAIR:
Judge Upholds California Insurance Commissioner’s Order to Expand FAIR Plan Coverage

A Superior Court judge has upheld the California Insurance Commissioner’s authority to order the California FAIR Plan to offer broader coverage options to consumers.

 

[shawnmwalker]

Watching this thread form afar.

 

[AURORA MULLETT]

The judge did not order the HO3 just teh credit cards and 3 million limit that was already done. It just a bogus headline there will be no HO3