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Feb. 9, 2026

Rewriting the FAIR Plan: How AB 1680 could transform coverage and risk

AB 1680 would fundamentally remake the FAIR Plan--expanding it from fire-only coverage into a quasi-homeowners policy and vesting the insurance commissioner with sweeping new authority over coverage, operations and governance.

Jessica Gopiao

Attorney
Reed Smith LLP

Insurance Recovery

Email: jgopiao@reedsmith.com

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Rewriting the FAIR Plan: How AB 1680 could transform coverage and risk
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The FAIR Plan is California's insurer of last resort for homes that cannot find coverage in the regular market. It ensures basic fire insurance when private carriers decline to write a policy and is funded by private insurers that must join the FAIR Plan Association. Unlike a standard homeowners policy, often called an HO-3 (covering the home, personal property, personal lia...

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