§ 10090

The purposes of this chapter are to do all of the following:

(a) To assure stability in the property insurance market for property located in the State of California.

(b) To assure the availability of basic property insurance as defined by this chapter.

(c) To encourage maximum use, in obtaining basic property insurance, of the normal insurance market provided by admitted insurers and licensed surplus line brokers.

(d) To provide for the equitable distribution among admitted insurers of the responsibility for insuring qualified property for which basic property insurance cannot be obtained through the normal insurance market by the establishment of a FAIR Plan (fair access to insurance requirements), an industry placement facility and a joint reinsurance association.

(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 649.)