California property and casualty insurers may recover up to half of the $1 billion California FAIR PLAN assessment through a temporary supplemental fee on policyholders, according to a report from AM Best. The measure is intended to help maintain market stability and coverage availability, according to Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.

Bay Area homeowners likely will be on the hook for a share of a massive bailout of California’s insurer of last resort after it ran out of money to pay claims arising from the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.

California’s insurance commissioner approved a plan Tuesday, Feb. 11, to keep the state’s insurance of last resort solvent by collecting an additional $1 billion from all private insurance members after a record number of claims were filed following January wildfires in Los Angeles County.