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California FAIR Plan Policies Still Rising, Industry Watchers Say Reforms Take Time

Enrollment in California's insurer of last resort rose 4% from September through year-end to 668,609 policies in force. That was on top of a 39% jump in policies for the FAIR Plan fiscal year that . . .

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