Having Difficulty Obtaining Residential/Homeowners Insurance?
Here are a few ways to help you shop for residential insurance.

Companies by Line of Insurance 
The California Department of Insurance's (CDI) "Companies by Line of Insurance" page provides the consumer with a list of insurance companies, as shown in the 1999 Market Share Report or in alphabetical order, that are licensed in California to sell a specific line of insurance.

Premium Comparisons
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) surveys the largest insurers admitted to transact insurance in California and asks them to provide premium comparisons for various lines of personal insurance. The results of these surveys are designed to assist consumers with comparing the premiums they might be charged for insurance from one company versus another.

Need Low Cost Automobile Insurance?
California's Low Cost Auto Insurance Program may be able to help you.  It is now available in the entire State of California.

Having Difficulty Obtaining Automobile Insurance?
California's Automobile Assigned Risk Program may be able to help you.

Need Help Finding an Agent?
Here are a few tips to help you locate an agent in your area.

Check to See if Your Agent or Broker is Licensed
California Insurance Code Section 1725.5 requires that your agent or broker display their license number on business cards, quotations, and print advertisements.   This tool allows you to use a license number or name to research an individual's licensing status with the California Department of Insurance.

Consumer Complaint Study
In 2007, the Department's hotline handled approximately 300,000 phone calls, opened 5805 cases, served 1,233 individuals at the public counter, and sent approximately 22,500 RFAs.  From the inception of the Mediation Program through the end of 2007, we were able to recover $14,960,065 for California consumers.

Insurance Company Profiles
Whether you are shopping for a new insurer or looking for information on your existing company, this new service will assist you in making more informed insurance decisions and help you save research time.

California FAIR Plan
With the voluntary insurance market's presence returning to the State of California, insurance companies are slowly entering the California insurance market and some policyholders that live in "at risk" areas no longer have difficulty securing insurance. As a result, the California Department of Insurance issued an Executive Order that revises the eligible areas for the California FAIR Plan coverage to areas in place prior to the statewide expansion of FAIR Plan coverage in 1994. If you have FAIR Plan coverage and you are no longer in the FAIR Plan's eligible areas for insurance coverage, this page will show you how to secure homeowners and commercial insurance.

California  Property & Casualty Market Share Report
Reports on Market Share of Property & Casualty Insurers licensed to do business in California. Data is compiled by the National Association of Insurance Commissioner's (NAIC) and is for California licensed companies only.

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