BILL NUMBER: AB 269INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Waldron FEBRUARY 10, 2015 An act to amend Section 10095.5 of the Insurance Code, relating to insurance. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 269, as introduced, Waldron. Basic property insurance: California FAIR Plan. Under existing law, the California FAIR (fair access to insurance requirements) Plan Association is a joint reinsurance association of state insurers that is established to, among other things, assist persons in securing basic property insurance for qualified property for which insurance cannot be obtained through the normal insurance market. Existing law requires the association to establish and maintain a toll-free telephone number through which persons may receive assistance in applying for insurance. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 10095.5 of the Insurance Code is amended to read: 10095.5. (a) The association shall establish and maintain a statewide toll-free "800" telephone number through which persons may receive assistance in applying for insurance through the plan. The association shall cause the number to be published in all general distribution telephone directories in California. (b)EveryAn insurance agent or broker transacting basic property insurance shall either assist persons in making application for insurance through the plan or provide persons who desire that insurance with the toll-free telephone number established pursuant to subdivision (a).