last resort
noun
: something done only if nothing else works
Asking for more time should be our last resort.
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In response, California has been forced to expand its FAIR Plan, the state-run insurer of last resort.
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Dr. Alex Gold, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Like many other Golden State homeowners, got a policy with the California FAIR Plan, an insurer of last resort which offers fire insurance to those who can't find it in the traditional market.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
In California, about 22% of the buildings in the Pacific Palisades fire and 12% in the Eaton fire are covered by the state’s FAIR plan, insurance of last resort for homeowners unable to obtain coverage from traditional providers.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
All eyes must be on California’s state plan of last resort, the FAIR Plan, as the state had recently picked up thousands of policies in fire prone areas after private insurance companies bailed on homeowners — foreseeing just such a catastrophe as has unfolded.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
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Dr. Alex Gold, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Like many other Golden State homeowners, got a policy with the California FAIR Plan, an insurer of last resort which offers fire insurance to those who can't find it in the traditional market.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
In California, about 22% of the buildings in the Pacific Palisades fire and 12% in the Eaton fire are covered by the state’s FAIR plan, insurance of last resort for homeowners unable to obtain coverage from traditional providers.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
All eyes must be on California’s state plan of last resort, the FAIR Plan, as the state had recently picked up thousands of policies in fire prone areas after private insurance companies bailed on homeowners — foreseeing just such a catastrophe as has unfolded.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Last resort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20resort. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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