All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 5 2010 // Llorente SIU announced the conviction of an Ewa Beach, Hawaii, man on theft and perjury charges resulting from a suspect workers’ compensation claim. Jacob Belaski, the owner of Teixeira Trucking Inc. misrepresented...
Jul 28 2010 // Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle has selected Gordon Ito as insurance commissioner to oversee the state’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Insurance Division. As head of the Insurance Division, Ito will oversee...
Jul 5 2010 // First Insurance Hawaii, AXISHawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt announced the formation of a business association between First Insurance Company of Hawaii (FICOH) and AXIS Insurance Co. Through this program, AXIS...
Jun 21 2010 // The latest in a series of resignations among western insurance regulators, J.P. Schmidt, Insurance Commissioner of the State of Hawaii, will be leaving his position to join the Honolulu law firm of Bays Deaver Lung Rose...
Jun 8 2010 // J.P. Schmidt, Insurance Commissioner of the State of Hawaii, announced he be leaving his position to join the Honolulu law firm of Bays Deaver Lung Rose Holma, effective July 1.Schmidt will be practicing general business,...
Jun 7 2010 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Speaker and Entertainer No-Show,...
Jun 1 2010 // Hawaii’s 2010 Legislature has passed a bill, HB 1985, that will double all insurance licensing fees in Hawaii effective July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2014, including issuance, service, and renewal fees for insurers,...
May 7 2010 // Laws enacted in the just-concluded 2010 Hawaii legislative session will increase insurance costs and possibly affect premiums for Hawaii consumers and businesses, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...
May 3 2010 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Insurance for Nonprofits Market Detail:...
Mar 24 2010 // American Collectors Insurance, a provider of specialty insurance for collector vehicles and collectibles, has expanded to its 50th state by offering collector-vehicle insurance coverage in Hawaii.American Collectors, which...
Mar 23 2010 // Monarch E&S Insurance Services has a new medical marijuana program available to California and Hawaii agents.This program for medical marijuana dispensaries is offering a package, property and general liability...
Mar 22 2010 // In the wake of last month’s tsunami in Chile and less than six months after a tsunami hit American Samoa — both events that resulted in loss of life and property — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Mar 8 2010 // Hawaii’s Senate Ways and Means Committee has advanced a bill that would use money from the state’s Hurricane Relief Fund to end school furlough days. Senate Bill 2124 notes that reductions and restrictions to...
Mar 2 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength ratings to ‘B++’ (Good) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings to “bbb” from “a-” of Western Insurance Company...
Mar 2 2010 // The warning was ominous, its predictions dire: Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling Hawaii and other Pacific islands that a killer wave was heading their way with terrifying force and that “urgent action should...
Feb 23 2010 // Hawaii’s Senate Ways and Means Committee has advanced a bill that would use money from the state’s Hurricane Relief Fund to end school furlough days.Senate Bill 2124notes that reductions and restrictions to the...
Feb 21 2010 // Idaho homeowner insurance is the least costly in the nation, averaging $422 per year, according to a nationwide survey. This compares to an average $822 countrywide. The Gem State also had among the lowest average rates...
Feb 21 2010 // Hawaii is closer to tapping its Hurricane Relief Fund to help balance the state budget and resolve teacher furloughs, as a legislative committee advanced a bill that would appropriate $50 million from the fund.Senate Bill...
Feb 17 2010 // The Group Protection segment of Lincoln National Corp. announced its expansion of state-mandated disability insurance into Hawaii (called temporary disability insurance or TDI in Hawaii). The state of Hawaii requires...
Feb 12 2010 // The Hawaii Insurance Division has initiated legal action against American Legacy Group Legal Plan, LLC and its Plan Administrator Daniel Y. Doi, claiming that the company and its administrator failed to provide legal...