All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 9 2010 // The Hawaii Senate has unanimously confirmed Lawrence Reifurth as a judge on the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals. Reifurth was selected by Republican Gov. Linda Lingle and confirmed by the Democrat-controlled...
Feb 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.Public Officials Liability Market Detail:...
Feb 3 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...
Dec 20 2009 // Large insurers AIG, Farmers and The Hartford made moves in 2009, as did large brokers Marsh, Aon, Willis, Gallagher, Brown & Brown, Hub and Wells Fargo. So, too, did, many regional insurers and Main Street agencies....
Dec 17 2009 // The Hawaii State Insurance Division has successfully closed HIH America Insurance Company of Hawaii, a Hawaii workers’ compensation insurance company.Financial problems of its affiliated companies in Australia and...
Dec 15 2009 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Maui County and the Big Island primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused this year by continuing drought.Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement...
Dec 6 2009 // AIG Hawaii Insurance Co. Inc. is changing its name to Farmers Insurance Hawaii, Inc., heralding in a new chapter in the company’s nearly 55-year history, and reflecting its new ownership under national insurer...
Nov 25 2009 // The Hanalei community on Kauai was hit with 13 inches of rain in 24 hours last week, and bore the brunt of the storm’s flood damage.County officials say it will cost $500,000 to repair a pipeline that brings water...
Nov 24 2009 // AIG Hawaii Insurance Company, Inc. has announced that it is changing its name to Farmers Insurance Hawaii, Inc. – heralding in a new chapter in the company’s nearly 55-year history – and reflecting its...
Nov 19 2009 // Hawaii is escaping the 2009 hurricane season unscathed unless a last-minute storm strikes.There are about two weeks remaining in this year’s hurricane season, which ends Nov. 30. But officials at the Central Pacific...
Nov 13 2009 // A preliminary report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says 18 people were killed on the job in Hawaii in 2008.That’s the third lowest number for the islands since the federal government starting tracking fatal...
Oct 27 2009 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Triad Insurance Agency, Inc., in Honolulu, Hawaii from The Bank of Hawaii. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Originally founded in 1967, Triad Insurance Agency, Inc....
Oct 7 2009 // A flash flood watch issued for the state of Hawaii on Monday has now been lifted by the National Weather Service. The watch extended through Tuesday afternoon. The weather service said the potential for heavy showers and...
Oct 5 2009 // The U.S. Geological Survey’s 35-year-old maps of lava danger zones in this southern corner of Hawaii’s Big Island are a tableau of earthy colors and odd shapes originally meant for scientific and planning...
Sep 21 2009 // Workers’ compensation insurers in Hawaii have filed to reduce by 4.1 percent the loss cost factor that goes into the rates charged to employers.This marks the fifth year in a row that workers’ compensation loss...
Sep 18 2009 // The U.S. Geological Survey’s 35-year-old maps of lava danger zones in this southern corner of Hawaii’s Big Island are a tableau of earthy colors and odd shapes originally meant for scientific and planning...
Sep 11 2009 // Jim Newberry, assistant vice president and risk control manager of Island Insurance in Honolulu, has received the Risk Management/Insurance Practice Specialty Safety Professional of the Year Award.The award is from the...
Sep 11 2009 // Workers’ compensation insurers in Hawaii have filed to reduce by 4.1 percent the loss cost factor that goes into the rates charged to employers.This marks the fifth year in a row that workers’ compensation loss...
Sep 11 2009 // Toronto-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc. has agreed to sell Zephyr Insurance Co., Inc. to Zephyr Acquisition Co., an acquisition vehicle of Ocean Harbor Holding Inc. and MP Holdings LLC, a Hawaiian based investor...
Aug 13 2009 // Living in Hawaii on the slope of one of the most active volcanos in the world can be expensive when it comes to homeowners insurance.Wendy Ford is losing her policy this month because her insurer, Liberty Mutual Fire...