All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 4 2007 // 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.Home Fuel Oil Delivery Nuts & Bolts:...
Nov 4 2007 // Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt has approved a 19.3 percent decrease in loss costs for workers’ compensation insurance, based on a filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance.NCCI originally...
Oct 26 2007 // Hawai’i Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt has approved a 19.3 percent decrease in loss costs for workers’ compensation insurance, based on a filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance...
Oct 16 2007 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is quietly drawing up plans for a handful of disasters: devastating earthquakes beneath San Francisco and St. Louis and catastrophic storms in South Florida and Hawaii, FEMA’s...
Oct 3 2007 // Hawaii schools should adopt anti-bullying programs to protect students who are overweight, transgendered or from foreign countries, according to a 95-page report sent to the state Department of Education.The report by the...
Sep 24 2007 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance has filed a request to decrease workers’ compensation loss costs in Hawaii by 16.8 percent, beginning Jan. 1, 2008, according to the state Department of Commerce and...
Sep 24 2007 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance has filed a request to decrease workers’ compensation loss costs in Hawaii by 16.8 percent, beginning Jan. 1, 2008, according to the state Department of Commerce and...
Sep 18 2007 // Nobody can say how many hurricanes will hit Hawaii each year, according to a climate change expert, but there’s no doubt they’ll get worse.“I can’t tell you there will be more of them,”...
Sep 13 2007 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance has filed a request to decrease workers’ compensation loss costs in Hawaii by 16.8 percent, beginning Jan. 1, 2008, according to the state Department of Commerce and...
Sep 3 2007 // Hawaii, DTRIC Insurance UnderwritersHawai’i State Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt announced the launch of DTRIC Insurance Underwriters Ltd. (DIU), an “A-” rated company and subsidiary of local...
Aug 16 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned its ‘BBB+’ insurer financial strength rating to Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd. (Hawaii Branch) with a stable outlook. “The rating reflects Dongbu...
Aug 16 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned its ‘BBB+’ insurer financial strength rating to Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd. – Hawaii Branch. The outlook on the rating is stable. S&P said the...
Aug 15 2007 // An earthquake on Monday jolted the Big Island of Hawaii, which is already under a hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning.The magnitude 5.3 temblor struck at 7:38 p.m. local time, about 25 miles south of Hilo,...
Aug 14 2007 // Hurricane Flossie roared toward Hawaii on Monday with its sustained wind increased to 140 mph, though forecasters said the Category 4 storm would weaken before passing by the islands.The hurricane was expected to pass...
Aug 7 2007 // Hawai’i State Insurance Commissioner J. P. Schmidt announced the launch of DTRIC Insurance Underwriters Ltd. (DIU), an “A-” Best Rated Co and subsidiary of local insurance provider DTRIC Insurance. The...
Aug 2 2007 // The country’s only dedicated center for natural disaster preparedness could be located at the University of Hawaii’s Manoa campus.Plans for the training center at the university were included in a conference...
Jul 19 2007 // Hawaii auto insurance companies are dropping their Hawaii rates as local traffic accidents and claims fall.Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt said the state has approved rate reductions for four major carriers in Hawaii...
Jul 12 2007 // The Hawaii Legislature has failed to override Gov. Linda Lingle’s vetoes of two workers’ compensation bills. A two-thirds majority vote was required in both the House and Senate to override the vetoes. Both...
Jun 28 2007 // Iowa-based Hawkeye-Security Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group’s Agency Markets business unit, recently recognized its highest performing agencies with the 2006 Chairman’s Award at meetings held in...
Jun 15 2007 // A national study says Hawaii does better than any state providing health care to its residents.A New York-based private foundation that promotes health care compared how states measured in 32 medical areas between 2002 and...