All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 3 2008 // The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii has sued one of its insurance carriers for denying a $20 million claim stemming from last year’s earthquakes.The hotel has been closed for repairs and renovations...
Dec 28 2007 // Hawaii’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Insurance Division has issued an order to authorize additional nonresident independent adjusters to help homeowners and businesses with their insurance...
Dec 2 2007 // Hawaii County has met a deadline to save Big Island residents’ federal flood insurance coverage, but at least one County Council member is not satisfied.The council voted unanimously to approve a bill that puts the...
Nov 26 2007 // Hawaii County has met a deadline to save Big Island residents’ federal flood insurance coverage, but at least one County Council member is not satisfied.The council voted unanimously this week to approve a bill that...
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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...