Latest Hawaii Headlines

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Hawaii Vulnerable, but Tremor Does Not Signal More Quakes to Come

Oct 18 2006 // Another massive earthquake could strike the Hawaiian isles at any time, but last weekend’s 6.7 magnitude tremor does not signal an increase in ground-shaking activity, researchers said.Hawaii is always vulnerable to...

Hawaii Commissioner Warns Insurers of Discriminatory Practices

Oct 18 2006 // The Hawaii Insurance Division has issued a memo to all motor vehicle insurance insurers authorized in the state that discriminatory practices are prohibited, including those that award discounts.According to Commissioner...

Inspectors Check for Damage after Hawaii’s 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake

Oct 17 2006 // Officials began inspecting bridges and roads across Hawaii yesterday, following the strongest earthquake to rattle the islands in more than two decades, a 6.6-magnitude quake that caused blackouts and landslides but no...

Hawaii Feels 6.6 Level Earthquake

Oct 16 2006 // The island of Hawaii, Hawaii, felt temblors from a 6.7 magnitude earthquake on Sunday, according to the National Earthquake Center of the U.S. Geological Survey. According to reports shortly after the quake, there were...

Great Northwest to buy Hawaiian Insurance Guaranty

Oct 9 2006 // The First Circuit Court of Hawaii granted a motion approving the transfer of assets and policy obligations from Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt, as liquidator of The Hawaiian Insurance Guaranty Co., to qualified...

Hawaii to teach homeowners about hurricane retrofits

Oct 9 2006 // Hawaii’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Insurance Division has created a new Web site: www.hurricaneretrofits.hawaii.gov, which details the State’s Loss Mitigation Grant Program for Hawaii...

News Currents

Oct 9 2006 // Great Northwest to buy Hawaiian Insurance GuarantyThe First Circuit Court of Hawaii granted a motion approving the transfer of assets and policy obligations from Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt, as liquidator of...

News Currents

Oct 9 2006 // Hawaii to teach homeowners about hurricane retrofitsHawaii’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Insurance Division has created a new Web site: www.hurricaneretrofits.hawaii. gov, which details the...

Hawaii’s JP Schmidt: There’s Opportunity in the Pacific

Sep 29 2006 // Hawaii may be a relatively small in size, but it hopes to reap big dividends using its geography, according to the state’s Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt. Because of its location, the Aloha state is perfectly...

Hawaii Web Site To Educate Homeowners on Hurricane Retrofits

Sep 26 2006 // Hawaii’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Insurance Division has created a new website: www.hurricaneretrofits.hawaii.gov, which details the State’s Loss Mitigation Grant Program for Hawaii...

The Commissioners

Sep 25 2006 // Hawaii:Perfectly poised for insurers in the Pacific Rim Although it is undeniably one of the 50 United States, Hawaii’s location at the edge of the Pacific Rim yields creative business opportunities throughout the...

Hawaii, Washington, Wyoming bringing down workers’ comp rates

Sep 25 2006 // Hawaii, Washington and Wyoming proposed lowering workers’ compensation rates in their states from 2 percent to 12.3 percent.The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Insurance Division announced...

News Currents

Sep 25 2006 // Employers are paying more attention to worker and workplace safety, which is helping states like Hawaii and Wyoming to reduce its workers’ compensation rates.Hawaii, Washington, Wyoming bringing down workers’...

J.P. Schmidt, Hawaii, Insurance Commissioner

Sep 25 2006 // Although it is undeniably one of the 50 United States, Hawaii’s location at the edge of the Pacific Rim yields creative business opportunities throughout the world. The state’s captive insurer law already has...

Court Approves Transfer of Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty

Sep 22 2006 // The First Circuit Court of Hawaii has granted a motion approving the transfer of assets and policy obligations from Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt, as liquidator of The Hawaiian Insurance Guaranty Co., to...

Hawaii Hurricane-Prepared Homeowners to Get Grant

Sep 20 2006 // Hawaii homeowners who have taken steps to strengthen their homes against hurricanes and windstorms could be reimbursed up to $2,100 under a new state program.Qualified homeowners will be eligible to get about a third of...

Businesses Help Bring Down Hawaii Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates

Sep 12 2006 // The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Insurance Division announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed a request for a decrease of 12.3 percent in the workers’...

Thousands Hawaii Residents Affected in Freeway Accident

Sep 8 2006 // Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle defended shutting down all six westbound lanes of the H-1 Freeway, which is used by 200,000 vehicles a day, saying it was a safety decision.An excavator being towed by an Army truck slammed into a...

Hawaii to Host Hearing to Clarify Payments to Claimants’ Attorneys

Sep 6 2006 // Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes section 431:2-201 and chapter 91, the Hawaii Insurance Division has published a notice that it will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, at 10 a.m., in the Queen Kapiolani...

New Markets

Sep 4 2006 // Insurance Agents E&ONuts & Bolts: London American Professional Liability LLC, a program administrator and MGA, introduced a new professional liability program for insurance agencies. The program is designed for...