Latest Hawaii Headlines

All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.

New Markets

Jul 24 2006 // Homeowners in Arizona Nuts & Bolts: Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. in Rocklin, Calif. is offering homeowners coverage in Arizona. The program includes high risk properties, seasonal homes, brush areas,...

New Markets

Jul 24 2006 // Homeowners in ArizonaNuts & Bolts: Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. in Rocklin, Calif. is offering homeowners coverage in Arizona. The program includes high risk properties, seasonal homes, brush areas,...

Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii Lead Nation for Drownings

Jul 24 2006 // A lack of fences around backyard pools and lapses in adult supervision are some of the reasons Idaho ranks fourth in the nation in drowning deaths per capita, a medical doctor says.“Almost 80 percent of children who...

New Markets

Jul 24 2006 // Social Service Program Nuts & Bolts: London American Risk Specialists, Inc. is offering a Social Service Program written by an “A” rated carrier that includes general liability, professional liability,...

Court Order Allows Hawaii Commissioner to Take Over Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty

Jul 7 2006 // Hawaii’s First Circuit Court has granted Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt an Order of Rehabilitation on The Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty Company Ltd. The order authorizes Commissioner Schmidt to take...

ICAT Specialty Offering Residential Hurricane Product in Hawaii

Jul 5 2006 // ICAT Specialty Insurance Co. is offering residential named hurricane insurance for dwellings, apartments, town homes and condominiums in Hawaii.Written on an admitted basis, the product provides named hurricane coverage...

Bill Holds Millions for Hawaii

Jun 12 2006 // U.S. House and Senate conferees have agreed to spend about $11 million to repair Kuhio Highway on Kauai and roads on Oahu damaged by this year’s foul weather.The money is part of some $13.5 million earmarked for...

New Markets

Jun 5 2006 // Surgeons General Liability Nuts & Bolts: Avreco is now offering Bariatric and General Surgery Physicians Professional Liability coverage. Eligible risks must be certified by the American Board of Surgery or the...

New Markets

Jun 5 2006 // Surgeons General LiabilityNuts & Bolts: Avreco is now offering Bariatric and General Surgery Physicians Professional Liability coverage. Eligible risks must be certified by the American Board of Surgery or the...

Top Hawaii Lawyers Disqualified from Dam Investigator Spot

Jun 2 2006 // Members of Hawaii’s top law firms have been knocked out of the running for a spot as special investigator of the Kaloko Reservoir dam disaster that collapsed in March flooded areas on the the island of Kauai.In a...

Hawaii working to improve business climate for insurers

May 22 2006 // News CurrentsHawaii is working to improve business conditions for insurers, brokers and agents, according to Jeffrey P. Schmidt, the state’s insurance commissioner. Schmidt recently addressed a crowd at the opening...

Insurance Bills Awaiting Action by Hawaii’s Governor

May 17 2006 // Several insurance-related bills in Hawaii — including measures involving workers compensation, auto insurance claims and privacy — have been approved by the Legislature and are awaiting action by the...

Hawaii Working to Improve Business Climate for Insurers

May 9 2006 // Hawaii is working to improve business conditions for insurers, brokers and agents, according to Jeffrey P. Schmidt, the state’s insurance commissioner. Schmidt recently addressed a crowd at the opening breakfast at...

Hawaii Declared as Disaster Zone

May 5 2006 // President Bush cleared Hawaii for millions of dollars in disaster relief from damages caused by flooding and heavy rains.Bush signed an emergency disaster declaration Tuesday that qualifies residents on Kauai and Oahu for...

Tonga Fails to Receive Tsunami Alert from Hawaii Center

May 5 2006 // Minutes after an earthquake struck near the South Pacific nation of Tonga, tsunami warnings began to radiate to countries as far away as Fiji and New Zealand by phone, e-mail and fax.But in the island country closest to...

Hawaii Says Stolen Records Could Lead to Thousands of ID Thefts

Apr 17 2006 // Hawaii revealed that more than 43,000 people, nearly half of them government employees, are at risk of identity theft.The case involves the making of unauthorized copies of insurance company records that list the names and...

New Markets

Apr 17 2006 // Excess Auto LiabilityNuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental, Inc. has announced an excess automobile liability program. The program is designed to provide excess limits over FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous...

New Markets

Apr 17 2006 // New MarketsExcess Auto Liability Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental Inc. has announced an excess automobile liability program. The program is designed to provide excess limits more than FEI’s hazardous material...

Hawaii lawmakers propose tax credits for recent rain and flood victims

Apr 17 2006 // A proposed tax credit aimed at helping Oahu flood victims was expanded by Senate lawmakers to cover families and businesses throughout the islands who suffered damages during the recent heavy rains.The credit would equal...

Hawaii Workers’ Compensation Claims Often Involve Lost Time

Apr 14 2006 // The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute recently studied Hawaii’s workers’ comp system and found a strikingly high proportion of claims that involved lost time. However, the insititute also...