All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 7 2006 // News CurrentsSome 150,000 Texas homeowners will be affected by the liquidation of Vesta Fire Insurance Co. and its Texas subsidiaries by the Texas Department of Insurance, but the situation seems to be not as dire as...
Aug 1 2006 // Since the implementation of the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986, a number of risk retention groups (RRG) have met the requirements to obtain a Best’s Financial Strength Rating (FSR). Since then, RRGs have...
Jul 24 2006 // Social Service ProgramNuts & Bolts: London American Risk Specialists, Inc. is offering a Social Service Program written by an “A” rated carrier that includes general liability, professional liability,...
Jul 24 2006 // Professional Liability ProgramNuts & Bolts: London American Profess- ional Liability program designed for a diverse set of professions, including many types of consultants, insurance services, media and real estate...
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,...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...