Latest Hawaii Headlines

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

IBA West Sets Sail for Hawaii, May 4-8

Apr 7 2003 // With Hawaii as its backdrop, the 2003 IBA West Blue Ribbon Conference will be held at the Mauna Lani Resort May 4-8.As BRC chairman Jim Wells noted, “This is a time where networking is key. Who can put a price tag on...

Willis Continues Captives Expansion with New Hawaii Office

Mar 5 2003 // Willis Group Holdings recently announced the opening of a new captive office in Hawaii serving the growing pool of companies seeking alternatives to the traditional insurance market. Jason Palmer has been charged with...

RMS™ Hawaii Hurricane Model Approved by Ins. Division

Feb 26 2003 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS) announced recently that the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs in Hawaii has approved the RMS™ Hawaii Hurricane model for filing homeowners’...

Quackenbush Breaks the Silence

Feb 25 2003 // Insurance Journal senior staff writer Dave Thomas, along with publisher Mark Wells, recently caught up with former California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush. Quackenbush, who has been working in Hawaii as a...

Quackenbush Breaks the Silence

Feb 24 2003 // Insurance Journal senior staff writer Dave Thomas, along with publisher Mark Wells, recently caught up with former California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush. Quackenbush, who has been working in Hawaii as a...

AIA Welcomes New Hawaii Insurance Commissioner

Feb 4 2003 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) congratulated J.P. Schmidt on being appointed as Hawaii’s new insurance commissioner. “AIA and its member companies look forward to working with new Commissioner Schmidt...

Hawaii Employers Mutual Signs with Connective Technologies

Jan 16 2003 // Connective Technologies Inc. announced that they had entered into a contract with Hawaii Employers Mutual Insurance Company (HEMIC) to provide real-time upload from the AMS family of agency management systems. The TEAM-UP...

S&P’s Assigns HIH America Insurance Co. Hawaii ‘R’ Rating

Nov 26 2002 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that it has assigned its ‘R’ financial strength rating to HIH America Insurance Co. of Hawaii Inc. (HIH Hawaii) because of the company’s insolvency and...

Hawaii Division Receives National Award

Sep 18 2002 // The Hawaii Insurance Division (Division) received the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Uniform Regulation through Technology (URTT) Award after completing all 12 of the URTT initiatives.The...

Hawaii Looks to Uncover Truth about Mold

Sep 10 2002 // Headlines about “toxic” mold have been frequent and inflammatory. With the Hilton Hawaiian Village mold problem on the front pages, other Hawaii hotels are scrambling to “test” their air to...

Hawaii Gov. Signs Captive Bill Into Law

Jul 16 2002 // Hawaii Gov. Ben Cayetano has signed into law a bill on captive insurance that makes Hawaii’s premium tax structure more equitable for captive insurers, while maintaining an adequate fund base for the ongoing...

Hawaii Insurance Division Accepts AIR’s 2002 Hurricane Model

Jun 14 2002 // The Hawaii Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs, Insurance Division, has accepted Air Worldwide Corporation’s (AIR’s) 2001 Hawaii hurricane model for use in rate filings in Hawaii. This is the first...

NAII Urges Hawaii Governor to Veto HB 2827

May 27 2002 // Hawaii’s 2002 legislative session ended this month with few significant property/casualty bills passed. One pressing issue facing Gov. Benjamin Cayetano’s review, however, is House Bill 2827, which would...

AUTO INSURERS AGREE TO HAWAII FINES

Apr 29 2002 // Seven of Hawaii’s largest auto insurance companies who have been under investigation for allegedly using prohibited criteria to determine premiums, have agreed to pay fines totaling $115,500. The seven...

Auto Insurers Agree to Hawaii Fines

Apr 12 2002 // Seven of Hawaii’s largest auto insurance companies who have been under investigation for allegedly using prohibited criteria to determine premiums, have agreed to pay fines totaling $115,500.The seven...

Hawaii Motorists Go for Ride with Speed-Camera System

Mar 6 2002 // The Hawaii Transportation Department has started deploying van-mounted cameras to track down speeders in the act, according to the Associated Press.Unveiled in Oahu in January, the cameras, operated by a private company,...

HAWAII WORKERS’ COMP RATES INCREASE

Feb 25 2002 // Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Wayne Metcalf announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has received approval for a 4.6 percent overall increase in workers’ comp insurance loss costs in...

Hawaii House Committee Approves Bill to Replace Traffic Camera Program

Feb 15 2002 // According to KITV, the Hawaiichannel.com, a state House committee gave the go-ahead on a bill Feb. 13 to repeal the traffic camera program and replace it with a new improved program they hope drivers find more to their...

Workers’ Comp Rating Organization Agrees to 4.6 Percent Increase

Feb 13 2002 // Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Wayne Metcalf announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has received approval for a 4.6 percent overall increase in workers’ comp insurance loss costs in...

Hawaii Insurance Division Receives Accreditation Award

Dec 28 2001 // The Hawaii Insurance Division has received a full five-year accreditation award under the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation Program. Hawaii was...