USING CREDIT SCORES Voters evaluate Oregon laws DITCHING SPINACH E. coli outbreak fuels product recall THE COMMISSIONERS: HAWAII’S J.P. SCHMIDT Regulator makes Hawaii attractive to Pacific Rim insurers AGRICULTURE ON ALERT Ag industry starved for ways to reduce terrorism targets
Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt, as liquidator of The Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty Co. Ltd., announced that an agreement has been reached with a buyer for HIG. At press time, the commissioner’s office said the name of the buyer was …
Insurance professionals — brokers, agents and consultants — are faced with increasing demand for their knowledge and expertise in advising venture capital and private equity firms. Venture capital, or VC, is defined by Investorwords.com as “Funds made available for startup …
What do a parent advisory board, parish council, the United Way and local athletic club have in common? They are all nonprofit organizations. Most people serving on the board of such organizations are volunteers who provide their time and efforts …
The nationwide recall of bags of fresh spinach due to the contamination of some brands by the E. coli virus might not have affected Popeye at all — he ate his essential greens out of a can. However, it’s obvious …
N20 66 Agriculture industry starved for ways to reduce terrorism targets Threat could bring industry to its knees
The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Board of Directors appointed James C. Tudor as the organization’s president. Tudor’s appointment caps an extensive four month national search for a permanent State Fund CEO. Jeanne Cain, chair of the State Fund Board …
The war against terrorism may be focused mostly in the Middle East, but people also should pay attention closer to home — especially to the U.S. agriculture industry, according to Dr. Jerry R. Gillespie, director of the Western Institute for …
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 reaped dividends, and Hawaii’s port of entry …
Insurance is one of the fastest changing, most regulated industries in America. That very nature insists that those who want to excel in their current responsibilities and pursue their career goals must include education in their plans. As agents, adjusters, …
