Latest Hawaii Headlines

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

Dongbu Celebrates Anniversary in Hawaii

Apr 20 2007 // Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle met with CEO Soon Hwan Kim of Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd. this week today to celebrate its first year of operations in the state. Dongbu is the first “alien insurer” licensed in another...

Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Seeks Veto of Workers’ Comp Bill

Apr 20 2007 // The Hawaii Legislature has passed a bill on temporary total disability benefits for workers’ compensation that the Chamber of Commerce is saying will increase business costs, because employers would not be able to...

New Markets

Mar 26 2007 // My New Markets Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers launched Wedding Protector Plan, which covers with no deductible a variety of unfortunate occurrences associated with a wedding event. For example, coverage is...

My New Markets

Mar 26 2007 // Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers launched Wedding Protector Plan, which covers with no deductible a variety of unfortunate occurrences associated with a wedding event. For example, coverage is provided if a...

My New Markets

Mar 12 2007 // Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers recently announced the launch of the Wedding Protector Plan, an insurance policy covering weddings. The Wedding Protector Plan provides coverage, with no deductible, for a...

My New Markets

Mar 12 2007 // Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers recently launched Wedding Protector Plan, which provides coverage with no deductible for a variety of unfortunate occurrences associated with a wedding event. For example,...

Hawaii Reviewing Hurricane Cat Models

Feb 27 2007 // Hawaii’s Insurance Division, in its guidelines on supplemental rate filing requirements for property insurance, is advising that it will be reviewing the appropriateness of catastrophe models for hurricane exposure...

Burns & Wilcox Offers Fire, Earthquake, DIC in Hawaii

Feb 23 2007 // Burns & Wilcox announced it now will provide personal lines fire, earthquake and DIC coverage in Hawaii. Coverage includes owners of primary, secondary, tenant-occupied and seasonally rented homes on the Hawaiian...

New Markets

Jan 29 2007 // Real Estate Appraisers Nuts & Bolts: San Diego-based AMIS (Alliance Marketing and Insurance Services) is offering broader package policies for real estate appraisers handling residential and commercial property. This...

Report: 148 places around Hawaii lack emergency sirens, state lacks funding

Jan 29 2007 // More than 100 spots around Hawaii, from Oahu’s Sunset Beach to Kihei Commercial Center on Maui, lack emergency sires needed to warn people about tsunami and other natural disasters. A state Civil Defense Agency list...

New Markets

Jan 28 2007 // Real Estate Appraisers Nuts & Bolts: San Diego-based AMIS (Alliance Marketing and Insurance Services) is offering broader package policies for real estate appraisers handling residential and commercial property. This...

Hawaii Commissioner Talks with Japanese, Chinese Governments

Jan 23 2007 // Hawaii State Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt will be among the U.S. officials working with the governments of China and Japan to improve regulation in the financial services industries. According to the Hawaii...

Report: 148 Places around Hawaii Lack Emergency Sirens

Jan 17 2007 // More than 100 spots around Hawaii, from Oahu’s Sunset Beach to Kihei Commercial Center on Maui, lack emergency sires needed to warn people about tsunami and other natural disasters. A state Civil Defense Agency list...

Fewer Pedestrians Killed in 2006

Jan 4 2007 // The number of pedestrian fatalities in Hawaii dropped in 2006 as police got tough on drivers who didn’t yield at crosswalks. There were 29 pedestrian deaths throughout the state in 2006, a decrease from the 36 deaths...

Hawaii issues captive license to MHC Insurance

Dec 25 2006 // The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division has granted a captive license to MHC Insurance Co. Ltd., which participates in insuring the worldwide risks of its Japanese-related owners and...

Commissioners, compensation rules, earthquakes made for shaky ground

Dec 25 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...

Top 10 Stories of the Year – West

Dec 24 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...

Hawaii issues captive license to MHC Insurance

Dec 24 2006 // The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division has granted a captive license to MHC Insurance Co. Ltd., which participates in insuring the worldwide risks of its Japanese-related owners and...

Hawaii Issues Captive License to MHC Insurance Co.

Dec 14 2006 // The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division has granted a captive license to MHC Insurance Co. Ltd., which participates in insuring the worldwide risks of its Japanese-related owners and...

Hawaii Quake Disaster Loans Run into the Millions

Nov 16 2006 // The U.S. Small Business Administration said Tuesday that it has approved more than $5.4 million in disaster loans in the wake of the Oct. 15 earthquake off the Big Island, Hawaii. The loans were made to homeowners, renters...