Latest Hawaii Headlines
All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hawaii Helping Residents Find Unclaimed Funds, Insurance Refunds
Mar 21 2008 // A Hawaii state program has returned $22 million of previously unclaimed funds to their rightful owners over the past five years. The Department of Budget and Finance says it has paid 29,810 claims to individuals and...
New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
New Markets
Feb 24 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Baseball/Softball Leagues Nuts &...
New Markets
Feb 24 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Karate Sports & Fitness Insurance, a...
Bush Declares Major Disaster in Hawaii
Feb 13 2008 // Federal funding is being made available in Hawaii in the wake of December’s stormy weather under a major disaster declaration signed by President Bush. The president ordered federal aid to supplement state and local...
Hawaii Governor Pushes Insurance Reforms in State Address
Feb 10 2008 // In her State of the State address to state legislators in late January, Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle outlined 180 proposals she is urging lawmakers to support, including a number of measures that would affect the insurance...
Hawaii Gov. Pushes Insurance Reforms
Jan 24 2008 // In her State of the State address to state legislators this week, Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle outlined 180 proposals she is urging lawmakers to support, including a number of measures that would affect the insurance industry...
AIA Names Slovin Legislative Advocate for Hawaii
Jan 16 2008 // Gary M. Slovin will serve as legislative advocate in the State of Hawaii for the American Insurance Association. AIA advocates on behalf of property and casualty insurers at the state and federal level and has local...
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Owners Sue Insurer for Earthquake Claim
Jan 3 2008 // The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii has sued one of its insurance carriers for denying a $20 million claim stemming from last year’s earthquakes. The hotel has been closed for repairs and...
Hawaii Authorizes Adjusters to Assist with Storm Claims
Dec 28 2007 // Hawaii’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Insurance Division has issued an order to authorize additional nonresident independent adjusters to help homeowners and businesses with their insurance...
Hawaii County Looks to Stem Flood Hazards, Meets National Flood Insurance Program Deadline
Dec 2 2007 // Hawaii County has met a deadline to save Big Island residents’ federal flood insurance coverage, but at least one County Council member is not satisfied. The council voted unanimously to approve a bill that puts the...
Hawaii County Looks to Stem Flood Hazards
Nov 26 2007 // Hawaii County has met a deadline to save Big Island residents’ federal flood insurance coverage, but at least one County Council member is not satisfied. The council voted unanimously this week to approve a bill that...
My New Markets
Nov 4 2007 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Home Fuel Oil Delivery Nuts & Bolts:...
Hawaii Approves 19.3% Workers’ Comp Decrease
Nov 4 2007 // Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt has approved a 19.3 percent decrease in loss costs for workers’ compensation insurance, based on a filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. NCCI originally...
Hawaii Commissioner Approves 19.3% Workers’ Comp Decrease
Oct 26 2007 // Hawai’i Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt has approved a 19.3 percent decrease in loss costs for workers’ compensation insurance, based on a filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance...
Feds Drawing Up Plans for Major Disasters in 4 Key States
Oct 16 2007 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is quietly drawing up plans for a handful of disasters: devastating earthquakes beneath San Francisco and St. Louis and catastrophic storms in South Florida and Hawaii, FEMA’s...
Report: Hawaii Needs to Protect Students from Bullying
Oct 3 2007 // Hawaii schools should adopt anti-bullying programs to protect students who are overweight, transgendered or from foreign countries, according to a 95-page report sent to the state Department of Education. The report by the...
HAWAII INSURERS FILE 16.8 PERCENT WORKERS’ COMP COST DECREASE
Sep 24 2007 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance has filed a request to decrease workers’ compensation loss costs in Hawaii by 16.8 percent, beginning Jan. 1, 2008, according to the state Department of Commerce and...
Hawaii insurers file 16.8 percent workers’ comp cost decrease
Sep 24 2007 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance has filed a request to decrease workers’ compensation loss costs in Hawaii by 16.8 percent, beginning Jan. 1, 2008, according to the state Department of Commerce and...
Climate Change Expert Predicts Hawaii Hurricanes To Get Stronger
Sep 18 2007 // Nobody can say how many hurricanes will hit Hawaii each year, according to a climate change expert, but there’s no doubt they’ll get worse. “I can’t tell you there will be more of them,”...