Latest Hawaii Headlines
All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Markets
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...
Top Hawaii Lawyers Disqualified from Dam Investigator Spot
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...
Hawaii working to improve business climate for insurers
May 22 2006 // News Currents 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...
Insurance Bills Awaiting Action by Hawaii’s Governor
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...
Hawaii Working to Improve Business Climate for Insurers
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...
Hawaii Declared as Disaster Zone
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...
Tonga Fails to Receive Tsunami Alert from Hawaii Center
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...
Hawaii Says Stolen Records Could Lead to Thousands of ID Thefts
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...
New Markets
Apr 17 2006 // Excess Auto Liability Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental, Inc. has announced an excess automobile liability program. The program is designed to provide excess limits over FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous...
New Markets
Apr 17 2006 // New Markets Excess Auto Liability Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental Inc. has announced an excess automobile liability program. The program is designed to provide excess limits more than FEI’s hazardous...
Hawaii lawmakers propose tax credits for recent rain and flood victims
Apr 17 2006 // A proposed tax credit aimed at helping Oahu flood victims was expanded by Senate lawmakers to cover families and businesses throughout the islands who suffered damages during the recent heavy rains. The credit would equal...
Hawaii Workers’ Compensation Claims Often Involve Lost Time
Apr 14 2006 // The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute recently studied Hawaii’s workers’ comp system and found a strikingly high proportion of claims that involved lost time. However, the insititute also...
Hawaii Lawmakers Propose Tax Credits for Recent Rain Victims
Apr 6 2006 // A proposed tax credit aimed at helping Oahu flood victims was expanded by Senate lawmakers Tuesday to cover families and businesses throughout the islands who suffered damages during the recent heavy rains. The credit...
Record-Breaking Rainy Month in Hawaii Clears to Reveal Blue Skies
Apr 4 2006 // Hawaii residents awoke to sun after more than 40 days of downpours that left a wake of havoc across the islands and broke records for rain at the wettest place on earth. Nearly 92 inches — or about 7.5 feet —...
Case Law Watch
Apr 3 2006 // Actions and ProceedingsBechtel Petroleum Operations Inc. v. The Continental Insurance Co. (California Court of Appeals, 2nd District, March 6, 2006) res judicata. Prior to that decision, the court held that the pollution...
WHO TO CALL?
Apr 3 2006 // Multi-State Agencies IBA West (Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington). Web site: www.iba west.com PIA West (Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington). Phone: (888)...
Case Law Watch
Apr 3 2006 // Bechtel Petroleum Operations Inc. v. The Continental Insurance Co. (California Court of Appeals, 2nd District, March 6, 2006) Ruling: At issue on this appeal was whether the insurers had a duty to defend lawsuits filed by...
About 200 Gather to Mourn Victims of Kauai Dam Break, State Prepares for More Rain
Mar 21 2006 // About 200 friends and neighbors hugged and cried at a memorial service on Sunday for those who were washed away when a Kauai, Hawaii, dam burst last week. Mourners, mostly from Kilauea and other towns on Kauai’s...
Hawaii leads nation in motorcycle theft
Mar 20 2006 // Honolulu motorcycle riders are most likely to have their bikes stolen, although the city is the 53rd largest metropolitan area, according to a recent study by Progressive Group of Insurance Companies. A motorcyclist in...
Top brokers, agents head for idea exchange at Hawaii bungalows
Mar 20 2006 // Senior executives and producers are scheduled to meet and exchange “cutting edge” ideas at the Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West (IBA West) Blue Ribbon Conference on the Big Island, Hawaii, on April...
