Latest Hawaii Headlines
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Pacific Hurricane Forecast Complicated by Coronavirus
May 22 2020 // The Central Pacific basin including Hawaii should expect to see between two and six tropical storms or hurricanes this year, federal forecasters said this week. The annual National Weather Service prediction came as wary...
What to Expect in Workers’ Compensation Costs From COVID-19: NCCI
May 18 2020 // If only 10% of health care workers contract COVID-19 and all of their claims are deemed compensable, workers’ compensation loss costs for that sector could double or even triple in some states, according to an...
Increased Seismic Activity in Hawaii Not Considered A Danger
May 15 2020 // An increase in seismic activity around the youngest Hawaii volcano poses no immediate danger to the Big Island, geologists said. The U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said more than 100 earthquakes were...
What to Expect in Workers’ Compensation Costs From COVID-19: NCCI
May 6 2020 // If only 10 percent of health care workers contract COVID-19 and all of their claims are deemed compensable, workers’ compensation loss costs for that sector could double or even triple in some states, according to an...
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration’s View of Clean Water Act
Apr 27 2020 // The Supreme Court ruled last week that sewage plants and other industries cannot avoid environmental requirements under landmark clean-water protections when they send dirty water on an indirect route to rivers, oceans and...
Tech Issues Hampered Information on Tsunami Watch for Hawaii
Apr 6 2020 // Technical issues made it difficult to get information about a tsunami watch for Hawaii and its subsequent cancellation, the National Weather Service said. The brief tsunami watch was canceled in late March after a 7.5...
Tech Issues Hampered Information on Tsunami Watch for Hawaii
Mar 27 2020 // Technical issues made it difficult to get information about a tsunami watch for Hawaii and its subsequent cancellation, the National Weather Service said Wednesday. The brief tsunami watch was canceled Tuesday after a 7.5...
My New Markets
Mar 23 2020 // Earthquake / DIC Market Detail: Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers LLC (www.wssib.com) has 11 carriers offering: DIC, earthquake, flood, EQSL, replacement cost, competitive deductibles, full limits or loss limits,...
Avatar Partners Acquisition of Centauri in Hawaii Bolsters Ratings
Mar 20 2020 // The Financial Stability Rating (FSR) of A, Exceptional, has been assigned to Centauri Specialty Insurance Co. in Hawaii due to its pending acquisition by Avatar Partners LP, parent of Avatar Property & Casualty...
Hawaii Looking for Ways to Combat Traffic-Related Deaths
Jan 28 2020 // Hawaii lawmakers have proposed initiatives to help reduce the number of traffic-related fatalities after transportation officials confirmed more than 100 deaths in the last year. Those initiatives include installing...
Hawaii Family Sues School Over Child’s Death While Kayaking
Jan 24 2020 // The family of a 5-year-old boy who died on a kayaking excursion filed a lawsuit against the school that conducted the trip. The family of Alaric Chiu filed the lawsuit last week against Mid-Pacific Institute citing...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 West Region Stories of 2019
Jan 2 2020 // California wildfires dominated the news in Insurance Journal’s Western region in 2019, despite it being a quiet year relative to two consecutive years of deadly blazes that came before. Three of the year’s top...
Helicopter Tours Criticized After Deadly Hawaii Crash
Dec 31 2019 // Tour helicopter operations in Hawaii are under increased scrutiny after a deadly crash this week, one of several recent accidents in the state, with a congressman calling the trips unsafe and lacking proper oversight. A...
Undisclosed Settlement Reached over Deadly Hawaii High-Rise Fire
Nov 18 2019 // Plaintiffs and defendants reached a settlement over a deadly Honolulu high-rise fire, although the amounts to be paid by insurance companies remains confidential, attorneys said. A settlement conference concluded in early...
Undisclosed Settlement Reached Over Deadly Hawaii High-Rise Fire
Nov 8 2019 // Plaintiffs and defendants reached a settlement over a deadly Honolulu high-rise fire, although the amounts to be paid by insurance companies remains confidential, attorneys said. A settlement conference concluded Tuesday...
Declarations
Sep 16 2019 // More Work to Be Done “We have a lot more work that we need to get done. Despite Florida’s history of hurricanes, people are slow to make changes to improve their situation.” Lisa Lindsay, president of the...
Hawaii Employers Mutual Declares $3.5M Dividend for Workers’ Comp Policyholders
Sep 12 2019 // The board of Hawai`i Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company Inc. has declared a $3.5 million dividend payable to qualifying policyholders. HEMIC says that with this dividend it will have returned over $38 million...
Island Insurance Board in Hawaii Names Tokioka Chairman
Sep 9 2019 // Honolulu, Hawaii-based Island Insurance Company, Ltd. has named Tyler Tokioka chairman of the board. He succeeds Colbert Matsumoto, who will remain a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Tokioka first joined...
Employers Moving into Hawaii with Its Workers’ Comp
Sep 4 2019 // Employers Inc. is now offering workers’ compensation insurance policies in Hawaii. The expansion has Employers providing workers’ comp to small businesses nationally, excluding four monopolistic...
$15.1M Settlement Over Police Crash in Hawaii County
Sep 4 2019 // Hawaii County has agreed to pay a $15.1 million settlement to the family of a Michigan man who was struck and killed by a police patrol car. The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported that 63-year-old Jeffrey Surnow was riding a...
