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Editor’s Note: Holiday High Jinks

The holiday season is a great time to eat, drink and be merry. But the last thing anyone wants is a visit from the Grinch. And an unfortunate side-effect of too much holiday reveling are accidents that can injure individuals …

Hawaii Recognized as First State to be Tsunami and Storm Ready

The National Weather Service has declared Hawaii the first state in the nation to be both tsunami- and storm-ready. “This is an important accomplishment for the state and it shows the leadership of the local civic leaders, the emergency managers …

Smaller and Regional Programs: Proven Exercises

Here are a few smaller and regional programs that are meeting specific needs Pumped for profit Robin C. Brennan knows fuel dealers. She’s been handling their insurance needs since 1998. Brennan is a vice president with the Managing Agency Group …

Smaller and Regional Programs: Proven Exercises

Pumped for profit Robin C. Brennan knows fuel dealers. She’s been handling their insurance needs since 1998. Brennan is a vice president with the Managing Agency Group in Hartford, Conn., a subsidiary of Hilb Rogal & Hobbs. As the program …

15 States Cited by Safety Groups as Deadliest for Drunken Driving

The physician-led traffic safety advocacy group called End Needless Death on Our Roadways (END), and the National Safety Council, released their annual list of the 15 deadliest states in the country for impaired driving and reported that 13 states have …

R.I. Researchers to Create Tsunami Hazard Maps for East Coast

Two University of Rhode Island researchers have been awarded an $86,000 grant from FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, to create maps of the East Coast of the U.S. that will identify potential flooding and damage …

Honolulu Man Convicted of Auto Insurance Fraud

The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Insurance Division has reported it has successfully prosecuted a man for auto insurance fraud. Kahala resident Roque Lindow pleaded guilty to three cases of insurance fraud and one case involving firearm charges. …

Western States Pay Average Auto Premiums, NAIC Reports

Drivers in most of the 13 states that comprise the Western region enjoy about average auto insurance premiums, according to the most recent study produced by the National Association of Insurance Commis-sioners (NAIC). In NAIC’s “State Average Expenditures and Premiums …

Calif. Fraud Ring Lands Three in Jail

Three suspects have been arrested following an 11-month investigation by the California Department of Insurance of an auto insurance fraud ring that targeted car rental and insurance companies for fraudulent automobile damage claims. On Oct. 6, 2005, a 75-count complaint …

Western States Pay Average Auto Premiums, NAIC Reports

Drivers in most of the 13 states that comprise the Western region enjoy about average auto insurance premiums, according to the most recent study produced by the National Association of Insurance Commis-sioners (NAIC). In NAIC’s “State Average Expenditures and Premiums …