Hawaii News

Management Consultants and Staffing Firms

Nuts & Bolts: Victor O. Schinnerer and Company launched SpecialtyOne, an E&O insurance program for management consultants and staffing firms. Target risks for the program include a range of consultants, such as management, marketing, human resource, public relations and market …

HAWAII LEGISLATURE TO STUDY NCOIL P/C MODERNIZATION ACT:

“Hawaii’s legislative decision to conduct a study of the NCOIL Property/Casualty Insurance Modernization Act suggests that the state legislature is committed to making strides toward rate modernization, which will promote market competition in the insurance industry that will benefit insurance …

Killer Tsunamis and the Marine Insurance Market

Early in the morning on Dec. 26, 2004, opposing subterranean tectonic plates deep beneath the Indian Ocean floor shifted in violent unison along a line about 300 miles long. The energy released was on par with a 50-kiloton atomic bomb, …

Editor’s Note: Coins of the Realm

You’ve probably heard by now about what happened in Ohio. The administrator of the state’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Robert Conrad, has resigned amid a scandal over hundreds of missing coins. But these aren’t the kind you can locate by …

Editor’s Note: News & Networking

Summer is upon us, and in the insurance world, that means it’s prime time for conventions and meetings. Attending meetings and conventions is a great way for insurance professionals to get together, network with peers, gain industry insight and knowledge, …

Editor’s Note: News & Networking

Summer is upon us, and in the insurance world, that means it’s prime time for conventions and meetings. Attending meetings and conventions is a great way for insurance professionals to get together, network with peers, gain industry insight and knowledge, …

News Briefs

AIA OPPOSES CALIF. BILL TO LIMIT HOME INVENTORIES: A bill approved by the California Senate May 25 that prevents insurers from requiring claimants to itemize personal property lost in a disaster is well intended, but will invite padding of claims …

News Briefs

AIA OPPOSES CALIF. BILL TO LIMIT HOME INVENTORIES: A bill approved by the California Senate May 25 that prevents insurers from requiring claimants to itemize personal property lost in a disaster is well intended, but will invite padding of claims …

New Markets

Management Consultants and Staffing Firms Nuts & Bolts: Victor O. Schinnerer and Company launched SpecialtyOne, an E&O insurance program for management consultants and staffing firms. Target risks for the program include a range of consultants, such as management, marketing, human …

Study Reports Medical Malpractice Payouts Rise Only 4%; Doctors Go to Cap States

Contrary to popular belief, growth in malpractice payments was consistent with increases in health care spending between 1991 and 2003. In fact, payments grew only 4 percent per year during that period, according to a study released by the journal …