Hawaii News

Home Inspectors, Law Firms and Accountants

Nuts & Bolts: Avon, Conn.-based Target Insurance Services has available new markets for home inspectors professional liability, including optional general liability; professional liability for large law firms (50+ in size); and professional liability for accountants. Through the professional liability program …

Graduated Licenses Could Mean Cheaper Car Insurance for Hawaii Residents

Hawaii residents could face lower car insurance rates if a proposed law requiring graduated licenses for teenagers is successful in bringing down the number of accidents among young drivers. Members of the Senate Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee passed an …

IBA West Prepares for Blue Ribbon Conference in Hawaii

Attendees at the upcoming Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West Blue Ribbon Conference, to be held May 1-5, can expect more than sunbathing, snorkeling and golfing at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel on the big island of Hawaii. Agents …

Bank of Hawaii Fires Insurance Employees

Bank of Hawaii has fired 11 insurance employees for reportedly faking attendance in mandatory continuing education courses. State Insurance Commissioner J. P. Schmidt said the bank informed his office this month that it had terminated 11 of the 27 employees …

Schinnerer Unveils SpecialtyOne E&O Program for Management Consultants, Staffing Firms

Victor O. Schinnerer and Company announced the launch of SpecialtyOne, an E&O insurance program for management consultants and staffing firms. The program will be written through Brit, a Lloyd’s syndicate. Target risks for the program include a range of consultants …

New Hawaii Lava Flow Report Introduced

CDS Business Mapping LLC, a provider of online hazard mapping, is now offering Hawaii Lava Flow reports on its RiskMeter Online Web site (www.RiskMeter.com). By simply typing in an address, underwriters and agents will receive a detailed report that returns: …

Graduated Licenses Could Mean Cheaper Car Insurance for Hawaii Residents

Hawaii residents could face lower car insurance rates if a proposed law requiring graduated licenses for teenagers is successful in bringing down the number of accidents among young drivers. Members of the Senate Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee passed an …

Target Insurance Services Launches 3 New Programs: Home Inspectors, Large Law Firms, Accountants

Avon, Conn.-based Target Insurance Services is making available new markets for home inspectors professional liability, including optional general liability; professional liability for large law firms (50+ in size); and professional liability for accountants. All three programs are backed by a …

Coastal Crowding Places Millions in Hazard Areas

Population–and insurance–experts wish more Americans would heed the warning not to go near the water but clearly they aren’t listening. More than half of all Americans–153 million people–now live on or near a coast, an increase of 33 million since …

People & Places

Michael Moran Michael F. Moran has joined California-based wholesale broker Network E&S Insurance Brokers, LLC, as a partner and its chief operating officer. His immediate responsibility will be to establish and to staff an office in Los Angeles. Moran brings …