Hawaii News

Atlas Insurance Appoints Kawano Senior VP Personal Lines

Hawaii-based Atlas Insurance Agency Inc. has appointed Lance Kawano as senior vice president of its Personal Lines division. Kawano previously was vice president and will continue to be responsible for the strategic planning and profitability of Atlas’ personal lines accounts. …

It Figures

$125,000 Amount in local community charitable grants the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation awarded to nonprofit agencies in California. The association also made 2008 Special Grants totaling more than $70,000, according to Tom Jones an executive with Liberty Mutual and chairman …

Hawaii Orders Liquidation of AG Airgroup Insurance

Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt has been authorized by the First Circuit Court of Hawaii to be liquidator of AG Airgroup Insurance Inc. According to court documents, AG Airgroup is insolvent and “in such condition that the further transaction of …

First Insurance Co. of Hawaii Lowers First Select Homeowners Rates 8.5%

First Insurance Company of Hawaii has lowered the homeowners insurance rates in its First Select Portfolio — a package policy that combines homeowners, personal auto and personal umbrella insurance — by an average of 8.5 percent. The new lower rates …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Commercial Property Market Detail: RISC brings to market a commercial property program designed for a …

Farmers Alliance Companies Selects PipelineClaims 3.0 as Part of a Technology Modernization Initiative

New Web-Based System Customizes and Consolidates Claims Processing Environment Honolulu, HI – August 26, 2008 — BlueWave Technology™, Inc., a provider of property and casualty insurance solutions, today announced that the Farmers Alliance Companies (FAMI) have selected BlueWave Technology’s PipelineClaims® …

First Insurance Co. of Hawaii Lowers First Select Homeowners Rates 8.5%

First Insurance Company of Hawaii has lowered the homeowners insurance rates in its First Select Portfolio — a package policy that combines homeowners, personal auto and personal umbrella insurance — by an average of 8.5 percent. The new lower rates …

Hawaii’s Disaster Warning System To Get $8 Million Upgrade

Hawaii’s disaster warning system is getting an $8 million upgrade. The money will be used to upgrade existing Civil Defense sirens and to install new solar-powered sirens, with a focus on tsunami inundation zones. Gov. Linda Lingle said that the …

Hawaii Mandates Fire-Safe Cigarettes

Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle has signed into law a bill that requires only fire-safe cigarettes be sold in the state as of Oct. 1, 2009. State officials say reduced ignition cigarettes burn at a lower temperature, thereby reducing possible fire …

NATIONAL COVERAGE

S&P Says Nationals Safe, While Midwest- Focused Insurers at Risk N2 | Washington Report House Subcommittee Moves Key Federal Insurance Regulation Bills N4 | Home Insurers Bitten by $350 Million in Dog Claims Average Liability Claim Tops $24,000 N6 | …