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Errors & Omissions Nuts & Bolts: Swiss Re launched non-admitted errors and omissions coverage for members of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. The product is designed for agencies with unique operations and special needs, where coverage customization …

Fraud Roundup

Hawaii producer’s license revoked Hawaii State Insurance Commissioner J. P. Schmidt revoked the insurance producer license of Amy Pohaiokalani Fernandez (aka Amy Pohaiokalani Waikiki and Pohai Waikiki) and fined her $20,000. Commissioner Schmidt charged Fernandez with stealing $11,737 in premium …

Fraud Roundup

Hawaii producer’s license revoked Hawaii State Insurance Commissioner J. P. Schmidt revoked the insurance producer license of Amy Pohaiokalani Fernandez (aka Amy Pohaiokalani Waikiki and Pohai Waikiki) and fined her $20,000. Commissioner Schmidt charged Fernandez with stealing $11,737 in premium …

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Horse Tracks Nuts & Bolts: A program specifically tailored for horse tracks is available through American Specialty Insurance & Risk Services Inc. Coverages available include: general liability (participant legal liability, volunteers as additional insureds, sexual abuse / molestation); excess / …

My New Markets

Horse Tracks Nuts & Bolts: A program specifically tailored for horse tracks is available through American Specialty Insurance & Risk Services Inc. Coverages available include: general liability (participant legal liability, volunteers as additional insureds, sexual abuse / molestation); excess / …

AMIS Offers Coverage for Security Guards, Private Investigators and Adjusters

Alliance Marketing & Insurance Services (AMIS) announced it is writing workers’ compensation, property, inland marine and commercial auto for security guards and private investigators and insurance adjusters in all states but Alaska and Hawaii. The company requires it have the …

Hawaii Producer’s License Revoked

Hawaii State Insurance Commissioner J. P. Schmidt has revoked the insurance producer license of Amy Pohaiokalani Fernandez (aka Amy Pohaiokalani Waikiki and Pohai Waikiki) and fined her $20,000. Commissioner Schmidt charged Fernandez with stealing $11,737 in premium money that was …

Hawaii Gov. Lingle vetoes workers’ comp bill

Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle handed state employers a victory this month, when she vetoed House Bill 854. The bill would have required wage loss or temporary total disability payments continue to be paid even during a dispute, only to be …

Legislators aim to crack down on fraud

For years, Al Capone outwitted federal efforts to nail him for murder and other mobster-type crimes. The feds finally took him down with a breathtakingly simple courtroom gambit: tax evasion. California Capones Modern-day insurance Capones can expect a similar fate …

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Tow Truck Operators Nuts & Bolts: Swiss Re’s Commercial Insurance and BISYS launched a program for tow truck operators. Policies are underwritten by Westport Insurance Corp., a Swiss Re company, and are backed by Swiss Re. The program provides specialty …