Latest Hawaii Headlines
All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hawaii Pacific University Launches Insurance and Risk Management Program
Oct 6 2008 // Hawaii Pacific University has instituted a graduate program in insurance and risk management. According to Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt, “HPU’s graduate insurance program is the first in the West....
Hawaii Unveils New Emergency Radio System
Oct 3 2008 // When the next hurricane or earthquake hits Hawaii, government disaster responders will be able to talk to each other and share data over a robust, digital microwave radio system. Lt. Gov. James “Duke” Aiona and...
Universal North America to Offer Homeowners Insurance in Hawaii
Sep 22 2008 // Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt announced a new insurance option for homeowners: Universal North America Insurance Co. will offer homeowners (including hurricane option), dwelling, fire and flood policies in the...
New Markets
Sep 22 2008 // 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. Insurance Intermediary E&O Market...
Hawaii Pacific University Launches Insurance and Risk Management Program
Sep 19 2008 // Hawaii Pacific University has instituted a graduate program in insurance and risk management. According to Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt, “HPU’s graduate insurance program is the first in the West....
Hawaii Files for 11.6% Workers’ Comp Decrease
Sep 18 2008 // Hawaii’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ (DCCA) Insurance Division announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed a request for a decrease of 11.6 percent in the...
Universal North America To Offer Homeowners Insurance in Hawaii
Sep 10 2008 // Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt announced a new insurance option for homeowners; effective Sept. 22, 2008, Universal North America Insurance Co. will offer homeowners (including hurricane option), dwelling,...
Hawaii Reminds Reinsurance Intermediaries to Get Licensed
Sep 5 2008 // Hawaii’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division is reminding that all reinsurance intermediaries get licensed, including nonresident reinsurance intermediary-brokers and nonresident...
Hawaii Orders Liquidation of AG Airgroup Insurance
Sep 1 2008 // 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...
First Insurance Co. of Hawaii Lowers First Select Homeowners Rates 8.5%
Sep 1 2008 // 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...
New Markets
Sep 1 2008 // 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...
First Insurance Co. of Hawaii Lowers First Select Homeowners Rates 8.5%
Aug 22 2008 // 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...
Hawaii Orders Liquidation of AG Airgroup Insurance
Aug 21 2008 // 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...
Hawaii’s Disaster Warning System To Get $8 Million Upgrade
Aug 21 2008 // 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...
Hawaii Mandates Fire-Safe Cigarettes
Aug 21 2008 // 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...
New Markets
Aug 21 2008 // 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. Builders Risk and Affiliated...
New Markets
Aug 4 2008 // 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. Personal Umbrella – Hard-To-Place...
New Hawaii Law Mandates Only Fire-Safe Cigarettes
Jul 10 2008 // Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle has signed into law a bill that requires only fire-safe cigarettes be sold in Hawaii as of Oct. 1, 2009. State officials say reduced ignition cigarettes burn at a lower temperature, thereby...
People
Jun 16 2008 // Golden Eagle Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Pete McPartland president and CEO. McPartland comes from General Casualty in Sun Prairie, Wis., where he led insurance operations for QBE...
New Markets
Jun 2 2008 // 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. Energy Risks Market Detail: MarketScout has...
