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For the past year, the Hawaii Insurance Division has assisted the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund (HHRF) board of directors with its efforts to reactivate operations, in the hope of easing the property insurance crisis. On June 24, 2025, the HHRF started accepting applications for hurricane commercial property insurance coverage for Condominium and Townhouse Associations of ...
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A concern that has come to the Division’s attention is the limitation imposed by some property insurance policies on the timeframe allowed for policyholders to complete building repairs or replacement, or to replace or repair personal property in order to receive full replacement cost benefits. Many policyholders have expressed that they could not replace personal ...
Read More COMMISSIONER’S MEMORANDUM 2025-1A: REQUEST REGARDING POLICYHOLDERS AFFECTED BY THE AUGUST 2023 WILDFIRES ON MAUI ISLAND

COMMISSIONER’S MEMORANDUM 2025

Posted on Jun 12, 2025 in Main

(PDF) Commissioner’s Memorandum 2025-5H Subject: Preventive Services for Grandfathered Health Plans (PDF) Commissioner’s Memorandum 2025-4R Subject: Hawaii Travel Insurance Act (PDF) Commissioner’s Memorandum 2025-3LIC Subject: Licensing Requirements for Third-Party Administrators Selling or Administering Travel Insurance (PDF) Commissioner’s Memorandum 2025-2A Subject: Hawaiʻi Hurricane Relief Fund to Start Accepting Applications (PDF) Commissioner’s Memorandum 2025-1A Subject: Request Regarding Policyholders Affected by the August ...
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With hurricane season just starting, the public is urged to be prepared. Besides packing a go-bag and making an emergency plan, you should also review your insurance policies. Homeowners must have a separate hurricane insurance policy to be protected. KHON2’s Sam Spangler interviewed Acting Insurance Commissioner Jerry Bump on May 30, 2025 for hurricane insurance ...
Read More WATCH: HURRICANE INSURANCE TIPS ON KHON2’S WAKE UP 2DAY