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The purpose of this memorandum is to inform all insurers that the Insurance Division implemented a reorganization of its Rate and Policy Analysis (“RPA”) Branch. This reorganization restructures the former RPA Branch into two specialized units: Life and Accident & Health (“LAH”) Filings Branch and Property and Casualty (“P&C”) Filings Branch. The full memo can ...
Read More COMMISSIONER’S MEMORANDUM 2025-12R: REORGANIZATION OF RATE AND POLICY ANALYSIS BRANCH

STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS KA ʻOIHANA PILI KĀLEPA NADINE Y. ANDO DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE SCOTT K. SAIKI INSURANCE COMMISSIONER   GET COVERED: 2026 HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE OPEN ENROLLMENT Consumers Encouraged to Review Coverage Options Amid Anticipated Changes FOR ...
Read More RELEASE: GET COVERED: 2026 HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE OPEN ENROLLMENT

Due to positive feedback, the comment period for the Division’s revised Property and Casualty (“P&C”) rate filing procedures discussed in Commissioner’s Memorandum 2025-10R (issued on November 10, 2025) is extended to December 31, 2025. The full memo can be viewed here:

In its efforts to update and streamline Property and Casualty (“P&C”) rate filing procedures, the Insurance Division has updated materials that are now available on SERFF and the Insurance Division’s website. The Insurance Division seeks feedback from users regarding these revised procedures, forms and other related matters, by December 1, 2025. The full memo can ...
Read More COMMISSIONER’S MEMORANDUM 2025-10R: UPDATED P&C HAWAII GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND FILING INSTRUCTIONS

The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify who is responsible for providing primary motor vehicle insurance for a shared car pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”) §431:10C-802. The full memo can be viewed here: