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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS KA ʻOIHANA PILI KĀLEPA JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR | KE KIAʻĀINA NADINE Y. ANDO DIRECTOR | KA LUNA HOʻOKELE GORDON I. ITO INSURANCE COMMISSIONER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2023 Insurers Encouraged to Provide for Continued Coverage In Wake of Maui Disaster Insurance Commissioner Memorandum Requests Insurers to Work ...
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Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”) § 431:9-201(b), Insurance Commissioner Gordon I. Ito issues this declaration authorizing the temporary assistance of nonresident independent adjusters so additional support may be available for the communities and its residents in the aftermath of the devastating August 8, 2023 storm system. This declaration supersedes the Declaration from the State ...
Read More DECLARATION FROM THE STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER REGARDING ASSISTANCE OF NONRESIDENT INDEPENDENT ADJUSTERS IN RESPONSE TO DAMAGES ACROSS THE STATE OCCURING FROM THE AUGUST 8, 2023 NATURAL DISASTERS

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS KA ʻOIHANA PILI KĀLEPA JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR | KE KIAʻĀINA NADINE Y. ANDO DIRECTOR | KA LUNA HOʻOKELE GORDON I. ITO INSURANCE COMMISSIONER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2023 Declaration Issued to Facilitate Insurance Policy Claims Following Wildfires Individuals and Businesses Affected Encouraged to Contact Insurers for Potential ...
Read More RELEASE: Declaration Issued to Facilitate Insurance Policy Claims Following Wildfires

Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”)§ 431:9-201(b), Insurance Commissioner Gordon I. Ito is issuing this declaration authorizing temporary assistance of nonresident independent adjusters due to fires across the State. The Insurance Commissioner has decided to allow nonresident independent adjusters to operate in the State temporarily to help handle the amount of work due to the ...
Read More DECLARATION FROM THE STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER REGARDING ASSISTANCE OF NONRESIDENT INDEPENDENT ADJUSTERS DUE TO FIRES ACROSS THE STATE

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS KA ʻOIHANA PILI KĀLEPA JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KIAʻĀINA NADINE Y. ANDO DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE GORDON I. ITO INSURANCE COMMISSIONER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2023 Universal Property & Casualty to Exit Hawaii Insurance Market HONOLULU — Universal Property & Casualty (UPC) has announced its intent to depart ...
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(PDF) Commissioner’s Memorandum 2023-9C Subject: DOMESTIC Risk Retention Captive Insurance Companies 2023 Annual and Other Filing Requirements (Due in 2024) (PDF) Commissioner’s Memorandum 2023-8C Subject: Captive Insurance Company 2023 Annual Filing Requirements (Due in 2024) (PDF) Commissioner’s Memorandum 2023-7A SUBJECT: Clarifying Insurance Commissioner’s Memorandum 2023-3A, issued August 16, 2023 (PDF) Commissioner’s Memorandum 2023-6R SUBJECT: Hurricane ...
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS KA ʻOIHANA PILI KĀLEPA JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KIAʻĀINA NADINE ANDO DIRECTOR LUNA HOʻOKELE GORDON ITO INSURANCE COMMISSIONER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2023 Hawaiʻi Residents Reminded to Review Health Insurance Coverage Before Open Enrollment Ends on January 15, 2023 HONOLULU — The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ ...
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