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COMMISSIONER’S MEMORANDUM 2026-2PC: MOTOR VEHICLE RATES USING ZIP CODE-BASED RATING
The purpose of this Memorandum is to update and clarify the Insurance Division’s position regarding the use of ZIP code-based rating in motor vehicle..
DCCA DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS (Through December 2025)
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..
COMMISSIONER’S MEMORANDUM 2026-1PC: EXTENSION OF COMMENT PERIOD FOR GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND FILING INSTRUCTIONS
Due to positive feedback, the Division’s revised Property & Casualty (“P&C”) rate filing procedures, discussed in Commissioner’s Memorandum 2025-10R (issued on November 10, 2025)..
HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS TO COMPETE IN THE 2026 HAWAIʻI LIFESMARTS STATE COMPETITION
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 ..
FIRST QUARTER HAWAIʻI ANNUAL BUSINESS REPORTS DUE
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..
COMMISSIONER’S MEMORANDUM 2025-17C: DOMESTIC RISK RETENTION CAPTIVE INSURANCE COMPANIES 2025 ANNUAL AND OTHER FILING REQUIREMENTS
Annual documents are required to be filed directly with the State of Hawaii Insurance Division, Captive Insurance Branch (CIB) unless otherwise noted. The full..
HAWAIʻI ANNOUNCES NEARLY $150 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH MERCEDES-BENZ OVER EMISSIONS FRAUD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 29, 2025 HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) joined a coalition..
RELEASE: HAWAIʻI OFFICE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION ANNOUNCES $6 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH PAYPAL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 22, 2025 HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection (OCP), on behalf of..
COMMISSIONER’S MEMORANDUM 2025-14A: UPDATED FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has recently updated its Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), resulting in changes to the flood risk designation of..