The next meeting of the Hawaii State Bar Association's Insurance Coverage Litigation Section will be at 12:00 p.m., Thursday, June 17, 2010, at the HSBA conference room, 1100 Alakea Street, Suite 1000, Honolulu. We will discuss the Intermediate Court of Appeals recent decision, Group Builders, Inc. v. Admiral Ins. Co., 2010 Haw. App. LEXIS
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Conference Outline on Triggers in Property Policies
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The ABA’s Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee’s annual conference was held in Tucson last week. Rina Carmel and I led a lively discussion on applicable triggers for property policies. Although the manifestation of an injury has been used by some courts to trigger a property policy, the injury-in-fact trigger has more recently been adopted by other courts. The outline for our presentation is here.
Tucson ABA Insurance Conference Scheduled for Early March
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The ABA, Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee's annual insurance seminar will be held again this year in Tucson from March 4-6, 2010. As always, this year's conference will offer a number of informative, cutting edge sessions on a variety of insurance-related topics. Participants from across the country with varying perspectives on insurance coverage will attend. …
Damon Key Lawyers Co-Author New ABA Construction Publication
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Damon Key construction lawyers Ken Kupchak, Anna Oshiro, Michael Yoshida, Christi-Anne Kudo Chock, and yours trulyteamed together to draft the Hawai'i chapter of the ABA's recently published, "A State-by-State Guide to Construction & Design Law" (2nd ed.). The treatise, first published in 1998, serves as a practical guide for…
Two Years and Counting
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A minor milestone is reached today as we reach the two year anniversary of insurancelawhawaii.com. It has been an interesting and informative journey, keeping abreast of insurance issues in Hawai`i and elsewhere.
Again, thanks is extended to fellow Damon Key bloggers, Robert Thomas (http://www.inversecomdemnation.com) and Mark Murakami (http://www.oceanlawhawaiil.com), for feeding me with…
Blog Challenge for Law Students
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Lexis Nexis Insurance Law Center is sponsoring a blog challenge for law students who wish to submit a post about the insurance topic of their choice. Prizes include an Amazon Kindle, a complimentary subscription to the New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition, and a spot on the Insurance Law Center's New Appleman blogging team. The …
Damon Key Bloggers Unite to File Amicus Brief in Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc.
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This post is a bit far-fetched for an insurance law blog, but reports a significant event in our office because the three Damon Key bloggers teamed up to file an amicus brief today in Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dep't. of Environmental Protection, No. 08-11, cert. granted June 15, 2009, [brief here]…
State of Insurance Industry in Hawai`i
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I was flying home from the mainland Monday and missed this article by Hawai`i Insurance Commissioner J. P. Schmidt in yesterday's Island Voices section of the Honolulu Advertiser. Commissioner Schmidt states much of what he shared with the Insurance Practice Group of the Hawai`i Bar Association in July [see post here]. According…
Hawai`i Legislature Contemplates Raid of Hurricane Fund
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When Hawai`i Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt met with the Hawai`i Bar Association's Insurance Coverage Section on July 1, 2009, [see post here] he advised the State was considering use of the Hurricane Relief Fund to help close the budget deficit.
Today's Honolulu Advertiser reports that this option is still under serious consideration by the Governor…
Hawaii Insurance Lawyers Meet Insurance Commissioner
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The Insurance Coverage Group of the Hawai`i State Bar Association recently met with Hawai`i Insurance Commissioner, J. P. Schmidt. The Commissioner gave his insight on the state of the Insurance industry on both the mainland and in Hawai`i.
At the national level, the Commissioner reported there are several bills before Congress to federalize the insurance…