A commentary on insurance coverage issues in Hawaii and beyond
The Hawai`i Intermediate Court of Appeals' (ICA) decision in Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Sentinel Ins. Co., Ltd., No. 27429, 2009 Haw. App. LEXIS 134 (Haw. Ct. App. March 31, 2009) is unpublished and the facts are detailed, but it's a Hawaii insurance-related decision. So we submit the following.
Ms. Labrador, the insured, sustained…
The Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals recently issued an important decision regarding uninsured motorist (“UM”) coverage. In Liki v. First Fire & Casualty Ins. of Hawaii, Inc., No. 28076 (Ct. App. Haw. Feb. 29, 2008), the ICA extended the Hawaii Supreme Court’s “chain of events” test to find a sufficient connection between …
Reuters reports that Florida insurance regulators have suspended Allstate from writing auto policies because of its failure to cooperate with an investigation regarding the company’s property insurance policies. Allstate was scheduled to testify for two days before regulators regarding a proposed rate increase of 41% for property insurance. The hearing was cancelled after …
