Bill Text: HI SCR16 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Requesting The Hawaii Property Insurance Association To Expand Coverage To Commercial Properties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-22 - The committee on CPN deferred the measure. [SCR16 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2024-SCR16-Introduced.html

THE SENATE

S.C.R. NO.

16

THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

requesting the hawaii property insurance association to expand coverage to commercial properties.

 

 


     WHEREAS, adequate property insurance coverage protects both individuals and real or tangible property from a variety of unexpected events; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Hawaii Property Insurance Association was established in 1991 by the Legislature to provide basic property insurance for persons unable to purchase coverage in the private market due to volcanic activity on Hawaii Island; and

 

     WHEREAS, presently, the Hawaii Property Insurance Association offers four basic policies:  dwelling, homeowner's, renter's, and unit-owner's policies with limits ranging from $50,000 to $450,000; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Hawaii Property Insurance Association does not offer policies for commercial properties, limiting the available options for business owners and proprietors who cannot otherwise obtain coverage from the private market; and

 

     WHEREAS, providing an additional option for commercial properties will ensure adequate levels of coverage in unforeseen events; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Hawaii Property Insurance Association is requested to expand coverage to commercial properties; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Insurance


 

Commissioner and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Property Insurance Association.

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Hawaii Property Insurance Association; Coverage; Commercial Properties; Expansion

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