Business Insurance articles from April 2006

Business Insurance archives from April 2006

Aon chief diversity officer is APIW Woman of the Year.(The Association of Professional Insurance Women Inc)
April 1, 2006... NEW YORK-The Assn. of Professional Insurance Women Inc. has selected Corbette S. Doyle as recipient of this year's APIW Insurance Woman of the Year Award. This year's honoree is chief diversity officer for Aon Corp. and chairs the...

ISO teams with national crime bureau to develop SIU antifraud platform.(Insurance Services Office Inc)(Special investigations units)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... JERSEY CITY, N.J.-The Insurance Services Office Inc. is collaborating with the National Insurance Crime Bureau to develop antifraud tools for insurers' special investigations units. According to Jersey City, N.J.-based ISO, a SIU Case...

Lexington launches architect assistance site.(www.lexaehelp.com)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... BOSTON-American International Group Inc. unit Lexington Insurance Co. has launched a Web site intended to help customers carrying architects and engineers liability insurance. The www.lexaehelp.com site is designed to provide Lexington...

Moody's survey shows variety in insurers' annuity strategies.(management of the risk)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... A recent survey by New York-based Moody's Investors Service Inc. suggests that U.S. life insurance companies selling variable annuities are taking a variety of approaches to managing the risk of those instruments' equity guarantees. With...

Lexington CEO views the market.(market conditions)(Discussion)
April 1, 2006... BOSTON-Current market conditions offer excess and surplus lines companies both greater risk and opportunity, according to a leading industry executive. Kevin H. Kelley, chairman and chief executive officer of Boston-based Lexington Insurance...

IBM hired to manage KYOBO's IT systems.(management of information technology infrastructure)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... SEOUL, South Korea-KYOBO Life Insurance has entered into a contract with IBM Corp. to manage its information technology infrastructure in a deal said to be the largest of its kind for the financial services industry in South Korea. The...

ACORD strategy expands implementation of standards.(Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development)
April 1, 2006... Byline: Rodd Zolkos In its latest step in promoting standardization in the insurance industry to facilitate information sharing and increase industry efficiency, ACORD-the Assn. for Cooperative Operations Research & Development-last month...

Praetorian Group launched with `running start'.(Praetorian Financial Group Inc)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... NEW YORK-A new specialty insurance unit formed by Germany's Hannover Re Group will focus on high-margin risks in the United States. New York-based Praetorian Financial Group Inc. was formed last month to write selected business previously...

Proposed hurricane damage scale more accurate, realistic.(measurement hurricane damage)
April 1, 2006... Byline: Rodd Zolkos CHICAGO-A reinsurance intermediary's risk assessment group has proposed a new index to measure hurricane damage. ReAdvisory, the modeling and risk assessment operation of Carvill America Inc. and R.K. Carvill & Co....

On the Move.(insurance industry)
April 1, 2006... Lloyd's of London has appointed Richard Ward chief executive. Mr. Ward comes to Lloyd's from London-based ICE Futures, an electronic futures and options exchange for the global energy market, where he was vice chairman. He succeeds Nick...

Industry helped lift city from ashes.(First Word)
April 1, 2006... Byline: Rodd Zolkos This week, of course, marks a milestone anniversary of one of the defining events in the insurance industry's history. One hundred years ago Tuesday, the Great San Francisco Earthquake and the subsequent fire...

Cuba after Castro: The next Bermuda?
April 1, 2006... Byline: William J. Casey and Timothy Ashby After Fidel Castro's death, could Cuba become the next Bermuda? There is no doubt that Bermuda holds a unique place in the insurance industry. More than 1,600 insurance companies, with more...

Flooding from hurricanes pushes wave of claim reform.
April 1, 2006... Byline: Meg Fletcher Flood-related problems stemming from last year's hurricanes are causing a major re-evaluation of the U.S. flood insurance program. The catastrophic events overwhelmed the 38-year-old federal program both...

RMS model shows increased storm loss.(Risk Management Solutions Inc)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... NEWARK, Calif.-Increases to hurricane landfall frequencies in Risk Management Solutions Inc.'s U.S. hurricane model will increase modeled annualized insurance losses for the Southeastern and Eastern United States. According to the...

AMS adds new tools to its benefits suite.(Software and automation services)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... BOTHELL, Wash.-Software and automation services provider AMS Benefits has added several features to its suite of applications for employee benefits brokers. The Bothell, Wash.-based division of Vertafore Inc. has added Benefits...

Chubb CEO lauded for management success.(Management Achievement Award)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... MONTREAL-Ellen Moore, president and CEO of Chubb Insurance Co. of Canada, was one of four business leaders to be honored with this year's McGill Management Achievement Award. McGill University has presented the award since 1979 to business...

Institute nears full funding for multicultural risk study.(Urban Insurance Partners Institute)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... CHICAGO-The Urban Insurance Partners Institute has nearly completed the fundraising phase for its study aimed at developing a new underwriting methodology for assessing risk in rapidly growing multicultural markets. The study also will aim...

S&P adjusts method of measuring cat risks.(primary insurers)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... NEW YORK-Standard & Poor's Corp. has indicated that it will revise its criteria for measuring catastrophe risk for primary insurers. The revised primary insurer catastrophe criteria aren't expected to affect any insurers' ratings...

Group says action needed now on principles-based reserving.(Affordable Life Insurance Alliance)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... WASHINGTON-If states with biennial legislative sessions are to be able to move in timely fashion in advancing principles-based reserving for life insurers, it's essential that a model state evaluation law be adopted this year, according to the...

SIZING UP PROFITS; Industry fires back at consumer groups' med mal claims.
April 1, 2006... Byline: Meg Fletcher CHICAGO-Although rate increases are flattening for medical malpractice insurance, physicians and insurers continue to be mired in a public policy debate about who or what is to blame for problems with the line of...

Three Questions.(Hiscox P.L.C)(Discussion)
April 1, 2006... Last month, U.K.-based specialty insurer Hiscox P.L.C. announced the opening of its Hiscox USA underwriting operation. Recently, Ed Donnelly, president of Armonk, N.Y.-based Hiscox USA, discussed the thinking behind forming the new unit and its...

Taking on risk too fierce to mention.
April 1, 2006... Byline: Nan Meyer Imagine our modern world without inventors and entrepreneurs developing new medicines, creating better aerospace equipment, dreaming up energy-saving products, developing motorized scooters for the disabled or specialized...

Noodle will integrate INSTEC rating software.(e-broker InsuranceNoodle)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... CHICAGO-Noodle Specialty Brokers, a division of Chicago-based e-broker InsuranceNoodle, has agreed to implement INSTEC's QuickSolver Commercial Package rating and policy administration software. Noodle Specialty Brokers plans to integrate...

By the Numbers.(Benfield Bermuda Quarterly group reported net loss )(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... The Benfield Bermuda Quarterly group reported an aggregate net loss of $2.8 billion in 2005 as hurricane losses cut net income by over $8.3 billion from 2004. Investment income softened the blow of the storms, rising by 22% to over $5.9 billion...

THE QUOTE.(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... 'I think we all know what has been happening to the financial performance of this industry over time, but there are actually two stories being told: One is based in data and fact and another is based on miscalculation and hyperbole and,...

Industry contemplates possibility of nonrenewal of TRIA extension.(News)(Terrorism Risk Insurance Act)
April 3, 2006... Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-Insurers are working urgently to devise a workable long-term solution to the problem of providing terrorism insurance, according to a senior trade group official. "There's an extreme amount of...

Legal Briefs: Comp payment does not lawsuit over misconduct.
April 3, 2006... The Court of Appeals of New Mexico ruled that an employee's receipt of workers compensation benefits did not bar the employee from suing the employer for willful misconduct. Philip Salazar, an employee of Torres Concrete Co., was injured...

Need for federal cat fund debated; Panel mulls government-backed reinsurance pool.
April 3, 2006... Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-The insurance industry's response to the 2005 hurricanes demonstrates that the private insurance market can handle natural catastrophe losses without a federal backstop, according to the president of the...

Insurer profits point to rate cuts as P/C cycle turns.(News)(property and casualty insurance)
April 3, 2006... Byline: JUDY GREENWALD Commercial property/casualty insurers are likely to have a highly profitable year in 2006, but insurance buyers can expect a return to intense competition in 2007 as the market softens, say observers. Meanwhile,...

Astros call CIGNA off base on denial of disability claim.(CIGNA Corp)(Houston Astros)
April 3, 2006... Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ HOUSTON-The injured right shoulder of baseball player Jeff Bagwell has become a sore subject for his baseball team and its insurer. The first baseman's injury is at the center of a dispute between the Houston...

Weighing disease management; Evaluating factors to curb employee health care costs.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Dr. Jeffrey Hummel Ask employers or benefits managers what causes them sleepless nights and they may tell you that surging costs for employee health care coverage are a major source of anxiety. Statistics validate their...

Retaliatory discharge suit can move forward: Court.(Terri Wallance can persue a retaliatory discharge claim )
April 3, 2006... Byline: JUDY GREENWALD ST. LOUIS-A rental car company manager who was terminated in 2002 less than a month after complaining of sexual harassment by her supervisor can pursue a retaliatory discharge claim against her former employer, said...

Employers fear retiree funds lacking.
April 3, 2006... Byline: JERRY GEISEL A majority of employers don't think a significant percentage of their workforce will have sufficient income to retire at a reasonable age, according to a new survey. The survey of more than 1,000 employers,...

Employers seek time on pension reforms; Urge start date delay until 2008.
April 3, 2006... Byline: JERRY GEISEL WASHINGTON-As congressional conferees try to agree on a compromise pension funding reform measure, business groups are urging federal legislators to delay the effective date of the proposed law by one year. Sen....

Let's fix pension system.
April 3, 2006... As more EMPLOYERS move away from defined benefit pension plans, a reasonable question to ask might be whether it is necessary for Congress to complete action on pension reform funding legislation. The short answer, for many reasons, is yes....

Comings & Goings - Industry.(HCC Insurance Holdings Inc has appointed John N. Molbeck )(Mesirow Financial Inc has appointed Fran L. Jurkovic )(RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd has appointed Ross Curtis )
April 3, 2006... Insurers: Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. has appointed John N. Molbeck Jr. president and chief operating officer, a position he held from 1997 to 2002. Most recently, Mr. Molbeck was chief executive officer of the North American...

Panel makes case for workplace rehab.
April 3, 2006... Byline: SARAH VEYSEY LONDON-Risk managers should try to convince their employers of the business case for improving workplace rehabilitation programs, emphasizing that such efforts may result in reduced premium rates for compulsory...

ZFS agreement details 'circular transactions,' new reporting rules.(Zurich Financial Services Group Inc.'s latest settlement)
April 3, 2006... Byline: JUDY GREENWALD NEW YORK-Zurich Financial Services Group Inc.'s latest settlement with New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and other officials sheds more light on investigations into the insurer's use of finite deals and other...

Tort reform bill still in committee; Measure would give relief to some manufacturers.
April 3, 2006... Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-The House Judiciary Committee this week could complete consideration of a bill that would create a national 12-year statute of repose for workplace goods. The Workplace Goods Job Growth and...

Updates; SVB Holdings to form new U.K.-based unit.(SVB Holdings)(company earnings of Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States)(AON Consulting (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) has appointed Robert Middleton as chief executive)
April 3, 2006... SVB Holdings P.L.C. has announced plans to raise about u110 million ($192.2 million) to set up a U.K.-based insurance company and to restructure the group. SVB, which currently operates two Lloyd's of London syndicates, will set up a new...

Pitney Bowes tool encourages workers to live healthier.(News)(developes wellness software program )
April 3, 2006... Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK STAMFORD, Conn.-Pitney Bowes has found a creative and economical way to encourage its employees to take better care of their health. By collaborating with one of its wellness vendors, the Stamford, Conn.-based...

Insurers seeking forum change in lawsuit on storm surge damage.
April 3, 2006... Byline: MICHAEL BRADFORD JACKSON, Miss.-A lawsuit seeking to force insurers to pay for Mississippi property owners' damage caused by Hurricane Katrina's storm surge is back in state court-for now. The suit-originally filed in September...

Between the Lines; NRA targets workplace gun bans.(National Rifle Assn)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Compiled by Joanne Wojcik Employers that ban guns in the workplace are being targeted by the National Rifle Assn., which is lobbying state lawmakers nationwide to pass legislation allowing employees to pack heat on the job. ...

Executives outline terror cover plan at NAIC forum.
April 3, 2006... Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ NEW YORK-The insurance industry may be inching closer to developing a long-term proposal for handling terrorism exposures that would reduce, but not eliminate, the federal government's role in insuring the risks....

Attorneys warn buyers to document cover.
April 3, 2006... Byline: MICHAEL BRADFORD NEW ORLEANS-Property owners and contractors should be taking careful steps as they rebuild the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast to avoid what policyholder attorneys are calling insurance coverage traps. One of the...

Zurich settles with Spitzer, other states; Bid-rigging, finite probes cost insurer $325 million.
April 3, 2006... Byline: RUPAL PAREKH NEW YORK-Zurich Financial Services Group Inc. last week cleared a key hurdle in efforts to resolve probes into its practices, agreeing to pay $153 million to resolve allegations of bid rigging and improper use of...

Updated RMS model riles critic of industry.(Risk Management Solutions Inc.'s)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Michael Bradford NEW ORLEANS-A catastrophe modeling firm that recently changed its methodology to reflect higher insured losses expected from more frequent hurricanes is driving up property insurance rates to the benefit of the...

Max Re to review its use of finite risk contracts; Warns of possible restatement.(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Judy Greenwald HAMILTON, Bermuda-Max Re Capital Ltd. may have to restate and reduce its earnings by as much as $50 million for 2001 through 2005, pending a review of three finite risk retrocessional contracts written in 2001 and...

Australian cyclone damages estimated; Losses may reach $282 million.
April 3, 2006... Byline: ELIZABETH FRY INNISFAIL, Australia-Insured losses from Cyclone Larry, which devastated parts of northeastern Australia earlier this month, could reach $400 million Australian ($282.2 million), according to an initial estimate. ...

2006 Readers Choice Awards.(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... What companies are the best in the industry? Who's tops in terms of service, value, reputation and innovation? If you read Business Insurance, we want to know what you think. With our second annual Readers Choice Awards, Business Insurance...

Late News; Tizzio retires from AIG.(American International Group Inc)(Financial Accounting Standards Board)(Florida Legislature OKs tort reform bill)
April 3, 2006... Thomas R. Tizzio, senior vice chairman, general insurance, for American International Group Inc., has retired from AIG. Mr. Tizzio, 68, who served as president of AIG from 1991-97, joined the insurer in 1967. He will remain an honorary director...

In-house clinic offers treatment to staff.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Joanne Wojcik NEW ORLEANS-The Harrah's Entertainment Inc. onsite clinic in New Orleans will provide a host of services to Harrah's employees and their dependents. Juliet Vestal, director of health care management for Harrah's...

Harrah's launching onsite health clinic in New Orleans.
April 3, 2006... Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK NEW ORLEANS-In response to the dearth of medical services available in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, Harrah's Entertainment Inc. is opening a clinic for its employees and their dependents at its newly...

Australian, U.K. creditors approve HIH settlement; Initial payments to be made in summer.(HIH Insurance Group)
April 3, 2006... Byline: ELIZABETH FRY SYDNEY, Australia-Australian and U.K. creditors of collapsed insurer HIH Insurance Group would receive an average interim payment of 5 cents on the Australian dollar under an agreement approved last week. ...

HIH to appeal ruling in film finance case; JLT ruled not liable for losses.(JLT Risk Solutions Ltd)(HIH Casualty & General Insurance Ltd)
April 3, 2006... Byline: CAROLYN ALDRED LONDON-HIH Casualty & General Insurance Ltd. plans to appeal a London High Court ruling that it cannot claim tens of millions of dollars from its broker, JLT Risk Solutions Ltd., for film finance insurance losses, a...

Act now to ensure terror cover.(terrorism insurance)
April 3, 2006... THE PROPERTY/CASUALTY insurance industry is wasting no time in addressing the problem of providing terrorism insurance. And that's more than justified, because where terrorism insurance is concerned, there's definitely no time to waste. As...

Settlement requires prompt payouts from Zurich fund.
April 3, 2006... Byline: RUPAL PAREKH Under the terms of the three-state settlement Zurich Financial Services Group Inc. reached last week with attorneys general in New York, Illinois, and Connecticut, Zurich by no later than May 8 must create an $88...

Updates; SVB Holdings to form new U.K.-based unit.(World)
April 3, 2006... SVB Holdings P.L.C. has announced plans to raise about [pounds sterling]110 million ($192.2 million) to set up a U.K.-based insurance company and to restructure the group. SVB, which currently operates two Lloyd's of London syndicates, will set...

Updates; G6 implements use of ACORD standards.(World)(Willis Group Holdings Ltd opens new consulting unit)(Alea Group announces its loss)(Lloyd's of London opens operation in China)
April 10, 2006... The so-called "Group of Six''-or "G6''-Lloyd's of London managing agents have agreed to a new process that will use ACORD data standards to transfer risk-related data between group members and four brokers. The G6 group of companies-Amlin...

Consensus growing for U.K. compulsory pension saving plan.(World)
April 10, 2006... LONDON-In its final report, the U.K. Pensions Commission has again called for employers to make compulsory contributions to pensions unless employees opt out of pension plans and to help fund a proposed National Pension Savings Scheme. ...

Business Insurance seeks nominees for benefits management award.(News)
April 10, 2006... Business Insurance is pleased to announce the magazine's second annual Benefit Manager of the Year(r) award to recognize excellence and innovation in employee benefits management. The award competition in benefits, launched in 2005, follows...

Golf, tennis events to raise Spencer foundation funds.(RIMS 2006)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Joe Walker Golf and tennis are on the agenda for sports enthusiasts at this year's Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. conference, but skaters and runners will be left out, because the hockey tournament and the five-kilometer...

A season in full swing.(Commentary)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Doug McLeod, Senior Editor It's another new season for the insurance industry, and fans are wondering how it will emerge from the cloud of accounting scandal over it, especially since the publication of "Industry of Shadows: The...

Legal Briefs: Self-inflicted injury doesn't preclude comp benefits.(Briefs)(Indiana State Police v. James Wiessing)(workers compensation case)(Sokol & Co. vs. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co)(commercial general liability insurance case)
April 10, 2006... A state trooper's suicide was caused by a post-traumatic stress disorder related to an earlier incident and, thus, a statute prohibiting recovery of workers compensation benefits for a knowingly inflicted injury did not preclude recovery of...

Enterprise risk, international issues among major topics of conference.(RIMS 2006)(Risk & Insurance Management Society )
April 10, 2006... Byline: RUPAL PAREKH The agenda for the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc.'s 2006 Annual Conference and Exhibition-taking place April 23-27 in Honolulu-is heavy on international flavor and hot topics such as enterprise risk...

To go global, expand your risk focus; Unique products, services respond to overseas exposures.(Perspectives)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Carl Bach and Andrew MacKinnon U.S.-based businesses of every size continue to express an appetite for global market share-and the profits and risks that accompany it. Despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty across the Middle...

Lloyd's bent, not broken by '05 storms.(World)(Lloyd's of London affected by hurricanes)
April 10, 2006... Byline: SARAH VEYSEY LONDON-The chain of hurricanes that hit the United States last year pushed Lloyd's of London into the red for the first time since 2001. The insurance market reported a pretax loss of u103 million ($176.8 million)...

Allianz fights school's claim over damage from Katrina.(News)
April 10, 2006... Byline: DOUGLAS McLEOD NEW ORLEANS-An excess property insurer of Tulane University is asking a court to rule that it has no liability for more than $100 million of the school's Hurricane Katrina losses, making Tulane among the latest Gulf...

St. Paul Travelers' settlement of asbestos case OK'd by court.(News)
April 10, 2006... Byline: DOUGLAS McLEOD NEW YORK-A federal judge has dismissed objections from asbestos claimants and insurers to St. Paul Travelers Cos. Inc.'s two- year-old, $500 million settlement of certain claims arising from the Johns-Manville Corp....

Discovering Chinatown.(RIMS 2006)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Gavin Souter Honolulu's Chinatown traces its origins to the wave of Chinese workers that came to Hawaii in the 19th century. Since then, the area of 10 blocks or so surrounding Hotel Street just to the east of downtown has been...

Volcano park proves a dramatic Big Island destination.(RIMS 2006)
April 10, 2006... Byline: GAVIN SOUTER HILO, Hawaii-While there is plenty to occupy visitors to Hawaii on the island of Oahu, where the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. conference is being held, the diversity of attractions on the other islands and...

Mild weather is anticipated for Honolulu.(RIMS 2006)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Hawaii's weather during the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. Annual Conference & Exhibition should be glorious, if historical weather data is any indication. Temperatures in Honolulu during April 23-27 tend to range consistently...

Finite deals have a role to play.(Editorial)
April 10, 2006... What is it about finite reinsurance that is shaking up the insurance industry? Accounting for finite reinsurance is largely what led to American International Group Inc.'s ouster of its iconic chairman, its restatement of multiple years of...

Hawaii's restaurants offer mix of local, global flavors; Innovative takes on seafood, terrific views among the dining scene's charms.(RIMS 2006)
April 10, 2006... HONOLULU-The dining options on offer in Honolulu and Waikiki are varied enough to satisfy most tastes and wallets. While seafood dishes feature strongly on many menus, chicken and other meat dishes are also well represented. And the locations...

Buyers confident about contract certainty gains; Survey finds forward momentum.(World)
April 10, 2006... Byline: SARAH VEYSEY Most commercial insurance buyers in the United Kingdom are confident that they will reach agreement on all coverage terms prior to coverage inception at their next renewal, but results were mixed at the last renewal, a...

Honolulu sets unmatched stage for occasion; City comprises a tropical and urban playground with much to discover.(RIMS 2006)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Gavin Souter HONOLULU-If they haven't figured it out for themselves yet, attendees at this year's RIMS conference are in for a treat. While the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. has held its annual conference in plenty...

Exploring the Big Island's other natural marvels.(RIMS 2006)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Gavin Souter HILO, Hawaii-The highlight of any trip to the Big Island will almost certainly be the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, but that natural marvel is far from the only site worth taking in on a daytrip. Over the course...

Oahu offers wide array of tropical and historical sightseeing.(RIMS 2006)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Gavin Souter and Roberto Ceniceros HONOLULU-A great way to explore the vicinity of Honolulu without relying on public transport is to rent a moped and head to beaches and landmarks located within 10 miles of the city. There are...

Spencer pledges help advance educational aims.(RIMS 2006)
April 10, 2006... The Spencer Educational Foundation, administered by New York-based RIMS, was created by the Atlanta RIMS chapter in 1979 in honor of the late Robert S. Spencer, who was president of RIMS in 1977/78 before his death in 1979. Mr. Spencer,...

Products & Services; Betterley releases tech E&O report.(News)(technology errors and omissions market)(Chubb upgrades law firm package policy)(A.D.A.M. expands CDHP offering)(St. Paul Travelers offers executive liability suite)
April 10, 2006... STERLING, Mass.-Betterley Risk Consultants Inc. has published its sixth evaluation of the technology errors and omissions market. The report analyzes policies offered by 15 insurers and includes information on target markets, limits and...

Tourists flock to Waikiki for mix of fun and sun.(RIMS 2006)
April 10, 2006... Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS Unless you are a criminal fleeing from Dog the Bounty Hunter, Waikiki is a great place to sit and relax over a mai tai or to join the crowds engaged in an eclectic mix of activities. The one-square-mile strip...

Tours of Maui offer visitors scenes of great natural beauty.(RIMS 2006)
April 10, 2006... Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS MAUI, Hawaii-From the farmlands and rain forest of East Maui to the luxurious hotels and golf resorts of West Maui, the island-formed by two volcanoes-offers visitors a wide variety of sightseeing. The famed...

Trolley service offers a convenient way to see the sights.(RIMS 2006)(Waikiki Trolley Tours)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Roberto Ceniceros While taxicabs provide efficient transportation around Honolulu, the Waikiki Trolley offers an alternative travel and sightseeing opportunity. The $2-per-ride Pink Line is likely to be most useful for...

Pearl Harbor memorial preserves "day of infamy".(RIMS 2006)(Pearl Harbor Attack, 1941)
April 10, 2006... Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS Twenty-six veterans who survived the sinking USS Arizona have been laid to rest-two as recently as December 2005-alongside hundreds of their shipmates entombed in the battleship since the Japanese attacked Pearl...