RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Updates Hawaii Revised Statutes title 24 by: changing the dollar amount of the benefits, recovery, or compensation obtained or attempted to be obtained for a class C felony, and misdemeanor; requiring insurers seeking a certificate of authority to submit a Uniform Certificate of Authority Application to the Insurance Division and to clarify that the insurer's name must comply with sections 431:3-202(b) and 431:4-104(d)(1); including application and service fees charged to motor vehicle self-insurers; allowing the Insurance Commissioner to issue a declaration before an event that may require the use of nonresident adjusters; complying with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Producer Licensing Model Act; allowing third-party claimants to claim the general excise tax and certificate of ownership fee in total loss claims; requiring that certain costs and expenses incurred by the Insurance Commissioner during supervisory proceedings be paid or reimbursed by the assets of the insurer; and making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and consistency. (HB1087 HD1)