Finance Insurance opens Kaua'i office

Garden Island, The (Lihue, HI)

LIHU'E — Seventy years after the birth of Finance Factors, the Kaua'i office of Finance Insurance was blessed and dedicated Thursday, adjacent to Finance Factors located on Kukui Grove Street in Lihu'e.

Russell Lau, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Finance Factors, said the opening of the Finance Insurance office is a demonstration of Finance Factors' commitment of being on Kaua'i for a long time to come.

"We just bought the building in December," Lau said. "We're showing that we're going to be here for a long time."

Joy Barua, the president and Chief Operating Officer for Finance Insurance said four new agents and two staff members recently joined Finance Insurance at its Lihu'e office.

"We are excited to welcome the new agents and staff as part of our growth and commitment to serve Kaua'i," Barua said. "Agents Ernie Tamashiro, Laura Dizon-Vegas, Marleen Ruiz, and Scott Ebesu bring more than 30 years of experience serving Kaua'i's insurance needs. We welcome them as part of our growing family of more than 30 agents statewide."

Finance Insurance is locally owned and part of Finance Factors family of companies that has been serving Hawai'i for more than 70 years.

First Insurance is one of the state's largest locally-owned insurance agencies and one of the top 10 in the Hawaiian Islands. It is also the No. 1 insurer of architecture and engineering companies, and a leader in professional liability coverage for attorneys, certified public accountants and real estate agents.

"As a Hawai'i company, Finance Insurance takes pride in providing agents with the support they require to quickly respond to the needs of the client, and delivering a suite of the industry's best, most value-oriented insurance coverage to policyholders," Barua said. "Finance Insurance's tagline, 'Our business is protecting you' sums up its commitment to offering its customers flexibility when choosing insurance."

Started in 1952 by several island families, the Finance Factors Family of Companies has grown from a small local enterprise that pioneered personal loans for Hawai'i's working class into Hawai'i's largest locally-owned depository financial services loan company.