Latest New Jersey Headlines
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New Jersey Docs at Liability Risk from Insurer’s Insolvency
Mar 21 2008 // Dozens of New Jersey doctors could soon be personally liable for settlement payouts now that state officials have declared insolvent what once was the state’s largest malpractice insurance company. The insurer,...
New Jersey Court: Bars Liable Even When Drivers Get Drunk Elsewhere
Mar 21 2008 // New Jersey bars can be sued for the actions of drunken drivers who leave those establishments, even if the drivers consumed no alcohol while at the bars, a panel of judges has unanimously declared. The ruling by the state...
New Jersey Jury Awards $19M to Woman in Malpractice Case
Mar 20 2008 // A jury in Monmouth County, New Jersey awarded more than $19 million to a Freehold woman whose 10-year-old son was born with severe brain damage and cerebral palsy. A judge could reduce Monday’s award since the jury...
N.J.’s Palisades Insurance Acquiring National Atlantic, Proformance
Mar 13 2008 // A subsidiary of Palisades Safety and Insurance Association reported that it plans to acquire National Atlantic Holdings Corp., including its subsidiary, The Proformance Insurance Co. Under the terms of the agreement, each...
It Figures
Mar 10 2008 // $30.3 Million Amount awarded to the family of a New Jersey man who died from mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer. Mark Buttitta died in 2002 at age 50; he had handled auto parts containing asbestos while working...
Judge Narrows N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority’s World Trade Center Claim
Mar 10 2008 // The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey can collect insurance only for damage inflicted on two buildings of the World Trade Center site destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001, rather than for the entire complex, a U.S. District...
N.J. Approves 2 Online Defensive Driving Courses
Mar 4 2008 // New Jerseyans may soon start taking their eyes off the road and focusing on their computers screens in a bid to lower their insurance rates. And no, it’s not because they’ll be looking for a new agent or...
N.J. Bill Would Require Liability Insurance for Boats
Mar 3 2008 // New Jersey boat-owners would need to carry a minimum level of liability insurance on their watercraft under a bill introduced in state’s Assembly. The bill, called the “Donald W. McGloan Law,” would...
N.J. Jury Awards $30.3M to Family In Asbestos Death
Feb 29 2008 // The family of a man who died from an asbestos-related cancer was awarded $30.3 million from a New Jersey jury, their lawyer said Wednesday. The award is believed to be the largest in New Jersey for mesothelioma, an...
Court: Ex-N.J. School Board Member Took Bribes from Insurance Brokerage
Feb 29 2008 // Former Pleasantville, N.J. Board of Education member James T. McCormick has been convicted on federal bribery charges. A federal jury on Wednesday found that McCormick accepted a $3,500 bribe from an insurance brokerage...
Judge Narrows N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority’s 9/11 Insurance Claim
Feb 25 2008 // The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey can collect insurance only for damage inflicted on two buildings of the World Trade Center site destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001, rather than for the entire complex, a U.S. District...
Azzolini Joins N.J.-Based NIP Programs as Manager for New SitePro Program
Feb 21 2008 // Christie Azzolini has joined the team at NIP Programs in Woodbridge, N.J. as a program manager leading the newly-developed SitePro insurance program, which targets site preparation and land improvement...
Sharpshooters Target Deer in Crowded N.J. County
Jan 31 2008 // On a Maplewood, N.J. hilltop with breathtaking views of New York’s skyline, sharpshooters perched in trees took aim Tuesday at white-tailed deer, a species being crowded out of one of the nation’s most densely...
10 Tips for Mass. Insurance Agents Moving into Competitive Market
Jan 29 2008 // Massachusetts independent agents are facing a challenge to hang onto their whopping 86 percent market share in personal lines as the state embarks upon a new competitive auto insurance system that will bring some of the...
N.J. Eases Investment Rules for Carriers
Jan 27 2008 // Garden State lawmakers recently approved rules that give insurance companies greater flexibility in their investments. Signed by Gov. Jon S. Corzine earlier this month, the new law allows domestic property and casualty...
AIG to Pay $42.5 Million to Cleanup After Failed Company
Jan 27 2008 // The American International Specialty Lines Insurance Co. Inc. (AISLIC) has agreed to pay $42.5 million to clean up contamination at four industrial facilities run by a bankrupt insured in a suit in which the Department of...
N.J. Clears Way for Private Choppers to Respond To Crashes
Jan 24 2008 // New rules clear the way for private helicopters to be first on the scene of major accidents in New Jersey. But it will cost patients and their insurance companies more. Previously, the companies could only respond if State...
N.J. Distributes $16.4M in Medical Malpractice Insurance Subsidies
Jan 22 2008 // New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Steven M. Goldman reported that the state began sending subsidies of $16.4 million last month to eligible medical practitioners in certain high-risk specialties. The subsidy...
PCI Praises New N.J. Insurance Bill
Jan 16 2008 // A trade group for insurance companies is lauding the passage of a New Jersey bill that gives companies greater flexibility in the types of investments they can make. The new law, passed earlier this month, expands domestic...
N.J. Red Light Camera Bill Awaits Gov. Corzine’s Signature
Jan 10 2008 // New Jersey drivers may soon be posing for unwanted portraits. The Legislature this week voted to allow municipalities to install cameras to catch drivers disobeying traffic signals. The bill needs Gov. Jon S....
