Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.J. High Court Rules Schools Must Protect Kids from Harassment
Feb 23 2007 // New Jersey public schools can be held liable for repeated, prolonged student-on-student sexual harassment, the state Supreme Court ruled this week in a case brought by a boy who contended he was victimized by years of...
N.J. Civil Union Law Goes Into Effect
Feb 20 2007 // Hundreds of gay couples received the same legal protections as married couples early Monday when a law took effect to make New Jersey the third U.S. state to offer civil unions. The civil unions — which offer the legal...
N.J. Weighs Reliability of Drunk Driver Testing Machine
Feb 16 2007 // A new machine to help determine if drivers are drunk is generally reliable but is not perfect and can only be used with some adjustments and discretion, a New Jersey judge said Wednesday. One of the adjustments may mean...
Jimcor Adds Business Auto Coverage for N.J. Artisan Contractors
Feb 15 2007 // Insurance broker Jimcor Agencies has announced a new facility to provide business auto coverage for artisan contractors, mobile catering trucks, manufacturers and distributors in New Jersey. The carrier is admitted in New...
York Claims Svc. Announces Accreditation to Teach Claims Adjusting in Florida, New Jersey, California and Texas
Feb 13 2007 // Parsippany, NJ: York Claims Service a subsidiary of York Insurance Services Group, Inc. (“York” or “the Company”), a leading insurance services provider, announced today its approval as a claims...
Lucke Named Claims Director for NIP Programs in N.J.
Feb 13 2007 // NIP Programs in Woodbridge, N.J., reports that Kristine Lucke has joined the company as programs claims director. Lucke will be responsible for the program division’s claims strategy and will oversee the management...
New Wholesale Broker, Camford National, Opens in N.J.
Feb 13 2007 // Lebanon, N.J.-based Camford National Insurance Brokers LLC, has opened as a specialty lines wholesale insurance brokerage serving property/casualty agents and brokers both nationally and internationally. Camford National...
Broker Bollinger in Buying Mood: Acquires 2 N.J. Agencies
Feb 13 2007 // Bollinger, Inc., one of the country’s largest insurance brokers, has acquired two New Jersey insurance agencies. The agencies are The Peter Duffy Agency, in Green Village, and Patchett, Grode & Topp, in...
N.J. Man Indicted on Arson Again, Officials Say
Feb 8 2007 // An Atlantic County man previously convicted of insurance fraud has been named in a new state grand jury indictment charging him with arson, according to New Jersey Attorney General Stuart Rabner and Criminal Justice...
N.J.-Based Marquis Agency Acquires Sharp & Assoc.
Feb 6 2007 // Woodbridge, N.J.-based The Marquis Agency announced the asset acquisition of Thomas J Sharp & Associates. The transaction will expand Marquis’ National Professional Services Practice by adding Sharp’s team...
Gardner Joins N.J.-Based Bollinger as Commercial Lines Director
Jan 19 2007 // Matthew Gardner has joined insurance broker Bollinger, Inc. as managing director of its Commercial Lines Division. He will operate out of the Short Hills, New Jersey corporate headquarters and will oversee...
N.J.’s Proformance Names Wheeler General Counsel
Jan 18 2007 // The Proformance Insurance Co., a subsidiary of National Atlantic Holdings Corp., has appointed Douglas A. Wheeler, Esq. as general counsel. Wheeler joined the company in 2006 as vice president and also continues in that...
Report: U.S. Rails with Hazardous Materials Vulnerable to Terrorists
Jan 18 2007 // Train lines that carry hazardous shipments have little or no police presence and shoddy security that makes them easy targets for terrorists, according to a newspaper investigation. During a several-month, nationwide...
U.S. Cities to Receive $445 Million to Protect Against Terror Attacks
Jan 11 2007 // Nearly half a billion dollars will be given to U.S. cities and regions to help reduce the risk of terror attacks on ports, transit systems and chemical plants, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced this...
Prudential Buys Naming Rights to N.J. Devils’ Arena
Jan 10 2007 // For a chunk of change, a piece of the rock will be the next home of the New Jersey Devils. Prudential Financial Inc. and the NHL team announced the company will pay $105.3 million over 20 years to call the Devils’...
Business Moves
Jan 7 2007 // Commerce Group, SWICO Enterprises, State-Wide Insurance The Commerce Group Inc., the largest auto insurer in Massachusetts, expects to enter the New York personal lines insurance market in 2007 as part of its plan to...
Parkway Insurance Upgraded After Acquisition by Progressive
Jan 4 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A+ (Superior) from B++ (Good) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “aa” from “bbb+” of Parkway Insurance Co. of Bridgewater, N.J....
Burns & Wilcox Adds Bodner to N.J. Staff
Jan 4 2007 // Burns & Wilcox, a Farmington Hills, Mich.-based national specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agent, announced the addition of Michael Bodner, who joins the company’s Parsippany, New...
Geico Gecko Greets N.J. Motorists on Public Road Signs, Toll Plaza
Jan 4 2007 // Geico ads to greet NJ commuters on George Washington Bridge Received by Newsfinder from AP Jan 3, 2007 20:27 Eastern Time Thousands of New Jersey motorists will drive past the Geico gecko next week on their way to New York...
Swett & Crawford Buys N.J. Wholesaler Oxbridge
Jan 3 2007 // Wholesale insurance broker Swett & Crawford has acquired the assets of Oxbridge Insurance Associates, Inc., located in Morristown, New Jersey. The venture marks Swett & Crawford’s first acquisition since...
