Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.J. High Court Rules Gays Entitled to Rights, Benefts of Marriage
Oct 25 2006 // The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that the equal protection clause of the state’s constitution requires that “committed same-sex couples must be afforded on equal terms the same rights and benefits enjoyed...
N.J. Forum Supports Female Insurance Agency Executives
Oct 24 2006 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. has established the PIANJ Women’s Business Forum to bring together female insurance agency executives. “The PIANJ Women’s Business Forum is designed to...
Doctors Settle Class Action Against N.J.’s Largest HMO
Oct 17 2006 // Doctors have reached a deal to settle their class-action lawsuit claiming New Jersey’s largest health maintenance organization shortchanged thousands of physicians. Under the proposed agreement with Horizon Blue...
Liberty Mutual Defeats N.J. Fraud Network
Oct 12 2006 // A lawsuit against an intricate auto insurance fraud network uncovered by Liberty Mutual investigators in the late 1990s came to a costly end last week for the owners of two now-defunct New Jersey chiropractic and...
Direct Seller 21st Century Enters N.J. Auto Market
Oct 12 2006 // 21st Century Insurance Group, one of the pioneers of selling insurance direct to consumers, today began offering private passenger automobile insurance to drivers in New Jersey. The company becomes the seventh auto writer...
21st Century Insurance Group to Announce N.J. Plans
Oct 11 2006 // 21st Century Insurance Group Chief Executive Officer Bruce Marlow and New Jersey Insurance Commissioner Steven M. Goldman will hold a teleconference this week to announce plans for 21st Century doing business in New...
N.J. Firm Targets Upscale Personal Lines Customers
Oct 11 2006 // Edward Tafaro, the former president of The Hanleigh Companies (a division of BISYS), has formed Exceptional Risk Advisors, LLC with a single focus in mind—to partner with financial advisors, upscale life insurance...
N.J. Big ‘I’ Elects Durkin as Chairman; Young Agents Name Strout
Oct 10 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New Jersey (the Big “I”) swore in new officers at its 113th Annual Conference recently. Brian F. Durkin of the Durkin Agency in Englewood and Ramsey was sworn in...
N.J. agents balk at commission disclosure
Oct 9 2006 // Agents in New Jersey are protesting a state proposal to require originating brokers making surplus lines placements to tell insureds they will receive a portion of the commission. Professional Insurance Agents of New...
Delaware River States Agree to Joint Flood Control Study
Oct 5 2006 // Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware and New Jersey have agreed to share the costs of a $500,000 study to examine the effects of operational changes at major reservoirs throughout the entire Delaware River basin. The state...
N.Y. Man Pleads Guilty in N.J. Auto Theft Ring
Oct 5 2006 // A New York man has pleaded guilty for his leadership role in an auto theft and insurance fraud ring in New Jersey, according to New Jersey officials. New Jersey Attorney General Stuart Rabner and Criminal Justice Director...
N.J. Agents Oppose Surplus Lines Commission Disclosure Proposal
Sep 29 2006 // Agents in New Jersey are protesting a state proposal to require originating brokers making surplus lines placements to tell insureds they will receive a portion of the commission. The Professional Insurance Agents of New...
Steven M. Goldman, New Jersey, Commissioner of Banking and Insurance
Sep 25 2006 // Steven M. Goldman was sworn in as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance on March 20, 2006, after the Senate Judiciary Committee and full Senate unanimously approved his appointment. Prior to...
Business Moves
Sep 25 2006 // Progressive, Mass. Commercial Auto Massachusetts is about to get a new auto carrier — for commercial, not personal, lines. Progressive Insurance is awaiting approval of rate and form filings from the Massachusetts...
N.J.’s National Atlantic, Commerce Group of Mass. in Talks
Sep 19 2006 // New Jersey property casualty insurer National Atlantic Holdings Company has confirmed that it is engaged in preliminary discussions regarding potential transactions with The Commerce Group, Inc. of Webster, Mass. The...
Travelers Offers Hybrid Drivers in N.J. 10% Discount
Sep 18 2006 // New Jersey hybrid owners can now take advantage of a 10 percent discount on auto insurance offered by Travelers of New Jersey. The discount comes on the heels of Governor Jon S. Corzine’s announcement last spring...
USI Holdings Buys Leader Associates and Emerson Reid, N.Y.-N.J. Agencies
Sep 5 2006 // USI Holdings Corporation has acquired Melville, N.Y.-based Leader Associates. The acquisition is expected to contribute approximately $9 million in revenue to USI on an annual basis. Terms of the transaction were not...
N.J. nonprofits’ shield ruling
Sep 4 2006 // A New Jersey law protecting nonprofit organizations from negligence lawsuits does not apply to all sex abuse cases, the state Supreme Court ruled. The ruling allowed John W. Hardwicke Jr. to continue his lawsuit against...
N.J. Lawmaker Reimburses Insurer for Gifts from Lobbyist
Aug 31 2006 // The head of the New Jersey Democratic Party has repaid Prudential Insurance Co. more than $1,200 for golf tickets and other gifts he received from a former lobbyist who was later accused of stalking him. Assemblyman Joseph...
N.J. Chiropractor Charged with Fraud
Aug 24 2006 // An Essex County, N.J. chiropractor has been charged with conspiracy and health care claims fraud in a $19,000 automobile insurance case, according to state officials. Attorney General Zulima V. Farber and Division of...
