Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.J. Chiropractor Has Back Up Against Wall; Guilty Plea Offered in Fraud Case
May 13 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a Morris County chiropractor has pleaded guilty to theft for billing an insurance company for chiropractic treatments never performed. According to Vaughn McKoy,...
N.J. Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing from 9/11 Disaster Relief Funds
May 11 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a Union County man who fraudulently obtained more than $42,000 in Sept. 11 survivor benefits by claiming he had been displaced from his Manhattan employment as a...
Crater to Head Hanover’ s N.Y.-N.J. Commercial Lines
May 11 2004 // The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies announced that Alan Crater has been named regional president of their downstate New York and New Jersey commercial lines divisions, effective immediately. Crater comes to...
N.J. Sale of Low-Cost Auto Policy Nears 3,000
May 6 2004 // New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly Bakke announced that the number of drivers purchasing the Dollar-a-Day auto insurance policy has increased 79 percent in just four weeks. “The jump in the number of...
IIANJ Honored for State Legislative Work
Apr 22 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of New Jersey, Inc. (IIANJ) was presented the prestigious Maurice G. Herndon National Legislative Award today in recognition of its outstanding government affairs achievements last...
N.J. Dollar Policies Selling Fast:
Apr 19 2004 // The number of drivers enrolled in the Dollar-a-Day auto insurance program in New Jersey has surpassed 1,500, just six months after it was launched to help uninsured drivers with limited means get affordable auto insurance,...
N.J. Woman, 72, Sentenced in Scam:
Apr 19 2004 // A Philadelphia judge sentenced an elderly woman to 12 years of probation for insurance fraud in a series of claims that drew prison sentences for the defendant in two other courts. Isabel Parker, 72, of Deptford, N.J.,...
People and Places
Apr 19 2004 // Thomas Bradley Schaumburg, Ill.-based commercial lines insurer Zurich North America announced that Thomas Bradley will become chief operating officer of finance and administration and chief financial officer of its North...
N.J. Launches Corporate Governance Policy
Apr 14 2004 // New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly C. Bakke announced a new department initiative that focuses on corporate governance and demands more accountability from insurance industry...
N.J. Court Allows Wrongful Death Suit Despite Waiver
Apr 14 2004 // A New Jersey Appeals Court has ruled that a waiver signed by participants in high risk sports activities does not prevent relatives from pursuing a wrongful death suit when the sports enthusiast is killed. It is common for...
N.J. Dollar-a-Day Policy Sales Top 1,500
Apr 8 2004 // The number of drivers enrolled in the Dollar-a-Day auto insurance program in Nw jersey has surpassed 1,500, just six months after it was launched to help uninsured drivers with limited means get affordable auto insurance,...
N.J. Governor Again Hails Auto Improvements
Apr 7 2004 // New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey and Commissioner Holly C. Bakke are celebrating what they say are two milestones on the road to a consumer-directed auto insurance marketplace – more than $100 million returned...
N.J. Couple Driven to Auto Accident Settlement Monies Fraud; Managed to Net More Than $25,000
Apr 7 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a former Middlesex County-based insurance company employee and her boyfriend have been charged by the Division of Criminal Justice -Office of Insurance Fraud...
McGreevey Signs N.J. Transit Captive Bill
Apr 1 2004 // Governor James E. McGreevey has signed a bill (A2370 which permits New Jersey Transit Corporation to establish wholly-owned insurance subsidiary or “captive.” The captive must be domiciled in the U.S. in a...
PCI Supports Oxley/Baker Proposals
Apr 1 2004 // The CIAB’s call for adoption of insurance reforms at the federal level (see previous article) was also endorsed by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. Testifying before the Capital Markets...
N.J. Senate Passes Med-Mal Fund
Mar 30 2004 // With strong backing from Democrats and one Republican, the New Jersey Senate passed (22-15) legislation to provide doctors with an estimated $26 million each year for the next three years to help them pay for malpractice...
PCI Says N.J. Auto Reform ‘On the Right Track’
Mar 24 2004 // A bulletin from the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America praised New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey’s announcement Monday of three new automobile insurance reforms. The recently adopted measures will...
PIA Mgmt. Services Names New Pres.-CEO, Chairman
Mar 24 2004 // PIA Management Services Inc. announced the recent selection of Kenneth Bessette as its president and chief executive officer succeeding outgoing President James E. Reed who had held the position for the past 20 years. The...
NEW JERSEY EYES CHARITABLE IMMUNITY:
Mar 22 2004 // Sex abuse victims in New Jersey would be able to seek damages from churches and other nonprofit organizations under terms of a bill approved by a state Senate committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee also added an...
Consumer Protections Added for N.J. Drivers
Mar 22 2004 // New Jersey Governor James McGreevey took further steps Monday toward a consumer-directed, competitive auto insurance market, announcing the adoption of additional consumer initiatives as part of his auto insurance reforms...
