Latest New Jersey Headlines

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Conventus Approved to Underwrite Med-Mal in New Jersey

Dec 10 2002 // Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange, a Woodbridge, N.J.-based medical malpractice insurance company owned and governed by physicians, announced that the New Jersey Banking and Insurance Department has issued it a...

United Risk Management Under Investigation

Oct 30 2002 // A spokesperson for the New Jersey Department of Insurance confirmed that United Risk Management Services, a managing general agency headquartered in New Jersey, is under investigation by that department for issues...

N.J. Lawmakers Urged to Pass Med-Mal Reform

Oct 29 2002 // The New Jersey Hospital Association is pressing legislators to approve legislation to alleviate the state’s medical malpractice liability crisis. Two measures, S-1902 and S-1977, are on the Committee’s meeting...

United Risk Management Under Investigation

Oct 29 2002 // A spokesperson for the New Jersey Department of Insurance confirmed that United Risk Management Services, a managing general agency headquartered in New Jersey, is under investigation by that department for issues...

AAI Backs N.J. Anti-Fraud Initiatives

Oct 10 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers (AAI) applauded anti-fraud initiatives unveiled by New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey during the 5th Annual New Jersey Insurance Fraud Summit. “The measures announced today by the...

AIA Applauds N.J. Tort Reform Bill

Oct 3 2002 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) applauded a bill introduced by New Jersey State Senator Joe Kyrillos Jr. that would establish caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice liability suits. “The...

N.J. Commissioner Launches Last Chance Program

Sep 30 2002 // New Jersey Insurance Commissioner Holly Bakke announced the launch of the “Last Chance” program as a way for uninsured motorists to obtain coverage without having to pay all of the surcharges usually levied for...

CAIC Appeals to N.J. Consumers to Push for Auto Reform

Sep 26 2002 // The Coalition for Auto Insurance Competition (CAIC), an organization advocating reforms of New Jersey auto insurance laws, has begun launching television and newspaper ads in an effort to enlist consumer support for its...

AIA: N.J. Auto Crisis Will Persist Despite DOBI Efforts

Sep 17 2002 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) has devised a program to assist the state’s auto policyholders find new coverage in light of State Farm Indemnity’s pending non-renewal of 4,000 polices...

N.J. Department Approves NIP’s Plan to Form a New Medical Professional Liability Exchange

Sep 12 2002 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance has approved National Insurance Programs’ (NIP) plan to form the Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange, a physician owned and governed medical professional liability...

Palisades Acquires N.J. Auto Lines from American Financial, The Hartford

Sep 10 2002 // Subsidiaries of American Financial Group Inc. and The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced transfers of their New Jersey personal auto businesses to units of Palisades. American Financial subsidiary Great...

PIANJ interviews DOBI Commissioner Bakke

Sep 10 2002 // New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly Bakke met with representatives from Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. recently to discuss several issues that continue to make headlines...

PIANJ Contracts with New Jersey Skylands

Sep 3 2002 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. (PIANJ) and New Jersey Skylands Insurance Association (NJSIA) announced they had entered a contract maintaining agents’ rights relating to NJSIA. Devised by both...

N.J. Banking & Insurance Commissioner Hails Last Chance Program

Sep 3 2002 // New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly Bakke released a statement regarding pending implementation of the state’s “Last Chance” program, which will soon offer uninsured motorists an...

MBS to Continue Writing Med Mal for N.J. Physicians

Aug 29 2002 // MBS Insurance Services, a Denville, N.J.-based agency, announced ProAssurance Corporation would continue underwriting existing medical malpractice insurance in the state through its ProNational Insurance Company...

MIIX Advantage Certified by N.J. Banking and Insurance Department

Aug 27 2002 // MIIX AdvantageT Insurance Company of New Jersey announced the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance has granted it a certificate of authority, effectively allowing the company to sell medical professional...

Chubb Hosts Security Seminar for N.J. Police

Aug 26 2002 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies announced it has completed a two-day security evaluation seminar for New Jersey police and emergency service officials. The seminar was intended to assist law enforcement and other...

New Jersey Skylands Group Targets Local Auto Market

Aug 7 2002 // OneBeacon Insurance, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. announced the formation of New Jersey Skylands Insurance Group as part of a restructuring of its New Jersey Personal Lines operation....

N.J. Dept. Approves MIIX Advantage

Aug 6 2002 // New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly Bakke issued her conditional approval of MIIX Advantage, a new medical malpractice insurer that will begin writing policies by Sept. 1. “The Department’s...

Ohio Casualty Reports Drop in Net Income for 2ndQ

Aug 2 2002 // Ohio Casualty Corporation, based in Fairfield, Ohio, announced net income of $13.1 million, or $0.21 per share, for the second quarter ended June 30. In the same quarter of 2001, the Corporation reported net income of...