Latest New Jersey Headlines
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‘Things Are Dire’: $16B Bay Flood Plan for Worst New Jersey Storms
Sep 23 2021 // Federal officials on Tuesday warned of a “dire” situation that is likely to get worse as they explained details of a $16 billion plan to lessen back bay flooding, one of the major sources of storm damage at the...
Questions on $16B Plan to Ease Back Bay Flooding at New Jersey Shore
Sep 22 2021 // A proposed $16 billion billion plan to address back bay flooding, one of the major sources of storm damage at the Jersey Shore, is raising concerns about where water would go during storms, whether barriers proposed as...
New Jersey Regulator Asks Insurers to Work with Customers Affected by Ida
Sep 13 2021 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) issued a bulletin urging entities regulated by the department to work with and assist customers who have been adversely affected by Tropical Storm Ida. “New...
NWS Says Seven Tornadoes Hit New Jersey, Pennsylvania During Storm
Sep 8 2021 // Seven tornados tore through parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey during last Wednesday night’s storm, including an EF-3 that damaged homes and businesses in the Garden State, according to the National Weather...
New York, New Jersey Declare Emergencies, At Least 9 Reported Dead in Record Rains
Sep 2 2021 // The governors of New York and New Jersey declared a state of emergency late on Wednesday as record-breaking rains from tropical storm Ida led to flooding and hazardous conditions on the roads, with media reporting at least...
New Jersey Domestic Violence Victim Suing Prosecutor Over Being Named
Aug 19 2021 // A New Jersey woman who killed her abusive ex-fiance can proceed with a lawsuit that claims her rights as a domestic violence victim were violated when a county prosecutor publicly identified her, an appeals court ruled...
Virus Concerns Again Force Cancellation of New Jersey Marathon
Aug 18 2021 // Concerns about COVID-19 have prompted the cancellation of one of New Jersey’s premier road races for the second year in a row. The New Jersey Marathon and Half Marathon were scheduled to be held in and around Long...
10th Tornado Confirmed in July Pennsylvania, New Jersey Storms
Aug 17 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed a 10th tornado that struck during storms last month in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Forecasters in Mount Holly, New Jersey, said Sunday that the EF-0 tornado struck July 29 in a...
Forecasters Confirm Nine Tornadoes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Aug 5 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed a ninth tornado that struck during storms last week in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Forecasters said Sunday that an EF-1 tornado with peak winds up to 90 mph appeared in the...
Eight Tornadoes Confirmed in New Jersey, Pennsylvania During Storms
Aug 2 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed eight tornadoes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey during Thursday’s storm, including the EF-3 storm in eastern Pennsylvania and an EF-2 tornado that started in the Keystone...
World Insurance Associates Acquires New Jersey’s McCue Captains Agency
Jul 16 2021 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired McCue Captains Agency of Little Silver, New Jersey, on July 1, 2021. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. McCue Captains Agency was founded in 1927 as a local...
Flash Flooding Swamps Parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Jul 14 2021 // Parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey on Tuesday were facing another round of rain one day after they were swamped by a series of storms that the National Weather Service said caused a rare flash flood emergency. According...
ShoreOne Insurance Managers Announces Entry into New Jersey
Jun 22 2021 // ShoreOne Insurance Managers Inc. is launching its admitted, residential homeowners policy with full flood insurance protection in New Jersey. This product is already live in South Carolina, and there are plans to expand...
Proposed Bill Allowing Rider for Pandemic BI Coverage Moves Forward in New Jersey
Jun 11 2021 // A New Jersey bill that would allow business interruption insurers in the state to add a rider for virus and pandemic coverage is moving forward, with some in the industry saying it could encourage more insurers to provide...
New Jersey USPS Mail Carrier Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Jun 10 2021 // A New Jersey U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier has been charged with making false statements to obtain federal workers’ compensation benefits. Aida Perez, of Roselle Park, New Jersey, has been charged by...
As One New Jersey Forest Fire is Contained, a Second Starts
May 21 2021 // As New Jersey firefighters gained control of one forest fire in the heavily wooded Pinelands region, a second broke out, and was halfway contained as of Tuesday afternoon. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said it had...
Forest Fire Consumes Hundreds of Acres in Southern New Jersey
May 18 2021 // A forest fire that has consumed roughly 900 acres in southern New Jersey continued to burn Monday, though no injuries have been reported. The fire was spotted around 4 p.m. Sunday in the Bass River State Forest in Little...
NJM Insurance Adds BOP, Commercial Excess, Umbrella Coverage in New Jersey
May 13 2021 // NJM Insurance Group is now writing businessowners policies and corresponding excess and umbrella policies in New Jersey. The ProEdge Businessowners Policy provides protection for property and liability risks associated...
Alera Group Acquires New Jersey’s Duryea Agency
Apr 28 2021 // Alera Group, a financial services and risk management company, has acquired Duryea Agency, an insurance agency providing personal insurance and business insurance for clients across New Jersey and beyond. Duryea Agency is...
New Jersey to Bake Climate Change Risk Into Policies, Share Costs
Apr 27 2021 // New Jersey will incorporate the impacts of climate change and rising seas into all its major policy decisions in the near future, and will seek to share the costs of protecting the state among all levels of government and...
