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New Jersey Group Eyes Insurance Surcharges, Oil Fees to Fund Resiliency Projects
Jul 22 2024 // A 2% surcharge on property insurance policies, mandatory fees on the oil and gas industries, and holding a public referendum are ways a public-private group formed in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy recommends to pay for...
Rain Helps First Responders Contain Forest Fire at New Jersey Military Base
Jul 19 2024 // BASS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Heavy rain overnight helped firefighters gain more control over a forest fire burning at a military bombing range in southern New Jersey. Fire officials said Wednesday that half an inch (1.3...
Forest Fire Erupts at Major Military Range in New Jersey
Jul 18 2024 // BARNEGAT, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving forest fire broke out Tuesday at a major military gunnery range in southern New Jersey, but no injuries or property damage has been reported. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service...
New Jersey’s US Senator Menendez Convicted of Bribery, Foreign-Agent Charges
Jul 16 2024 // US Senator Bob Menendez, the once-powerful New Jersey Democrat, was found guilty of bribery, extortion and acting as a foreign agent of Egypt after a corruption trial focused on 13 gold bars, nearly $500,000 in cash and a...
New Jersey Democratic Power Broker Norcross Pleads Not Guilty to Racketeering
Jul 11 2024 // The New Jersey Democratic power broker charged with racketeering by the state attorney general pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges he threatened people whose properties he sought to take over and orchestrated tax...
Fireworks Started New Jersey Forest Fire That Burned 4,000 Acres: Officials
Jul 8 2024 // Fireworks have been identified as the cause of the wildfire burning in New Jersey’s Wharton State Forest. The fire, which has burned more than 4,000 acres, was 75% contained by Sunday, officials said. The New Jersey...
Vacant Commercial Property Owners Face Sidewalk Liability in New Jersey
Jul 1 2024 // The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that all commercial landowners — including owners of vacant commercial lots — have a duty to maintain the public sidewalks abutting their property in reasonably good...
Gunmaker Smith & Wesson Must Comply With New Jersey Subpoena
Jun 28 2024 // Smith & Wesson, the gun manufacturer, must comply with a New Jersey subpoena seeking documents as officials investigate whether the company engaged in deceptive advertising, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday. The...
The Rest Is History: How Carriers Can Navigate Backdating Variations to Operationalize Just-In-Time Appointments
Jun 26 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. One of the trickier aspects of compliance administration and producer management for carriers is maintaining producer appointments. Sure, if your carrier only works in...
New Jersey Insurance Executive, Political Power Broker Charged With Racketeering
Jun 18 2024 // New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is charging a well-known New Jersey insurance executive and long-time Democratic political influencer with leading a criminal enterprise in the state for the past dozen...
Vacant Commercial Property Owners Face Sidewalk Liability: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jun 17 2024 // The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that all commercial landowners — including owners of vacant commercial lots — have a duty to maintain the public sidewalks abutting their property in reasonably good...
Witness Testifies on Seeking Sen. Menendez’s Help on Insurance, Trucking Probes
Jun 10 2024 // A New Jersey businessman took his star turn on the witness stand in the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez on Friday, telling a jury he believed he had a $200,000-to-$250,000 deal in 2018 for the Democrat to pressure...
New Jersey: E-Scooter Rider Hit by Car Not Eligible for No-Fault PIP Benefits
Jun 3 2024 // A man injured when he was hit by a car while he was operating a low speed Segway electric scooter is not entitled to personal injury protection (PIP) benefits under New Jersey’s no-fault auto insurance law, the...
New Jersey Contractor to Pay $13K Penalty After Worker’s Fatal 5-Story Fall
May 29 2024 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports it has reached a settlement agreement with a New Jersey contractor after a worker suffered a fatal fall at a Bayonne worksite in October 2023. The...
People Moves: RT Specialty Promotes 6 in New Jersey Environmental/Construction Team
May 22 2024 // Daniel Wilhelm RT Specialty, headquartered in Chicago, made several promotions in its Hamilton, New Jersey office, part of the RT Specialty Environmental and Construction Professional Practice (RT ECP). Daniel Wilhelm was...
High Court: E-Scooter Rider Hit by Car Not Eligible for No-Fault PIP Benefits
May 15 2024 // A man injured when he was hit by a car while he was operating a low speed Segway electric scooter is not entitled to personal injury protection (PIP) benefits under New Jersey’s no-fault auto insurance law, the...
New Jersey to Launch Innovation Hub for Fintech and Insurtech Startups
May 8 2024 // New Jersey is creating a strategic innovation center for financial (fintech) and insurance (insurtech) technology startups in a partnership with Silicon Valley-based innovation platform Plug and Play. The new innovation...
Newark Wants Cargo Ship Firefighters’ Deaths Handled Under Workers’ Compensation
May 2 2024 // The city of Newark is asking a federal court to dismiss negligence and wrongful death claims against it by the families of two firefighters who died last July while battling a fire on a cargo ship, The city maintains that...
State AG, Atlantic City Casino Union Ask Judge to Dismiss Anti-Smoking Lawsuit
May 1 2024 // Atlantic City’s main casino workers union and the New Jersey attorney general this week asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a different union that seeks to ban smoking at the city’s nine...
Jersey Shore Town and State Agree on Plan to Replenish Eroded Beaches
Apr 30 2024 // A long-running sandstorm at the Jersey Shore could soon come to an end as New Jersey will carry out an emergency beach replenishment project at one of the state’s most badly eroded beaches. North Wildwood and the...
