Latest New Jersey Headlines
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Risk Strategies Acquires Felsen Insurance of New Jersey
Nov 13 2024 // North American specialty insurance brokerage Risk Strategies reports it has acquired Felsen Insurance Services, Inc., a New Jersey-based agency offering commercial and personal property/casualty insurance. Terms of the...
World Insurance Adds Skylands Insurance Group of New Jersey
Nov 13 2024 // National insurance broker World Insurance Associates reports it acquired the business of Skylands Insurance Group of Flanders, New Jersey on August 1, 2024. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Skylands was founded...
Fire Crews on Both US Coasts Battle Wildfires; 1 Death in New York-New Jersey Fire
Nov 12 2024 // Fire crews on both coasts of the United States continued battling wildfires on Sunday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee and another in Southern California that destroyed more than...
15 Homes Evacuated as Crews Battle Another Wildfire in New Jersey
Nov 8 2024 // The latest forest fire to break out in New Jersey spurred authorities to evacuate more than a dozen homes Wednesday as crews worked to contain the blaze, but no injuries or property damage has been reported. The New Jersey...
New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Rates to Drop 6.9% for 2025
Oct 30 2024 // New Jersey Commissioner of Banking and Insurance Justin Zimmerman has approved a 6.9% statewide average decrease in rates for workers’ compensation and employers’ liability insurance. The new rates will apply...
New Jersey Transit Light Rail Crash Kills Operator; 23 Passengers Hurt
Oct 15 2024 // A New Jersey Transit light-rail train operator died and 23 passengers were hurt early Monday after the lead car hit a tree which fell onto the tracks. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. ET when the southbound train from...
J&J’s Court-Shopping Strategy Pits New Jersey Home Against Texas
Oct 10 2024 // Johnson & Johnson’s bold move to skirt a US court in New Jersey and seek a potentially friendlier venue in Texas to settle claims its baby powder gave women cancer faces a key decision as soon as Thursday. A...
Arrowhead announces new carrier partnership for New Jersey homeowners
Sep 10 2024 // SAN DIEGO, CA., September 10, 2024 – Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. is pleased to announce its new carrier relationship with DB Insurance Company. Together we have introduced a new admitted homeowner’s...
New Jersey Raises Workers’ Compensation Attorney Fee Cap to 25%
Aug 26 2024 // New Jersey has raised the cap on fees for attorneys handling workers’ compensation cases from 20% to 25% of settlements. The primary sponsors of S2822/A3986 were Senator Joseph Lagana and Assemblymen Anthony Verrelli...
New Jersey Debates: Protect Against Floods or Retreat From Shore?
Aug 7 2024 // New Jersey officials are defending proposed building rules designed to limit damage from future storms and steadily rising seas in coastal areas, countering criticism that the state aims to force people away from the...
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...
