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Costly Business Disruptor: Aging U.S. Infrastructure

Apr 12 2017 // When a train jumped the tracks this past week at New York’s Penn Station, the seemingly minor accident led to a cascade of exasperating delays for hundreds of thousands of commuters. When a flood forced authorities...

Amtrak Criticized for Derailments, Problems at New York’s Penn Station

Apr 7 2017 // The heads of the two major commuter rail lines that use New York’s Penn Station took turns criticizing Amtrak on Wednesday for two recent derailments that continued to cause headaches for commuters in the...

Judge Gets High-Stakes New Jersey Dune Wars Case

Apr 6 2017 // A judge will consider a high-stakes, multimillion-dollar battle over whether a wealthy New Jersey shore enclave can opt out of a protective sand dune plan in an area devastated by Superstorm Sandy. Both sides in the...

Owners of Diner in New Jersey Admit Setting Fire for Insurance Money

Mar 27 2017 // The owners of a New Jersey diner have admitted burning it down to collect insurance. Sussex County prosecutors say 49-year-old Tina Diakos and 40-year-old Ozkan Cengiz pleaded guilty to arson on Wednesday. Prosecutors say...

EPIC Acquires The Capacity Group in New Jersey

Mar 24 2017 // EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has acquired the Capacity Group of Companies in Mahwah, N.J. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of EPIC, the firm will now operate as The Capacity Group – an EPIC...

BLS Report Finds New Jersey Fatal Work Injuries Increased in 2015

Mar 23 2017 // The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in March that fatal work injuries totaled 97 in New Jersey for the year 2015, a 10 percent increase from the previous year, according to Chief Regional Economist Martin...

The Hilb Group Acquires New Jersey-Based American Truck Insurance Exchange

Mar 21 2017 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG), a Richmond, Va.-headquartered middle market insurance agency, has acquired Manasquan, N.J.-based American Truck Insurance Exchange LLC (ATIE). The transaction became effective March 1, 2017. ATIE...

Plunging Temperatures in Northeast Lead to Icy Conditions Following Storm

Mar 16 2017 // Concerns about falling temperatures and icy conditions on roads and sidewalks across the Northeast followed a late-season storm that plastered the region with sleet and snow. Tuesday’s powerful nor’easter...

New Jersey Hotel Manager Stole More Than $1M From His Boss

Mar 14 2017 // A hotel manager stands accused of stealing more than $1 million from his boss, including draining a $600,000 insurance annuity belonging to the victim. State authorities say Vikas Mehta was recently indicted on charges of...

U.S. Blizzard Grounds Flights, Raises Power as Trump Tweets

Mar 14 2017 // A late-winter storm is about to bury the eastern U.S. in snow. Airlines have canceled thousands of flights, wholesale power prices surged and natural gas futures rallied as the storm prepared to spin up the Atlantic Coast,...

World Insurance Associates Acquires Coverage Administrators in New Jersey

Mar 7 2017 // World Insurance Associates LLC, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Tinton Falls, N.J., acquired Coverage Administrators Inc. of New York, N.Y. on February 1, 2017. Coverage Administrators Inc. has been...

Judge Clears Hartford Investment Unit in Excess Fees Case

Mar 6 2017 // A federal judge in New Jersey recently dismissed a long-running lawsuit accusing Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.’s investment management unit of overcharging investors in six mutual funds, following a rare...

School Buses in New Jersey Still Don’t Have Safety Sensors

Mar 6 2017 // More than a year after a law was signed requiring them, child-detection sensors are still not installed on most new school buses because regulations on how to implement it have not been approved. Gov. Chris Christie signed...

New Bill Grants Bonding Assistance to Small Businesses in New Jersey

Mar 6 2017 // A recently passed bipartisan bill in New Jersey has brought good news to small businesses that want to participate on public construction projects. Senate Bill 123, signed by Gov. Chris Christie on Jan. 4, introduces a new...

New Jersey-Based York Risk Services Group Hires Galiano

Mar 1 2017 // York Risk Services Group (York), a Parsippany, N.J.-based national provider of claims management, managed care, specialized loss adjusting, alternative risk programs, pool administration and other insurance services, has...

New Jersey Supreme Court Issues Ruling in $500M Contamination Lawsuit

Feb 20 2017 // The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Givaudan Fragrances Corporation (Fragrances) in a $500 million insurance coverage lawsuit against Aetna Casualty & Surety Company and additional insurers named as...

Families Beg to Close New Jersey Beach Where 3 Died as Sand Gave Way

Feb 14 2017 // Relatives of three people who died when the sand at a New Jersey beach gave way beneath their feet begged a judge to permanently close the beach, saying it’s only a matter of time before someone else dies...

Governor Christie Approves Uber and Lyft to Operate in New Jersey

Feb 13 2017 // It’s now legal for ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft to operate in New Jersey. Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Friday signed off on a measure approved by lawmakers in December to regulate the services and...

Fire Destroys Most of New Jersey Luxury Apartment Complex Near Completion

Feb 6 2017 // Authorities say a fast-moving fire has destroyed most of a luxury apartment complex that was about to open to residents. But it’s not yet clear what caused the fire at the Avalon apartments in Maplewood, N.J. The...

Replacement of New Jersey’s Sandy-Damaged Rail Bridge Moving Ahead

Feb 3 2017 // The lasting effects of Superstorm Sandy continue to wash across New Jersey, evident on a century-old railroad bridge that nearly became a casualty of the ferocious October 2012 onslaught. The storm surge from the Atlantic...