Latest New Jersey Headlines
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Brakes Were Working in New Jersey Commuter Train Crash, Report Says
Oct 14 2016 // The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday the brakes were working on a New Jersey Transit train that sped into the Hoboken Terminal on Sept. 29, killing one and injuring 110 people. The NTSB previously said...
Study Finds Climate Change Could Lead to More Hurricanes on NYC Coast
Oct 12 2016 // Hurricanes could start flooding New York City’s coastline as often as every 20 years due to the effects of climate change on sea-level rise and hurricane activity, scientists said on Monday. Water could surge some 9...
New Jersey Based Hamilton USA Hires Garceau as Chief Operating Officer
Oct 11 2016 // Hamilton USA, the Princeton, N.J., based U.S. insurance arm of Hamilton Insurance Group, a Bermuda-based holding company for property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operations in Bermuda, the U.S. and at...
New Jersey Based Argo Pro Hires Edsall
Oct 10 2016 // Argo Pro, a Jersey City, N.J., based member of specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriter Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., has appointed Richard Edsall to serve as senior vice president of commercial management...
New Jersey’s World Insurance Associates Appoints Margolies to Benefits Division
Oct 6 2016 // World Insurance Associates LLC, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Tinton Falls, N.J., has appointed Howard Margolies as principal, senior vice president and head of the benefits division. This comes after...
New Jersey Train Engineer Says He Can’t Remember Crash
Oct 5 2016 // The engineer at the controls of the train that smashed into a commuter rail terminal, killing a woman and injuring more than 100 people, told federal investigators he was going only 10 mph as he approached the station but...
Investigation of New Jersey Train Crash Continues as Questions Remain
Oct 4 2016 // The engineer of the New Jersey commuter train that crashed on Thursday told investigators he was fully rested but has no memory of the incident, and a recovered data recorder was not working, a National Transportation...
New Jersey Train Service Suspended as Investigators Seek Cause of Crash
Sep 30 2016 // Thousands who rely on the Hoboken terminal in New Jersey may face longer than usual commutes and heavy crowds on Friday as investigators try to determine why a commuter train crashed into the station, killing a woman and...
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey Inaugurates Board
Sep 29 2016 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey (IIABNJ), a Trenton, N.J., based non-profit organization representing independent insurance agents and employees in local communities throughout New Jersey,...
ICW Group Now Writing Workers’ Compensation in Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia
Sep 26 2016 // ICW Group Insurance Companies has begun writing workers’ compensation four additional states—Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia. The San Diego-based company says the move bolsters its presence across the...
Man Charged in New Jersey Apartment Fire That Destroyed Three Buildings
Sep 23 2016 // A 19-year-old has been charged with setting his former New Jersey home ablaze, leaving four firefighters hurt, three buildings destroyed and 20 residents displaced. The Jersey Journal reports a criminal complaint says...
New Jersey Shore Town Still Considering Settlement for Gay Ex-Officer
Sep 23 2016 // Officials in a Jersey shore town say they need more time to consider a proposed $369,000 settlement with a gay former police officer who filed a discrimination lawsuit. The Press of Atlantic City reports the Cape May City...
Coface Appoints Murer as New Jersey Based CEO of North America
Sep 23 2016 // Coface, a French trade credit insurer, has appointed Fredrik Murer as CEO of its North America region, which is headquartered in East Windsor, New Jersey. In his new role, Murer will report to Group CEO Xavier Durand....
New Jersey Homeland Security Monitoring Special Events After Bombing
Sep 22 2016 // New Jersey’s Homeland Security Preparedness Office is asking officials to tell it when there are special events in their towns. The request comes after a pipe bomb exploded before the start of a charity race in...
New York Bombing Suspect in Custody, Investigation Continues
Sep 19 2016 // A suspect has been taken into custody in connection with a bomb that went off from inside a dumpster in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood, injuring 29 people. Mayor Chris Bollwage of Elizabeth, New Jersey, said Ahmad...
Apex Insurance Services Opens New Jersey Office, Promotes Galati
Sep 19 2016 // Apex Insurance Services, a Glen Allen, Va., headquartered insurance and reinsurance solutions provider for public entities and educational institutions, has promoted Justin Galati to vice president of brokerage following...
New Jersey Rules in Favor of CGL Coverage for Faulty Subcontractor Work
Sep 19 2016 // New Jersey has joined several other U.S. states in deciding that if a subcontractor’s defective work damages parts of a general contractor’s project, the damages are covered under the general contractor’s...
New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Paralyzed Waterpark Visitor Can Proceed with Gross Negligence Suit
Sep 19 2016 // A New Jersey waterpark visitor who was partially paralyzed in a 2010 accident while on a ride that simulates surfing can proceed with a lawsuit, the state Supreme Court ruled. Roy Steinberg and his wife claim employees at...
Alliant Americas Hires Pizzi to New Jersey Office
Sep 16 2016 // Alliant Americas, the regional subsidiary of the Newport Beach, Calif., headquartered insurance broker, Alliant Insurance Services, has hired Gregg Pizzi as vice president. In this role, Pizzi will be based in the...
New Jersey Condo Complex Fire Damages More Than Half of Units
Sep 14 2016 // Authorities say no injuries were reported when a fast-moving fire damaged about a dozen units at a Bernards, N.J., condominium complex. Authorities say it started in a rear unit and isn’t considered suspicious. The...
