Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.J. Gives Those Rejected for Sandy Aid Another Chance to Appeal
Feb 10 2014 // New Jersey is giving applicants deemed ineligible for grants to help rebuild their homes after Superstorm Sandy another chance to appeal. The decision on Feb. 7 from the state Department of Community Affairs comes two days...
N.J. to Hold Public Hearings This Week on Sandy Aid Spending Plans
Feb 10 2014 // New Jersey residents will be able to comment at three public hearings this week on the state’s plans to spend more than $1.4 billion in Superstorm Sandy recovery aid. The state is holding hearings Tuesday at Stockton...
N.J. Casino Dealer Wins Workers’ Comp Dispute by a Foot
Feb 10 2014 // New Jersey’s appellate court recently affirmed a ruling that an employee who got injured in a traffic accident while driving out of her employer’s premises is entitled to worker’s comp benefits. Documents...
Fire Sprinkler Bill Dies in N.J.
Feb 10 2014 // Fire sprinklers will not be required in new homes in New Jersey. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Jan. 21 left to die a bill that would have required fire sprinklers. The measure would have applied to all newly...
Cowles & Connell of N.J. Adds Dooskin as Property/Casualty Broker
Feb 6 2014 // Cowles & Connell of N.J. announced the addition of Darren Dooskin to the position of associate vice president and property/casualty broker. Dooskin will be responsible for the marketing and production of...
N.J. Gov. Says He Understands Sandy Victims’ Frustration
Feb 6 2014 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said on Tuesday he understands the frustration of Superstorm Sandy victims who still haven’t gotten their homes or their lives back together 15 months after the storm, the state’s...
McGowan Purchases Assets of Klein Insurance Services in N.J.
Feb 6 2014 // The McGowan Companies, based in Fairview Park, Ohio, has purchased the assets of Klein Insurance Services Inc. (KIS) in Montclair, N.J. KIS will begin operating under the McGowan Program Administrators (“MPA”)...
Restoring Housing Focus of Next Round of $1.46B N.J. Sandy Aid
Feb 5 2014 // Restoring housing and shoring up critical infrastructure will be the focus of how New Jersey spends its next round of Superstorm Sandy relief money. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration said Monday that...
Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps Released for 2 N.J. Counties
Feb 4 2014 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Monday released Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for New Jersey’s Middlesex and Monmouth Counties that reflect the latest refinements to the ongoing...
N.J. Commissioner Offers Insurance Purchasing Tips for Small Businesses
Jan 30 2014 // Making the right insurance choices can have significant impact on the small business owner’s operation costs. With that in mind, New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski offered some...
Former N.J. Pharmacist Admits Role in $1.5M Health Care Fraud Scheme
Jan 28 2014 // The former pharmacist-in-charge of a northern New Jersey pharmacy has admitted his role in a decade-long, $1.5 million health care fraud scheme involving twin brothers who owned the business. Federal prosecutors say...
Data Shows Hoboken’s Share of Sandy Aid on Par With Other N.J. Towns
Jan 27 2014 // The city whose Democratic mayor said New Jersey’s GOP Gov. Chris Christie’s administration tied Superstorm Sandy aid to her support for a real estate project has, so far, received a level of aid from state-run...
Fire Sprinkler Requirement Bill Dies in New Jersey
Jan 27 2014 // Fire sprinklers will not be required in new homes in New Jersey. Gov. Chris Christie on Jan. 21 allowed a bill that made the rule to die. The measure would have applied to newly constructed homes. It would not have applied...
N.J.’s Sandy Claims Mediation Program Recovered $3.4M Since May
Jan 27 2014 // New Jersey’s mediation program to assist residents with unresolved insurance claims related to Superstorm Sandy has recovered $3.42 million for consumers since the program was launched last May, New Jersey Gov. Chris...
N.J. Has Distributed Half of $1.8B in Sandy Aid
Jan 27 2014 // Fifteen months after Superstorm Sandy pounded New Jersey, the state has distributed nearly half the $1.8 billion in initial funding it received from the federal government, the state’s community affairs commissioner...
Casino Dealer Prevails in Workers’ Comp Dispute in New Jersey
Jan 24 2014 // New Jersey’s appellate court affirmed a ruling that an employee who got injured in a traffic accident while driving out of her employer’s premises is entitled to worker’s compensation benefits. The court...
N.J. Gov. Christie’s Administration Denies Sandy Aid Allegation
Jan 22 2014 // New Jersey’s Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s administration on Monday pushed back against a claim that Superstorm Sandy relief funding was withheld from a severely flooded city because its Democratic mayor...
Risk Strategies Acquires Singer Nelson Charlmers in New Jersey
Jan 22 2014 // Risk Strategies Co., a national insurance brokerage and risk management firm based in Boston, announced it has acquired Singer Nelson Charlmers, a Teaneck, N.J.-based insurance brokerage firm providing coverages in...
Hoboken, N.J., Mayor Meets With Feds Over Claim Against Gov. Christie
Jan 21 2014 // The Democratic mayor of a New Jersey town severely flooded by Superstorm Sandy said Sunday, Jan. 19, that she was told an ultimatum tying recovery funds to her support for a prime real estate project came directly from...
USI Insurance Services Acquires Oscar & Associates in N.J.
Jan 17 2014 // USI Insurance Services announced the closing of the acquisition of Oscar & Associates, an employee benefit wholesale broker in West Caldwell, N.J. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Oscar & Associates...
