Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Synapse Services, LIU Launch Remediation Professional Policy in New Jersey
Jul 22 2013 // Synapse Services, LLC., a nationwide wholesale environmental insurance firm, has launched a new insurance policy that provides individual liability coverage for Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRPs) in New...
Business Moves
Jul 22 2013 // Brown & Brown, Beecher Carlson Brown & Brown Inc. completed the acquisition of Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc. from Austin Ventures, FSPM and a group of individual employee and non-employee equityholders for $336.5...
N.J. Utility Sues 11 Insurers Over Sandy Coverage
Jul 22 2013 // Public Service Enterprise Group, the largest provider of gas and electric service in New Jersey, sued 11 insurers, including American International Group Inc., over losses from Hurricane Sandy. PSE&G, which provides...
N.J. Gov. Christie Announces More Flood Buyouts
Jul 18 2013 // The floodwaters from Superstorm Sandy gushed in through Bob and Pat Smith’s porch windows and didn’t stop rising till reaching the 6-foot mark. The Smiths marked the insurgence with a piece of black electrical...
N.J. Court Rejects Insurer’s Argument, Rules Missing Man Not Liable for Cop’s Injury
Jul 18 2013 // A New Jersey state appellate court has ruled that a man who went missing in northern New Jersey is not financially responsible for the injuries suffered by a police officer who was hurt while trying to find him. The...
N.J. Post-Sandy Buyout Offers Start in South River, Sayreville
Jul 16 2013 // New Jersey is making the first post-Hurricane Sandy buyout offers to South River and Sayreville homeowners this week, Governor Chris Christie said.Gov. Christie announced the first post-Sandy buyout offers were made this...
New Jersey Man Admits to Running Vehicle Theft Ring
Jul 16 2013 // A New Jersey man has admitted to supervising an auto theft ring that authorities say stole over 100 vehicles worth a total of more than $550,000. The Attorney General’s office says 33-year-old Jose D. Lopez of South...
Sandy-Damaged Homes in New Jersey Starting to Be Leveled
Jul 12 2013 // Along the New Jersey shore this year, the sounds of summer include earth-moving equipment still cleaning up the devastation wrought last year by Superstorm Sandy. Officials say knocking down the homes that are too damaged...
New Jersey Report Links Corrupt Doctors to Drug Abuse
Jul 12 2013 // The buzz came mostly by word-of-mouth but also from flyers circulated among New Jersey’s homeless Medicaid recipients and drug addicts. It told them where to get pain pills — and fast — prescribed by...
New Jersey Residents to Hear Soon About Sandy Grant Awards
Jul 10 2013 // New Jersey residents will begin hearing this week whether they’re getting money to rebuild badly damaged homes or stay in their communities after Superstorm Sandy. State Community Affairs Commissioner Richard...
McGowan Purchases Assets of Professional Risk Placements in New Jersey
Jul 8 2013 // The McGowan Companies, based in Fairview Park, Ohio, acquired the assets of Professional Risk Placements LLC in Red Bank, New Jersey. Professional Risk Placements will begin operating under the newly-formed “McGowan...
New Jersey Court Rules Against Homeowners in Dune Dispute
Jul 8 2013 // A New Jersey town can present evidence of the benefits of building dunes as storm barriers when homeowners with beachfront properties seek compensation for losing their ocean views, the state’s highest court...
New Jersey Utility Sues 11 Insurers Over Sandy Storm Coverage
Jul 8 2013 // Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., the largest provider of gas and electric service in New Jersey, sued 11 insurers, including American International Group Inc., over losses from Hurricane Sandy. PSE&G, which...
Former Claims Manager for N.J. Turnpike Authority Faces Fraud Charges
Jul 3 2013 // Federal prosecutors say a former claims manager for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority stole more than $120,000 from the agency through various schemes. Gerardo Blasi of Clifton was arrested Monday by special FBI agents....
New Jersey Captive Insurance Association Appoints Executive Director
Jul 2 2013 // New Jersey Captive Insurance Association (NJCIA) this week announced the appointment of Sheila Small as its executive director. She will lead the association’s mission to develop professional opportunities for its...
The Disaster Issue – Where Insurers Fear to Tread
Jul 1 2013 // One storm is all it takes these days. Anyone who’s been paying attention needn’t be reminded that even a post-tropical cyclone can cause major damage. That’s what Sandy was when she came on shore in New...
N.J. Toughens Penalties for Texting, Talking on Hand-Held Device While Driving
Jun 28 2013 // New Jersey is stiffening the penalties for motorists who use handheld cellphones to talk or text. A bill signed into law Thursday increases the fine to a minimum of $200 and a maximum of $400 for a first offense. A second...
NJM Donates Driving Simulators to Local New Jersey High Schools
Jun 27 2013 // New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company (NJM), the largest insurer of private passenger vehicles in the Garden State, donated driving simulators to 55 New Jersey high schools this month. The insurer said these...
FEMA Boosts Aid to New Jersey Towns Hit by Sandy
Jun 27 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has OK’d a plan to boost aid to New Jersey towns hit hard by Superstorm Sandy. U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, who represents Monmouth and Ocean Counties, says FEMA will reimburse...
Vermont Taps N.J. Captive Insurance Chief as New Deputy Commissioner
Jun 25 2013 // Vermont’s Department of Financial Regulation is getting a new deputy commissioner in the Insurance Division. St. Johnsbury, Vermont-native Crosby Sherman is going to start on July 8. Sherman began his career at...
