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Dunes vs. Property Rights in Storm-Battered New Jersey
Mar 21 2013 // The sand dune that ruined Harvey and Phyllis Karan’s view of the ocean allowed their beachfront home to see another day when Superstorm Sandy’s surge crashed ashore. They still want the $375,000 a court awarded...
N.J. Gov. Christie Seeks $250M to Buy Out Homes in Flood-Prone Areas
Mar 21 2013 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said on Tuesday, March 19, that he is asking the federal government to let the state use $250 million in Sandy aid to help New Jersey buy out homeowners in flood-prone areas, but he does not...
New Maps Put 33K More New Jersey Homes in Flood Zones
Mar 18 2013 // New Jersey’s adoption of expanded flood maps in the wake of Superstorm Sandy has put more than 33,000 additional residential buildings in flood zones, a nearly 15 percent increase.Destroyed homes and washed away...
FEMA: $2.7B Paid Out in New Jersey Flood Insurance Claims Post-Sandy
Mar 15 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has made $2.7 billion in flood insurance payments to New Jersey claimants since Superstorm Sandy hit the state last October. The agency also announced Tuesday that it has...
New Jersey Advocates Criticize Gov. Christie’s Post-Sandy Plan
Mar 15 2013 // An affordable housing advocacy group said Wednesday that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has done a good job of describing the problems faced by low-income residents — especially renters — who were hit hard by...
SNL Analysis Highlights Sandy’s Impact on P/C Underwriting Results
Mar 14 2013 // Financial information firm SNL Financial’s preliminary analysis of more than 2,600 individual property/casualty filer’s statutory data illustrates how big of an impact Superstorm Sandy had on the filers’...
Cowles and Connell of New Jersey Appoints Marketing Vice President
Mar 14 2013 // Cowles and Connell of New Jersey has added John Danka as marketing vice president for the New Jersey and Pennsylvania region. Danka’s responsibilities will be to market existing agency partners and to develop new...
N.J. Authorities Form Clearinghouse for Investigating, Prosecuting Sandy Fraud
Mar 12 2013 // New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa announced the creation of a “Statewide Sandy Fraud Working Group” to serve as New Jersey’s clearinghouse for investigations and prosecution of criminal and civil...
N.J. Commissioner Commends Banks for Accelerating Payments of Insurance Proceeds
Mar 12 2013 // New Jersey’s top insurance regulator this week commended the actions of New Jersey community banks, national banks and servicers — including Wells Fargo Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and CitiMortgage....
Conn., N.J. and N.Y. Lawmakers Decry Sandy Cuts
Mar 11 2013 // Three Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut, New Jersey and New York are voicing concerns about automatic federal budget cuts that will trim federal Superstorm Sandy aid. In a conference call on Friday, March 8,...
FBI in New Jersey Watching for Sandy Fraud
Mar 8 2013 // The FBI in New Jersey is watching to ensure that federal money meant to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy doesn’t find its way into the pockets of corrupt politicians or scam artists. The Federal Emergency Management...
New Jersey Finds 124 Unregistered Post-Sandy Contractors
Mar 6 2013 // New Jersey inspectors have found 124 unregistered contractors doing work on homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy since January. Investigators with the state Division of Consumer Affairs in Atlantic, Ocean and Monmouth...
Ex-DEP Boss: Buy Out Flood-Prone New Jersey Homes
Mar 6 2013 // As New Jersey lawmakers consider a package of bills to help the state recover from Superstorm Sandy, a former New Jersey environmental protection commissioner says the storm provided a golden opportunity to buy out...
Superstorm Sandy Battered the Poor Hardest, Studies Show
Mar 6 2013 // Superstorm Sandy punished low-income people in New York and New Jersey, especially renters who are now at risk of being unable to find new homes, according to a pair of studies released on Wednesday said. Forty-three...
N.J. Gov. Christie: Fed Flood Insurance Program ‘Awful’
Mar 1 2013 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says federal flood insurance claims from Superstorm Sandy are being paid too slowly.N.J. Gov. Christie, seen here at a Jan. 24 news conference in Seaside Heights, says federal flood insurance...
Study: 3 New Jersey Roads Most Dangerous for Pedestrians
Feb 27 2013 // A new study awards a dubious distinction to three New Jersey roadways. The Tri-State Transportation Campaign finds that from 2009 to 2011, Route 130 in Burlington County, the Blackhorse Pike in Atlantic County and Route 1...
New Jersey Officials Say Safety Trumps Leafy on Garden State Parkway
Feb 27 2013 // The clearing of trees from the median of a 16-mile stretch of the Garden State Parkway is raising some eyebrows. Some motorists are complaining the work between Wall and Toms River is stripping the parkway of the features...
XL, Fisker Reach Settlement Over Sandy-Damaged Cars at N.J. Port
Feb 25 2013 // XL Insurance America Inc. and Fisker Automotive Inc. reached an agreement last week over an insurance dispute involving hundreds of hybrid cars at a New Jersey port that got wrecked by Superstorm Sandy. “Fisker...
New Jersey’s Consolidated Insurance Agents Hires Field Sales Manager
Feb 25 2013 // Consolidated Insurance Agents LLC, a network of independently owned and operated insurance agencies in New Jersey, hired Jocelyn Rineer as field sales manager. Rineer comes to Consolidated from E&K Agency Inc. of...
Data Suggest Some Insurers Handling NFIP Claims Faster Than Others
Feb 25 2013 // Up and down the Atlantic coast, people are telling horror stories about how long it has taken to get an insurance check for flood damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. Nearly 40 percent are still waiting for the final...
