Latest New Jersey Headlines
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Preferred Concepts Acquires Metro Insurance Services in New Jersey
Oct 8 2012 // Preferred Concepts LLC, a program underwriter and specialty insurance broker based in New York City, has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Metro Insurance Services in Springfield, N.J. Metro Insurance...
N.J. Holds First Captive Insurance Summit
Oct 8 2012 // New Jersey regulators held their first captive insurance summit on Sept. 19 in Somerset, N.J. The event, hosted by the department of banking and insurance, attracted some 80 industry executives. Regulators took the...
New Jersey Tells Drivers: No Smiles Allowed in License Photos
Oct 8 2012 // New Jersey motorists have another reason to frown about their driver’s license photos. The state has banned motorists from making big smiles because such expressions don’t work with facial recognition software....
N.J. Brokerage Bollinger Acquires The Morville Agency
Oct 4 2012 // Short Hills, N.J.-based insurance brokerage Bollinger Inc. has acquired The Morville Agency of Newton, N.J. The Morville Agency specializes in insuring New Jersey public entities. The agency’s owner George Morville...
Best Agency to Work For: East
Oct 4 2012 // This year six agencies in all received top honors as a Best Agency to Work For. The Best Agencies to Work For in 2012 include: Bryan Insurance Agency, Graham, Texas; Meyer & Cook Insurance, Walnut Grove, California;...
DEP Sets Aside Funds for Northern New Jersey Flood Buyouts
Sep 28 2012 // Plans to provide nearly $500,000 in state funds that would help a northern New Jersey town buy eight flood-prone homes have cleared another hurdle. The state Department of Environmental Protection tells The Record that the...
Poll: Majority of N.J. Voters Support Requiring Pet Seat Belt Use
Sep 27 2012 // The proposal has received some ridicule, but a new poll shows New Jersey voters support the idea of requiring pets to be in crates or safety restraints when they ride in cars. The Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind...
New Jersey Tells Drivers: No Smiles Allowed in License Photos
Sep 24 2012 // New Jersey motorists have another reason to frown about their driver’s license photos. The state has banned motorists from making big smiles because such expressions don’t work with facial recognition...
N.J. Probes Workers Comp TPAs’ Side Deals With Vendors
Sep 24 2012 // The New Jersey comptroller’s office says some workers’ compensation third party administrators (TPAs) have undisclosed side agreements with their vendors which require payments back to the TPAs. This...
Former N.J. School Chief Heads to Prison
Sep 24 2012 // The former superintendent of New Jersey’s fourth-largest school district is trading the classroom for a prison cell. A federal judge on Sept. 14 sentenced former Toms River Superintendent Michael Ritacco to more than...
New Jersey Holds Its First Captive Insurance Summit
Sep 21 2012 // New Jersey regulators held their first captive insurance summit this Wednesday in Somerset, N.J. The event, hosted by the state’s department of banking and insurance, attracted some 80 industry executives. Regulators...
Former N.J. School Chief Sentenced for Insurance Kickback Scheme
Sep 17 2012 // The heralded former superintendent of New Jersey’s fourth-largest school district was sentenced last Friday to 11 years in prison in a corruption case that the judge called the worst case of public corruption...
N.J. Workers’ Comp Division Proposes 2% Raise in Weekly Benefit Rates
Sep 12 2012 // New Jersey’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has recently proposed an amendment that would increase the 2013 maximum weekly benefit rates from $810 to $826. The rates would be applicable for temporary...
N.J. Scrutinizes Workers Comp TPAs’ Side Deals With Vendors
Sep 6 2012 // New Jersey’s comptroller office says some workers’ compensation third party administrators (TPAs) have undisclosed side agreements with their vendors which require payments back to the TPAs. This...
New Jersey’s Crum & Forster Appoints Chief Technology Officer
Sep 4 2012 // New Jersey-based Crum & Forster has appointed Ahmed Yaknour as chief technology officer. In this role, he will be responsible for the architecture of the company’s infrastructure, as well as all network and...
N.J.-Based York Risk Services Group Appoints New Division President
Aug 31 2012 // York Risk Services Group, a Parsippany, N.J.-based national provider of claims-management, specialized loss adjusting, insurance pool administration and other insurance services, recently appointed Rick Stasi as president...
New Jersey Looks Back on Tropical Storm Irene One Year Later
Aug 27 2012 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s blunt warning a year ago to “get the hell off the beach!” kicked off what became the costliest natural disaster in the state’s history, causing more than $1 billion...
N.J. Town Seeks to Limit Alcohol in Firehouses Over Insurance Concerns
Aug 27 2012 // Firefighters are upset that a northern New Jersey town is seeking to place limits on alcohol in firehouses. The Lodi Borough Council has introduced an ordinance last week that would require approval for any function in...
N.J. Bill to Toss Limits on Abuse Lawsuits Stalls
Aug 23 2012 // A bill that would get rid of statutes of limitation for lawsuits over child sex abuse has stalled in New Jersey’s Senate. The Senate had been expected to vote on the measure Monday. But Sen. Joseph Vitale, one of the...
2 Hurt by Text-Messaging Driver in N.J. Settle Lawsuit
Aug 23 2012 // A couple who each lost a leg when their motorcycle was struck by a teenager who was driving and texting have settled their lawsuit against him for $500,000, their lawyer says. The settlement amount for David and Linda...
