Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.J. Court Rules in Favor of Allstate in Agency Franchise Lawsuits
Jan 7 2012 // Allstate announced on Friday that the Superior Court of New Jersey has entered judgment in favor of Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Allstate Insurance Company, and dismissed all claims...
N.J.-based Bollinger Acquires Argent Professional Insurance Agency
Jan 6 2012 // Short Hills, N.J.-based insurance broker Bollinger acquired Argent Professional Insurance Agency in Warren, N.J. Bollinger said the acquisition would help bolster its professional liability insurance brokerage...
MedPro Completes Acquisition of New Jersey-based Princeton Insurance
Jan 5 2012 // Medical Protective Co. (MedPro), a medical professional liability insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway, announced this week the completion of its acquisition of Princeton Insurance Co. Princeton Insurance is a New...
N.J. Court: State Not Responsible for Fatal Accident on Highway
Dec 28 2011 // State transportation officials who declined to fund a new pedestrian walkway over a southern New Jersey highway cannot be held responsible for a 2003 accident that killed a boy and injured his younger brother, a state...
New Jersey Doctors Arrested in Alleged Kickback Scheme
Dec 15 2011 // Federal authorities charged more than a dozen doctors Tuesday in an alleged kickback scheme, accusing them of receiving cash payments for referring patients to a northern New Jersey diagnostic facility for tests. U.S....
Male Pedestrians More Likely to be Struck Than Females on N.J. Roads
Dec 14 2011 // Male pedestrians are more likely to be struck and killed than females on New Jersey roads. That’s one of the findings in the 2011 Pedestrian Safety Tracking Report conducted by the Voorhees Transportation Center at...
Insurers Finally Get Right to Jury Trial in New Jersey
Dec 5 2011 // Forty years ago the New Jersey Supreme Court in Rova Farms Resort, Inc. v. Investors Ins. Co. of America, 65 N.J. 474, 323 A.2d 495 (1974), recognized a cause of action against an insurance company in situations where the...
AXIS Capital Hires North American Professional Lines Chief in N.J.
Dec 2 2011 // AXIS Capital Holdings’ insurance segment appointed John Van Decker as Berkeley Heights, N.J.-based executive vice president and head of North American professional lines. In this newly created position, Van Decker is...
New Jersey Declared Disaster Area for October Snowstorm
Dec 2 2011 // President Obama has issued a major disaster declaration for New Jersey for the late October snowstorm that played havoc with roads, trees and power lines around the state. The declaration issued Wednesday evening paves the...
Some New Jersey Towns Taking Steps to Reduce Flooding
Nov 28 2011 // Several northern New Jersey towns hit hard by recent flooding are taking steps to make sure it doesn’t happen again. New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $350,000 to four communities...
New Jersey Had Most Flood Vehicle-Related Claims in Wake of Irene
Nov 21 2011 // New Jersey generated the most flood vehicle-related claims in wake of Hurricane Irene, according to National Insurance Crime Bureau. Claims processed by the group’s member companies show the Garden State had 4,121...
Jury Clears New Jersey Pub in Patron’s Death
Nov 16 2011 // Jurors found a New Jersey pub was not negligent in the death of a patron who was struck and killed while walking on the Garden State Parkway. The jury decided not to award money to the parents of Robert Barbiero II. They...
CRC Insurance Services Appoints Casualty Broker in New Jersey
Nov 9 2011 // CRC Insurance Services, a wholesale broker headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., hired Kenneth Echols as a casualty broker for the Parsippany, N.J., office. In his new role, Kenneth will focus on helping retail insurance...
New Jersey Looks to Put a Lid on Its Auto Insurance ‘Pot of Gold’
Nov 7 2011 // New Jersey regulators are working on updating auto insurance personal injury protection (PIP) regulations. The state’s law requires that the Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) revisit the rules every two...
3M Powerless as October Snow Surprises Northeast
Oct 31 2011 // A freak October snowstorm knocked out power Sunday to more than 3.1 million homes and businesses across the U.S. Northeast, with close to two feet (60 centimeters) of snow falling in some areas over the weekend. The storm...
FEMA, SBA Extend Deadline for Hurricane Aid in New Jersey
Oct 23 2011 // New Jersey residents and businesses battered by Hurricane Irene will now have more time to seek federal aid to help cover their losses. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration...
Oklahoma Senator: State Employee Health Plan will Send $75M to New Jersey
Oct 20 2011 // Beginning Jan. 1, 2012, Oklahoma school teachers and state employees using HealthChoice for insurance benefits will be forced to fill their prescriptions through an out-of-state mail order pharmacy, according to state Sen....
Workers’ Comp Results Deteriorated for Northeastern States Last Year
Oct 20 2011 // Most states in the northeastern region reported deteriorating workers’ compensation underwriting results last year, according to latest data from A.M. Best. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maine and Rhode Island...
N.J. Insurance Agent Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $176K
Oct 20 2011 // A Camden County, New Jersey, insurance agent was indicted for allegedly stealing more than $172,000 from insurance purchasers and for allegedly failing to remit insurance premiums worth over $3,200. The indictment was...
N.J. Man Indicted for Allegedly Submitting False Claim Worth $24K
Oct 19 2011 // A Monmouth County, New Jersey, resident has been indicted for allegedly submitting a forged receipt in support of an insurance claim in an attempt to collect more than $24,000 to which he was not entitled. The indictment...
