Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Worker Rescued after Fall into New Jersey Silo
Apr 13 2009 // A worker who fell nearly 40 feet into a silo filled with flour at a New Jersey business apparently escaped with only minor injuries. The unidentified man was in the silo at the Kellogg USA plant in Winslow Township for...
Doctor in New Jersey Hep B Case Has Medical License Suspended
Apr 7 2009 // New Jersey regulators on have temporarily suspended the medical license of a doctor who health officials suspect is linked to a hepatitis B outbreak. Nearly 3,000 of Dr. Parvez Dara’s patients have been warned to get...
Measurement of Success
Apr 6 2009 // Planning, People and Dedication Equal Success for Top 100 Agency Bollinger Insurance Top 100 Agency Profile Ranking No.: 14 Agency Name: Bollinger Insurance Inc. Headquarters: Short Hills, N.J. Year Founded:...
Vioxx Class Action Dismissed Again
Mar 19 2009 // A New Jersey judge Tuesday denied a request to certify a class action against Merck & Co. on behalf of consumers who sought reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses for their use of the withdrawn pain drug Vioxx. The...
Now Offering Contractor GL Insurance in Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, New Jersey & South Carolina
Mar 17 2009 // National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (“NCIC”) specializes in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors. NCIC writes the...
New Jersey Ex-Lawmaker Pleads Not Guilty to Child Porn Charges
Mar 11 2009 // A former New Jersey lawmaker who once headed the state assembly’s key committee on insurance issues has pleaded not guilty to child pornography charges. Prosecutors say Neil Cohen has admitted viewing child porn, but...
New Jersey Teen Hurt in Stolen Auto Denied Medical Benefits
Mar 9 2009 // New Jersey’s Supreme Court said a passenger in a stolen vehicle can’t collect medical benefits under an auto insurance policy, even if the person doesn’t know the vehicle was stolen. Last week’s 5-2...
New Jersey Jury Awards $11 Million in Dental Malpractice Case
Mar 9 2009 // A jury in central New Jersey has awarded more than $11 million to the family of a man who died after having his wisdom teeth removed. Francis Keller of Woodbridge had a genetic condition that caused swelling as a reaction...
Former New Jersey Police Officer Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Mar 6 2009 // A former Camden City, New Jersey police officer has been sentenced for insurance fraud for falsely claiming that vans used by his patient transportation business were only being driven for personal use, according to state...
New Jersey Says Ban on Cell Phones while Driving Works
Mar 3 2009 // New Jersey transportation officials say a year-old state law banning cell phone use while driving has resulted in nearly 109,000 summonses issued in the past 11 months. That’s almost double the amount of tickets...
New Jersey Company Settles Massachusetts Lawsuit for $239K
Feb 26 2009 // A New Jersey insurance company agreed Tuesday to pay just over $239,000 to settle allegations that it offered improper incentives to a Boston-based brokerage firm. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s...
New Jersey High Court Denies Claim in Drive-by Shooting
Feb 24 2009 // New Jersey’s Supreme Court has denied a drive-by shooting victim’s attempt to have her car insurer reimburse her under uninsured motorist coverage. Camie Livsey was leaving a grocery store in Irvington four...
People
Feb 22 2009 // Andrew Fotopulos has joined Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. in Providence, Rhode Island as senior vice president. Fotopulos will lead the brokerage’s financial institutional practice. He will...
More Earthquakes Rattle New Jersey
Feb 19 2009 // For the third time in three weeks, a small earthquake has rattled an area of north-central New Jersey. No damage or injuries were reported from the 2.3 magnitude quake, which was recorded shortly before 1:42 a.m....
Gilbertson Named Growth Leader for Willis HRH in New Jersey
Feb 19 2009 // Insurance brokerage Willis Group Holdings has appointed Peter A. Gilbertson as managing partner and growth leader for Willis HRH in New Jersey. Gilbertson will oversee the day-to-day operations of Willis’s brokerage...
New Jersey Agents: Allow Fees for Some Commercial-Lines Services
Feb 11 2009 // A trade group for New Jersey Insurance Agents is applauding proposal that would let agents collect fees from commercial-lines clients for some specialized services. The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey (PIANJ)...
Conn., New York and New Jersey to Get $22M for Displaced Workers
Feb 9 2009 // Connecticut, New York and New Jersey will share a $22 million federal grant to help financial services workers who are losing their jobs because of the financial crisis on Wall Street. Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell says...
Allstate Asks New Jersey for 15.4% Rate Hike
Feb 5 2009 // The right coverage at the right price could cost more in New Jersey. Allstate New Jersey Insurance Co. is asking the state for permission to raise rates by 15.4 percent on average. The insurer says the higher premiums are...
New York Wholesalers’ Association Names Cruz to Board
Feb 3 2009 // The Professional Insurance Wholesalers Association of New York State Inc. has appointed Maya Cruz to its board of directors. Cruz, who is vice president of All Risk/CESI LLC in New York City, has served on a number of...
Court: New Jersey Group Not Liable in Drunk-Driving Deaths
Jan 26 2009 // A New Jersey nonprofit group is not liable for providing alcohol at a party where four guests were later killed in a drunk-driving crash, the state Supreme Court has ruled. The court upheld a law that allows licensed...
