Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.J. Agents Create Web Site to Attract College Students’ Resumes
Sep 21 2007 // The New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals and the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc., are calling for college students to submit their resumes to Project Y (http://www.projectynj.org), the...
N.Y., N.J. Port Authority to Require Contractors to Provide Health Coverage
Sep 21 2007 // The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has initiated a policy requiring parking lot, landscaping, cleaning and other contractors it uses to carry health insurance for their employees. The stated policy will require...
Air Force: N.J. Forest Fire Could Cost $200 Million
Sep 11 2007 // Air Force officials are reviewing more than $200 million in claims stemming from the forest fire that destroyed 17,000 acres of the Pinelands in May. The Air Force estimates it has paid approximately $2 million to...
Agents Welcome N.J. Ban on Business Auto Liability ‘Step-Downs’
Sep 11 2007 // New Jersey insurance agents praised Gov. Jon Corzine for signing into law a bill that bans so-called step-down provisions in businesses’ motor vehicle liability insurance policies and frees agents from a having to...
Vioxx Gains Big Win with N.J. High Court’s Rejection of Class Action
Sep 7 2007 // New Jersey’s Supreme Court has rejected a class-action lawsuit against Merck & Co. over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. The ruling is a huge legal victory for the drugmaker, which faces nearly 27,000 individual...
N.J. Supreme Court Hockey Case Could Redefine Spectator Liability
Sep 6 2007 // Denise M. Sciarrotta was thrilled with the seats her family had for the minor league hockey game. They were close to the action as they watched players take practice shots. It was going to be a special night: her...
11 N.J. Public Officials Caught in Feds’ Insurance Brokerage Bribery Net
Sep 6 2007 // Federal agents arrested and charged 11 New Jersey local public officials with taking bribes in exchange for giving public contracts to an insurance brokerage set up by investigators. The public corruption investigation —...
Commerce Insurance, Commerce Banc end spat, seek to partner
Sep 3 2007 // The Commerce Group Inc., the property/casualty insurer based in Webster, Mass., and Commerce Banc Insurance Services of Cherry Hill, N.J., have decided to explore partnership opportunities in various states and to resolve...
Hazing Charges Against N.J. College Officials Dropped
Aug 30 2007 // A New Jersey judge has dismissed charges against two Rider University officials in a case involving the drinking death of a fraternity pledge. Superior Court Judge Maria Sypek approved a request by Mercer County Prosecutor...
GEICO Cuts N.J. Auto Rates
Aug 30 2007 // GEICO is reducing auto insurance rates for its policyholders in New Jersey by a statewide average rate decrease of 4.1 percent. GEICO said its decrease represents $30.8 million in savings for its New Jersey policyholders,...
Flood Officials Seek to Limit Development in Northern N.J.
Aug 28 2007 // With the cost of federally subsidized flood insurance rising, officials want some northern New Jersey towns to restrict development in flood-prone areas. To reach this goal, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has...
N.J. Hazing Case Alerts School Officials to Liability for Campus Safety
Aug 26 2007 // College administrators across the nation are likely to pay close attention to the indictment of two Rider University officials in a case involving a student who died after drinking during a suspected hazing. The case could...
N.J. Law Targets Mattress Fires
Aug 22 2007 // Mattresses and box springs sold in New Jersey will have to meet new fire safety standards under legislation signed into law by Gov. Jon S. Corzine. The law, which requires that the bedding be manufactured to withstand an...
N.J. Ups Mine Safety Violation Fines
Aug 22 2007 // Fines for violating New Jersey mine safety laws will increase under legislation signed into law by Gov. Jon S. Corzine. State mine safety fines have ranged from $25 to $500. The new law increases them to up to $2,500 for...
N.J. Firm Tests Device to Keep Deer Off Roadways
Aug 14 2007 // A device using a flashing light and a shrill alarm is being tested on a stretch of road near Fort Dix, New Jersey to see whether it can deter deer. The devices, installed by Mount Laurel company JAFA Technologies Inc., are...
Commerce Insurance, Commerce Banc Pursue Partnership Over Lawsuit
Aug 9 2007 // The Commerce Group, Inc., a property/casualty insurer based in Webster, Mass., and Commerce Banc Insurance Services of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, report they have reached an agreement to explore partnership opportunities in...
Mass. Auto Competition: Commerce Pulls U-Turn; Will Geico Field a Team?
Aug 8 2007 // Giant direct auto insurance seller Geico has been airing ads on Boston Red Sox radio broadcasts even though it does not do business in Massachusetts. The radio games are broadcast across New England and the Northeast so...
Bollinger Acquires Redmond & Associates of N.J.
Aug 7 2007 // Insurance broker Bollinger, Inc. reports it has acquired William J. Redmond & Associates of Freehold, N.J. The agency will relocate to Bollinger’s headquarters in Short Hills, N.J. Agency owner William Redmond...
N.J. Court: Out-of-Stater Can Be Sued for Libel for Web Postings
Aug 6 2007 // An out-of-state resident can be sued for libel in New Jersey for statements posted to a Web site forum because his comments targeted a New Jersey resident, a New Jersey appeals court has ruled. The ruling in Danna...
Report: N.D. has the best roads, Kansas ranks 3rd
Aug 6 2007 // Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest annual...
