Latest New Jersey Headlines
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N.D., S.D., Iowa Drivers Enjoy Lowest Auto Premiums: NAIC Report
Oct 17 2005 // Drivers in most of the 12 states that comprise the Midwest region enjoy lower average auto insurance premiums than their counterparts in other regions of the country, according to the most recent study produced by the...
N.J. Toughens Identity Theft Protections for Consumers
Oct 13 2005 // New Jersey Gov. Richard Codey has signed into law a package of identity theft safeguards with some of the toughest protections in the nation against such fraud. Consumer advocates have hailed the new law as a model for...
Drenched Northeast Continues to Weather the Storm
Oct 13 2005 // In some parts of the northeast only a few weeks ago, some folks were begging for rain as their lawns turned brown from a hot and humid summer. No more. Once again on Thursday, northeastern states were soaked with heavy...
N.J. Man Charged in Auto Scam
Oct 7 2005 // New Jersey Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor has obtained an indictment charging a Passaic County man with conspiracy and...
Insurers Appointing N.J. Agencies in Record Numbers, Reports PIANJ
Oct 6 2005 // Insurance companies are making new agency appointments in New Jersey in record numbers, according to a recent member survey by the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. The association annually updates its data...
A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Progressive’s N.J. Insurers
Oct 3 2005 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned the financial strength ratings of A+ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings of “aa” to Progressive Garden State Insurance Company, Progressive Freedom Insurance Company and Drive New...
Progressive to Write Autos in N.J.
Sep 29 2005 // Progressive will begin writing auto insurance policies in New Jersey, according to The Associated Press. The Mayfield Village, Ohio-based auto insurer said both Progressive and Progressive Direct, its independent agency...
WellPoint Seeks to Buy WellChoice of N.Y., N.J.
Sep 28 2005 // WellPoint Inc., the country’s largest health insurer, is in talks to buy WellChoice Inc., an insurer with about 5 million customers in New York and New Jersey, according to a published report. The New York Times...
N.J. Court: Jury Should Spread Damage Award Beyond Car Maker
Sep 28 2005 // A New Jersey appeals court in Trenton is giving DaimlerChrysler the chance to reduce the amount of money it must pay the family of a woman who was killed when another vehicle’s tire crushed the roof of a minivan. A...
The Hartford Moving its N.J. Agency Home Business to Proformance
Sep 27 2005 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. on Tuesday announced that its subsidiaries, Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Hartford Casualty Insurance Company, and Twin City Fire Insurance Company, have agreed to transfer...
N.J. Supreme Court Pitches New Standard of Care for Ballpark Owners
Sep 23 2005 // Departing from the traditional rule that stadium owners have only a limited duty of care, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that a fan who was struck by a foul ball at a baseball game can sue the ballpark owner for...
MADD of N.J. Marks 25 Years with Help from Auto Insurers, Dealers
Sep 23 2005 // Acting New Jersey Governor Richard Codey today officially launched the New Jersey celebration of Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s 25th Anniversary. A $10,000 anniversary gift to MADD was presented by N.J.-based...
AG PROBING FORRESTER DONATIONS:
Sep 19 2005 // The New Jersey Attorney General will investigate whether Doug Forrester, the Republican candidate for governor, violated a state law prohibiting insurance company owners from contributing to political campaigns. The...
N.J. AG Asked to Probe Forrester’s Campaign Contributions
Sep 18 2005 // A state election panel has forwarded a top Democratic lawmaker’s request for a probe into campaign contributions made by GOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Forrester to the New Jersey Attorney General’s...
Former N.J. Chiropractor Charged in Billing Scam
Sep 9 2005 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor, in conjunction with the Division of Consumer Affairs, has charged a former North Jersey...
New Markets
Sep 5 2005 // Employment Practices Liability Program Nuts & Bolts: Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc.’s professional liability division launched an employment practices liability insurance program for small- and...
N.J. Attorney General Probing Forrester Campaign Donations
Sep 5 2005 // The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office will investigate whether Doug Forrester, the Republican candidate for governor, violated a state law prohibiting insurance company owners from contributing to political...
Second Vioxx Trial to Open in N.J. as Suits Against Merck Multiply
Sep 5 2005 // Beleaguered drug maker Merck & Co.’s request to postpone the next trial over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx has been turned down by the judge presiding over the case. Superior Court Judge Carol E. Higbee, who is...
Second Vioxx Trial to Open in N.J. as Suits Against Merck Multiply
Sep 5 2005 // Beleaguered drug maker Merck & Co.’s request to postpone the next trial over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx has been turned down by the judge presiding over the case. Superior Court Judge Carol E. Higbee, who is...
N.J. Gov. Codey Signs Major Dormitory Safety Legislation
Aug 26 2005 // Acting New Jersey Gov. Richard J. Codey has signed legislation to prohibit smoking in public and private college and university dormitories. “Today we are creating safer, healthier residence halls,” Codey said....
