Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Allstate Returns $15 Million to N.J. Drivers
Jul 19 2004 // New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey, joined by Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly C. Bakke, applauded Allstate New Jersey’s plans to return $15 million to more than 200,000 auto insurance policyholders....
N.J. FINES DRIVERS ON CELL PHONES:
Jul 19 2004 // New Jersey’s ban on cell phone use by drivers went into full effect on July 1, but police still can’t pull somebody over simply for chattering away while going down the road. Motorists talking on hand-held cell...
N.J. Gov. Declares State of Emergency in Pair of Counties Following Heavy Rains
Jul 14 2004 // In response to the heavy rain falls and flooding in Burlington and Camden Counties, New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey issued an Executive Order declaring a State of Emergency for those counties – effective...
N.J.’s MIIX Group Receives Offer from Buyer
Jul 9 2004 // The MIIX Group, Inc. in Lawrenceville, N.J., which has been in runoff since May 2002, said that it has received a preliminary memorandum of terms for the acquisition of MIIX Insurance Company, New Jersey State Medical...
N.J. Agent Says He Stole More than $429,000
Jul 7 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a Camden County insurance agent has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $429,000 as part of a complex insurance fraud and investment scheme in which he convinced...
N.J. MED-MAL DATA ON WEB:
Jul 5 2004 // New Jersey patients soon will be able to use a new state Web site to obtain information about doctors, including details about malpractice claims they have settled. The release of the information cleared a legal hurdle...
Passing in the Slow Lane
Jul 5 2004 // A number of years ago, very good friends of mine rallied their neighbors in an effort to improve their elementary school. With two young children of their own, they had a vested interest in a better school. But they and...
N.J. Family, N.Y. Man Brake for Auto Fraud
Jun 30 2004 // New Jersey Director of Division of Criminal Justice Vaughn McKoy announced that the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor has obtained an indictment charging four individuals with...
N.J. to Fine Drivers Using Cell Phones Starting July 1
Jun 28 2004 // New Jersey’s ban on cell phone use by drivers goes into full effect on July 1, but police still can’t pull somebody over simply for chattering away while going down the road. Motorists talking on hand-held cell...
N.J. Commissioner: Auto Insurance Market Recovering; Drivers Reap Benefits
Jun 28 2004 // New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly Bakke predicted recently that positive financial results for a majority of companies in the auto insurance marketplace will continue to produce returns for New Jersey...
2004 State IIAJC Jr. Golf Tourney Plans Set
Jun 25 2004 // “Final plans are in place for the State Tournament for the Independent Insurance Agent Junior Classic (IIAJC), also known as the Big “I” Junior Classic, which is sponsored nationally by the Independent...
N.J. MAY ADJUST MOTOR VEHICLE FINES:
Jun 21 2004 // New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreavey’s Task Force on Motor Vehicle Fines has called for adjustments to the penalties for not having proper insurance under the current Auto Insurance Reform Law. After the auto reform...
Judge Orders N.J. Med-Mal Data Made Public
Jun 14 2004 // New Jersey patients soon will be able to use a new state Web site to obtain information about doctors, including details about malpractice claims they have settled. The release of the information cleared a legal hurdle...
Burns & Wilcox Opens New Jersey Office
Jun 8 2004 // Farmington Hills, Mich-based national specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agent Burns & Wilcox Ltd., has opened a new service center in Livingston, N.J. The announcement was made by Burns...
People and Places
Jun 7 2004 // Alan Crater Cynthia Young The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies announced that Alan Crater has been named regional president of their downstate New York and New Jersey commercial lines divisions and Cynthia H. Young...
N.J. Panel Recommends Motor Vehicle Fine Adjustments
Jun 4 2004 // New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey announced the recommendations by his Task Force on Motor Vehicle Fines, which put forth several proposals including adjustments to the penalties for not having proper insurance under...
Seven Indicted for Fraud in Travis County, Texas
Jun 3 2004 // The Travis County (Texas) District Attorney’s Office announced that a Travis County Grand Jury returned indictments charging seven people with the felony offense of unauthorized insurance. The Insurance Fraud Section...
N.J. to Assess High-Tech Auto Safety Gadgets
May 27 2004 // The McGreevey Administration thinks new safety technology for autos and roadways such as on-board navigation systems may be helpful in reducing auto insurance crashes and costs in New Jersey. Banking and Insurance...
N.J. Businessman Admits Million Dollar Insurance Fraud
May 24 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that the owner of a defunct Camden County insurance brokerage business has been ordered to pay more than one million dollars in restitution and jailed for seven years as a...
N.J. ALLOWS CREDIT SCORES:
May 17 2004 // New Jersey insurance officials, after reviewing their own test and the results in other states, have decided to permit the use of credit scores in the rating of private passenger auto policies. Last year, the Department of...
