Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Thomas Miller Americas Appoints Arralde as Senior Claims Director in New Jersey
Dec 22 2020 // Thomas Miller Americas, a provider of insurance services, has appointed Noreen Arralde as senior claims director in its New Jersey office. Arralde rejoins Thomas Miller Americas from another protection and indemnity...
The Hilb Group Acquires New Jersey’s William H. Connolly & Co.
Dec 22 2020 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired New Jersey-based William H. Connolly & Co. LLC (WHC). The transaction became effective on December 1, 2020. Founded in 1950 by William H. Connolly Sr., WHC is currently owned and...
Insuring Cannabis Summit: Insurance Expert Unpacks Green Wave Election
Dec 4 2020 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles based on panels and presentations during Insurance Journal’s 2020 Insuring Cannabis Summit on Nov. 19. One election takeaway...
Starbucks Barista Who Declined to Wear Gay Pride T-Shirt Sues Over Firing
Nov 25 2020 // A former Starbucks Corp. barista in New Jersey sued the coffee chain on Thursday, claiming she was fired illegally because she did not want to wear a “PRIDE” T-shirt, which she said conflicted with her...
Declarations
Nov 16 2020 // Kansas Crop Risk “Kansas is having a relatively larger increase in crop risk as a response to a one-degree Celsius warming, compared to the other parts of the country.” — Jisang Yu, assistant professor of...
World Insurance Associates Acquires New Jersey’s Fairways Insurance
Nov 13 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Fairways Insurance Inc. of Cinnaminson, N.J., on November 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Fairways is a full-service insurance agency serving clients...
World Insurance Associates Acquires New Jersey’s Collier O’Neill & Associates
Nov 12 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Brian S. O’Neill & Associates Inc., d/b/a Collier O’Neill & Associates., of Trenton, N.J., on November 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not...
One Dead, Two Firefighters Injured in New Jersey Blaze
Nov 10 2020 // Authorities say one person was killed and several dozen people displaced following a fire in New Jersey in which two firefighters were also injured. NorthJersey.com reports that fire crews called to a Paterson street at...
New Jersey Construction Worker Dies After Being Trapped Under Large Steel Beam
Nov 9 2020 // A construction worker was killed when he got trapped under a large steel beam at a site in northern New Jersey, authorities said. Orlando Rivas, 45, of Newark, was working in East Hanover when he became pinned beneath the...
Eight Years Later, Sandy Still Costing Transit Systems Billions
Nov 4 2020 // Once a gleaming symbol of early 20th-century ambition and prosperity, Hoboken’s grand rail terminal now sits as a somber reminder of the daunting challenges facing mass transit in the New York region. Eight years ago...
Selective Insurance Appoints Bennett, Floro to Leadership Team in New Jersey
Nov 4 2020 // Selective Insurance has appointed two new members to its leadership team. Cyndi Bennett took the helm as the company’s new executive vice president and chief human resources officer (CHRO), and Giunero Floro has...
New Jersey Man Charged for Fraudulent Insurance Claim After DWI Wreck
Nov 3 2020 // A Roselle, N.J., man has been criminally charged with filing a fraudulent insurance claim for repairs on a luxury vehicle he wrecked while intoxicated earlier this year, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo...
New Jersey’s Specialty Program Group Hires Lamitola as Chief Sales Officer
Oct 13 2020 // Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), a Summit, N.J.-headquartered operator of specialty insurance brokerages and underwriting facilities, has hired Christopher Lamitola chief sales officer. In this capacity, Lamitola will...
New Jersey Urges Vigilance as Data Breaches, Online Threats Rise During Pandemic
Oct 12 2020 // As October’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is underway, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal warned residents of the state that data breaches, internet fraud and online threats are on the rise. With...
Worldwide Facilities Acquires New Jersey’s Hunt Jorgensen
Oct 5 2020 // Worldwide Facilities LLC, a national wholesale insurance broker, managing general agent and program underwriter, has acquired Hunt Jorgensen LLC, a managing general underwriter specializing in professional liability...
New Jersey Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Role in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Oct 2 2020 // A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for his role in an automobile accident scheme supporting fraudulent insurance claims. Luis G. Aguirre, of Hudson County, N.J., was sentenced for his...
Plymouth Rock Assurance Launches Motorcycle Insurance in N.J., Pennsylvania
Oct 1 2020 // Plymouth Rock Assurance launched motorcycle insurance for riders across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The launch of the product comes than a year after the company acquired Rider Insurance Co., which has focused on the...
Amazon Workers’ Injury Rate Higher Than Industry Average, Report Says
Sep 30 2020 // Amazon.com Inc. warehouse workers in the U.S. are getting hurt at a higher rate than the industry average, according to an investigative report. The rate of injuries contradicts more rosy assertions the company has made to...
World Insurance Associates Acquires New Jersey’s Gateway Agency National
Sep 24 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Gateway Agency National of Highlands, N.J., on September 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1981, Gateway specializes in home, automobile, boating...
2 Reasons COVID-19 Legislation is the Wrong Solution
Sep 23 2020 // Back in March and April, I gave two webinars on COVID-19 for the Academy of Insurance. If you haven’t had a chance to take those, click here to get the Academy of Insurance COVID-19 related classes. One of the topics...
