Latest New Jersey Headlines
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Oil Shipments Down Hudson River Raise Spill Concerns
Jul 11 2016 // The Hudson River may still become a major corridor for the shipment of thick, tar sands oil from Canada despite moves last year by New York officials that attempted to halt those efforts. At issue is a key air permit...
New Jersey Judge Orders Safety Plan for Rail Cars with Propane
Jul 8 2016 // A state judge has ordered a railroad company to implement new safety rules for rail cars filled with butane and propane stored on Morris County-owned tracks. A Superior Court judge’s rule included ordering the...
Uber Supports Having New Jersey AG Decide Driver Background Checks
Jun 22 2016 // Ride-hailing company Uber says it supports allowing New Jersey’s attorney general to decide what type of background checks its drivers should have to use. Company spokesman Matt Wing told The Associated Press that...
Environmentalists Warn of Spill Risk from Increasing Oil Shipments on Hudson River
Jun 21 2016 // The Hudson River may still become a major corridor for the shipment of thick, tar sands oil from Canada despite moves last year by New York officials that many thought stopped those efforts. At issue is a key air permit...
EPIC Hires EY’s Millard as Risk Solutions Principal in New Jersey
Jun 17 2016 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property/casualty brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has hired Mark Millard as principal and senior producer for the EPIC Risk Solutions team. Millard will be based...
Fingerprinting Is Key Sticking Point for New Jersey’s Rideshare Regs
Jun 16 2016 // When Democratic New Jersey Assemblyman Joseph Lagana decided to regulate ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft in the state, his said his main priority was making sure the drivers were properly insured. Two years...
Selective Insurance Announces Officer Appointments in New Jersey
Jun 15 2016 // Selective Insurance Company of America, a subsidiary of Selective Insurance Group Inc. in Branchville, New Jersey, announced the following officer appointments. Teresa Caro to senior vice president, New Jersey regional...
New Jersey Court Backs Approval of Horizon’s Tiered Health Plan
Jun 9 2016 // A New Jersey appeals court upheld a decision by New Jersey regulators to approve a new alliance formed by the state’s largest health insurer. The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance didn’t break the...
New Jersey Furniture Maker to Pay OSHA $123K in Settlement
Jun 7 2016 // A New Jersey furniture manufacturer has reached a settlement with a federal safety agency to pay $123,000 and fix a slew of health and safety violations, including exposing workers to a cancer-causing chemical. North...
PIANJ Elects New Officers for 2016-17
Jun 6 2016 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey (PIANJ) elected new officers for 2016-17 at the association’s annual business meeting Monday at Harrah’s in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Donald F. LaPenna, Jr.,...
New Jersey Regulator: State’s Marketplace Is Strong, Vibrant
Jun 6 2016 // Richard J. BadolatoNew Jersey’s insurance marketplace is strong and continues to grow, with new market entrants bringing more competition and products for the benefit of consumers, the state’s top regulator...
Atlantic, Gulf States, Metro Areas Ranked by Homes Exposed to Storm Surge: CoreLogic
Jun 1 2016 // More than 6.8 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are in danger of hurricane storm surge damage. The total cost for reconstruction of the homes located in 19 states and the District of Columbia is more than $1.5...
FEMA Vows Changes to Flood Insurance Claims Appeals
May 25 2016 // After learning some hard lessons from Superstorm Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency says it is reforming the way it handles appeals from disgruntled policyholders in the National Flood Insurance Program. The...
Former New Jersey Agent Sentenced for Bilking $1M From MassMutual
May 20 2016 // A former insurance agent in Essex County, New Jersey, is going to prison for bilking Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company of more than $1 million in commissions and bonuses. A judge sentenced 33-year-old Stanley...
KRA Insurance Agency, New Agency Partners Merge in New Jersey
May 18 2016 // KRA Insurance Agency, based in Springfield, New Jersey, and New Agency Partners in Parsippany, New Jersey, have announced that the two firms have merged, resulting in a newly-formed agency, KRA Agency Partners. Terms of...
New Jersey Diner Owner Charged With Arson, Insurance Fraud
May 16 2016 // Authorities say a New Jersey diner owner has been charged with burning down the restaurant to collect insurance money. The New Jersey Herald reports that Tina Diakos was arrested and charged on May 13 with setting the...
NJM to Offer Motorcycle, ATV Coverage in New Jersey
May 16 2016 // NJM, a property-casualty insurer offering coverage in New Jersey, has partnered with American Modern Insurance Group to offer coverage for motorcycles, ATVs and similar vehicles. The program offers coverage for standard...
Medical Device Firm to Pay Massachusetts $1.9M in Kickback Settlement
May 10 2016 // Authorities announced that a medical device distributor has agreed to pay nearly $1.9 million to Massachusetts’ Medicaid program (MassHealth) over an alleged scheme to pay kickbacks to health care...
Former New Jersey Lawyer Gets 2 Years for Falsifying Asbestos Suits
May 9 2016 // A former New Jersey lawyer has been sentenced to serve two years in federal prison after admitting he fraudulently added defendants to more than 100 asbestos lawsuits in New York. Federal prosecutors say Arobert Tonagbanua...
New Jersey Shore Towns Challenge Sand Dunes Plan as Storms Gather
May 5 2016 // New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s warning of Hurricane Sandy-like destruction of the shore will be tested as the worst storm season in three years approaches and beachfront homeowners delay his building protective...
