Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.J. Commissioner Urges Seniors to Watch Out for Insurance Scams
Oct 6 2014 // New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski advised senior citizens at a recent financial literacy meeting to be wary of insurance and other financial scammers. Kobylowski met with seniors at...
ANE Adds 5 New Agencies to New Jersey Network
Oct 3 2014 // ANE, Agency Network Exchange LLC, a network of independently owned and operated insurance agencies, has added five new agencies to its New Jersey network. The following New Jersey-based agencies have joined ANE: J.L....
New Jersey Bill Seeks to Crack Down on Reverse Rate Evasion
Oct 3 2014 // The New Jersey Assembly passed a measure that would make reverse rate evasion an insurance fraud and provide for civil and criminal penalties. The bill, A 2281, passed the state’s Assembly on Monday and is pending in...
Verisk Closes New Jersey Office Today Due to Electrical Problem
Oct 2 2014 // Insurance data firm Verisk Analytics Inc. said that it has closed its Jersey City, New Jersey, office today due to an electrical problem in the building. Customers are directed to call 1-800-888-4476 or send e-mail to...
N.J. Red-Light Cameras Lose Support as Drivers Gripe Over Robotics, Glitches
Oct 2 2014 // New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is leaning toward eliminating red-light cameras after a five-year test was fraught with glitches and gripes, even as data showed fewer crashes at intersections with the equipment. A pilot...
Wal-Mart Seeks to Settle Negligence Lawsuit by Tracy Morgan
Oct 1 2014 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it wants to settle a negligence lawsuit by actor-comedian Tracy Morgan, a day after blaming the celebrity for injuries he sustained when his limousine bus was struck by a speeding company...
Wal-Mart Says Tracy Morgan Is to Blame for Injuries in Highway Crash
Sep 29 2014 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said actor-comedian Tracy Morgan is to blame for injuries he sustained in June highway crash because he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt. Morgan, who was critically injured when the limousine bus he was...
Candidates in New Jersey House Race Air Disputes
Sep 29 2014 // The jabs and insults that had been confined to campaign commercials and news releases in New Jersey’s close and contentious 3rd District Congressional race were made face-to-face last Friday as the candidates...
Plymouth Rock Releases Study on New Jersey Road Rage
Sep 24 2014 // A new study from Plymouth Rock Assurance reveals that virtually all drivers polled have witnessed provocative driving behavior or road rage in New Jersey. Behaviors reported include unsafe and aggressive driving sometimes...
N.J. Insurance Adjuster Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme
Sep 24 2014 // The owner of an insurance adjusting firm has pleaded guilty to mail fraud charges stemming from a scheme to defraud the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and several insurers. Federal prosecutors say 54-year-old Robert...
New Jersey OKs Storm Buyouts in East Brunswick
Sep 18 2014 // New Jersey has purchased the first of seven flood-damaged homes in East Brunswick under a Superstorm Sandy program. The home on Squire Street was purchased for $193,073, based on pre-Sandy market values from an independent...
N.J. to Receive $1.3B in Federal Funds for Transit Storm Protection
Sep 18 2014 // New Jersey will receive $1.28 billion in federal funds to strengthen its transit system against catastrophic storms such as Superstorm Sandy, which brought commuter service to a halt almost two years ago. New Jersey...
Rebuilding Slow After New Jersey Boardwalk Fire
Sep 16 2014 // Rebuilding is slow one year after a fire devoured more than four blocks of boardwalk and destroyed more than 50 businesses in two New Jersey shore towns. The boardwalk that was lost on Sept. 12, 2013, has been rebuilt...
Occidental to Pay $190M in New Jersey River Pollution Case
Sep 16 2014 // Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s chemical unit agreed to pay $190 million to cover its liability for the cleanup of the Passaic River in northern New Jersey, state officials said. Occidental Chemical is the legal...
Insurance Issues Loom Large in N.J.’s 3rd Congressional District Race
Sep 15 2014 // Democrats see New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District as one of their best chances to pick up a House seat in November’s general election in a race full of early spending on accusatory ads, and in which the...
N.J. Sen. Menendez Urges FEMA to Reform NFIP’s Claims Process
Sep 12 2014 // Following up on issues that were raised at the July 30 hearing on post-Sandy flood insurance claims, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) sent a letter on Wednesday, Sept. 10, to Federal Emergency Management Agency’s...
Indictment: N.J. Man Lied About Being Carjacked for Insurance Payout
Sep 12 2014 // New Jersey state authorities say a northern New Jersey man fabricated a story about being carjacked so he could get about $38,500 from his insurer. New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced...
Nationwide Brand Back in N.J. Market
Sep 8 2014 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. last month began selling its Nationwide-branded auto insurance in New Jersey for the first time since 1981. Amy Shore, senior vice president of field operations at Nationwide, said on Aug....
Feds: New Jersey Gov. Christie’s Post-Sandy Ads Were OK
Sep 5 2014 // The federal government says New Jersey did not run afoul of any regulations when Gov. Chris Christie starred in ads that promoted beach tourism in the summer after Superstorm Sandy hit the state. But an audit by the...
Sandy-Hit Towns in N.Y., N.J. Wrestle With Eminent-Domain Choice
Sep 3 2014 // On a tiny spit of land off Long Island in New York, the wealthy village of Asharoken faces a dilemma borne of Superstorm Sandy. Either it accepts millions of dollars in federal aid to build a protective sand dune and for...
