Latest New Jersey Headlines
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Lawyer Drops Appeal in N.J. Text Sender Liability Case
Nov 22 2013 // The lawyer for a Florida couple has dropped an appeal of a New Jersey texting while driving ruling. Attorney Stephen Weinstein represents a couple who each lost a leg in 2009 when their motorcycle was struck in New Jersey...
10 Ideas Chosen for Coastal Shields in New York, New Jersey
Nov 19 2013 // Here’s one way to stop the floodwaters the next time a monster like Superstorm Sandy comes ashore in New York City: Build an 8-mile-long system of dikes around the low-lying parts of Manhattan. A proposal for just...
Cook Maran Promotes 6 Staff Members to Vice President in N.Y., N.J.
Nov 18 2013 // Cook Maran & Associates, an insurance broker and consulting firm with offices in East Hampton, Southampton and Melville, N.Y. as well as in Marlton and Fair Lawn, N.J., promoted six staff members to vice...
2013 State Specialist P/C Insurers Revealed
Nov 18 2013 // State Specialists are often an independent agent’s most reliable and consistent market. These companies are focused on a specific geographic area, understand it and consistently strive to serve it. The Demotech...
N.J. Wants Sandy Money Shifted to Housing Repairs
Nov 18 2013 // As many as 1,100 families on waiting lists for help rebuilding their homes after Superstorm Sandy could benefit from a plan New Jersey has to move additional storm recovery funds to repair programs. The state’s...
New Jersey Criticized for Holding Onto Storm Housing Aid
Nov 14 2013 // New Jersey officials said Tuesday that they have distributed just over one-third of the federal aid allocated for housing for families affected by Superstorm Sandy. The state’s Community Affairs Department released...
Jimcor Agencies in New Jersey Appoints Divisional Manager
Nov 12 2013 // Jimcor Agencies announced the appointment of Alan G. Belthoff to the position of divisional manager. Belthoff has worked with international carriers in various positions with increasing levels of responsibility. At Jimcor...
N.J. Seeks to Shift Funds to Aid Homeowners Waitlisted for Sandy Grants
Nov 7 2013 // New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration said it is seeking to allocate additional federal funds to two major Superstorm Sandy housing recovery programs and also to set aside funds for a program to...
New Jersey Chiropractor Pleads Guilty in $89K Insurance Fraud
Nov 5 2013 // New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that a northern New Jersey chiropractor pleaded guilty Monday to causing false documentation to be submitted to insurance companies and subsequently...
Cook Maran & Associates Appoints Account Executive in New Jersey
Nov 4 2013 // Cook Maran & Associates appointed Jeff Banasz as account executive. He is based in Cook Maran’s Marlton, N.J., office. Prior to joining Cook Maran, Banasz was an insurance broker/consultant with The Graham...
New Jersey Officer Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
Nov 4 2013 // A Newark, N.J., police officer has admitted filing a false insurance claim after his vehicle was declared stolen and found torched. The Essex County prosecutor’s office says Johnathan R. Taylor pleaded guilty last...
A Year After Sandy, a Slow Recovery for Thousands
Nov 4 2013 // A year after Superstorm Sandy catastrophically flooded vast swaths of eastern U.S. coastline, thousands of people still trying to fix their soaked and surf-battered homes are being stymied by bureaucracy, insurance...
AssuredPartners Acquires Eastern Insurance Agency in Pennsylvania
Nov 1 2013 // AssuredPartners Inc., through its subsidiary AssuredPartners of New Jersey, acquired Eastern Insurance Acquisition Agency (D/B/A Eastern Insurance Group) in Pennsylvania. Eastern Insurance Group specializes in commercial...
Wall Street Commuter Ferry Operator Settles Crash Claims
Oct 31 2013 // The owner of SeaStreak Wall Street, a commuter ferry that crashed in Manhattan’s financial district on Jan. 9, has settled more than 45 personal-injury claims for almost $1 million, according to a lawyer for the...
New Jersey Gov. Christie Helps Towns Mark Sandy Anniversary
Oct 30 2013 // On the anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie toured the state Tuesday to celebrate New Jersey’s progress in recovering from the devastating storm, but he also heard from residents whose...
Many Sandy-Displaced N.J. Residents Dissatisfied With Insurers: Survey
Oct 30 2013 // A new survey of New Jersey residents who have been displaced from their homes because of Superstorm Sandy shows many of them are not happy with their insurers. The Monmouth University Polling Institute in West Long Branch,...
Insurers Rated on Customer Satisfaction with Auto Claims: J.D. Power
Oct 30 2013 // Customer satisfaction with auto insurance claims handling is improving, due in large part to insurers’ improvements in managing the first notice of loss (FNOL) process and providing faster payments to claimants,...
1 Year After Sandy, N.J. Urges Consumers to Stay Vigilant About Insurance Fraud
Oct 29 2013 // One year after Superstorm Sandy struck the state, New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) Commissioner Ken Kobylowski is cautioning consumers to remain vigilant about insurance fraud. “Each year,...
New Jersey Gov. Christie: Congress Is to Blame for Sandy Aid Delays
Oct 28 2013 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he understands victims’ frustrations a year after Superstorm Sandy but maintains that his administration isn’t to blame for delays in aid reaching victims. In an interview...
How a Run-of-the-Mill Hurricane Mutated Into a Superstorm Named Sandy
Oct 28 2013 // It was the moment a run-of-the-mill hurricane mutated into a monster named Sandy. Paradoxically, it was the same time Sandy lost much of its wind power, dropping from a hurricane to a tropical storm. It was a Friday night...
