Latest New Jersey Headlines
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New Jersey Officials Warn of Storm-Damaged Car Re-Sales
Feb 4 2013 // New Jersey officials are warning would-be car buyers to be careful about buying vehicles that may have been damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The state’s motor vehicle commission has seen a near 6,000 percent increase in...
Senate Passes $50 Billion Sandy Aid Package; Bill Goes to Obama
Jan 28 2013 // A long-delayed $50.5 billion aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy cleared the Senate on Monday, three months after the storm destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in coastal New York,...
PCI Welcomes N.J. Gov.’s Decision to Adopt Tougher Rebuilding Standards
Jan 28 2013 // A national insurance association is applauding New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to adopt new advisory flood maps issued last month by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and implement more stringent...
Demand Surge Not An Issue For Sandy; Property Losses Near $19B
Jan 28 2013 // Although demand surge was an issue for the property/casualty industry following a trio of hurricanes in 2005, for Superstorm Sandy the demand-surge impact is minimal so far, an expert said recently. There has only been a...
In N.J., Opponents File Appeal to Stop New PIP Regulations
Jan 28 2013 // In New Jersey, some medical provider groups and trial lawyers are continuing to mount a legal challenge to new motor vehicle personal injury protection (PIP) regulations. On Jan. 3, New Jersey’s Superior Court denied...
N.J.-Based American Collectors Insurance Streamlines Sales Units
Jan 24 2013 // American Collectors Insurance, a Cherry Hill, N.J.-based national provider of insurance for collector vehicles and collectibles, combined its online sales and service department with its phone sales and service department....
N.J.-Based Risk Partners Appoints VP of Business Development
Jan 23 2013 // Risk Partners Inc., a provider of specialty workers’ compensation and auto liability placements and niche program business offerings, named Tripp Craig as its vice president of business development. Craig has over 25...
Superstorm Sandy Challenges Definition of Basement in New Jersey
Jan 21 2013 // Irene Sobolov believes the first floor of her house in Hoboken, N.J., is just that. The federal government and her insurance company say it’s a basement. The semantics, Sobolov has learned, are very...
N.J. Gov. Christie: Congress ‘a Little Late’ With Sandy Aid
Jan 18 2013 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said the Hurricane Sandy aid package Congress approved Tuesday will help expedite rebuilding after the superstorm, but he poked federal lawmakers for being “a little late to the...
N.J. Lawmaker Aims to Classify Reverse Rate Evasion as Insurance Fraud
Jan 17 2013 // The New Jersey Assembly’s financial institutions and insurance committee advanced a bill that would include “reverse rate evasion” as a form of insurance fraud. The bill, A2204 — introduced by the...
N.J. Bill Would Require Homeowners Insurers to Provide Policy Summary
Jan 17 2013 // The New Jersey Assembly’s financial institutions and insurance committee gave approval Monday, Jan. 14, to a recently introduced bill that seeks to make it easier for homeowners to understand what their policy covers...
N.J. Gov. Criticizes Some Oceanfront Property Owners Who Reject Sand Dunes
Jan 16 2013 // The New Jersey shore town of Bradley Beach came through Superstorm Sandy in better shape than many of its neighbors that sustained serious to catastrophic damage from the waves and storm surge.N.J. Gov. Chris Christie...
House Sends $50.5 Billion Sandy Disaster Aid Bill to Senate
Jan 15 2013 // The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved $50.5 billion in long-delayed federal disaster aid to victims of Superstorm Sandy, but not before Republicans flexed their budget-cutting muscle to strike some spending...
What FEMA’s Advisory Flood Maps Mean for New Jersey
Jan 14 2013 // Last month, the Federal Emergency Management Agency released advisory flood maps covering 194 municipalities in coastal areas in New Jersey. Here’s a look at what they mean, in question and answer form. Q. What do...
2013 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 14 2013 // JANUARY P/C Insurance Joint Industry Forum Jan 15 Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, NY Insurance Information Institute www.iii.org 2013 Big ‘I’ Winter Meeting Jan 16-20 The Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa,...
Readying for Sandy, New Jersey Transit Erred in Modeling Storm
Jan 13 2013 // New Jersey Transit incorrectly used federal government software that otherwise could have warned officials against a disastrous decision to leave hundreds of millions of dollars worth of equipment in a low-lying rail yard...
Northeastern Fishing Industry Hoping for Help With Sandy Storm Losses
Jan 8 2013 // While Superstorm Sandy did highly visible damage to homes, boardwalks and roads, it also walloped the Northeastern fishing industry, whose workers are hoping for a small piece of any future disaster assistance that...
Sandy Victims in N.J., N.Y., Blast Delays in Flood Insurance Aid
Jan 6 2013 // Even as Congress passed the first part of an aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy, many victims seethed, wondering why it took so long. The $9.7 billion measure approved on Friday, Jan. 4, allows the National Flood...
In New Jersey, New PIP Rules Go Into Effect After Court Denies Stay Request
Jan 4 2013 // New Jersey’s Superior Court has denied a medical group’s request for a stay of the new motor vehicle personal injury protection (PIP) regulations last evening. The court’s decision means the state’s...
Kobylowski Confirmed as N.J. Commissioner of Banking and Insurance
Jan 3 2013 // Kenneth Kobylowski, who has been serving as acting commissioner of New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance for the past one year, was recently confirmed by the State Senate to be the new commissioner.Kenneth...
