Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Jersey Mandates Fuller Hospital Error Disclosures
Sep 1 2009 // New Jersey hospitals will soon have to make public more detailed information on medical errors. The legislation — which also bars hospitals from charging insurers or patients for procedures to correct certain medical...
Settlements Reached in Deaths of 3 New Jersey Boys
Aug 24 2009 // The families of three Camden boys who died in the trunk of a parked car four years ago have reached a settlement with its manufacturer. But separate civil lawsuits filed against Camden, its police department, officers who...
New Jersey Insurer Markets Auto Coverage Using Highway Art
Aug 17 2009 // New Jersey personal auto insurer Palisades is using a unique approach to market itself: an “art gallery” of 13 highway billboards across the state. The images were picked by online voting and were pared down...
New Jersey to Implement Fee Schedule for PIP Payments
Aug 12 2009 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance can legally implement a fee schedule for doctors who treat patients with injuries covered through Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage, a New Jersey Court has...
Patient Sues New Jersey Doc in Hepatitis B Outbreak Case
Aug 10 2009 // A New Jersey oncologist whom health officials suspect was responsible for a hepatitis B outbreak earlier this year has been sued by one of his patients. Roland Jacobsen, of Manchester, claims he contracted the disease...
New Jersey Case Tests Overseas Reach of Workers’ Comp Law
Aug 3 2009 // School Wants to Eliminate Workers’ Comp for Workers in Foreign Countries A New Jersey nonprofit that hired workers to teach in foreign countries is not required to provide workers’ compensation insurance for...
Insurers to Pay $2.8M in New Jersey Strip-Search Settlement
Aug 3 2009 // A southern New Jersey county has approved a $4 million settlement that could end a class-action lawsuit over strip searches done at its jail. The suit claimed unnecessary strip searches were conducted on thousands of men...
New Jersey Case Tests Overseas Reach of Workers’ Comp Law
Jul 23 2009 // A New Jersey nonprofit that hires workers to teach in foreign countries is not required to provide workers’ compensation insurance for those employees, a New Jersey appeals court has ruled. The decision — which...
Height of New Jersey Beach Dunes Kicks up Political Sandstorm
Jul 22 2009 // Where’s the beach? That’s the question some oceanfront homeowners are asking, bothered that the dunes are blocking their ocean views. A sandstorm is brewing in Atlantic City, where businesses and the City...
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Jul 20 2009 // Colemont Insurance Brokers has named John Cleary as vice president and casualty broker. Cleary will be physically located in New Jersey, but he will be working as part of the Hartford, Connecticut office. He brings over 25...
Jasey Named New Jersey Insurance Commissioner
Jul 20 2009 // Neil Jasey has been appointed commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. Jasey Replaces replaces former Commissioner Steve Goldman, who recently departed the role to return to private law...
Sheekey to Head New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission
Jul 16 2009 // Shawn Sheekey has been named acting administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission. He replaces Sharon A. Harrington, who was recently appointed to the New Jersey Casino Control Commission. Sheekey has served as...
New Jersey Law Targets Contractors that Undercount Employees
Jul 15 2009 // New Jersey workers’ comp regulators will soon be able to issue stop-work orders to contractors who misrepresent employee headcounts, under a bill signed by Gov. Jon S. Corzine. The bill targets contractors that...
Insurers to Pay $2.8M in New Jersey Strip-Search Settlement
Jul 13 2009 // A southern New Jersey county has approved a $4 million settlement that could end a class-action lawsuit over strip searches done at its jail. The suit claimed unnecessary strip searches were conducted on thousands of men...
Hutton Joins New Jersey’s NIA Group
Jul 8 2009 // The NIA Group insurance brokerage in Paramus, New Jersey, has named Peter A. Hutton as executive vice president for National Sales. In his new role, Hutton will oversee the NIA’s sales strategy, including continued...
More Students Showing Interest in Insurance Careers, Say N.J. Agents
Jul 7 2009 // More than ever before, recent graduates are expressing interest in the insurance industry, according to the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey and New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals. The associations’...
New Jersey Insurance Commissioner Goldman Stepping Down
Jul 6 2009 // A member of New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine’s Cabinet is stepping down. After three years as commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance, Steven Goldman will leave July 15 to resume his private law career. He...
Judge: No Coverage for N.J. Manic Depressive with a Credibility Problem
Jul 6 2009 // A New Jersey woman who claimed her bipolar disorder was brought on by a stressful relationship with her boss is not eligible to collect workers’ comp benefits, a compensation judge has ruled. The case was brought by...
Wheeler Named Insurance Director for New Jersey
Jun 30 2009 // The New Jersey Senate has confirmed Douglas A. Wheeler as director of the Division of Insurance.. Wheeler had been nominated by Governor Jon Corzine in May. He will replace longtime division Director Donald Bryan, who...
Ratings Roundup: Plymouth Rock, American Sterling, Mercer, Iron Horse, Agrinational, Intrepid
Jun 25 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of “a-” of Plymouth Rock Assurance Group...
