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Prosecutor Says New Jersey Man Fakes Fall for Insurance Money
Feb 4 2019 // Police have arrested a New Jersey man who they say faked a slip and fall at a business to get insurance money. Prosecutors say the 57-year-old Randolph man was subcontracted to work at a company in Woodbridge when he faked...
New Jersey’s Brooks Insurance Agency Hires McCluskey
Jan 31 2019 // Brooks Insurance Agency, a Manalapan, N.J.-based multi-line wholesaler, has hired Michael McCluskey as senior vice president and broker. McCluskey specializes in placing professional liability insurance for the financial...
Four Wounded During New Jersey Candlelight Vigil Shooting
Jan 29 2019 // Police say four girls and women were wounded, one critically, in a shooting during a candlelight vigil in New Jersey for two males killed in the crash of a stolen vehicle. Police in Newark say the victims, who range in age...
New Jersey’s Jimcor Agency Adds Three Sales Team Members
Jan 25 2019 // Jimcor Agency Inc., a Montvale, N.J.-based independent managing general agent and insurance wholesaler, has hired Michael Hogan, Kyle Lacertosa and Victoria Stern. These three new sales team members serve as brokerage...
N.J. Congressman Introduces Bill Requiring Rail Safety Probe Notification
Jan 22 2019 // A New Jersey congressman has introduced legislation to force federal regulators to notify Congress when a railroad or transit agency is being investigated for safety violations. The bill proposed by Democratic Rep. Albio...
New York, New Jersey Governors Set 2019 Goals to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Jan 17 2019 // The Democratic governors of New York and New Jersey each set goals to legalize recreational marijuana as part of their 2019 agendas, declaring in separate State of the State speeches Tuesday that new laws should raise...
New Jersey Sex Assault Victim Wants College Held Liable
Jan 11 2019 // A lawyer for a college student who was sexually assaulted at a fraternity “Date Night” party and then driven across campus and assaulted again asked a U.S. appeals court Tuesday to hold the public college...
Former New Jersey Police Officer Sentenced to Prison for Sandy Fraud
Jan 9 2019 // A former police officer has been sentenced to prison for his role in stealing $187,000 in federal Superstorm Sandy relief funds to repair a vacation home on the New Jersey shore. The Asbury Park Press reports 45-year-old...
New Jersey’s Solutions Insurance & Financial Services Joins Gloron Agency
Jan 7 2019 // Solutions Insurance & Financial Services of Fairfield, N.J., has joined Gloron Agency Inc. of New York, N.Y., effective January 1, 2019. The headquarters for the newly combined firm will remain in Manhattan, and the...
East States See Health, Flood Coverages as Key in 2019 with Insurtech, Recruitment Raising Concerns
Jan 7 2019 // From big data and blockchain to autonomous vehicles and new technology that isn’t yet on the radar, “change is inevitable” for the insurance industry in 2019. “Insurance companies, insurance...
Safety Lacking at New Jersey Facility That May Have Exposed Many to HIV
Jan 2 2019 // A New Jersey surgery center that may have exposed more than 3,000 patients to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C used poor drug storage methods, an outdated infection control plan and unacceptable sterilization practices,...
Murphy Says NJ Transit Meets Safety Equipment Deadline
Dec 21 2018 // New Jersey Transit has made enough progress on installing a federally mandated emergency braking system to meet a year-end deadline, Gov. Phil Murphy said. At a news conference at NJ Transit’s maintenance yard, the...
New Jersey Man Charged in Alleged $17K Insurance Fraud Scheme
Dec 20 2018 // A New Jersey man has been charged with insurance fraud and theft by deception in an alleged scheme to collect $17,048 in temporary total disability payment from his insurance company. Ramdeo Ramsaran, of Teaneck, N.J., was...
Reuters Special Report: J&J Knew About Asbestos in Baby Powder for Decades
Dec 17 2018 // Darlene Coker knew she was dying. She just wanted to know why. She knew that her cancer, mesothelioma, arose in the delicate membrane surrounding her lungs and other organs. She knew it was as rare as it was deadly, a...
Special Report: The Industry Industry Gives Back
Dec 14 2018 // Safety National Safety National proudly supports Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis, an organization that has been helping children with physical and developmental disabilities for more than 80 years. In...
Wilhelm Named Account Manager at New Jersey’s RT New Day
Dec 11 2018 // RT Specialty has named Daniel Wilhelm as an account manager within its National Environmental and Construction Professional Liability Practice. In this role, he is responsible for supporting new business and marketing...
Federal Agency Probing Accident That Sickened Amazon Workers in New Jersey
Dec 11 2018 // Federal officials will review an accident in which an automated machine punctured a can of bear repellent at an Amazon warehouse in New Jersey, releasing fumes that sickened workers and sent two dozen to hospitals. The...
New Jersey Amazon Workers Treated After Bear Repellent Releases Fumes
Dec 7 2018 // An automated machine punctured a can of bear repellent at an Amazon warehouse in New Jersey on Wednesday, releasing fumes that sickened workers and sent two dozen to hospitals, officials said. An Amazon representative said...
Alliant Hires Clifton to Employee Benefits Group in New Jersey
Dec 6 2018 // Alliant, a Newport Beach, Calif.-headquartered provider of property and casualty, workers’ compensation, employee benefits, surety and financial products and services, has hired Joe Clifton to its Employee Benefits...
Fire Severely Damages Three New Jersey Shore Homes
Dec 5 2018 // Authorities say a fire in a New Jersey Shore town has severely damaged three homes, hurt at least two people and left one elderly woman missing. The fire in Sea Isle City broke out shortly before noon Thursday, sending...
