Latest New Jersey Headlines
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Death of New Jersey Ship Worker Killed by Falling Planks Was Accident
Sep 24 2018 // New Jersey state police say the death of a ship worker killed when two steel planks fell on him has been ruled an accident. Basim Gilliard was hit around 9:15 a.m. Sunday while he was unloading cargo from the hold of the...
N.J. Governor Murphy Urges Safety as Hurricane Florence Approaches East Coast
Sep 13 2018 // New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and emergency officials urged caution Tuesday as Hurricane Florence approaches the East Coast even though the worst effects of the storm are expected to miss the state. Murphy even jokingly...
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Sep 3 2018 // Satellite Agency Network Group Inc. (SAN), a Hampton, N.H.-based alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast, has hired Sondra Collins as a commercial lines placement specialist for its AccessPlus...
New Jersey Investigating NRA-Sponsored Carry Guard Insurance
Sep 3 2018 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance is investigating the marketing and sale in New Jersey of insurance sponsored by the National Rifle Association for potential violations of state insurance laws. The...
Lagging on Safety System, New Jersey Transit Nixed for Federal Grant
Aug 27 2018 // New Jersey Transit has been rejected for additional federal money as it scrambles to install a required safety system by year’s end. The Federal Railroad Administration on Thursday announced more than $200 million in...
Wilson Elser Hires Sharp in New Jersey
Aug 24 2018 // Wilson Elser has hired James Sharp as of counsel in its New Jersey office. Sharp’s practice focus is professional liability and insurance defense with a particular emphasis on health care. He most frequently...
New Jersey Investigating NRA-Sponsored Carry Guard Insurance
Aug 22 2018 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance is investigating the marketing and sale in New Jersey of insurance sponsored by the National Rifle Association for potential violations of state insurance laws. The...
A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings for Palisades Group, High Point Homeowners Group
Aug 20 2018 // Plymouth Rock Assurance has announced that A.M. Best Rating Services Inc. upgraded the financial strength ratings of the Palisades Group and High Point Homeowners Group to A- (Excellent). In addition, their long-term...
The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Names Monacelli PIA National Director
Aug 15 2018 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey has named Paul Monacelli as its PIA national director. Monacelli is CEO of ADP/Statewide Insurance Agencies Inc. in Florham Park, N.J. With more than four decades of...
School Bus Overturns on New Jersey Turnpike, 36 People Hurt
Aug 13 2018 // Officials say a school bus taking families home from a picnic crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike, sending dozens of people to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka says the bus was...
Praise and Concern Over New Jersey’s Plan to Sue Over Pollution
Aug 7 2018 // New Jersey’s new push to sue people and companies responsible for pollution has environmental groups applauding and business interests raising questions and concerns. After two terms of Republican Chris Christie,...
Two More Women Sue New Jersey University Over Alleged Rapes
Aug 1 2018 // Two more women have filed federal lawsuits alleging that a New Jersey university is partly to blame for sexual assaults after they say school officials turned a blind eye to an unsanctioned fraternity known for underage...
GEICO Board of Directors Promotes Connor to VP of New York, New Jersey Offices
Jul 23 2018 // The GEICO Board of Directors has promoted Jeremy Connor to vice president of the company’s regional office in Buffalo, N.Y., and its claims office in Marlton, N.J. Connor had served as assistant vice president of...
Insurance Salesman Sentenced for Stealing Man’s Inheritance in New Jersey
Jul 20 2018 // An insurance salesman convicted of stealing a client’s inheritance is now headed to prison. Federal prosecutors say Patrick McCullagh received a three-year sentence Wednesday. The 70-year-old Georgetown, Kentucky,...
Agency Network Exchange Hires Foley in New Jersey
Jul 19 2018 // Agency Network Exchange LLC (ANE) has added Linda Foley as director of field operations based in New Jersey. In this role, she will work with member agencies to develop and implement growth plans and maintain agency...
New Jersey’s APIC Appoints Hicks as Company Controller
Jul 19 2018 // American Property Insurance Company (APIC), a licensed and admitted commercial insurance carrier headquartered in Eatontown, N.J., has appointed Steven T. Hicks as company controller. Reporting to the chief financial...
Man Charged with Assuming Identity of N.J. Doctor in $1M Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jul 13 2018 // A Florida man has been charged with assuming the identity of a New Jersey doctor to submit more than $1 million in fraudulent medical claims for services allegedly rendered at a Morris County medical center that, in...
Gallagher Bassett Services Acquires New Jersey’s WCD Group
Jul 11 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc., has acquired Pennington, N.J.-based WCD Group LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2002, WCD manages and mitigates...
New York, New Jersey PATH Stations to Close on Weekends to Meet Safety Goal
Jul 9 2018 // Several PATH rail stations will close on weekends during the next four months to accommodate work on installing a federally required emergency braking system. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said its World...
Safety Deadline Looming, New Jersey Transit Aiming for Extension
Jul 5 2018 // New Jersey transit officials said Tuesday they hope to earn a two-year extension of a federally mandated deadline for installing an emergency braking system on their rail lines. With an initial deadline six months away,...
