Latest New Jersey Headlines
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World Insurance Associates Acquires Coverage Administrators in New Jersey
Mar 7 2017 // World Insurance Associates LLC, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Tinton Falls, N.J., acquired Coverage Administrators Inc. of New York, N.Y. on February 1, 2017. Coverage Administrators Inc. has been...
Judge Clears Hartford Investment Unit in Excess Fees Case
Mar 6 2017 // A federal judge in New Jersey recently dismissed a long-running lawsuit accusing Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.’s investment management unit of overcharging investors in six mutual funds, following a rare...
School Buses in New Jersey Still Don’t Have Safety Sensors
Mar 6 2017 // More than a year after a law was signed requiring them, child-detection sensors are still not installed on most new school buses because regulations on how to implement it have not been approved. Gov. Chris Christie signed...
New Bill Grants Bonding Assistance to Small Businesses in New Jersey
Mar 6 2017 // A recently passed bipartisan bill in New Jersey has brought good news to small businesses that want to participate on public construction projects. Senate Bill 123, signed by Gov. Chris Christie on Jan. 4, introduces a new...
New Jersey-Based York Risk Services Group Hires Galiano
Mar 1 2017 // York Risk Services Group (York), a Parsippany, N.J.-based national provider of claims management, managed care, specialized loss adjusting, alternative risk programs, pool administration and other insurance services, has...
New Jersey Supreme Court Issues Ruling in $500M Contamination Lawsuit
Feb 20 2017 // The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Givaudan Fragrances Corporation (Fragrances) in a $500 million insurance coverage lawsuit against Aetna Casualty & Surety Company and additional insurers named as...
Families Beg to Close New Jersey Beach Where 3 Died as Sand Gave Way
Feb 14 2017 // Relatives of three people who died when the sand at a New Jersey beach gave way beneath their feet begged a judge to permanently close the beach, saying it’s only a matter of time before someone else dies...
Governor Christie Approves Uber and Lyft to Operate in New Jersey
Feb 13 2017 // It’s now legal for ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft to operate in New Jersey. Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Friday signed off on a measure approved by lawmakers in December to regulate the services and...
Fire Destroys Most of New Jersey Luxury Apartment Complex Near Completion
Feb 6 2017 // Authorities say a fast-moving fire has destroyed most of a luxury apartment complex that was about to open to residents. But it’s not yet clear what caused the fire at the Avalon apartments in Maplewood, N.J. The...
Replacement of New Jersey’s Sandy-Damaged Rail Bridge Moving Ahead
Feb 3 2017 // The lasting effects of Superstorm Sandy continue to wash across New Jersey, evident on a century-old railroad bridge that nearly became a casualty of the ferocious October 2012 onslaught. The storm surge from the Atlantic...
New Jersey Supreme Court Issues Ruling in $500M Contamination Lawsuit
Feb 2 2017 // The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Givaudan Fragrances Corporation (Fragrances) in a $500 million insurance coverage lawsuit against Aetna Casualty & Surety Company and additional insurers named as...
New Jersey Transit Rail-Crew Hours Draw Scrutiny Over Safety Limit
Jan 27 2017 // New Jersey Transit faces a widening examination of its safety practices after federal regulators discovered hundreds of potential work-hour violations, including altered duty logs and shifts longer than permitted. Federal...
New Bill Grants Bonding Assistance to Small Businesses in New Jersey
Jan 25 2017 // A recently passed bipartisan bill in New Jersey has brought good news to small businesses that want to participate on public construction projects. Senate Bill 123, signed by Governor Chris Christie on January 4,...
Federal Judge Dismisses Taxi Companies’ New Jersey Lawsuit Over Uber
Jan 23 2017 // A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by taxi and limo companies against the city of Newark over what they claim is preferential treatment given to ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft. The judge ruled Thursday...
New Jersey Beach Town Fights Drowning Death Lawsuit
Jan 19 2017 // A beach town is using blunt legal arguments to resist a demand that it permanently close a section of beach where a man plunged into an inlet and drowned when the sand gave way beneath his feet. North Wildwood acknowledges...
Pennsylvania Uber Driver Refused Ride, Beat New Jersey Man Unconscious
Jan 17 2017 // A southern New Jersey man has filed a lawsuit against ride-sharing giant Uber that alleges he was assaulted by a driver who refused to take him home from a holiday party in Philadelphia. The federal lawsuit states that...
In His Final Year, New Jersey Governor Christie Aims to Tackle Drug Crisis
Jan 17 2017 // Republican Governor Chris Christie said that he will focus in his final year in office on New Jersey’s drug epidemic, promising to limit the supply of opioid drugs doctors can initially prescribe and seeking...
World Insurance Associates Acquires A Berne Insurance in New Jersey
Jan 13 2017 // World Insurance Associates LLC, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Tinton Falls, N.J., completed its 19th business acquisition on January 1, 2017 with the acquisition of A Berne Insurance based in Old Bridge,...
New York and New Jersey Brokers Join Forces, Backed by Prime Risk Partners
Jan 5 2017 // Cook Maran & Associates (Cook Maran), a New York and New Jersey based insurance broker, will acquire Mintz, Girgan & Brightly Inc. (MGB), a privately owned Rochelle Park, N.J., headquartered agency. The MGB team...
New Jersey Based AXON Underwriting Services Hires McMillan
Jan 4 2017 // AXON Underwriting Services LLC, a program administrator and service provider based in Somerville, N.J., has hired David McMillan as an underwriting manager. He joins the firm in order to further develop its growing...
