Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Study: Ongoing Recovery Efforts Take Mental Health Toll on Sandy Survivors
Jul 30 2015 // A new study says the lingering effects of Superstorm Sandy — in the form of unfinished repairs, disputed claims, and recurrent mold — are associated with increased odds of Sandy-impacted residents experiencing...
N.J. Files Eminent Domain Actions Against Beachfront Property Owners
Jul 20 2015 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration has begun legal proceedings to obtain land from beachfront property owners so the state can build dunes to protect against storms. The New Jersey Department of...
People – East
Jul 20 2015 // Liberty Mutual Insurance promoted Jamie Trish to president of its Northeast Business Insurance operations. Trish will be responsible for the profitable growth of business in the region that includes Connecticut, Maine,...
Brown & Brown Acquires RF Ougheltree & Associates in New Jersey
Jul 17 2015 // Brown & Brown Inc. announced that its wholesale brokerage division, Hull & Company, has acquired certain assets of RF Ougheltree & Associates LLC in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not...
N.J. Gov. Christie Seeks Federal Disaster Aid for Storm-Ravaged Counties
Jul 15 2015 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday requested the federal government to issue a major disaster declaration for severe thunderstorms that caused more than $15 million worth of damage and knocked out power to 300,000...
Damage Assessment Tops $20M in Storm-Hit New Jersey Counties
Jul 13 2015 // Southern New Jersey towns hit hard by severe storms that ripped through the area last month could be in line to get federal aid to help offset cleanup costs. Federal Emergency Management Agency officials spent a second day...
Doctor Gets 5-Year Sentence for Medical Bribe Scheme in New Jersey
Jul 10 2015 // A New Jersey doctor is headed to prison for accepting $1.8 million in bribes from a medical lab company. Federal prosecutors say Frank Santangelo received a 63-month sentence on Tuesday and will have to serve three years...
N.J. Brothers Admit Recruiting Auto Accident Victims for Chiropractic Facilities
Jul 8 2015 // Two brothers in New Jersey have admitted organizing a scheme to recruit motor vehicle accident victims as patients for chiropractic facilities they controlled. State authorities say 52-year-old Anhuar Bandy and his...
Outgoing N.J. Commissioner Kobylowski to Join AmeriHealth as Senior VP
Jul 6 2015 // Ken Kobylowski The outgoing New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski will join AmeriHealth New Jersey as senior vice president of provider contracting and network operations effective July...
People – East
Jul 6 2015 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced on June 22 that Ken Kobylowski, commissioner for the state’s Department of Banking and Insurance, will leave the administration over the next several weeks. Kobylowski was one...
N.J. Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud Over Damage Done to Car
Jun 29 2015 // A Newark, New Jersey, man who committed insurance fraud is now headed to prison. New Jersey state authorities say Derrick Smith recently received a three-year sentence. Smith sought more than $15,000 from his insurer for...
Obamacare Tax Subsidy Recipients in Northeast Express Relief
Jun 26 2015 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the tax subsidies for health insureds across the country including those in states without their own health exchanges that use the federal health insurance exchange. The following...
New Jersey Doctor Sentenced for Role in Bribes-for-Test Referrals Scheme
Jun 25 2015 // A New Jersey doctor who took part in a long-running bribes-for-test referrals scheme is now headed to prison. Douglas Bienstock received a 37-month sentence Tuesday, federal prosecutors said. He also will have to serve a...
Storm Cleanup Gets Underway in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Jun 25 2015 // Powerful storms that thundered through eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut downed trees and power lines, leaving nearly 400,000 customers without electricity and disrupting mass transit service Wednesday. In...
N.J. Banking and Insurance Commissioner Kobylowski to Leave Post
Jun 23 2015 // Ken Kobylowski New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Monday the departure of three long-serving cabinet members: Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski, State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff and Health...
Narragansett Bay Insurance Hires Fought as N.J. Territory Manager
Jun 18 2015 // Todd Fought Narragansett Bay Insurance Company (NBIC) in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, hired Todd Fought as assistant vice president – New Jersey territory manager. In this position, Fought’s responsibilities will...
N.J. Police Captain Accused of Illegally Accessing Private Insurance Database
Jun 18 2015 // Authorities have accused a Newark, New Jersey, police captain and a former officer of illegally accessing a private insurance database to sell the information to others. Capt. Anthony Buono of Millstone, New Jersey, and...
N.J. Sen. Menendez Warns of Predatory Groups Targeting Sandy Victims
Jun 16 2015 // U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is urging Sandy victims to be wary of scam-artists offering to help them navigate through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)...
Agency Groups Offer Pre-Licensing Classes for Veterans
Jun 15 2015 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New Jersey (IIABNJ) launched a new career program on Memorial Day, May 25, aimed at supporting the men and women of the armed forces. The program, called the “U.S....
N.J. Approves New Healthcare Industry Captive Authority for Benefit Plans
Jun 12 2015 // New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski announced the approval of a new line of authority for HCSG Insurance Corp., a captive insurer formed last year by Healthcare Services Group Inc....
