Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Wholesale Brokerage NAPCO Relocates New Jersey Headquarters
Jun 24 2009 // Wholesale commercial insurance brokerage NAPCO has relocated its corporate headquarters to an 11,000-square foot office inside the Woodbridge Hotel and Conference Center complex in Iselin, New Jersey. NAPCO says the move...
Wife of New Jersey Musician Killed in Airline Crash Sues
Jun 22 2009 // The family of a jazz guitarist from New Jersey who was killed in the crash of a commuter plane near Buffalo, N.Y., in February has sued Continental Airlines and the flight’s operator. The lawsuit was filed Monday in...
MetLife Names Fagan as Regional SalesManager in Central New Jersey
Jun 18 2009 // MetLife Auto & Home has appointed Joanne Fagan as a regional sales manager in New Jersey, overseeing the company’s growth plans for the central portion of the Garden State. Fagan has over 38 years of insurance...
Two Former New Jersey Officials Sentenced for Bribe-Taking
Jun 17 2009 // Two former New Jersey elected officials arrested on corruption charges nearly two years ago in an FBI sting operation have been sentenced to federal prison terms. Former Passaic City Council member Marcellus Jackson...
Judge: No Coverage for N.J. Manic Depressive with a Credibility Problem
Jun 17 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...
Lawmakers Want to Improve New Jersey’s Storm Preparedness
Jun 16 2009 // There have always been lingering concerns over how New Jersey would be able to quickly evacuate large numbers of people during hurricanes or other natural disasters, especially among coastal residents. And with that in...
Former New Jersey Councilman Gets 6 Years in Insurance Sting
Jun 8 2009 // A former councilman from Passaic, New Jersey has been sentenced to more than six years in prison after being convicted of corruption. Jonathan Soto will serve 75 months in federal prison. A jury found him guilty in...
Stop-Work Order Bill Awaits Signature by New Jersey Governor
Jun 3 2009 // The head of New Jersey’s workers’ compensation division could begin issuing stop-work orders against contractors for misrepresenting employee headcounts under a bill awaiting signature by Gov. Jon Corzine. The...
Palisades Partners with NBIC to Offer New Jersey Coastal Coverage
Jun 3 2009 // Palisades Safety and Insurance Management Corp. and Narragansett Bay Insurance Co.(NBIC) have entered into an agreement allowing NBIC to offer coastal home insurance renewal quotes to former customers of Proformance...
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Jun 1 2009 // TD Insurance Inc. has hired Linda Bogardus as an account manager in the Core Division of Commercial Lines. Bogardus, who is based in Burlington, Vermont, will oversee marketing and servicing large commercial insurance...
Worker Dies When Truck Tire Explodes at New Jersey Firm
Jun 1 2009 // A worker putting air in a retreaded tractor-trailer tire at a New Jersey business was killed when it exploded. State police say Bruce Coverdale of Commercial Township died instantly in Friday’s accident at Advance...
Worker Killed in Explosion at New Jersey Business
May 18 2009 // Police say a longtime employee at a New Jersey welding supplies shop was killed when a 60-pound oxygen tank he was filling exploded. The force of the blast last Wednesday morning at the J.W. Goodliffe and Son building in...
