Latest New Jersey Headlines
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Ratings Roundup: DTRIC, Utica, Atradius NJ
May 11 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-” of Hawaii’s DTRIC Insurance Company Limited, both with stable outlooks....
New Jersey Senate Tackles Two More Insurance Bills
May 8 2009 // The New Jersey Senate’s Commerce Committee is in the midst of vetting two key bills that would have significant impact on the Garden State’s insurance industry. One bill would create a create a financial...
Bollinger Acquires Gail Steinberg & Co. Inc.
May 7 2009 // New Jersey-based insurance brokerage Bollinger Inc. has acquired Gail Steinberg & Co. Inc. of New York, New York, the company announced. In connection with the merger, Gail Steinberg, president and chief executive...
Business Moves
May 4 2009 // AIG, AIU American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has taken the first step to position the rebranding of its insurance units as an independent entity, AIU Holdings. AIG has transgered the company to a special purpose...
New Jersey Residents Facing Motor Vehicle Fee Hikes
May 1 2009 // Garden State residents might soon pay more to ride a motorcycle, attend driver improvement classes and get copies of boating paperwork from the state. New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission has proposed dozens of fee...
New Jersey Foundry Fined $8M for Safety, Environmental Violations
Apr 28 2009 // A New Jersey company that manufactures cast iron pipe was fined $8 million Friday for dozens of environmental violations and lying about numerous safety violations at its plant along the Delaware River. Atlantic States...
New Jersey Cops Issue 120K Cell Phone Tickets
Apr 27 2009 // Police in New Jersey issued approximately 120,000 tickets during the year since the state banned motorists from texting or using hand-held cell phones. A two-week “Hang Up, Just Drive” initiative that targeted...
MetLife Adds Two Sales Managers in New Jersey to Aid Expansion
Apr 24 2009 // MetLife Auto & Home has hired two sales execs to head up its growth plans for New Jersey. Kelli Rettig and Patrick Flaherty have both been named regional sales managers. Rettig will oversee southern New Jersey while...
Narragansett Bay Now Licensed to Write in New Jersey
Apr 24 2009 // Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. said it’s been granted a license to write property and casualty insurance in New Jersey. New Jersey would be the fourth state where the company can write...
More Than 200 Acres of Forest Burn in Southern New Jersey
Apr 20 2009 // A fast-moving forest fire burned more than 200 acres in southern New Jersey on Saturday, but there were no reports of injuries or homes being damaged. Authorities said the fire, which broke out in the Pinelands National...
New Jersey Lawyer Sues over Teen Driver Decals
Apr 20 2009 // A New Jersey lawyer is suing to overturn a Garden State law that will require drivers younger than 21 to display identifying decals on their vehicle license plates. Attorney Gregg D. Trautmann of Rockaway called the law...
The Carlet Letter? New Jersey Tags New Drivers with Decal
Apr 17 2009 // Would you drive any differently if you knew there was a teenager behind the wheel of the car in front of you? You might find out soon. A first-in-the-nation law in New Jersey will require new drivers ages 21 and younger to...
Worker Rescued after Fall into New Jersey Silo
Apr 13 2009 // A worker who fell nearly 40 feet into a silo filled with flour at a New Jersey business apparently escaped with only minor injuries. The unidentified man was in the silo at the Kellogg USA plant in Winslow Township for...
Doctor in New Jersey Hep B Case Has Medical License Suspended
Apr 7 2009 // New Jersey regulators on have temporarily suspended the medical license of a doctor who health officials suspect is linked to a hepatitis B outbreak. Nearly 3,000 of Dr. Parvez Dara’s patients have been warned to get...
Measurement of Success
Apr 6 2009 // Planning, People and Dedication Equal Success for Top 100 Agency Bollinger Insurance Top 100 Agency Profile Ranking No.: 14 Agency Name: Bollinger Insurance Inc. Headquarters: Short Hills, N.J. Year Founded:...
Vioxx Class Action Dismissed Again
Mar 19 2009 // A New Jersey judge Tuesday denied a request to certify a class action against Merck & Co. on behalf of consumers who sought reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses for their use of the withdrawn pain drug Vioxx. The...
Now Offering Contractor GL Insurance in Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, New Jersey & South Carolina
Mar 17 2009 // National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (“NCIC”) specializes in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors. NCIC writes the...
New Jersey Ex-Lawmaker Pleads Not Guilty to Child Porn Charges
Mar 11 2009 // A former New Jersey lawmaker who once headed the state assembly’s key committee on insurance issues has pleaded not guilty to child pornography charges. Prosecutors say Neil Cohen has admitted viewing child porn, but...
New Jersey Teen Hurt in Stolen Auto Denied Medical Benefits
Mar 9 2009 // New Jersey’s Supreme Court said a passenger in a stolen vehicle can’t collect medical benefits under an auto insurance policy, even if the person doesn’t know the vehicle was stolen. Last week’s 5-2...
New Jersey Jury Awards $11 Million in Dental Malpractice Case
Mar 9 2009 // A jury in central New Jersey has awarded more than $11 million to the family of a man who died after having his wisdom teeth removed. Francis Keller of Woodbridge had a genetic condition that caused swelling as a reaction...
