Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.J. Ups Mine Safety Violation Fines
Aug 22 2007 // Fines for violating New Jersey mine safety laws will increase under legislation signed into law by Gov. Jon S. Corzine. State mine safety fines have ranged from $25 to $500. The new law increases them to up to $2,500 for...
N.J. Firm Tests Device to Keep Deer Off Roadways
Aug 14 2007 // A device using a flashing light and a shrill alarm is being tested on a stretch of road near Fort Dix, New Jersey to see whether it can deter deer. The devices, installed by Mount Laurel company JAFA Technologies Inc., are...
Commerce Insurance, Commerce Banc Pursue Partnership Over Lawsuit
Aug 9 2007 // The Commerce Group, Inc., a property/casualty insurer based in Webster, Mass., and Commerce Banc Insurance Services of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, report they have reached an agreement to explore partnership opportunities in...
Mass. Auto Competition: Commerce Pulls U-Turn; Will Geico Field a Team?
Aug 8 2007 // Giant direct auto insurance seller Geico has been airing ads on Boston Red Sox radio broadcasts even though it does not do business in Massachusetts. The radio games are broadcast across New England and the Northeast so...
Bollinger Acquires Redmond & Associates of N.J.
Aug 7 2007 // Insurance broker Bollinger, Inc. reports it has acquired William J. Redmond & Associates of Freehold, N.J. The agency will relocate to Bollinger’s headquarters in Short Hills, N.J. Agency owner William Redmond...
N.J. Court: Out-of-Stater Can Be Sued for Libel for Web Postings
Aug 6 2007 // An out-of-state resident can be sued for libel in New Jersey for statements posted to a Web site forum because his comments targeted a New Jersey resident, a New Jersey appeals court has ruled. The ruling in Danna...
Report: N.D. has the best roads, Kansas ranks 3rd
Aug 6 2007 // Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest annual...
News Currents
Aug 6 2007 // Report: N.D. has the best roads, Kansas ranks 3rd Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved,...
News Currents
Aug 6 2007 // Report: N.D. has the best roads, Kansas ranks 3rd Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved,...
UPS Agrees to Offer Benefits to Gay Partners in N.J.
Aug 1 2007 // After persuasion from New Jersey’s governor and attorney general, UPS Inc. said Monday that it would extend health insurance benefits to the civil union partners of gay employees in New Jersey covered by a union...
N.J. Customer Sues Starbucks Over Loose Lid on Hot Tea Cup
Jul 30 2007 // A Wayne, New Jersey man who says he was scalded when the lid on his hot tea came off has filed a lawsuit against Starbucks. Antonio Couso, 45, asserted in the lawsuit that the lid was not on properly and the tea was too...
N.J. Wholesaler PRS Continues to Expand with Tampa Office
Jul 26 2007 // Professional Risk Solutions (PRS), a wholesale brokerage insurance firm specializing in executive and professional liability and based in Somerset, N.J., has opened a Tampa, Fla. office to further serve the southeastern...
New Web Site Seeks to Attract N.J. College Students to Insurance Careers
Jul 25 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. and the New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals have teamed up to create Project Y, a Web site (http://www.projectynj.org) dedicated to generating greater interest in...
N.J. State Senator, Pedestrian He Injured Settle Lawsuit
Jul 25 2007 // A New Jersey state senator has reached a $1.175 million settlement with a pedestrian who was critically injured by his vehicle two years ago in Jackson. Lawyers for state Sen. Robert W. Singer and the pedestrian, Barbara...
It Figures
Jul 23 2007 // 50% The percentage of auto insurance shoppers who also shop for other types of insurance coverage. Nearly 40 percent of shoppers look for auto and homeowners insurance bundles, according to the J.D. Power and Associates...
Passengers have duty to aid crash victims in N.J.
Jul 23 2007 // Two passengers who witnessed their intoxicated friend crash his car into the back of a motorcycle and then be hit by another car had an obligation to help the injured man, a New Jersey appellate court has ruled. The driver...
N.J. agents hope to end auto insurance quote requirement
Jul 23 2007 // New Jersey agents no longer want to be required by state law to provide quotes from all of their auto insurance companies to all auto insurance applicants. The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. and the...
N.J. agents hope to end auto insurance quote requirement
Jul 23 2007 // New Jersey agents no longer want to be required by state law to provide quotes from all of their auto insurance companies to all auto insurance applicants. The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. and the...
Figures
Jul 23 2007 // 50% The percentage of auto insurance shoppers who also shop for other types of insurance coverage. Nearly 40 percent of shoppers look for auto and homeowners insurance bundles, according to the J.D. Power and Associates...
Report: N.C. among states with worst traffic, S.C. among best roads
Jul 23 2007 // Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban Interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest annual...
