Latest New Jersey Headlines
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N.J. Ruling Clears Way for Loss of Consortium Claims by Gay Couples
May 23 2005 // A judge’s ruling that a same-sex couple can sue for a loss of consortium could expand rights for gays in New Jersey. Superior Court Judge James S. Rothschild Jr. ruled that Judith Peterson and Linda Henry of Fair...
State Laws Vary on Driving Distractions
May 23 2005 // New Hampshire is the only state that doesn’t require adult motorists to wear seat belts, but it does ticket drivers for eating, drinking, talking on a cell phone or fussing with their makeup while behind the...
AIG Lowers N.J. Auto Rates
May 19 2005 // AIG Auto Insurance said it will lower auto insurance costs for more than 55,000 policyholders in New Jersey. Beginning June 30, 2005, AIG Auto Insurance will implement a 4 percent rate decrease, which will lower auto...
N.J. Ruling Clears Way for Loss of Consortium Claims by Gay Couples
May 16 2005 // A judge’s ruling that a same-sex couple can sue for a loss of consortium could expand rights for gays in New Jersey. Superior Court Judge James S. Rothschild Jr. ruled last week that Judith Peterson and Linda Henry...
The Family That Farms Together, Sells Insurance Together
May 9 2005 // Suydam Agency Firmly Planted in Community It Serves They could sweep me out of my office and I know that the business would continue just fine. But what am I going to do if I’m not here? I’m not going to work...
Hurricane Forecast: New Jersey To Get Hit Sooner or Later
May 9 2005 // For decades, New Jersey has been spared the wrath of major hurricanes, the storms usually veering out to sea before they can wreak havoc on the densely developed coast. But eventually the state’s luck will run out,...
Slivka, Farrell Join New Day Underwriters in N.J.
May 5 2005 // Jeffrey Slivka and Timothy Farrell have joined New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, an environmental insurance wholesale firm, based in Bordentown, N.J. Slivka joins New Day Underwriting as senior vice president of...
N.J. Agency Target of Fraud Investigation
Apr 26 2005 // Vaughn McKoy, director, New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice and Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden-Brown have issued an alert asking Cumberland County residents who may have purchased insurance through the...
N.J. Man Gets Ride to Jail for Auto Scam
Apr 25 2005 // New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that a Middlesex County man has been sentenced to prison for his role in an automobile “give up” fraud. According to McKoy and Insurance...
N.J. Doc, Niece Keep Insurance Fraud a Family Matter
Apr 20 2005 // Vaughn McKoy, New Jersey director, Division of Criminal Justice, announced that an Essex County doctor and his niece have been ordered to pay more than $30,000 in restitution and fines after pleading guilty to multiple...
New Jersey Court: Drunk Driver Can Collect Medical Benefits
Apr 14 2005 // In a decision that could affect auto insurance policies for millions of New Jersey drivers, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday that a drunken driver can still collect medical expenses from her carrier. A provision in an...
11th Annual IIABNJ Charity Golf Classic Set for May 3
Apr 7 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey (IIABNJ) 11th Annual Charity Golf Classic to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey will take place May 3, 2005 at Forsgate Country Club in Monroe...
States Try Narrow and Broad Approaches to Curbing Driving Distractions
Apr 4 2005 // New Hampshire is the only state that doesn’t require adult motorists to wear seat belts, but it does ticket drivers for eating, drinking, talking on a cell phone or fussing with their makeup while behind the...
Main Street Matters
Mar 21 2005 // New York is one of the worst; New Jersey is also poor; Virginia remains among the best; Massachusetts and Maryland are looking better and better; Connecticut is holding steady, while Pennsylvania has some catching up to...
Insurers Worried that N.J. Proposal Would Force Many Employees to Register as Lobbyists
Mar 15 2005 // A proposal by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission that would require most insurance company employees to register as lobbyists fails to distinguish true lobbyists who perform an “influencing”...
Warren Buffett Praises N.J. Auto Insurance Market Turnaround and Outgoing Chief Bakke
Mar 7 2005 // Star mogul Warren E. Buffett loves New Jersey, at least its auto insurance market. In his annual letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. of which he is chairman, Buffett has high praise for the turnaround in the...
BRYAN NAMED N.J. COMMISSIONER:
Mar 7 2005 // Acting New Jersey Gov. Richard J. Codey appointed Donald Bryan, director of the Division of Insurance, to head the Department of Banking and Insurance. Bryan replaces Holly Bakke, who resigned as commissioner after three...
New Jersey’s OIFP Issues Annual Report
Mar 4 2005 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey has issued the 2004 Annual Report for the New Jersey Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP). The Report details investigations, prosecutions, and other activities...
Progressive to Return to N.J. Auto Market
Mar 3 2005 // Tucked away in the 2004 annual report of Progressive Insurance is big news for the New Jersey auto insurance marketplace. The giant insurer, which exited the state in 1983, is driving back. In the report’s section...
COMMISSIONER BAKKE RESIGNS:
Feb 21 2005 // Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey has accepted the resignation of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly C. Bakke. In her resignation letter, Bakke indicated her desire to spend more time with her son and to become more...
