Latest New Jersey Headlines
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N.J. REPAIRS CONTRACTORS' ACT:
Nov 22 2004 // Gov. James McGreevey signed legislation removing “inaccurate and ineffectual” provisions from the Contractor’s Registration Act, one day before the act was set to go into effect on Nov. 9. The move...
N.J. WINS BACK STATE FARM:
Nov 22 2004 // A flurry of special dividends and a series of rate reductions from auto insurers, along with increased competition and new regulations adopted by the New Jersey insurance department, are helping to reshape the...
Former Agent Codey Becomes N.J. Governor
Nov 16 2004 // Richard J. Codey, long time Democratic legislator and local independent insurance agent in his West Orange community, became New Jersey’s acting governor at the stroke of midnight. Codey assumed the office from James...
N.J. Repairs Contractors’ Registration Act
Nov 11 2004 // New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey has signed into law a measure sought by agents and insurers that removes troublesome provisions from the Contractor’s Registration Act. The amendments fix a provision that required...
State Farm Decision to Stay in New Jersey Auto Market Latest Sign of Improved Insurance Environment
Nov 10 2004 // A flurry of special dividends and a series of rate reduction announcements from auto insurers, coupled with increased competition and new regulations adopted by the New Jersey insurance department, are helping to reshape...
N.J. Man Full of ‘Hot Air’ as Proposed Hurricane Product Leads to Fraud Sentence
Nov 5 2004 // A Brick Township, New Jersey man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for committing mail fraud while fraudulently inducing people to invest in his companies that purported to market and sell “hurricane...
Former N.J. Employee at Chiropractic Clinic Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Nov 3 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a former employee of a defunct Collingswood chiropractic clinic has been sentenced to state prison for his reported role in using stolen police reports to illegally...
N.J. Inquires into Brokers’ Contracts, Commissions
Nov 2 2004 // Continuing New Jersey’s inquiry into recent national allegations of wrongdoing by segments of the insurance industry, Commissioner Holly C. Bakke has issued an order seeking information from major New Jersey brokers....
N.J. Governor-to-be Codey Severs Ties to Insurance Agency to Avoid Any Possible Conflict of Interest
Oct 28 2004 // A retired federal judge will oversee state Senate President Richard J. Codey’s insurance agency during the Essex County Democrat’s tenure as acting governor. Codey signed a blind trust agreement on Oct. 14 that...
Former N.J. Neurologist Gets Jail Time in Fraud Scam
Oct 26 2004 // New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that a former Essex County neurologist has been sentenced to six months in county jail for fraudulently billing an insurance company more than $50,000...
N.J. APPROVES MIIX RECEIVERSHIP:
Oct 25 2004 // MIIX Insurance Co., a subsidiary of The MIIX Group in Lawrenceville, N.J., has been placed into receivership. The Superior Court of New Jersey approved the request from the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance,...
Former N.J. Carrier Employee Sentenced
Oct 19 2004 // New Jersey’s Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that a former Middlesex County insurance carrier employee has been sentenced to prison for reportedly falsifying overtime records in order to...
N.J. Women Pulled Over in Fraud Scam
Oct 19 2004 // New Jersey’s Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor has obtained a State Grand Jury indictment charging an...
N.J. AG Notes Racketeering Convictions of Pair in Multi-Million Dollar Staged Accident Conspiracy
Oct 16 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a Union County man and a Middlesex County man were convicted this week of racketeering, conspiracy, Health Care Claims Fraud and theft for their roles in a...
N.J. Plastic Surgeon Indicted for Third Time on Insurance Fraud Charges
Oct 14 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that An Essex County-based board-certified plastic surgeon has been indicted by the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor for a...
N.J. Office Charges Philadelphia Man With Participation in Auto Scheme
Oct 13 2004 // Vaughn McKoy, director, Division of Criminal Justice, announced that New Jersey’s Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor has charged a Philadelphia man with conspiracy and theft as part of a $23,000 automobile...
FEMA Opens Hurricane Recovery Centers in N.J.
Oct 12 2004 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has opened two disaster recovery centers to help people and businesses whose property was damaged last month by the remains of Hurricane Ivan and subsequent flooding in New...
N.J. Eyes Reducing Urban Auto Rate Subsidies – East – Sept. 17, 2004
Oct 11 2004 // When each company is permitted to develop its own area rating maps, slicing the state into as many as 50 unique pieces, it seems likely that chaos will follow. Yes, the rating territories need some serious tweaking to...
N.J. Agent Charged in Theft of Sales Commissions
Oct 10 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a Monmouth County insurance agent has pleaded guilty to theft charges for stealing more than $43,000 in insurance sales commissions to which he was not...
N.J. Issues Mixed Report on State’s HMOs
Oct 8 2004 // HMOs in New Jersey have improved their performance in several health-related areas but still do not consistently deliver the best possible care, according to an annual state assessment. The rankings, based on 12 areas of...
