Latest New Jersey Headlines
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People and Places
Apr 19 2004 // Thomas Bradley Schaumburg, Ill.-based commercial lines insurer Zurich North America announced that Thomas Bradley will become chief operating officer of finance and administration and chief financial officer of its North...
N.J. Launches Corporate Governance Policy
Apr 14 2004 // New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly C. Bakke announced a new department initiative that focuses on corporate governance and demands more accountability from insurance industry...
N.J. Court Allows Wrongful Death Suit Despite Waiver
Apr 14 2004 // A New Jersey Appeals Court has ruled that a waiver signed by participants in high risk sports activities does not prevent relatives from pursuing a wrongful death suit when the sports enthusiast is killed. It is common for...
N.J. Dollar-a-Day Policy Sales Top 1,500
Apr 8 2004 // The number of drivers enrolled in the Dollar-a-Day auto insurance program in Nw jersey has surpassed 1,500, just six months after it was launched to help uninsured drivers with limited means get affordable auto insurance,...
N.J. Governor Again Hails Auto Improvements
Apr 7 2004 // New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey and Commissioner Holly C. Bakke are celebrating what they say are two milestones on the road to a consumer-directed auto insurance marketplace – more than $100 million returned...
N.J. Couple Driven to Auto Accident Settlement Monies Fraud; Managed to Net More Than $25,000
Apr 7 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a former Middlesex County-based insurance company employee and her boyfriend have been charged by the Division of Criminal Justice -Office of Insurance Fraud...
McGreevey Signs N.J. Transit Captive Bill
Apr 1 2004 // Governor James E. McGreevey has signed a bill (A2370 which permits New Jersey Transit Corporation to establish wholly-owned insurance subsidiary or “captive.” The captive must be domiciled in the U.S. in a...
PCI Supports Oxley/Baker Proposals
Apr 1 2004 // The CIAB’s call for adoption of insurance reforms at the federal level (see previous article) was also endorsed by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. Testifying before the Capital Markets...
N.J. Senate Passes Med-Mal Fund
Mar 30 2004 // With strong backing from Democrats and one Republican, the New Jersey Senate passed (22-15) legislation to provide doctors with an estimated $26 million each year for the next three years to help them pay for malpractice...
PCI Says N.J. Auto Reform ‘On the Right Track’
Mar 24 2004 // A bulletin from the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America praised New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey’s announcement Monday of three new automobile insurance reforms. The recently adopted measures will...
PIA Mgmt. Services Names New Pres.-CEO, Chairman
Mar 24 2004 // PIA Management Services Inc. announced the recent selection of Kenneth Bessette as its president and chief executive officer succeeding outgoing President James E. Reed who had held the position for the past 20 years. The...
NEW JERSEY EYES CHARITABLE IMMUNITY:
Mar 22 2004 // Sex abuse victims in New Jersey would be able to seek damages from churches and other nonprofit organizations under terms of a bill approved by a state Senate committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee also added an...
Consumer Protections Added for N.J. Drivers
Mar 22 2004 // New Jersey Governor James McGreevey took further steps Monday toward a consumer-directed, competitive auto insurance market, announcing the adoption of additional consumer initiatives as part of his auto insurance reforms...
NJBIZ Honors PURE’S Poe with ‘Under 40’ Award
Mar 19 2004 // NJBIZ, New Jersey’s premier business magazine, has honored Eric Poe, vice president of marketing and business development for NJ PURE (medical malpractice insurance) and vice president of operations for NJ CURE (auto...
Pa. Brokers Arrested in New Jersey, Charged with Stealing More than $100,000 in Client Premium Monies
Mar 19 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced the arrest of two Pennsylvania insurance brokers on charges they stole more than $100,000 in client insurance premium monies which were supposed to be used to purchase...
N.J. DOBI Notes Success of Online Auto Insurance Site
Mar 18 2004 // According to New Jersey’s Department of Banking and Insurance, the state’s innovative Auto Insurance Purchasing Planner has been used by more than 6,500 consumers shopping for auto insurance since the program...
PCI Letter Cites N.J. Auto Reforms
Mar 16 2004 // An editorial that appeared in the Newark Star-Ledger on March 4 evoked a positive response from the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. PCI Northeast Regional Manager Richard Stokes, in a letter to the...
N.J. Assembly to Vote on Med-Mal Fund Today
Mar 15 2004 // New Jersey lawmakers in the Assembly are scheduled to vote on medical malpractice, patient safety and rate regulation legislation today, after votes were delayed last week. The medical malpractice funding bill creates a...
New Jersey Task Force Calls For Mandatory Boat Safety Training and Premium Discounts
Mar 12 2004 // A New Jersey legislative task force has recommended that the state mandate safety training for all boat operators. If the state does not do that, it should at least require insurers to provide premium discounts to those...
Minn.’s Top Court Upholds Class Action Certification
Mar 11 2004 // The Minnesota Supreme Court recently upheld an appellate court decision in applying the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act on a nationwide basis by virtue of the certification of a nationwide class. “While the Supreme...
