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Anger Remains Over Pace of New Jersey’s Sandy Recovery
Jan 7 2015 // More than two years after Superstorm Sandy hit the Jersey Shore, many residents remain angry and frustrated at the pace of recovery. During a public hearing Tuesday on the state’s plans to use the final $502 million...
Hub International Northeast Hires Giué as VP in New Jersey
Jan 7 2015 // Hub International Northeast, a division of Hub International Limited, has hired Ciro J. Giué as vice president and voluntary/worksite benefits practice leader of the Employee Benefits division. In this role, Giué will be...
Former N.J. School Official Admits Witness Tampering in Alleged Kickback Case
Jan 6 2015 // A former northern New Jersey schools superintendent is facing a prison term after pleading guilty to witness tampering. Gary Vitta entered his plea Monday in federal court in Newark, New Jersey. The 63-year-old Denville...
New Jersey Teen’s Disability Suit Against 6 Flags to Proceed
Jan 5 2015 // A disabled New Jersey teenager’s lawsuit against Six Flags Great Adventure over access to the amusement park’s rides will go forward after a judge declined to dismiss the action. Joseph Masci and his parents...
Workers’ Comp Insurers Unfazed by TRIA Failure For Now But Expect Quick Fix
Jan 4 2015 // The expectation that the new Congress that convenes this week will act quickly to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) is keeping workers’ compensation insurers in particular from altering their...
2014 New Jersey Traffic Deaths Spiked After Record Low in 2013
Jan 2 2015 // The number of pedestrians killed by cars in New Jersey spiked in 2014, throwing 2013’s record low figure into reverse. As of Wednesday morning, New Jersey State Police reported 563 people were killed in traffic...
Caution: Pulling Plug on Traffic Cameras Leaves Municipalities in the Red
Dec 30 2014 // Municipalities that installed traffic cameras to boost revenue are scraping for cash to fill budget gaps after complaints by irate drivers forced them to cancel their use. Nassau County on Long Island ended its program...
Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Global Benefit Strategies in N.J.
Dec 29 2014 // Brown & Brown Inc. announced that its New Jersey-based subsidiary Brown & Brown Metro Inc. has acquired certain assets of Global Benefit Strategies in Morristown, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not...
New Jersey Beach Owner Sues to Stop Dune Project
Dec 22 2014 // A major Jersey shore beach owner is suing the state, the federal government and the borough of Point Pleasant Beach over a project to establish protective sand dunes along the state’s shoreline. Jenkinson’s...
Housing Focus of Next Sandy Aid for New Jersey
Dec 17 2014 // Restoring housing and expanding a fund that finances thousands of affordable rental units for low- to moderate-income families will be how New Jersey spends most of what will likely be the final round of Superstorm Sandy...
N.J. Assembly Delays Vote on ‘Electronic’ Auto Insurance Bill
Dec 17 2014 // The New Jersey Assembly has delayed a vote on a measure that would allow drivers in New Jersey to use smart phones, computers or tablets to prove they carry auto insurance during traffic stops. The bill was due to be voted...
Meeker Sharkey Merges With James F. Hurley Insurance Agency in N.J.
Dec 16 2014 // Meeker Sharkey Associates, an insurance agency in Cranford, New Jersey, and James F. Hurley Insurance Agency of Bedminster, New Jersey, have announced their merger. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The two...
USI Acquires Program Business From Askin, Weber & Reed in N.J.
Dec 16 2014 // USI Insurance Services in Valhalla, New York, announced its acquisition of an insurance program business from Askin, Weber & Reed (AWR) in Freehold, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction, which has been completed, were...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires O’Gorman & Young in New Jersey
Dec 15 2014 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of O’Gorman & Young Inc., headquartered in Chatham, New Jersey, including its affiliate G.R. Murray Insurance, in Princeton, New Jersey. Terms of the...
Study: Heart Attacks Rose in New Jersey in Sandy’s Wake
Dec 15 2014 // Rutgers University researchers in New Jersey say there was a spike in heart attacks and strokes in the New Jersey counties hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School compared heart attacks and...
Federal Judge Rejects Bid to Delay Morgan Lawsuit
Dec 15 2014 // Tracy Morgan has won the latest round in his effort to sue Wal-Mart and others over a fatal crash in New Jersey. A federal judge on Dec. 12 refused to delay the lawsuit. The ruling came on a motion by Kevin Roper, the...
Lawmakers: Sandy Flood Insurance Concerns Will Be Addressed
Dec 15 2014 // Federal emergency officials are taking new steps to address concerns from homeowners still struggling to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy more than two years ago, New Jersey and New York lawmakers announced on Dec. 5. U.S....
N.J. Assembly Panel Advances Bill Regulating Ridesharing Firms
Dec 12 2014 // Companies that allow drivers to use personal vehicles to transport riders in New Jersey would have to get a state permit and meet safety requirements under state legislation that’s been advanced by a New Jersey...
N.J. Dealer Gets 3 Years for Selling Sandy-Flooded Cars
Dec 8 2014 // A used car dealer in New Jersey has been sentenced to three years in prison for selling vehicles damaged in Superstorm Sandy to unsuspecting customers. Jonathan Olin of Manalapan admitted orchestrating a scheme in which a...
Travelers Unit Sued Over Allegedly Manipulated Sandy Report
Dec 7 2014 // A Travelers Cos. unit was sued by two New York homeowners who accused it of using a doctored engineering report to reject much of their claim for flood damage from Hurricane Sandy, making it the third insurer to face such...
