Latest New Jersey Headlines
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N.J.’s Proposed New Rules for Coastal Development Drawing Concerns
Jul 1 2014 // Environmentalists say New Jersey’s proposed new rules for coastal development would place more people and property at risk from future storms like Superstorm Sandy. At the first of three public hearings on the...
Slimowicz Joins Crum & Forster as Chief Claims Officer
Jun 27 2014 // Anthony R. Slimowicz is joining Crum & Forster as senior vice president and chief claims officer. He will report to Doug Libby, chairman and CEO of C&F, and will be based at the company’s headquarters in...
ICW Group Offering Workers’ Comp Insurance in Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey
Jun 26 2014 // ICW Group Insurance Cos., a multiline property/casualty insurer based in San Diego, Calif., announced it has begun writing workers’ compensation insurance in Georgia, Indiana and New Jersey. ICW Group said its...
New Jersey Senate Fails to Override Sandy ‘Bill of Rights’ Veto
Jun 24 2014 // The New Jersey Senate has failed in its effort to override Gov. Chris Christie’s conditional veto of the Superstorm Sandy “Bill of Rights” legislation. New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney pushed...
Safety Report on Morgan Crash in N.J. Raises New Questions
Jun 23 2014 // A report by federal transportation safety investigators says a truck driver was speeding before he slammed into a limousine van, killing one man and seriously injuring comedian Tracy Morgan and two other passengers, and it...
Report Finds New Jersey Has High Health Exchange Premiums
Jun 20 2014 // A new federal government analysis of federal health insurance exchanges finds that New Jersey residents have higher premiums than most even after subsidies. The Health and Human Services Department analyzed the 36 states...
Prosecutor: Plastic Flower Decorations Aided N.J. Fire That Killed 6
Jun 18 2014 // It was pride of ownership that led a New Jersey family to decorate the front of their home with bright plastic flowers, and it was those same decorations that acted as a fatal accelerant in a fast moving blaze that killed...
Mercedes SUVs Disappear as Thieves Target Luxury Vehicles in N.Y., N.J.
Jun 16 2014 // Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz sport-utility vehicles are the least likely SUVs to be recovered once stolen, as thieves target luxury models to export or dismantle. Thirty-seven percent of the stolen GL Class SUVs are...
Nationwide to Re-Enter N.J. Auto Insurance Market
Jun 16 2014 // New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski said on June 6 that Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company has been approved to write auto insurance in New Jersey, and the company will begin...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires The Plus Companies in New Jersey
Jun 13 2014 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it has acquired The Plus Companies Inc. in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Terms were not disclosed. Established in 1985, The Plus Companies Inc.(TPC) is a managing general agent and program...
N.J. Chiropractor Admits Destroying Patient Records Sought by Federal Agents
Jun 12 2014 // Federal prosecutors say a northwestern New Jersey chiropractor has admitted destroying patient appointment records sought by federal agents investigating potential billing fraud at her medical office. Mary Jean Negri of...
Proposed Environmental Rules in N.J. Would Ease Some Coastal Development
Jun 12 2014 // In its first major rewrite of coastal protection rules since Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey is proposing changes that would make it easier for some new or expanded development along the Jersey shore and the state’s...
Farmers of Salem in New Jersey Appoints Doherty as New CEO
Jun 11 2014 // James R. Doherty Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Salem County (Farmers of Salem) in New Jersey appointed James R. Doherty to succeed Kent W. Jones as president and chief executive officer effective July 7,2014....
Wal-Mart Trucker Had Not Slept in 24 Hours Before N.J. Morgan Crash: Complaint
Jun 10 2014 // A Wal-Mart Stores Inc. truck driver went at least 24 hours without sleep before his tractor-trailer crashed into a limousine, critically injuring actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and killing another entertainer, according to a...
Post-Superstorm Sandy Buyouts in New Jersey Get Boost as Summer Nears
Jun 9 2014 // Lou Szabo’s street near the Raritan River in New Jersey has flooded for as long as he can remember. “When we were kids, we used to have boat races down the street,” said Szabo, now in his 40s....
N.J. Roofing Company Exec Gets Jail Time for Misleading Workers’ Comp Carrier
Jun 6 2014 // New Jersey authorities said the president of a New Jersey roofing company was sentenced to jail Friday for providing false and misleading information to the company’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier to...
Nationwide to Re-Enter New Jersey’s Auto Insurance Market
Jun 6 2014 // New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski said today Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company has been approved to write auto insurance in New Jersey, and the company will begin offering auto...
Sandy Aid in N.J. Becomes Another Christie Albatross
Jun 6 2014 // Nineteen months after Hurricane Sandy left four feet of water in Thomas Largey’s house in Sea Bright, New Jersey, the 82-year-old still lives with his daughter as he awaits aid to raise and rebuild his home. Reopened...
HUD OKs New Jersey’s Plan for Spending $1.46B in 2nd Round of Sandy Aid
Jun 5 2014 // New Jersey is a step closer to its goal of helping the thousands of people on waiting lists for Superstorm Sandy rebuilding assistance now that the federal government has approved its plans for spending $1.46 billion in...
Federal Officials Announce 6 Projects to Protect N.Y., N.J. From Storm Damage
Jun 4 2014 // A system of dikes around the tip of lower Manhattan, and water pumps and parks across the Hudson River in New Jersey were among the projects selected Monday to receive nearly $1 billion in federal funding as part of...
