Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ex-Construction Firm Worker Admits Role in N.J. Insurance Fraud
Aug 7 2013 // A Florida man who worked for a now-defunct southern New Jersey construction company has admitted his role in a scheme in which he purposely damaged homes he claimed had been hit by hail. New Jersey authorities announced...
N.J. Sheriff to Target Commuter Buses, Ensure Proper Insurance for Operators
Aug 5 2013 // A northern New Jersey sheriff plans to crack down on commuter buses, he said on Aug. 1, days after a driver hit a light pole that toppled onto a stroller, killing an 8-month-old. Hudson County Sheriff Frank X. Schillari...
FEMA Publishes Latest Data on N.J.’s Sandy Recovery
Aug 5 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently published its latest figures on federal assistance for New Jersey’s post-Superstorm Sandy recovery effort. FEMA said the total federal assistance so far for New...
HUD Revises Policy for Reimbursing N.J. Home Repairs
Aug 1 2013 // Federal officials have revised policies that were keeping some New Jerseyans affected by Superstorm Sandy from receiving funds they were promised. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. announced Tuesday that the Housing and Urban...
N.J. Offers Tips to Assist Consumers Who Purchase Auto Insurance Online
Jul 31 2013 // New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski is offering tips to shoppers to help them make educated choices and avoid scams when purchasing auto insurance online. Commissioner Kobylowski said...
Sandy Aid Tilted Toward Neediest N.J. Homeowners
Jul 30 2013 // Federal rules require that at least half of the Superstorm Sandy aid coming to New Jersey goes to residents at or below moderate income levels. An analysis by The Record newspaper finds that so far, the Christie...
New Jersey Flood Victims Face Difficult Buyout Decision
Jul 29 2013 // Bob and Pat Smith have seen many floods in their 47 years on Water Street, but none as severe as in Superstorm Sandy. Last year’s storm waters rose halfway up their front door and left a debris field of mud and mold...
Probe: Port Authority of N.Y.-N.J. Paid Too Much for Insurance
Jul 29 2013 // An internal investigation has found the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey paid millions of dollars in excessive insurance premiums for construction projects. Chief investigator Michael Nestor tells The Star-Ledger...
New Safety Recommendations for School Buses Weighed
Jul 26 2013 // Federal accident investigators are considering new safety recommendations for school buses, large trucks and commercial drivers based on two similar fatal crashes in New Jersey and Florida last year. The National...
Towers Watson Places $60M Cat Bond for New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance
Jul 25 2013 // Towers Watson Capital Markets Inc., a subsidiary of global professional services company Towers Watson, announced it recently arranged a private placement catastrophe bond, Sullivan Re 2013-1, which closed at $60 million....
Safety Board Recommends ‘Talking Vehicles’ Technology in New Models
Jul 25 2013 // The government should set performance standards for new safety technology that allows cars and trucks to talk to each other and then require the technology be installed in all new vehicles, a federal accident investigation...
2,700 New Jersey Homeowners Getting Money to Raise Houses
Jul 23 2013 // About 2,700 New Jersey homeowners will get federal grants to elevate homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Construction workers raise a house in Brick, N.J. on July 22. Under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Elevation...
Synapse Services, LIU Launch Remediation Professional Policy in New Jersey
Jul 22 2013 // Synapse Services, LLC., a nationwide wholesale environmental insurance firm, has launched a new insurance policy that provides individual liability coverage for Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRPs) in New...
Business Moves
Jul 22 2013 // Brown & Brown, Beecher Carlson Brown & Brown Inc. completed the acquisition of Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc. from Austin Ventures, FSPM and a group of individual employee and non-employee equityholders for $336.5...
N.J. Utility Sues 11 Insurers Over Sandy Coverage
Jul 22 2013 // Public Service Enterprise Group, the largest provider of gas and electric service in New Jersey, sued 11 insurers, including American International Group Inc., over losses from Hurricane Sandy. PSE&G, which provides...
N.J. Gov. Christie Announces More Flood Buyouts
Jul 18 2013 // The floodwaters from Superstorm Sandy gushed in through Bob and Pat Smith’s porch windows and didn’t stop rising till reaching the 6-foot mark. The Smiths marked the insurgence with a piece of black electrical...
N.J. Court Rejects Insurer’s Argument, Rules Missing Man Not Liable for Cop’s Injury
Jul 18 2013 // A New Jersey state appellate court has ruled that a man who went missing in northern New Jersey is not financially responsible for the injuries suffered by a police officer who was hurt while trying to find him. The...
N.J. Post-Sandy Buyout Offers Start in South River, Sayreville
Jul 16 2013 // New Jersey is making the first post-Hurricane Sandy buyout offers to South River and Sayreville homeowners this week, Governor Chris Christie said. Gov. Christie announced the first post-Sandy buyout offers were made this...
New Jersey Man Admits to Running Vehicle Theft Ring
Jul 16 2013 // A New Jersey man has admitted to supervising an auto theft ring that authorities say stole over 100 vehicles worth a total of more than $550,000. The Attorney General’s office says 33-year-old Jose D. Lopez of South...
Sandy-Damaged Homes in New Jersey Starting to Be Leveled
Jul 12 2013 // Along the New Jersey shore this year, the sounds of summer include earth-moving equipment still cleaning up the devastation wrought last year by Superstorm Sandy. Officials say knocking down the homes that are too damaged...
