Latest New Jersey Headlines
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AIG Sued by Small Businesses Over Workers’ Compensation Reporting
Oct 10 2013 // Class action lawsuits in federal courts on both coasts have been initiated on behalf of small businesses in California, New York and New Jersey against American International Group (AIG) over workers’ compensation...
N.J. Group Urges Gov’t to Establish Extreme Weather Superfund for Future Disasters
Oct 9 2013 // A New Jersey-based nonprofit group is calling on the federal government to establish a permanent funding source to prepare for future natural catastrophes. The group, called US Strong, says in its new report that an...
New Jersey Gov. Christie Blames Civil Servant for Sandy Train Damage
Oct 7 2013 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says a low-level manager — not the state’s mass transit chief — was to blame for failing to move trains to higher ground during Superstorm Sandy, causing $120 million in...
N.J. Regulators Requesting Updated Sandy Claims Data From Insurers
Oct 4 2013 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance recently announced a new data call request to the insurance industry to evaluate Superstorm Sandy-related claims and monitor market conditions for property/casualty...
First Superstorm Sandy Home Buyout Set to Close in New York
Oct 4 2013 // Even when Superstorm Sandy killed their neighbors and flooded their house, Frank and Mary Lettieri vowed to stay in the Staten Island, New York, home where they raised five children. But with a popular home buyback program...
AssuredPartners Acquires AJM Insurance in New Jersey
Oct 3 2013 // AssuredPartners of New Jersey, an AssuredPartners Inc. platform operation, acquired Anderson-Jackson-Metts (d/b/a/ AJM Insurance). AJM Insurance specializes in commercial insurance coverage, personal insurance coverage and...
Flood Insurance Premiums Rising Along New Jersey Coast
Sep 30 2013 // Hundreds of New Jersey flood insurance policyholders will soon be facing higher premiums spurred by sweeping changes to the federal law that will take effect Tuesday. The increases stem from legislation passed in June 2012...
N.J. Gov. Christie Signs Order to Quicken Dune Construction at Beaches
Sep 26 2013 // New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed an executive order to speed the construction of sand dunes to protect its coast from storms over the objections of beachfront homeowners worried about losing their ocean views. The...
Public Adjusting Firm, Owner Admit Insurance Fraud in New Jersey
Sep 25 2013 // State authorities in New Jersey say a Monmouth County-based public adjusting company has admitted submitting fraudulent insurance claims in an attempt to defraud a New Jersey-based insurer out of more than $15,000. Long...
N.J. Bill Seeks to Strengthen Homeowners’ Cases Against Insurers in Civil Court
Sep 24 2013 // New Jersey Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer/Hunterdon) last week proposed a bill aimed at strengthening homeowners’ cases against their insurers in civil lawsuits. Assemblyman Gusciora said the bill (A-4382) would...
N.J. Group to Rally Against Rising National Flood Insurance Premiums
Sep 23 2013 // Toms River, N..J., homeowner George Kasimos wants to make sure that lawmakers in Washington, D.C., hear the growing concerns of his shore community and other communities across the country. Kasimos started a grassroots...
N.J. Gov. Christie Defends Sandy Aid for Burned Boardwalk Businesses
Sep 21 2013 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Sept. 18 defended his decision to use federal Superstorm Sandy recovery money to help rebuild businesses burned by a devastating boardwalk fire.Brian Gabriel, the Ocean County fire chief,...
New Jersey Cardiologist Accused of Fraudulent Billing
Sep 20 2013 // A New Jersey cardiologist stands accused of stealing more than $52,000 by billing insurance companies for services that allegedly were performed while he was out of the country. Ahmad Mossavi, also known as Seyed...
New Jersey High Court Upholds Reliability of Alcotest
Sep 20 2013 // New Jersey’s Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the breath test used in drunken driving cases. Wednesday’s order by the court upholds the use of Alcotest, which replaced the Breathalyzer more than a...
N.J. Seaside Fire Investigators Warn Similar Danger Could Be Lurking Elsewhere
Sep 19 2013 // Superstorm Sandy still isn’t done with the Jersey shore — investigators are blaming the storm for damaging electrical wiring that touched off last week’s devastating boardwalk fire in Seaside Park and...
FEMA Praises New Jersey for Smooth Work after Sandy
Sep 19 2013 // A new federal report finds New Jersey’s state government cleared the way for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to get to work quickly as Superstorm Sandy struck. A report made public Tuesday by the Homeland...
Old Wiring Damaged by Sandy Floodwaters Blamed for N.J. Seaside Fire
Sep 18 2013 // Investigators who have been examining last week’s devastating boardwalk fire in New Jersey announced that old electrical wiring underneath the boardwalk, damaged by Superstorm Sandy’s floodwaters last year and...
Jersey’s Seaside Fire Expected to Cause Multi-Million Dollar Insurance Loss
Sep 18 2013 // A raging fire that destroyed dozens of businesses along the Seaside Park boardwalk in New Jersey on Sept. 12 is expected to be a multi-million dollar insurance event, an insurance expert observed. The fire, propelled by...
New Jersey to Use Sandy Fund for Boardwalk Fire Cleanup
Sep 17 2013 // New Jersey will use Superstorm Sandy-recovery money to pay for debris removal at the scene of last week’s boardwalk fire in Seaside Park and Seaside Heights. Gov. Chris Christie’s administration said it hopes...
Flooded N.J. Homeowners in Limbo Awaiting Buyout Offers
Sep 16 2013 // An appraiser sent by the state recently assessed the value of Bob and Pat Smith’s house, nearly a year after floodwaters from Superstorm Sandy reached midway up the living room walls. Like the 75 other homeowners...
