Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Former N.J. School Chief Heads to Prison
Sep 24 2012 // The former superintendent of New Jersey’s fourth-largest school district is trading the classroom for a prison cell. A federal judge on Sept. 14 sentenced former Toms River Superintendent Michael Ritacco to more than...
New Jersey Holds Its First Captive Insurance Summit
Sep 21 2012 // New Jersey regulators held their first captive insurance summit this Wednesday in Somerset, N.J. The event, hosted by the state’s department of banking and insurance, attracted some 80 industry executives. Regulators...
Former N.J. School Chief Sentenced for Insurance Kickback Scheme
Sep 17 2012 // The heralded former superintendent of New Jersey’s fourth-largest school district was sentenced last Friday to 11 years in prison in a corruption case that the judge called the worst case of public corruption...
N.J. Workers’ Comp Division Proposes 2% Raise in Weekly Benefit Rates
Sep 12 2012 // New Jersey’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has recently proposed an amendment that would increase the 2013 maximum weekly benefit rates from $810 to $826. The rates would be applicable for temporary...
N.J. Scrutinizes Workers Comp TPAs’ Side Deals With Vendors
Sep 6 2012 // New Jersey’s comptroller office says some workers’ compensation third party administrators (TPAs) have undisclosed side agreements with their vendors which require payments back to the TPAs. This...
New Jersey’s Crum & Forster Appoints Chief Technology Officer
Sep 4 2012 // New Jersey-based Crum & Forster has appointed Ahmed Yaknour as chief technology officer. In this role, he will be responsible for the architecture of the company’s infrastructure, as well as all network and...
N.J.-Based York Risk Services Group Appoints New Division President
Aug 31 2012 // York Risk Services Group, a Parsippany, N.J.-based national provider of claims-management, specialized loss adjusting, insurance pool administration and other insurance services, recently appointed Rick Stasi as president...
New Jersey Looks Back on Tropical Storm Irene One Year Later
Aug 27 2012 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s blunt warning a year ago to “get the hell off the beach!” kicked off what became the costliest natural disaster in the state’s history, causing more than $1 billion...
N.J. Town Seeks to Limit Alcohol in Firehouses Over Insurance Concerns
Aug 27 2012 // Firefighters are upset that a northern New Jersey town is seeking to place limits on alcohol in firehouses. The Lodi Borough Council has introduced an ordinance last week that would require approval for any function in...
N.J. Bill to Toss Limits on Abuse Lawsuits Stalls
Aug 23 2012 // A bill that would get rid of statutes of limitation for lawsuits over child sex abuse has stalled in New Jersey’s Senate. The Senate had been expected to vote on the measure Monday. But Sen. Joseph Vitale, one of the...
2 Hurt by Text-Messaging Driver in N.J. Settle Lawsuit
Aug 23 2012 // A couple who each lost a leg when their motorcycle was struck by a teenager who was driving and texting have settled their lawsuit against him for $500,000, their lawyer says. The settlement amount for David and Linda...
N.J. Judge: No Workers’ Comp Benefits for Thrift Store Volunteer
Aug 21 2012 // A New Jersey workers’ compensation judge recently ruled that a thrift store volunteer cannot be considered as an employee for the purpose of determining compensability. A 50 percent store discount for volunteers...
N.J. Reminds Insurers to Provide $250K as Default PIP Coverage Option
Aug 20 2012 // New Jersey regulators recently reminded personal auto insurers and producers that they must offer a $250,000 coverage limit as the default option for personal injury protection (“PIP”) benefits — unless...
N.J. Court: Man Blaming Cancer on Vaccine Can’t Sue
Aug 17 2012 // A man who claims a polio vaccine he was given as a baby caused his brain tumor cannot revive his lawsuit against several drug manufacturers and distributors, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The court’s 5-1...
N.J. Law to Restrict First Responders From Sharing Accident Photos
Aug 17 2012 // A new law in New Jersey now prohibits the state’s first responders from taking and sharing pictures or videos of accident victims without their consent. And photographing and disseminating any such images will follow...
Public Adjuster in N.J. Admits Filing $42,000 in False Claims
Aug 16 2012 // Authorities in New Jersey announced that a state-licensed public adjuster pleaded guilty for defrauding clients and insurers — including a company that insured a church in Essex County — of more than $42,000 by...
ACE USA Names EVP for Medical Risk, Life Sciences Unit in N.J.
Aug 14 2012 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, has appointed Caroline Clouser as executive vice president of the medical risk and life sciences business. She will be based in New Jersey. In this...
N.J. Upholds Law Requiring Young Drivers’ License Decal
Aug 13 2012 // New Jersey’s top court upheld a controversial law last week that requires young drivers to purchase and display red decals on the license plate of the cars they drive. The state Supreme Court’s ruling on...
N.J.-Based Selective Insurance Announces 8 Officer Promotions
Aug 9 2012 // Branchville, N.J.-headquartered Selective Insurance Group this week announced the following promotions by its subsidiary, Selective Insurance Company of America: Bruce Monahan (Newton, N.J.), to senior vice president,...
NFIB, EMPLOYERS Expand Workers Comp Program to New Jersey
Aug 2 2012 // The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has extended discounted workers’ compensation coverage benefits to its members in New Jersey through EMPLOYERS. Based on the latest expansion, EMPLOYERS offers...
