Latest New Jersey Headlines
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N.J. Chiropractor Charged With Stealing $89K Through False Claims
Aug 1 2012 // New Jersey officials announced that a local chiropractor was charged with stealing more than $89,000 from insurance companies by submitting false claims for alleged treatments on more than 30 patients who were involved in...
N.J. Regulator Conducts Financial Literacy Seminar for Senior Citizens
Jul 31 2012 // New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Acting Commissioner Ken Kobylowski conducted a seminar last week with a group of approximately 30 senior citizens at the Ironbound Senior Center in Newark. Topics discussed...
N.J.-Based NIP Group Promotes Jantzen to Programs Division President
Jul 25 2012 // Woodbridge, N.J.-based broker NIP Group has promoted industry veteran Donna Jantzen to the position of president of its programs division, a growing national specialty insurance intermediary and service provider. Donna...
N.J. Officer Settles Suit Over Hair Put in Sandwich
Jul 23 2012 // A southern New Jersey police officer will get nearly $14,000 to settle a civil lawsuit he filed against a short-order cook who placed his own body and pubic hair in the officer’s bagel sandwich as payback for a...
N.J. Court Rules on Workers’ Comp Occupational Stress Claim
Jul 23 2012 // A New Jersey court struck down recently a claim by a former bank employee who sought workers’ comp disability benefits for what the claimant described as a psychological illness caused by occupational stress. The...
U.K.-Based Insurer Amlin Sets Up Reinsurance Unit in New Jersey
Jul 20 2012 // UK-based specialist insurer Amlin plc is setting up a U.S. market for casualty reinsurance targeting nationwide business with a focus on general and professional liability. The business will be sourced direct from U.S....
Power Restoration Efforts Continue in Southern New Jersey
Jul 6 2012 // Nearly a week after severe thunderstorms slammed into southern New Jersey, some 16,000 homes and businesses were still without electricity as of Thursday, July 5. Atlantic City Electric crews have been restoring power...
Traffic-Related Fatalities in N.J. Declining Compared to Last Year
Jul 3 2012 // New Jersey officials said overall traffic-related fatalities in the state for the first six months of 2012 were 262 — down 10 percent from 291 during the same time last year. However, the 2012 figure is slightly...
N.J. Court Rules on Workers’ Compensation Occupational Stress Claim
Jul 2 2012 // A New Jersey court struck down last week a claim by a former bank employee who sought workers’ comp disability benefits for what the claimant described as a psychological illness caused by occupational stress. The...
Virginia, Maryland Hit by Vicious Storms; Power Outages May Last Days
Jul 2 2012 // It could be several more days before electricity is restored to areas hit by vicious storms that killed at least 13 people and left 3 million power customers to negotiate sweltering temperatures without air...
People – East
Jul 2 2012 // New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company has promoted Treasurer Charles Prall to chief financial officer. He will also serve on the insurer’s board of directors. Being named to the CFO position is an enhancement of...
N.J. Woman Hit With Ball Sues Little League Player
Jun 26 2012 // A New Jersey woman who was struck in the face with a baseball at a Little League game is suing the young catcher who threw it. Elizabeth Lloyd is seeking more than $150,000 in damages to cover medical costs stemming from...
N.J. Assembly Advances Bills Aimed at Highway Safety
Jun 25 2012 // The New Jersey Assembly approved bills last Thursday that would toughen driver’s license requirements for young people and would allow a driver’s use of a cellphone in traffic accidents to factor into criminal...
W.R. Berkley Appoints President for New Jersey-Based Surety Group
Jun 21 2012 // Greenwich, Conn.-headquartered W.R. Berkley Corp. appointed Andrew Tuma as president of Berkley Surety Group. The appointment is effective immediately. Tuma, who joined Berkley Surety in 2007, has over 25 years of...
N.J. Judge OKs Lawsuit Arising From Schoolyard Killings in 2007
Jun 21 2012 // A judge has denied an attempt by Newark’s school district to throw out a lawsuit stemming from the murders of three college-bound students in a schoolyard in 2007. Wednesday’s ruling means the suit against the...
N.J. Lawmakers Seek to Adopt New Safety Measures for Teen Drivers
Jun 18 2012 // Parents or guardians in New Jersey might need to complete a driver orientation course before their teens could get their driver’s licenses. A legislative committee last Thursday approved the requirement along with...
New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co. Appoints New CFO
Jun 15 2012 // New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company has promoted treasurer Charles Prall to chief financial officer. He will also serve on the insurer’s board of directors. Charles Prall Being named to the CFO position is an...
Markel Expands Motorcycle Coverage to New Jersey
Jun 8 2012 // Markel American Insurance Co. has expanded its recreational vehicle coverage into New Jersey. For over 35 years, Markel American Insurance Co. has insured factory-made and custom-built motorcycles and trikes. New Jersey...
Maine-Based WC Insurer MEMIC Group Hires 2 Senior Underwriters
Jun 7 2012 // The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurer headquartered in Portland, Maine, has appointed two senior underwriters: Mark Darragh for New Jersey and surrounding areas operations and Katrinka Casamassa for...
N.J. Giving Prudential $210M Tax Credit for Building New Office Tower
Jun 4 2012 // Prudential Financial will receive a 10-year state tax credit worth up to $210.8 million to support its plans to build a new office tower in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Newark, N.J., skyline with the Prudential...
