Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
4 North New Jersey Towns to Share $2.9M in Flood Buyouts
Jun 4 2012 // Millions of dollars in state funds are heading to North Jersey towns, providing a measure of relief to at least a dozen households devastated by Hurricane Irene. Flooded homes in Bound Brook, N.J., after Irene swept...
N.J. Judge: Texter Not Liable for Driver’s Car Crash
Jun 1 2012 // A woman who texted her boyfriend while he was driving cannot be held liable for a car crash he caused while responding, seriously injuring a motorcycling couple, a judge in New Jersey ruled last Friday in what is believed...
N.J. Police Chief Convicted of Insurance Fraud Is Removed From Job
May 31 2012 // A judge on Wednesday ordered a convicted New Jersey police chief to forfeit his job. A jury convicted Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa of official misconduct and insurance fraud two weeks ago. The Record newspaper reports...
OSHA Investigating Recent Spate of Construction Site Accidents in N.J.
May 24 2012 // Federal labor officials want construction companies in New Jersey to ensure that employees working above 6 feet have the proper equipment to protect themselves from falls. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational...
How States Rank in Injury Prevention
May 24 2012 // On a set of 10 steps states can take to prevent injuries , 24 states scored a five or lower. Two states, California and New York, received the highest score of nine out of a possible 10, while two states scored the lowest,...
Verizon Sets Up Captive Insurer in N.J.
May 21 2012 // New Jersey officials announced this month that the state approved a captive insurance company for telecommunications giant Verizon Communications Inc. The new captive, called Exchange Indemnity Company New Jersey (EICNJ),...
N.J. Police Chief Is Convicted of Insurance Fraud, Faces Prison Term
May 18 2012 // Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa faces up to 45 years in prison after a jury convicted him of insurance fraud and official misconduct. After deliberating three days, the panel on Wednesday found Zisa filed a false...
N.J. Gov. Christie Vetoes Health Insurance Exchange
May 11 2012 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed legislation, Assembly Bill 2171, that would have begun to establish an online, state-run health care exchange in New Jersey in line with the federal Affordable Care Act. The creation...
Verizon Sets Up Captive Insurer in N.J.; State Now Has 4 Captives
May 8 2012 // New Jersey officials announced this week that the state approved a captive insurance company for telecommunications services giant Verizon Communications Inc. The new captive, called Exchange Indemnity Company New Jersey...
N.J. Judge to Decide If Text Sender Liable for Car Crash
May 7 2012 // A New Jersey judge will likely soon decide whether a woman who sent a text message to a male friend can be held liable for a car crash he caused while reading the message. The Daily Record reports the legal question stems...
People – East
May 7 2012 // Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. said Alexander Moczarski, CEO of Guy Carpenter, has assumed the additional role of chairman at Marsh & McLennan Companies International. Moczarski will continue to be based in New...
N.J. Examines Stop-Loss Insurance for Self-Insured Small Businesses
May 2 2012 // A growing number of small businesses in New Jersey are self-funding or self-insuring their employees’ healthcare costs, and they are opting out of paying fixed premiums for traditional health insurance plans like...
N.J.-Based Selective Appoints New Member to Board of Directors
May 2 2012 // Branchville, N.J.-headquartered Selective Insurance Group appointed Annabelle Bexiga as a new independent member to its board of directors. Annabelle Bexiga Bexiga is the chief information officer at TIAA-CREF, a Fortune...
N.J. Gov. Christie Undecided on Health Insurance Bill
Apr 30 2012 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he wants the state to spend as little as possible implementing new federal health insurance requirements until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether President Barack Obama’s plan...
Former N.J. School Chief in Insurance Bribery Scheme Drops Suit
Apr 25 2012 // A former Toms River schools superintendent who admitted taking more than $1 million in bribes in a kickback scheme has dropped a lawsuit against the school district. Michael Ritacco claimed in a lawsuit filed last fall...
N.J. Stresses Importance of Financial Literacy to High School Students
Apr 24 2012 // Ken Kobylowski, acting commissioner for New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, is teaching teenagers about the importance of financial literacy. Ken Kobylowski, acting commissioner for New Jersey Department of...
N.J. School District Pays $4.2M to Student Paralyzed by Bully Attack
Apr 20 2012 // A New Jersey board of education says it wasn’t its decision to enter a $4.2 million legal settlement with a former student who said he wasn’t adequately protected from a bully. The Ramsey Board of Education...
N.J. Man Gets House Arrest in Boat-Sinking Scam for Insurance Money
Apr 18 2012 // A New Jersey man has been sentenced to eight months of house arrest and five years of probation for his role in a botched attempt to sink a fishing boat three years ago for $400,000 in insurance money. Fifty-year-old...
N.J.-based Broker McIntyre Group Announces Promotion
Apr 12 2012 // The McIntyre Group, a Cherry Hill, N.J.-based insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting firm, promoted Brian Hall to vice president. Brian Hall Hall joined The McIntyre Group in 2006 as a marketing executive...
N.J. Regulator Offers Advice for Avoiding Auto Insurance Fraud
Apr 12 2012 // Consumers often face important decisions on insurance, medical treatment and auto repair in the aftermath of an auto accident. But unfortunately, they can end up paying unnecessary expenses or even become victims of fraud...
