Dina Zampelle expects that by December, her credit score will be as muddied as her central New Jersey home. That’s because unless the government jumps in to help, she expects the bank to foreclose. “I owe $290,000 on that house. …
Wells Fargo Insurance Services has acquired Procomp Benefit Resources Inc., an employee benefits brokerage and consulting firm based in Hazlet, N.J. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition will allow Wells Fargo Insurance Services to further expand its …
New York and New Jersey regulators said recently that hurricane deductibles should not apply on homeowners’ insurance policies for Irene damages in their states. That’s because Irene was downgraded and designated as a tropical storm, not a hurricane, when it …
All 21 counties in New Jersey have been declared major disaster areas following Hurricane Irene. The designation allows those not eligible for insurance coverage to receive federal funding for repairs and temporary housing. It also allows for federal help with …
Floodwaters finally started to recede from areas of the U.S. northeast devastated by Hurricane Irene but many communities were still under water Wednesday as relief workers battled cut-off roads and raging rivers to deliver emergency supplies. The storm battered the …
As flooding from Hurricane Irene caused heavy damage in New Jersey, federal officials report almost 230,000 property owners in the state have flood insurance. Flooding is not covered by homeowners insurance but by special flood policies purchased through the Federal …
New Jersey and Vermont struggled with their worst flooding in decades Monday, a day after Hurricane Irene slammed an already soaked U.S. Northeast with torrential rain, dragging away homes and submerging neighborhoods underwater. The massive storm churned up the U.S. …
Hurricane Irene swept along the New Jersey shore early Sunday, knocking down trees, leaving thousands of people without electrical power and causing flooding. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie cautioned residents and visitors, hundreds of thousands of whom were ordered to …
Hurricane Irene swept through Manhattan Sunday but reserved the worst of its fury for towns and suburbs up and down the northeastern United States, where driving rain and flood tides inundated homes and cut power to millions. On its march …
A New Jersey law barring drivers under 18 from having more than one passenger is in the spotlight after an SUV driven by a 17-year-old and carrying seven teenagers crashed. The driver and three passengers died in last Saturday’s accident. …
