All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 22 2007 // A former New Jersey Democratic state assemblyman who was among 11 public officials arrested last month on federal bribe-taking charges pleaded guilty last week to attempted extortion.Alfred E. Steele acknowledged accepting...
Oct 17 2007 // A state senator says he will soon announce plans to require all New Jerseyans to carry medical insurance, but the governor warned that the plan could cost more than $1 billion.“We are going to announce just after the...
Oct 8 2007 // From the executive office of the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Companies on Madison Avenue in the heart of New York City, Warren Heck, chairman and chief executive officer, can see Illinois.“It’s fantastic,...
Oct 8 2007 // New Jersey drivers still pay more for auto insurance than residents of any other state, but the gap is shrinking. According to a study from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the average Garden State...
Oct 8 2007 // Competition helps but drivers still pay most8 Maine cop hit by police car covered Court rules in the case of a stolen police car8 N.Y. to issue illegal immigrants licensesSupporters see fewer uninsured motorists10 Mass....
Oct 8 2007 // New Jersey drivers still pay more for auto insurance than residents of any other state, but the gap is shrinking. According to a study from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the average Garden State...
Oct 5 2007 // As government scientists searched for the source of a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to frozen hamburgers, a class-action lawsuit was filed Wednesday against the New Jersey producer of the patties and supermarkets that...
Oct 3 2007 // Several states say they will challenge the Bush administration in federal court over its new rules that block the expansion of a health insurance program for children from low-income families.Arizona, California, Illinois,...
Oct 2 2007 // New New Jersey residents now have 60 days to register vehicles with the state under a new law signed by Gov. Jon S. Corzine. State law had allowed new residents to maintain their vehicle registrations with their previous...
Sep 28 2007 // Venice, Fla.-based First Guard Insurance Co., will begin writing business direct in North Carolina and New Jersey effective Jan. 1, 2008. Currently, FGIC is licensed in twenty-three states, primarily concentrated east of...
Sep 25 2007 // Four homes were destroyed and 37 other damaged by a raging forest fire in the Pinelands last May, but a sand and gravel company is seeking more than 98 percent of the damages sought from the military for causing the...
Sep 24 2007 // N.J. hockey case could redefine spectator liabilityDenise M. Sciarrotta was thrilled with the seats her family had for the minor league hockey game. They were close to the action as they watched players take practice...
Sep 24 2007 // From the executive office of the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Companies on Madison Avenue in the heart of New York City, Warren Heck, chairman and chief executive officer, can see Illinois.“It’s fantastic,...
Sep 24 2007 // New Jersey insurance agents praised Gov. Jon Corzine for signing into law a bill that bans so-called step-down provisions in businesses’ motor vehicle liability policies and frees agents from a having to advise...
Sep 24 2007 // 11 N.J. public officials caught in FBI insurance stingU.S. Attorney for New Jersey Christopher J. Christie talks in Trenton, N.J. on Sept. 6 about the investigation with the FBI that led to arrests of 11 public officials...
Sep 24 2007 // HRH, Bank of AmericaInsurance broker Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. has agreed to purchase Banc of America Corporate Insurance Agency, L.L.C., a segment of Bank of America, N.A., and a middle market insurance intermediary in...
Sep 24 2007 // Federal agents arrested and charged 11 New Jersey local public officials with taking bribes in exchange for giving public contracts to a fake insurance brokerage set up by investigators.The investigation netted five...
Sep 24 2007 // New Jersey insurance agents praised Gov. Jon Corzine for signing into law a bill that bans so-called step-down provisions in businesses’ motor vehicle liability policies and frees agents from a having to advise...
Sep 21 2007 // The New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals and the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc., are calling for college students to submit their resumes to Project Y (http://www.projectynj.org), the...
Sep 21 2007 // The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has initiated a policy requiring parking lot, landscaping, cleaning and other contractors it uses to carry health insurance for their employees. The stated policy will require...