All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 13 2005 // In some parts of the northeast only a few weeks ago, some folks were begging for rain as their lawns turned brown from a hot and humid summer. No more.Once again on Thursday, northeastern states were soaked with heavy...
Oct 7 2005 // New Jersey Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor has obtained an indictment charging a Passaic County man with conspiracy and...
Oct 6 2005 // Insurance companies are making new agency appointments in New Jersey in record numbers, according to a recent member survey by the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. The association annually updates its data...
Oct 3 2005 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned the financial strength ratings of A+ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings of “aa” to Progressive Garden State Insurance Company, Progressive Freedom Insurance Company and Drive New...
Sep 29 2005 // Progressive will begin writing auto insurance policies in New Jersey, according to The Associated Press. The Mayfield Village, Ohio-based auto insurer said both Progressive and Progressive Direct, its independent agency...
Sep 28 2005 // WellPoint Inc., the country’s largest health insurer, is in talks to buy WellChoice Inc., an insurer with about 5 million customers in New York and New Jersey, according to a published report.The New York Times...
Sep 28 2005 // A New Jersey appeals court in Trenton is giving DaimlerChrysler the chance to reduce the amount of money it must pay the family of a woman who was killed when another vehicle’s tire crushed the roof of a minivan.A...
Sep 27 2005 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. on Tuesday announced that its subsidiaries, Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Hartford Casualty Insurance Company, and Twin City Fire Insurance Company, have agreed to transfer...
Sep 23 2005 // Departing from the traditional rule that stadium owners have only a limited duty of care, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that a fan who was struck by a foul ball at a baseball game can sue the ballpark owner for...
Sep 23 2005 // Acting New Jersey Governor Richard Codey today officially launched the New Jersey celebration of Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s 25th Anniversary. A $10,000 anniversary gift to MADD was presented by N.J.-based...
Sep 19 2005 // The New Jersey Attorney General will investigate whether Doug Forrester, the Republican candidate for governor, violated a state law prohibiting insurance company owners from contributing to political campaigns. The...
Sep 18 2005 // A state election panel has forwarded a top Democratic lawmaker’s request for a probe into campaign contributions made by GOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Forrester to the New Jersey Attorney General’s...
Sep 9 2005 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor, in conjunction with the Division of Consumer Affairs, has charged a former North Jersey...
Sep 5 2005 // Employment Practices Liability ProgramNuts & Bolts: Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc.’s professional liability division launched an employment practices liability insurance program for small- and...
Sep 5 2005 // The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office will investigate whether Doug Forrester, the Republican candidate for governor, violated a state law prohibiting insurance company owners from contributing to political...
Sep 5 2005 // Beleaguered drug maker Merck & Co.’s request to postpone the next trial over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx has been turned down by the judge presiding over the case.Superior Court Judge Carol E. Higbee, who is...
Sep 5 2005 // Beleaguered drug maker Merck & Co.’s request to postpone the next trial over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx has been turned down by the judge presiding over the case.Superior Court Judge Carol E. Higbee, who is...
Aug 26 2005 // Acting New Jersey Gov. Richard J. Codey has signed legislation to prohibit smoking in public and private college and university dormitories.“Today we are creating safer, healthier residence halls,” Codey said....
Aug 22 2005 // Chubb PLI, Hub InternationalChubb Corporation has agreed to sell its Personal Lines Insurance Brokerage Inc. to Chicago-based Hub International Limited. Chubb said the sale would have no material impact on its financial...
Aug 19 2005 // New Jersey Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that a Passaic County woman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy for her role in an automobile “give up” scam.According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor...