All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 22 2021 // A proposed $16 billion billion plan to address back bay flooding, one of the major sources of storm damage at the Jersey Shore, is raising concerns about where water would go during storms, whether barriers proposed as...
Sep 13 2021 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) issued a bulletin urging entities regulated by the department to work with and assist customers who have been adversely affected by Tropical Storm Ida.“New...
Sep 8 2021 // Seven tornados tore through parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey during last Wednesday night’s storm, including an EF-3 that damaged homes and businesses in the Garden State, according to the National Weather...
Sep 2 2021 // The governors of New York and New Jersey declared a state of emergency late on Wednesday as record-breaking rains from tropical storm Ida led to flooding and hazardous conditions on the roads, with media reporting at least...
Aug 19 2021 // A New Jersey woman who killed her abusive ex-fiance can proceed with a lawsuit that claims her rights as a domestic violence victim were violated when a county prosecutor publicly identified her, an appeals court ruled...
Aug 18 2021 // Concerns about COVID-19 have prompted the cancellation of one of New Jersey’s premier road races for the second year in a row.The New Jersey Marathon and Half Marathon were scheduled to be held in and around Long...
Aug 17 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed a 10th tornado that struck during storms last month in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.Forecasters in Mount Holly, New Jersey, said Sunday that the EF-0 tornado struck July 29 in a...
Aug 5 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed a ninth tornado that struck during storms last week in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.Forecasters said Sunday that an EF-1 tornado with peak winds up to 90 mph appeared in the...
Aug 2 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed eight tornadoes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey during Thursday’s storm, including the EF-3 storm in eastern Pennsylvania and an EF-2 tornado that started in the Keystone...
Jul 16 2021 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired McCue Captains Agency of Little Silver, New Jersey, on July 1, 2021. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.McCue Captains Agency was founded in 1927 as a local...
Jul 14 2021 // Parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey on Tuesday were facing another round of rain one day after they were swamped by a series of storms that the National Weather Service said caused a rare flash flood emergency.According...
Jun 22 2021 // ShoreOne Insurance Managers Inc. is launching its admitted, residential homeowners policy with full flood insurance protection in New Jersey.This product is already live in South Carolina, and there are plans to expand...
Jun 11 2021 // A New Jersey bill that would allow business interruption insurers in the state to add a rider for virus and pandemic coverage is moving forward, with some in the industry saying it could encourage more insurers to provide...
Jun 10 2021 // A New Jersey U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier has been charged with making false statements to obtain federal workers’ compensation benefits.Aida Perez, of Roselle Park, New Jersey, has been charged by...
May 21 2021 // As New Jersey firefighters gained control of one forest fire in the heavily wooded Pinelands region, a second broke out, and was halfway contained as of Tuesday afternoon.The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said it had...
May 18 2021 // A forest fire that has consumed roughly 900 acres in southern New Jersey continued to burn Monday, though no injuries have been reported.The fire was spotted around 4 p.m. Sunday in the Bass River State Forest in Little...
May 13 2021 // NJM Insurance Group is now writing businessowners policies and corresponding excess and umbrella policies in New Jersey.The ProEdge Businessowners Policy provides protection for property and liability risks associated with...
Apr 28 2021 // Alera Group, a financial services and risk management company, has acquired Duryea Agency, an insurance agency providing personal insurance and business insurance for clients across New Jersey and beyond. Duryea Agency is...
Apr 27 2021 // New Jersey will incorporate the impacts of climate change and rising seas into all its major policy decisions in the near future, and will seek to share the costs of protecting the state among all levels of government and...
Apr 19 2021 // New Jersey would mandate safety courses in order to get a gun permit, require lockboxes for out-of-use firearms and change state law to hold firearm makers liable for harm stemming from gun use, among other changes...