All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 27 2003 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it “has placed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) of the Prudential Property and Casualty New Jersey Group (PruPac New Jersey Group) (Newark, NJ) and its affiliated companies...
May 23 2003 // The Palisades Group, based in Berkeley Heights New Jersey, announced that it has agreed to acquire The Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance Company of New Jersey (PRUPAC-NJ), the New Jersey property and casualty unit...
May 20 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers has roundly approved the recent action by the New Jersey Senate in passing a bill that will bring the state in line with the rest of the country by eliminating a requirement...
May 19 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers, the Alliance of American Insurers and the American Insurance Association all had favorable comments on the passage of New Jersey’s Auto Insurance Reform Act. (See...
May 19 2003 // On Friday the New Jersey General Assembly unanimously approved The Automobile Insurance Competition and Choice Act (S-63/A-2625), a measure designed to correct “years of politically influenced auto insurance...
May 13 2003 // The Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC) opposes SB 850 by Senator Deborah Ortiz, a bill, notes PIFC, that will pile on more regulation to an already overly regulated insurance system in the state. Dan...
May 12 2003 // David Madara, President of The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc.and the organization’s Legislative Representative Leon Zimmerman, attended a press conference on Friday with Governor James E. McGreevey,...
May 12 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of New Jersey (IIANJ) recently raised over $20,000 for the New Jersey chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation at their 910th Annual IIANJ Charity Golf Outing which was held on May 5, 2003 at...
May 9 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. has written a letter to Assistant Commissioner Douglas Wheeler of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, indicating the organization’s support for the...
May 8 2003 // Following the recent hearings on reforming New Jersey’s auto insurance coverage regulations, the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. suggested that the problem with auto insurance availability stems from...
May 6 2003 // The General Assembly Banking and Insurance Committee in New Jersey approved legislation Monday that will reportedly correct years of politically influenced auto insurance regulations that have eroded the availability of...
May 6 2003 // The MIIX Group, Inc., based in Lawrenceville N.J., a provider of medical professional liability insurance, announced that it has agreed to an Order with the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance that sets forth...
May 6 2003 // Gideon Sofer, 18, of Highland Park, N.J. was named one of America’s top ten youth volunteers for 2003 in a ceremony today at the International Trade Center, in Washington D.C., receiving a national Prudential Spirit...
May 2 2003 // Virginia-based Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton Company, the world’s tenth largest insurance and risk management intermediary, announced that it has acquired the book of business of The Aaron Wolf Agency, Inc. of Vineland,...
May 2 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers, joined by the American Insurance Association, the National Association of Independent Insurers and the Insurance Council of New Jersey, have filed an amicus curiae brief with the New...
May 1 2003 // New Jersey’s Insurance Commissioner, Holly C. Bakke, has implemented the call by Governor James E. McGreevey to tackle the special problems the state’s urban consumers face when looking for insurance, with an...
Apr 30 2003 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) of Branchville, NJ-based Selective Insurance Group. “The rating applies to the group’s five intercompany pool members led by Selective...
Apr 25 2003 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio announced that a joint investigation with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and New York Police Department has resulted in the arrest of Jose...
Apr 22 2003 // New Jersey Insurance Commissioner Holly C. Bakke has issued an official bulletin reminding insurance carriers that doctors and other professionals called to active duty in the Iraq war have the right to suspend their...
Apr 18 2003 // A recently enacted New Jersey law prohibiting discrimination by insurers against individuals or applicants based on a history of domestic violence could reportedly inadvertently open the door for fraud and an unfair...