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The Hilb Group Acquires Select Book of Business in New Jersey, New York

Apr 15 2021 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired a select book of business of quick-serve restaurant clients with more than 100 locations in New Jersey and New York. These clients will participate in THG’s Alternative Solutions...

N.J. Supreme Court Upholds Order to Reimburse Workers’ Comp Claimant for Marijuana

Apr 15 2021 // The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a construction company to reimburse a workers’ compensation claimant for marijuana that was prescribed to relieve his back pain caused by a work injury.The high court...

New Jersey Man Charged with Insurance Fraud for Rate Evasion After Van Accident

Apr 8 2021 // A New Jersey man has been charged with insurance fraud after an investigation revealed he failed to pay the correct premiums to insure his commercial vehicle and deprived his employees of proper insurance coverage.Passaic...

New Jersey Contractor Fined $200K for Safety Hazards After Worker Injury

Apr 7 2021 // A Trenton, New Jersey-based contractor is being fined $201,000 after one of its employees suffered serious injuries when the roof beneath him collapsed.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...

New Jersey Bill Requiring Insurers Explain BI Policies Lands on Governor’s Desk

Apr 1 2021 // A New Jersey bill that requires insurers issuing business interruption policies in the state provide policyholders with a summary of coverage for loss of use and occupancy of a commercial property has passed the state...

Severe Thunderstorms Roar Through New Jersey; Thousands Lose Power

Mar 31 2021 // Severe thunderstorms that roared through New Jersey left thousands without power and brought down dozens of trees that damaged homes and businesses, but no injuries were reported. The storms hit the state shortly after...

Underground Electrical Blast Rocks New Jersey’s Asbury Park

Mar 29 2021 // Utility crews restored service after an underground electrical fire rocked the New Jersey shore city made famous by Bruce Springsteen’s music.Thursday’s blast caused two manhole covers to come out of the ground...

New Jersey Governor Nominates Thompson as Insurance Fraud Prosecutor

Mar 29 2021 // New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced his nomination of Tracy Thompson as insurance fraud prosecutor.Thompson has led the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor in an acting capacity since March 2018. Her...

New Jersey Ice Cream Manufacturer Cited for Safety Hazards Leading to Amputations

Mar 16 2021 // Despite two severe amputation injuries in 2018 and 2020 on the same machine at a Lakewood, New Jersey, ice cream manufacturing plant, a recent federal safety and health inspection found the company continued to ignore...

New Jersey Court Rules Against Artist Peter Max Over Damaged Works

Mar 15 2021 // A New Jersey appeals court on Thursday ruled against famed pop artist Peter Max in a dispute over millions of dollars’ worth of his works that were damaged in a warehouse during Superstorm Sandy.The German-born Max,...

U.S. to Urge Barriers, Elevation to Fight New Jersey Back Bay Flooding

Feb 26 2021 // The federal government will recommend flood control measures including storm surge barriers, floodwalls and elevating homes and other buildings in a report later this year on combating back bay flooding, a major problem in...

World Insurance Associates Acquires New Jersey’s Szerlip & Company

Feb 25 2021 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Szerlip & Company of Millburn, New Jersey, on January 1, 2021. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Szerlip & Co. is a third generation insurance agency founded...

Construction Worker Hurt in Accident at New Jersey College

Feb 24 2021 // A construction worker was injured when a gasket burst and struck him in the head at a college in northern New Jersey, authorities said. Workers were conducting a standard pressure test on a chiller line in the Learning...

Construction Worker Killed in New Jersey When Excavator Goes Into Waterway

Feb 4 2021 // A construction worker was killed when the excavator he was operating fell into a waterway, leaving him trapped him inside the equipment, authorities said. The man was part of a crew working at a site in Linden, New Jersey,...

Court Rules New Jersey Transit Due $300M in Sandy Damage Coverage

Jan 29 2021 // New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that New Jersey Transit has the right to an additional $300 million in insurance coverage based on damage it sustained during Superstorm Sandy.The ruling upheld a lower...

New Jersey’s American Global Hires McGill to Lead National Project Risk Practice

Jan 26 2021 // American Global has hired John McGill as president of American Global Project Solutions, in which he will head its national project risk practice. The practice is dedicated to bringing analytics, innovation and best...

World Insurance Associates Acquires New Jersey’s True & Associates

Jan 14 2021 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired True & Associates of Westfield, N.J. on December 31, 2020. True & Associates is its largest property/casualty acquisition to date. Terms of the transaction were not...

IAT Insurance Group Hires Buffalano as Vice President in New Jersey Office

Jan 12 2021 // IAT Insurance Group, a provider of specialty property/casualty and surety products, has hired Joe Buffalano as vice president of Underwriting and Management Liability. Buffalano resides in New Jersey and will be based out...

CBIZ Acquires New Jersey’s Borden Perlman Insurance Agency

Jan 4 2021 // CBIZ Inc., a provider of financial, insurance and advisory services, has acquired Borden Perlman Insurance Agency Inc. (BP) of Ewing, N.J., effective December 31, 2020. Founded more than 100 years ago, BP is a fourth...

Thomas Miller Americas Appoints Arralde as Senior Claims Director in New Jersey

Dec 22 2020 // Thomas Miller Americas, a provider of insurance services, has appointed Noreen Arralde as senior claims director in its New Jersey office.Arralde rejoins Thomas Miller Americas from another protection and indemnity...