All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 22 2020 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired New Jersey-based William H. Connolly & Co. LLC (WHC). The transaction became effective on December 1, 2020.Founded in 1950 by William H. Connolly Sr., WHC is currently owned and...
Dec 4 2020 // Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles based on panels and presentations during Insurance Journal’s 2020 Insuring Cannabis Summit on Nov. 19.One election takeaway beyond the fact that cannabis...
Nov 25 2020 // A former Starbucks Corp. barista in New Jersey sued the coffee chain on Thursday, claiming she was fired illegally because she did not want to wear a “PRIDE” T-shirt, which she said conflicted with her...
Nov 16 2020 // “Kansas is having a relatively larger increase in crop risk as a response to a one-degree Celsius warming, compared to the other parts of the country.”— Jisang Yu, assistant professor of agriculture...
Nov 13 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Fairways Insurance Inc. of Cinnaminson, N.J., on November 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Fairways is a full-service insurance agency serving clients...
Nov 12 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Brian S. O’Neill & Associates Inc., d/b/a Collier O’Neill & Associates., of Trenton, N.J., on November 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not...
Nov 10 2020 // Authorities say one person was killed and several dozen people displaced following a fire in New Jersey in which two firefighters were also injured.NorthJersey.com reports that fire crews called to a Paterson street at...
Nov 9 2020 // A construction worker was killed when he got trapped under a large steel beam at a site in northern New Jersey, authorities said.Orlando Rivas, 45, of Newark, was working in East Hanover when he became pinned beneath the...
Nov 4 2020 // Once a gleaming symbol of early 20th-century ambition and prosperity, Hoboken’s grand rail terminal now sits as a somber reminder of the daunting challenges facing mass transit in the New York region.Eight years ago...
Nov 4 2020 // Selective Insurance has appointed two new members to its leadership team.Cyndi Bennett took the helm as the company’s new executive vice president and chief human resources officer (CHRO), and Giunero Floro has...
Nov 3 2020 // A Roselle, N.J., man has been criminally charged with filing a fraudulent insurance claim for repairs on a luxury vehicle he wrecked while intoxicated earlier this year, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo...
Oct 13 2020 // Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), a Summit, N.J.-headquartered operator of specialty insurance brokerages and underwriting facilities, has hired Christopher Lamitola chief sales officer.In this capacity, Lamitola will...
Oct 12 2020 // As October’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is underway, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal warned residents of the state that data breaches, internet fraud and online threats are on the rise.With...
Oct 5 2020 // Worldwide Facilities LLC, a national wholesale insurance broker, managing general agent and program underwriter, has acquired Hunt Jorgensen LLC, a managing general underwriter specializing in professional liability...
Oct 2 2020 // A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for his role in an automobile accident scheme supporting fraudulent insurance claims.Luis G. Aguirre, of Hudson County, N.J., was sentenced for his...
Oct 1 2020 // Plymouth Rock Assurance launched motorcycle insurance for riders across New Jersey and Pennsylvania.The launch of the product comes than a year after the company acquired Rider Insurance Co., which has focused on the...
Sep 30 2020 // Amazon.com Inc. warehouse workers in the U.S. are getting hurt at a higher rate than the industry average, according to an investigative report.The rate of injuries contradicts more rosy assertions the company has made to...
Sep 24 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Gateway Agency National of Highlands, N.J., on September 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1981, Gateway specializes in home, automobile, boating...
Sep 23 2020 // Back in March and April, I gave two webinars on COVID-19 for the Academy of Insurance.If you haven’t had a chance to take those, click here to get the Academy of Insurance COVID-19 related classes. One of the topics...
Sep 21 2020 // Carlyle, Alera GroupNew York-based investment firm The Carlyle Group led a $150 million investment for Deerfield, Ill.-based Alera Group, the property and casualty, employee benefits insurance broker that is a...