All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 24 2020 // BASF SE, the world’s biggest chemical maker, and a law firm agreed to pay a combined $72.5 million to resolve claims they hid evidence that certain talc products contained asbestos in an effort to scuttle thousands...
Jul 22 2020 // BCA Insurance Group has contracted with NJM Insurance Group (NJM) as an NJM Premier Agent, expanding its ability to connect the business needs of its clients with NJM’s insurance solutions.As an NJM Premier Agent,...
Jul 15 2020 // The insured loss from Tropical Storm Fay will be close to $400 million, according to catastrophe risk modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC).KCC said its estimate includes the privately insured wind and storm surge...
Jul 10 2020 // Quick-moving Tropical Storm Fay strengthened as it moved toward southern New Jersey, where it was expected to make landfall Friday afternoon before sweeping north to New York with a curtain of heavy rain and thrashing...
Jul 10 2020 // Everest Insurance has hired Louis Manger as head of Casualty Claims. In this role, Manger will lead all facets of Casualty Claims, including all direct-handled and TPA-administered claims. He will be based in Liberty...
Jul 10 2020 // SageSure, a Jersey City, N.J.-based insurance and services company specializing in underserved property markets, has appointed Lisa Bernstein as chief administrative officer.In this new role, Bernstein will spearhead...
Jul 2 2020 // A Congressional action plan for a clean energy economy is garnering a bit of praise from a few important names in the insurance industry.The House of Representatives in 2019 established the House Select Committee on the...
Jul 1 2020 // Firefighters were trying to determine what caused an asphalt tank fire early Tuesday that shook a neighborhood of homes and businesses and forced the evacuation of at least 30 families.Neighbors of Blueknight Energy...
Jun 29 2020 // RT Specialty LLC has promoted David M. Slaugenhoup to vice president within its Environmental and Construction Professional (RT ECP) practice.Since joining the team in 2013, Slaugenhoup has diligently worked with RT ECP...
Jun 22 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Bravo Pak Inc. for failing to abate hazards at its Pennsauken, N.J., facility. The company owes $259,760 in penalties.In...
Jun 22 2020 // A federal judge has declined to allow a southern New Jersey gym to reopen as it continues a constitutional challenge to the state order that shut down businesses deemed non-essential in order to help stem the spread of the...
Jun 17 2020 // New Jersey’s attorney general and environmental protection department have announced a lawsuit against Trenton and its water utility calling for improvements to the city’s water system, including reducing the...
Jun 15 2020 // The rear tire of a New Jersey Transit bus struck and killed a woman in Bergen County early Wednesday, the agency said.The bus was heading to Cresskill from New York’s Port Authority Bus Terminal when the accident...
Jun 15 2020 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey (PIANJ) elected five independent insurance agents from around the state to its board of directors at the association’s annual business meeting.The following individuals...
Jun 12 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing penalties against BB Frame LLC, operating as Frame Q and as Owner and Principal Juan Quevedo, for exposing workers to...
Jun 11 2020 // Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey (PIANJ) elected Steven C. Radespiel of Hillsdale, N.J., president at the association’s annual business meeting. Radespiel is president of Insurance Center of North Jersey...
Jun 3 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited AA&B Builders Inc. and Ebenezer General Construction Excavating for exposing employees to safety hazards on a worksite...
Jun 1 2020 // Some victims of childhood sex abuse who are considering suing the Boy Scouts of America face a choice: an anguished rush to meet a deadline earlier than what lawmakers intended, or wait and sue local councils, perhaps...
May 20 2020 // After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the owner of a Somerset County, N.J., construction company has pleaded guilty to one count of felony...
May 14 2020 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance has directed insurance companies in the state to provide premium reductions to consumers and businesses during the COVID-19 emergency, citing reduced risk of loss due to...