All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 19 2020 // A crash early Monday involving two New Jersey Transit buses on a New Jersey Turnpike exit ramp left roughly 12 people injured, authorities said.The accident in Secaucus occurred around 7:15 a.m., state police said. One bus...
Aug 13 2020 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) has provided guidance for homeowners suffering property damage caused by the recent tropical storm that rattled the state.DOBI has issued guidance for New Jersey...
Aug 7 2020 // A New Jersey appeals court’s decision to revive two lawsuits accusing Johnson & Johnson’s iconic Baby Powder of causing cancer may lead to the reinstatement of about 1,000 suits targeting the talc-based...
Aug 6 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired JF Murray Co. Inc. of Point Pleasant, N.J., on July 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.JF Murray Co. provides clients with complete insurance solutions...
Aug 5 2020 // Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain along the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina, where it smashed boats together and caused floods and fires that...
Aug 5 2020 // Outdoor spaces hastily fancified for low-risk dining are keeping thousands of U.S. restaurants from closing permanently. But crashing the dinner party are tropical storms, rats — and the occasional out-of-control...
Aug 3 2020 // The Coast Guard on Saturday urged commercial and recreational boaters in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey to prepare for possible high surf, dangerous rip currents, heavy wind, heavy rainfall, and coastal flooding from...
Jul 28 2020 // A state judge ruled that New Jersey authorities can shut down a gym that has repeatedly defied Governor Phil Murphy’s executive order to remain closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.The ruling held Atilis Gym of...
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...