Latest New Jersey Headlines

All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Seeman Holtz Acquires New Jersey’s Geisenheimer Agency

Oct 30 2019 // Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty has announced the acquisition of GIA Insurance Agency (Geisenheimer Insurance Agency), headquartered in Saddle Brook, N.J.Geisenheimer Insurance Agency is a provider of personal and...

Bookkeeper for New Jersey Company Admits Stealing $1.7M in Check Fraud Scheme

Oct 24 2019 // A bookkeeper for a northern New Jersey company has admitted stealing $1.7 million from the firm by writing herself fraudulent company checks. Tammy Martinez pleaded guilty Tuesday to bank fraud. The 46-year-old South Amboy...

After 100 Years in Business, JGS Insurance Has Learned to Embrace Change

Oct 23 2019 // “To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often.”This quote from Winston Churchill is hanging on the wall at the offices of Jacobson, Goldfarb & Scott Inc. (JGS Insurance). The Bell...

Velocity Risk Underwriters Expands Coverage to Coastal Homeowners in New Jersey

Oct 23 2019 // Velocity Risk Underwriters LLC has expanded its home insurance products and now offers coastal homeowners policies in New Jersey. This makes New Jersey the sixth state where the company offers homeowners insurance to...

Plymouth Rock Assurance Finalizes Acquisition of New Jersey’s Rider Insurance

Oct 21 2019 // Plymouth Rock Assurance has finalized its acquisition of Rider Insurance Company. New Jersey-based Rider is the largest motorcycle insurance provider in the state and the only carrier serving the motorcycle community...

New Jersey Woman Critically Hurt in Car Crash Receives $4.5M Settlement

Oct 18 2019 // A New Jersey woman who was permanently injured in a crash last year with a volunteer firefighter answering a fire call has settled a lawsuit for $4.6 million.NJ.com reports that 56-year-old Melinda Baker, of Manuta,...

The Hilb Group Acquires New Jersey’s New Agency Partners

Oct 17 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired New Jersey-based New Agency Partners (NAP). The transaction became effective October 1, 2019. NAP is a full-service insurance brokerage in Parsippany, N.J., providing business...

The Hilb Group Acquires New Jersey’s LCIA

Oct 16 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired New Jersey-based LCIA Inc. DBA Campisano Insurance Agency (LCIA). The transaction became effective October 1, 2019.LCIA is a full-service property and casualty agency that has...

Worker Dies in Accident at Soon-to-Open New Jersey Megamall

Oct 15 2019 // Authorities say a worker has died at the construction site of a soon-to-open New Jersey megamall and entertainment complex.The accident occurred Wednesday afternoon at the American Dream mall at the Meadowlands complex in...

Construction Worker Fatally Electrocuted, Two Others Hurt in New Jersey

Oct 14 2019 // Authorities say two workers were accidentally electrocuted at a townhouse construction site in central New Jersey, leaving one dead and the other critically injured.A third worker suffered burns in the accident, which...

‘Putrid’ Smell of Carcasses Over Newark Prompts New Jersey Lawsuit

Sep 23 2019 // Newark – part of it, anyway – stinks.Residents of New Jersey’s largest city have been complaining about the stench of carcasses emanating from Darling Ingredients Inc.’s rendering plant, which turns...

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Signs Executive Order on Gun Safety

Sep 19 2019 // New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed Executive Order No. 83, directing the New Jersey Department of Treasury, the Division of Purchase and Property, and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance to promote...

Conner Strong & Buckelew Hires Trullinger, Keating in New Jersey

Sep 18 2019 // Conner Strong & Buckelew, an insurance, risk management and employee benefits brokerage and consulting firm, has hired Thomas Trullinger as senior vice president of Mergers and Acquisitions. He will be based in the...

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Expands Commercial Package Coverage Into New Jersey

Sep 17 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies has expanded its Commercial Package product into New Jersey.This offering includes: Commercial property with limits up to $120 million per location with an enhanced causes of...

Lockton Affinity to Pay $1M for Administering Carry Guard Insurance in New Jersey

Sep 6 2019 // Lockton Affinity LLC has agreed to pay a $1 million fine as part of a consent order with The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance for administering a National Rifle Association-sponsored insurance program in...

Officials Say Woman Stole $28K Diamond Ring from New Jersey Costco

Sep 5 2019 // Authorities say a woman stole a $28,000 diamond ring from a New Jersey Costco store by replacing it with a much cheaper ring she had stolen from a different Costco.Izaebela Kolano is facing a theft charge. Authorities say...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Hires DellaCroce to Healthcare Practice in New Jersey

Aug 26 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., a global leader in insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services, has hired Anthony DellaCroce to its team in New Jersey as an area vice president for the Healthcare Practice,...

New Jersey Woman Gets Two Years in Compound Drug Fraud Scheme

Aug 22 2019 // A New Jersey woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a widespread fraud scheme involving public employees and compound prescription drugs.Kristie Masucci appeared before a judge in Camden on...

Hub International Hires New Jersey’s Allain, Acquires His Book of Business

Aug 19 2019 // Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage, has hired disability insurance specialist Brian Allain and acquired his book of business.Based in Paramus, N.J., Allain provides group and executive disability...

Cook Maran Hires Patterson as a Client Advisor in New Jersey

Aug 14 2019 // Cook Maran, a Prime Risk partner, headquartered in Melville, N.Y., recently hired Eric Patterson as a client advisor. He will operate out of the Cook Maran location in Fair Lawn, N.J.Patterson was previously a Professional...