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New Jersey Man Charged with Insurance Fraud, Theft by Deception

Jun 26 2017 // A Middlesex County, N.J., man has been charged with insurance fraud and theft by deception for allegedly impersonating his deceased mother to obtain cheaper renters insurance under her senior-discounted policy and for...

NYC Planners With Sandy Nightmares Say Barrier May Come Too Late

Jun 21 2017 // The warming Atlantic Ocean has raised the risk of another Hurricane Sandy. And still, trillions of dollars of real estate and infrastructure near the shores of New York City and northern New Jersey remain vulnerable to...

Dangerous Chemical Could Threaten New Jersey Reservoir

Jun 21 2017 // A new report says that a dangerous chemical detected in groundwater near a Superfund site in New Jersey could pose a threat to a nearby reservoir that provides drinking water to as many as 3.5 million people.The report by...

New Jersey’s York Hires McMahan as Chief Human Resources Officer

Jun 16 2017 // York Risk Services Group (York), a Parsippany, N.J.-based provider of claims management, managed care, specialized loss adjusting, alternative risk programs, pool administration and other insurance services, has hired...

Insurance Research Finds Many Homeowners Don’t Understand Deductibles

Jun 15 2017 // Almost five years after Superstorm Sandy, one third of homeowners in several coastal states are still unaware of hurricane deductibles and how they work, new insurance research has found.Not only did 33 percent of...

Ex-Car Dealership Official in New Jersey Sentenced for Stealing Nearly $3M

Jun 13 2017 // The former general manager of a now-defunct New Jersey car dealership who got nearly $3 million through a fraud scheme has been sentenced to five years in prison. Richard Pepe had pleaded guilty to bank fraud and filing a...

Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Elects Renna as President

Jun 12 2017 // Kacy Campion Renna of Wall Township, N.J., was elected president of the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey (PIANJ) at the association’s annual business meeting at Harrah’s Resort and Casino in Atlantic...

Ex-Officer in New Jersey May be Spared Prison Terms for Insurance Fraud

Jun 12 2017 // A former police officer who fraudulently claimed his half-sister was his wife as part of an insurance fraud scheme to get coverage for her and her son will be allowed to a pre-trial program. The charges against Alix...

New Jersey’s World Insurance Associates Acquires Wm. G. Palermo Inc.

Jun 7 2017 // World Insurance Associates LLC, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Tinton Falls, N.J., acquired Wm. G. Palermo Inc. of Linden, N.J., on April 1, 2017. Wm. G. Palermo Inc. is a third-generation, family-owned...

People – East

Jun 5 2017 // Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving design professionals, law firms, associations/nonprofits and other professional service organizations, has appointed Wayne T....

New Jersey Propane Leak Leads to Evacuations, One Injured

May 30 2017 // A rail car carrying propane was leaking in an industrial park in New Jersey, sending a plume of gas into the air.Gloucester County spokeswoman Debra Sellitto says a valve stem on top of the tanker car failed and started...

New Jersey’s NJM Promotes Livingston, Elects New Board Chairman

May 22 2017 // NJM Insurance Group, a West Trenton, N.J.-based property and casualty insurer, has promoted Mitchell A. Livingston, Esq., to chief operating officer (COO), making him the first in the company’s 104-year history to...

Injured Worker Attorney Involvement Varies Widely by State

May 18 2017 // There is a wide variation in the percentage of claims with worker attorneys involvement across state workers’ compensation systems, according to the latest research from the Workers Compensation Research Institute...

Owners of New Jersey Diner Who Burned it Down for Insurance Avoid Prison

May 17 2017 // The owners of a New Jersey diner who burned it down to collect insurance money have been spared prison terms.Forty-nine-year-old Tina Diakos and 40-year-old Ozkan Cengiz were both sentenced to five years of probation on...

Boys Charged in New Jersey Playground Fire that Caused $80K in Damage

May 12 2017 // Police have arrested two boys in connection with a fire that caused $80,000 worth of damage to a playground in New Jersey. Linden police say the 13-year-old and the 11-year-old were taken into custody late Sunday after...

TWFG Taps Cordone in New Jersey to Lead Expansion Efforts

May 11 2017 // The Woodlands Financial Group (TWFG), a national agency based in The Woodlands, Texas, is launching an effort to expand into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.Vic Cordone, a...

New Jersey Agent Stults Honored with Woodworth Memorial Award

May 9 2017 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers (IIABA or the Big “I”) has awarded Charles “Cappy” Stults with the Woodworth Memorial Award, the highest honor the association bestows on one of its...

NYC Fire Museum Displays Hindenburg’s Insurance Policy

May 8 2017 // A New York City museum’s collection includes the insurance policy written for the Hindenburg, which exploded over New Jersey 80 years ago this weekend.The Daily News reports officials at the New York City Fire Museum...

Florida Eye Doctor Convicted of 67 Counts in Medicare Fraud Scheme

May 2 2017 // A prominent Florida eye doctor accused of political corruption was convicted of Medicare fraud Friday, increasing the odds that federal prosecutors could pressure him to testify against New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob...

New Jersey’s York Names Walsh Executive Vice President and Chief Claims Officer

Apr 25 2017 // York Risk Services Group (York), a Parsippany, N.J.-based provider of claims management, managed care, specialized loss adjusting, alternative risk programs, pool administration and other insurance services, has named...