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New Jersey Still Recovering From Sandy’s Mental Health Issues

Sep 7 2015 // A new study says the lingering effects of Superstorm Sandy — in the form of unfinished repairs, disputed claims, and recurrent mold — are associated with increased odds of Sandy-impacted residents suffering...

NFP Acquires Insurance Management Associates in New Jersey

Sep 1 2015 // NFP, a New York City-based provider of employee benefits, property/casualty insurance, retirement and wealth management services, announced today that it has acquired Insurance Management Associates (IMA) in Voorhees, New...

New Jersey’s New Child Safety Seat Rules Go Into Effect

Sep 1 2015 // New Jersey has new child safety seat rules.The rules, which take effect Sept. 1, adhere to American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations. Children under age 2 and who weigh less than 30 pounds must be secured in a...

Judge Approves Exxon’s $225M New Jersey Pollution Settlement

Aug 26 2015 // Exxon Mobil Corp’s $225 million settlement with the administration of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie of a longstanding environmental pollution case won approval on Tuesday from a state judge, over the objections...

New Jersey Firefighters Urge Lawmakers to Adopt Tougher Fire Codes

Aug 25 2015 // Firefighters in New Jersey are calling for tougher fire codes in the wake of a blaze that destroyed 240 units and left about 500 people homeless at an apartment complex in Edgewater, New Jersey.Leaders from several...

New Jersey Transit Receives $71M Federal Sandy Relief Funding

Aug 24 2015 // New Jersey Transit is getting $71 million from the federal government to pay for rebuilding and replacing equipment damaged by Superstorm Sandy.The agency and New Jersey’s Congressional delegation announced the award...

Patriot National Acquires R.C.A. Insurance Group in New Jersey

Aug 17 2015 // Patriot National Inc., a workers’ compensation outsourcing services firm based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, announced today that it acquired R.C.A. Insurance Group (RCA), a Clifton, New Jersey-based property and...

U.S. Safety Board Criticizes Emergency Response in Tracy Morgan Crash

Aug 14 2015 // Federal safety officials who reviewed a highway crash in New Jersey that badly injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed a friend were sharply critical of the emergency response to it and are urging the state to establish...

New N.J. Law Emphasizes Traffic Safety to Young Drivers

Aug 12 2015 // Applicants for a New Jersey driver’s license must answer whether they’re aware of the dangers of failing to follow traffic laws under a law signed by New Jersey Acting Gov. Kim Guadagno.Guadagno signed the...

New Jersey Motorcyclist Indicted for Insurance Fraud

Aug 12 2015 // A New Jersey man has been indicted for allegedly reporting that his motorcycle had been stripped of its parts by thieves on two occasions, when in actuality he directed a repair shop to remove the parts so that he could...

New Jersey Drivers Still Frowning Over ‘No Smile’ Driver’s License Policy

Aug 10 2015 // Smile and the world smiles with you — unless you’re having your driver’s license renewed in New Jersey.It’s been three years since New Jersey instituted its “no smiling” policy for...

National Transportation Safety Board to Hold Hearing on Tracy Morgan Crash

Aug 10 2015 // Federal investigators will meet this week to determine the probable cause of the accident that injured actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and killed one of his friends.The National Transportation Safety Board scheduled a meeting...

N.J. Man Gets 3-Year Sentence for Faking Mercedes Carjacking to Get $38K

Aug 5 2015 // A New Jersey man who fabricated a story about being carjacked is heading to prison.Maurice Douglas received a three-year sentence on Monday, New Jersey Acting Attorney General John Hoffman said. Douglas, 42, had pleaded...

N.J. Regulators Recovered $15.7M for Consumers in Fiscal Year 2015

Aug 5 2015 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) recovered more than $15.7 million for consumers in fiscal year 2015 which ended June 30, according to an announcement today by Acting Commissioner Richard J....

Study: Ongoing Recovery Efforts Take Mental Health Toll on Sandy Survivors

Jul 30 2015 // A new study says the lingering effects of Superstorm Sandy — in the form of unfinished repairs, disputed claims, and recurrent mold — are associated with increased odds of Sandy-impacted residents experiencing...

N.J. Files Eminent Domain Actions Against Beachfront Property Owners

Jul 20 2015 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration has begun legal proceedings to obtain land from beachfront property owners so the state can build dunes to protect against storms.The New Jersey Department of...

People – East

Jul 20 2015 // Liberty Mutual Insurance promoted Jamie Trish to president of its Northeast Business Insurance operations.Trish will be responsible for the profitable growth of business in the region that includes Connecticut, Maine,...

Brown & Brown Acquires RF Ougheltree & Associates in New Jersey

Jul 17 2015 // Brown & Brown Inc. announced that its wholesale brokerage division, Hull & Company, has acquired certain assets of RF Ougheltree & Associates LLC in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not...

N.J. Gov. Christie Seeks Federal Disaster Aid for Storm-Ravaged Counties

Jul 15 2015 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday requested the federal government to issue a major disaster declaration for severe thunderstorms that caused more than $15 million worth of damage and knocked out power to 300,000...

Damage Assessment Tops $20M in Storm-Hit New Jersey Counties

Jul 13 2015 // Southern New Jersey towns hit hard by severe storms that ripped through the area last month could be in line to get federal aid to help offset cleanup costs.Federal Emergency Management Agency officials spent a second day...