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N.J. Consumers to Get 1-Page Homeowners Policy Summary

May 4 2015 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance announced that starting in June, New Jersey consumers buying or renewing homeowners, condominium, mobile home, renters or dwelling fire insurance policies will receive a...

Plymouth Rock Survey: 1 in 3 N.J. Drivers Report Having Texted While Driving

Apr 22 2015 // An annual study released this week by Plymouth Rock Assurance shows that 33 percent of New Jersey motorists surveyed admit to having read/texted messages while driving in the past. Plymouth Rock says that’s the...

2 N.J. Towns Get Federal Grants for Buyouts of Flood-Prone Homes

Apr 22 2015 // Two New Jersey towns will share $7.5 million in federal grants to fund the acquisition and demolition of homes in flood-prone areas. Woodbridge will receive more than $3.8 million to buy and demolish 98 homes and Manville...

AssuredPartners Completes Acquisition of Platinum Planning in New Jersey

Apr 20 2015 // AssuredPartners Inc. announced last week that it has completed the acquisition of Platinum Planning (doing business as Walsh Benefits). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Walsh Benefits operates in the New Jersey...

New Jersey Grapples With How, Whether to Regulate Uber, Lyft

Apr 20 2015 // Ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft could be driven out of New Jersey if a bill lawmakers are considering becomes law.That’s at least what the transportation network companies faced with potential new...

Business Moves

Apr 20 2015 // Confie Seguros, Your Insurance Spot, Wise Insurance Agency, Bronkie AgencyConfie Seguros, a national provider of personal lines insurance based in Huntington Beach, Calif., has acquired three East Coast insurance...

N.J. Consumers to Receive 1-Page Summary of Their Homeowners Coverage

Apr 16 2015 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance announced that starting in June, New Jersey consumers buying or renewing homeowners, condominium, renters, mobile home, or dwelling fire insurance policies will receive a...

Instructor at Walt Disney World Race Car Attraction Killed on Track

Apr 14 2015 // For fans of speed, the Exotic Driving Experience at Walt Disney World offers a heart-pounding thrill.People who drive minivans during the week can settle in behind the wheel of a Ferrari, a Porsche or another one of the...

Former Roselle, N.J. Mayor Headed to Jail for Insurance Fraud

Apr 14 2015 // The former mayor of Roselle, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for insurance fraud over false reports made after a hit-and-run accident.NJ.com reports that Garrett Smith was sentenced on April 10 after...

AmWINS Brokerage Announces Appointments in New Jersey, New York

Apr 9 2015 // AmWINS Brokerage of the Mid Atlantic hired John Carlsen as senior vice president. Carlsen specializes in public entity risks, with an emphasis on CAT/natural disaster exposures. Prior to joining AmWINS, he was executive...

ANE Adds 2 New Jersey Agencies to Its Network

Apr 8 2015 // ANE (Agency Network Exchange LLC), a network of independently owned and operated insurance agencies, has added two New Jersey agencies to its network: Glenn Insurance Inc. with offices in Absecon and Vineland; and Mile...

Hardenbergh Insurance Group Acquires Meyer Insurance in New Jersey

Apr 6 2015 // Hardenbergh Insurance Group, an independent insurance agency based in Marlton, New Jersey, announced its acquisition of Meyer Insurance Agency, an independent agency in Medford, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were...

N.J. Tops Nation in Auto Insurance Rates

Apr 6 2015 // An annual industry report shows New Jersey has the costliest auto insurance rates in the nation.The National Association of Insurance Commissioners says New Jersey motorists paid an average of $1,220 in 2012. That’s...

CRC Insurance Services to Acquire Strategic Assets of NAPCO in New Jersey

Apr 2 2015 // CRC Insurance Services Inc., a wholesale insurance subsidiary of BB&T Corporation’s principal subsidiary Branch Banking and Trust Company, announced an agreement to acquire strategic assets of NAPCO, LLC. Terms...

National General Holdings Acquires Assigned Risk Solutions in New Jersey

Apr 1 2015 // National General Holdings Corp. announced that it has closed upon the acquisition of Saddle Brook, New Jersey-based Assigned Risk Solutions Ltd. from Toronto-based Kingsway Financial Services for a purchase price of $47...

New Jersey’s Pedestrian Safety Program May Be Making Positive Impact

Mar 25 2015 // Judging by the number of tickets each year, jaywalking as an infraction draws scant attention from police in New Jersey.The Asbury Park Press reports that in 2010, there were 557 jaywalking tickets issued in the state of...

NAIC Report: New Jersey Tops Nation in Auto Insurance Rates

Mar 24 2015 // An annual industry report shows New Jersey has the costliest auto insurance rates in the nation.The National Association of Insurance Commissioners says New Jersey motorists paid an average of $1,220 in 2012. That’s...

N.J. Senate OKs Electronic Proof of Insurance, Reverse Rate Evasion Bills

Mar 19 2015 // New Jersey’s state Senate on March 16 passed a bill (A-3905) that would allow motorists to display proof of auto insurance in either physical or electronic format. The bill was previously approved by the state...

Car Safety Tickets on Rise in New Jersey

Mar 18 2015 // Police in New Jersey are writing more tickets for safety violations in the nearly four years since the state ended motor vehicle safety inspections.A review of court records by The Record newspaper finds police issued...

N.J. Man Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud Over Damage Done to Car

Mar 18 2015 // A New Jersey man has admitted that he sought more than $15,000 from his insurance company for damage done to his car before his policy took effect and for personal items he claimed were stolen.Derrick Smith of Newark, New...