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New Jersey Beach Owner Sues to Stop Dune Project

Dec 22 2014 // A major Jersey shore beach owner is suing the state, the federal government and the borough of Point Pleasant Beach over a project to establish protective sand dunes along the state’s shoreline.Jenkinson’s...

Housing Focus of Next Sandy Aid for New Jersey

Dec 17 2014 // Restoring housing and expanding a fund that finances thousands of affordable rental units for low- to moderate-income families will be how New Jersey spends most of what will likely be the final round of Superstorm Sandy...

N.J. Assembly Delays Vote on ‘Electronic’ Auto Insurance Bill

Dec 17 2014 // The New Jersey Assembly has delayed a vote on a measure that would allow drivers in New Jersey to use smart phones, computers or tablets to prove they carry auto insurance during traffic stops.The bill was due to be voted...

Meeker Sharkey Merges With James F. Hurley Insurance Agency in N.J.

Dec 16 2014 // Meeker Sharkey Associates, an insurance agency in Cranford, New Jersey, and James F. Hurley Insurance Agency of Bedminster, New Jersey, have announced their merger. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The two...

USI Acquires Program Business From Askin, Weber & Reed in N.J.

Dec 16 2014 // USI Insurance Services in Valhalla, New York, announced its acquisition of an insurance program business from Askin, Weber & Reed (AWR) in Freehold, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction, which has been completed, were...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires O’Gorman & Young in New Jersey

Dec 15 2014 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of O’Gorman & Young Inc., headquartered in Chatham, New Jersey, including its affiliate G.R. Murray Insurance, in Princeton, New Jersey. Terms of the...

Study: Heart Attacks Rose in New Jersey in Sandy’s Wake

Dec 15 2014 // Rutgers University researchers in New Jersey say there was a spike in heart attacks and strokes in the New Jersey counties hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy.Robert Wood Johnson Medical School compared heart attacks and...

Federal Judge Rejects Bid to Delay Morgan Lawsuit

Dec 15 2014 // Tracy Morgan has won the latest round in his effort to sue Wal-Mart and others over a fatal crash in New Jersey.A federal judge on Dec. 12 refused to delay the lawsuit. The ruling came on a motion by Kevin Roper, the...

Lawmakers: Sandy Flood Insurance Concerns Will Be Addressed

Dec 15 2014 // Federal emergency officials are taking new steps to address concerns from homeowners still struggling to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy more than two years ago, New Jersey and New York lawmakers announced on Dec. 5.U.S....

N.J. Assembly Panel Advances Bill Regulating Ridesharing Firms

Dec 12 2014 // Companies that allow drivers to use personal vehicles to transport riders in New Jersey would have to get a state permit and meet safety requirements under state legislation that’s been advanced by a New Jersey...

N.J. Dealer Gets 3 Years for Selling Sandy-Flooded Cars

Dec 8 2014 // A used car dealer in New Jersey has been sentenced to three years in prison for selling vehicles damaged in Superstorm Sandy to unsuspecting customers. Jonathan Olin of Manalapan admitted orchestrating a scheme in which a...

Travelers Unit Sued Over Allegedly Manipulated Sandy Report

Dec 7 2014 // A Travelers Cos. unit was sued by two New York homeowners who accused it of using a doctored engineering report to reject much of their claim for flood damage from Hurricane Sandy, making it the third insurer to face such...

Lawmakers: Sandy Flood Insurance Concerns Will Be Addressed

Dec 6 2014 // Federal emergency officials are taking new steps to address concerns from homeowners still struggling to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy more than two years ago, New Jersey and New York lawmakers announced on Friday, Dec....

New Jersey Awards Cash to Combat Drunken Driving

Dec 5 2014 // New Jersey’s Highway Traffic Safety Division is giving more than $1.2 million to 165 police departments to combat drunken driving during the holiday season.The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign...

GOP Fundraiser: N.J. Gov. Christie’s Sand Dune Plan Is ‘Stupid’

Dec 3 2014 // Plenty of oceanfront homeowners at the Jersey shore are unhappy with GOP Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to widen beaches and build protective sand dunes along the state’s entire 127-mile coastline.Among them is...

End Near, Future Uncertain for New Jersey’s Red-Light Cameras

Dec 2 2014 // A bane of motorists and a boon to municipal coffers, New Jersey’s red light cameras are a get-rich-quick scheme by towns or a worthwhile safety improvement that is saving lives, depending on where you sit.The cameras...

2014 State Specialist P/C Insurers Revealed

Dec 1 2014 // The Demotech Company Classification System categorizes insurers into one of 11 categories based on an analysis of data reported by the companies to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The 11...

N.J. Sen. Menendez Presses for Sandy Flood Insurance Probe

Dec 1 2014 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency should investigate allegations that insurance companies handling Superstorm Sandy flood damage claims are manipulating them to shortchange victims, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J.,...

Settlement in Accidental Wild West Show Shooting

Dec 1 2014 // The legal battle over an accidental shooting at a Wild West theme park in New Jersey that left an actor partially paralyzed has ended with a settlement of nearly $2 million.The New Jersey Herald reports the actor, Scott...

Red-Light Camera Debate Heats Up in New Jersey

Nov 25 2014 // Ground zero in the debate over New Jersey’s red light camera program shifted to a crowded, sweaty city hall office in Linden, New Jersey, Monday as the program’s most ardent critic locked horns with a mayor who...