All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 7 2023 // Governor Phil Murphy has nominated Justin Zimmerman as commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance.Zimmerman, who has been with the state agency since 2018, currently serves as acting commissioner...
Sep 6 2023 // A Newark, New Jersey man has admitted that he conspired with others to defraud telephone providers and insurance companies out of millions of dollars by using stolen or fake identities to submit fraudulent claims for...
Sep 1 2023 // The Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey must rework its bankruptcy plan to better protect insurers from invalid and inflated sexual abuse claims and unreasonable attorneys’ fees.Citing some concerns raised by...
Aug 22 2023 // New Jersey has accepted a revised settlement over chemical dumping that turned parts of a Jersey Shore community into one of America`s most notorious toxic waste cleanup sites, but opponents say the deal is only marginally...
Aug 21 2023 // A federal appellate court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a New Jersey law that allows the state attorney general to bring “public nuisance” claims against gun manufacturers and others who market firearms.A...
Aug 21 2023 // Market Detail: Charter Lakes Marine Insurance Agency offers specialty programs for a variety of commercial marine risks. Experienced account executives understand the marine insurance marketplace and have a wide array of...
Aug 18 2023 // A house fire and explosion in New Jersey that killed two men and two young children earlier this month was caused by explosive materials found in the residence, authorities announced Tuesday.The explosion likely originated...
Aug 15 2023 // The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Roman Catholic school that fired a teacher who became pregnant out of wedlock.The high court found that where an employment decision is clearly based on the tenets of...
Aug 10 2023 // NFP, a property-casualty insurance broker, benefits consultant and retirement advisor, has acquired Hafetz & Associates, based in Linwood, New Jersey. Hafetz is a general agent specializing in health benefits, work...
Aug 9 2023 // Wind power developers proposed four new projects off the New Jersey Shore on Friday, a surge that would more than double the number of wind farms built off its coast if they are approved by regulators.At least two of them...
Aug 8 2023 // A fast-moving house fire in southern New Jersey that killed four family members, including a four-month-old baby, has been ruled an accident, authorities said Wednesday.Two women, an infant and a teenage girl died in...
Aug 3 2023 // A more than two-year investigation by The Associated Press identified scores of problematic dams nationwide, but New Jersey is excluded from the analysis because the state did not fully respond to the records requests.The...
Jul 26 2023 // The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a hostile/warlike action exclusion in an all risks property insurance policy applies in a case involving insurance coverage for a 2017 Russian cyberattack.The...
Jul 13 2023 // Insurance broker World Insurance Associates said it acquired the business of Shield Insurance Services of Freehold, New Jersey on June 1, 2023. Shield specializes in commercial insurance to the transportation sector, with...
Jul 13 2023 // Crews extinguished the intensely burning fire aboard a cargo ship docked in New Jersey after nearly a week and are now beginning their investigation into the blaze that killed two firefighters, officials said...
Jul 7 2023 // Two firefighters were killed battling a blaze that began when cars caught fire deep inside a cargo ship carrying 5,000 cars at a New Jersey port, Newark`s fire chief said Thursday.Responding firefighters found five to...
Jun 30 2023 // Insurer GEICO is suing to recover more than $1.8 million in allegedly fraudulent and unlawful no-fault insurance charges it says it has paid to several New Jersey health centers since 2018.The charges were for a range of...
Jun 29 2023 // Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, Inc., which bills itself as the industry leader in specialty polymers, has agreed to a settlement with New Jersey officials over cleanup and compensation for the discharge of so-called...
Jun 23 2023 // A federal appeals court has temporarily agreed to keep part of New Jersey’s handgun carry law in effect as court proceedings play out.The Third Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted the state attorney...
Jun 16 2023 // Gambling giant MGM Resorts International says it did nothing wrong in its dealings with a New York City man who accuses it of preying on his gambling addiction with repeated cash bonuses intended to keep him gambling.In...