All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 3 2014 // U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) on Thursday joined residents and local officials in Brick, N.J., to call on Congress to pass the Homeowner’s Flood Insurance Affordability Act.The bipartisan, bicameral bill,...
Jan 2 2014 // Chased by Hurricane Sandy from their waterfront homes, a large number of older residents in Little Egg Harbor Township, N.J., are finding new homes among the township’s five 55-and-older developments.The migration of...
Dec 30 2013 // With New Year’s Eve known to be one of the biggest party nights of the year, the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety is reminding New Jerseyans to ensure they have a safe and sober way to get home should...
Dec 27 2013 // As a second New Year since Superstorm Sandy approaches, many coastal residents are still waiting for New York, New Jersey and New York City to distribute billions of federal dollars that were intended to go directly to...
Dec 23 2013 // USI Insurance Services announced today that James P. Kane will join the firm as senior vice president of personal lines effective Jan. 1, 2014. Kane will be responsible for USI’s nationwide personal insurance...
Dec 23 2013 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced its acquisition of McIntyre Risk Management LLC in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 2002, McIntyre Risk Management is a retail...
Dec 22 2013 // A northern New Jersey chiropractor was sentenced to state prison for causing false documentation to be submitted to insurance companies and subsequently receiving over $89,000 to which he was not entitled.Joseph Salomone,...
Dec 22 2013 // Authorities have charged the head of a central New Jersey roofing company with stealing more than $265,000 through alleged insurance fraud.The state attorney general’s office says Charles Kelcy Pegler Sr., was...
Dec 18 2013 // Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said 17 New Jersey municipalities are being recognized in two awards ceremonies this week for reducing their flood hazard risk through FEMA’s Community Rating System...
Dec 18 2013 // New York State’s questionable claims rose 29 percent from 2010 to 2012, while New Jersey’s questionable claims were up 63 percent during the same period, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB)....
Dec 16 2013 // The city of Hoboken, New Jersey, was nearly swallowed by the Hudson River during Superstorm Sandy last year. Three of its electrical substations and most of its firehouses flooded, businesses and homes were submerged, and...
Dec 16 2013 // A former New Jersey insurance broker who misappropriated more than $660,000 in premiums owed to insurers has been sentenced to five years in state prison.Brian Mohen and his wife, Lisa Stanko-Mohen, were also ordered last...
Dec 16 2013 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”) conducts numerous charitable activities throughout the year. At the national association level, one of the primary charitable initiatives has...
Dec 13 2013 // Jimcor Agencies announced the appointment of Christopher Hudson to the position of brokerage specialist. Hudson brings more than 13 years of experience in the industry. Previously Hudson has worked with carriers, managing...
Dec 13 2013 // In New Jersey, legislation sponsored by state Sen. Donald Norcross (D-Camden/Gloucester) that would increase public safety by requiring that certain new homes are equipped with a fire suppression system was approved...
Dec 12 2013 // Capacity Holdings Group and Capacity Coverage Company of New Jersey Inc., a N.J.-based retail and wholesale insurance brokerage, hired Gary Maier as senior executive vice president.In his new role, Maier will concentrate...
Dec 11 2013 // Political powerbroker George Norcross is now the majority owner of Philadelphia’s two largest newspapers, although a rival holds equal power under their managing partnership.Norcross, a New Jersey-based insurance...
Dec 10 2013 // Former Rutgers University basketball forward Derrick Randall claimed in a lawsuit he was physically and psychologically abused by former coach Michael Rice, who was fired this year over his treatment of...
Dec 4 2013 // New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced that the South Korea’s insurance fraud regulator visited New Jersey Tuesday to learn about the successes of New Jersey’s Office of the Insurance...
Dec 3 2013 // New Jersey’s Compensation Rating And Inspection Bureau recently announced the state insurance commissioner’s approval for the workers’ compensation average rate increase for next year.New Jersey Banking...