All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Dec 2 2013 // New Jersey officials said last month they have distributed just over one-third of the federal aid allocated for housing for families affected by Superstorm Sandy.The state’s Community Affairs Department released the...
Nov 27 2013 // Drivers in New Jersey could possibly be pulled over for snacking, smoking or putting on make-up behind the wheel under a bill that has been advanced in the state Assembly.The proposed law would fine drivers found to...
Nov 25 2013 // A central New Jersey man has been sentenced to five years in state prison after admitting he preyed on Superstorm Sandy victims by promising them low-cost housing or cars and defrauding them of approximately $55,000.The...
Nov 22 2013 // The patients, most of whom were on Medicaid and Medicare, came into the medical offices of Jose Katz for checkups and consultations. The vast majority would leave with false diagnoses of coronary artery disease and...
Nov 22 2013 // The lawyer for a Florida couple has dropped an appeal of a New Jersey texting while driving ruling.Attorney Stephen Weinstein represents a couple who each lost a leg in 2009 when their motorcycle was struck in New Jersey...