All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 7 2011 // New Jersey regulators are working on updating auto insurance personal injury protection (PIP) regulations. The state’s law requires that the Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) revisit the rules every two...
Oct 31 2011 // A freak October snowstorm knocked out power Sunday to more than 3.1 million homes and businesses across the U.S. Northeast, with close to two feet (60 centimeters) of snow falling in some areas over the weekend.The storm...
Oct 23 2011 // New Jersey residents and businesses battered by Hurricane Irene will now have more time to seek federal aid to help cover their losses. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration...
Oct 20 2011 // Beginning Jan. 1, 2012, Oklahoma school teachers and state employees using HealthChoice for insurance benefits will be forced to fill their prescriptions through an out-of-state mail order pharmacy, according to state Sen....
Oct 20 2011 // Most states in the northeastern region reported deteriorating workers’ compensation underwriting results last year, according to latest data from A.M. Best.Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maine and Rhode Island...
Oct 20 2011 // A Camden County, New Jersey, insurance agent was indicted for allegedly stealing more than $172,000 from insurance purchasers and for allegedly failing to remit insurance premiums worth over $3,200.The indictment was...
Oct 19 2011 // A Monmouth County, New Jersey, resident has been indicted for allegedly submitting a forged receipt in support of an insurance claim in an attempt to collect more than $24,000 to which he was not entitled.The indictment...
Oct 13 2011 // New Jersey’s auto insurance personal injury protection (PIP) regulations are due for an update. The state’s law requires that the Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) revisit the rules every two years.The...
Oct 12 2011 // The New Jersey Compensation Rating & Inspection Bureau has filed a request with regulators to increase workers’ compensation rates by 6.9 percent effective 2012. “It will be reviewed by the Department of...
Oct 11 2011 // Branchville, N.J.-based Selective Insurance Group reported on Tuesday, Oct. 11, pre-tax catastrophe losses for the third quarter of around $70 million, or 20 points on the combined ratio.The loss estimate is net of...
Oct 6 2011 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has named New Jersey insurance veteran Edward Fernandez as its 2011 Company Representative of the Year.Fernandez is president of the Palisades Companies, an...
Sep 30 2011 // Berkshire Hathaway’s medical professional liability insurance unit, Medical Protective Co., is purchasing New Jersey-based Princeton Insurance Co., a professional liability insurer for healthcare providers. Princeton...
Sep 30 2011 // Dina Zampelle expects that by December, her credit score will be as muddied as her central New Jersey home.That’s because unless the government jumps in to help, she expects the bank to foreclose. “I owe...
Sep 28 2011 // Last week, New York State’s high court cleared Port Authority of New York and New Jersey of negligence claims in the 1993 World Trade Center parking garage bombing. The Sept. 22 ruling reverses lower courts’...
Sep 19 2011 // New York and New Jersey regulators said recently that hurricane deductibles should not apply on homeowners’ insurance policies for Irene damages in their states. That’s because Irene was downgraded and...
Sep 19 2011 // OneBeacon, InterboroOneBeacon Insurance Group said it is selling its high risk personal auto insurance business, AutoOne, to Interboro Holdings Inc. of New York. AutoOne, formed in 2001, serves the automobile assigned risk...
Sep 19 2011 // OneBeacon, InterboroOneBeacon Insurance Group said it is selling its high risk personal auto insurance business, AutoOne, to Interboro Holdings Inc. of New York. AutoOne, formed in 2001, serves the automobile assigned risk...
Sep 16 2011 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services has acquired Procomp Benefit Resources Inc., an employee benefits brokerage and consulting firm based in Hazlet, N.J. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition will allow...
Sep 7 2011 // New York and New Jersey regulators said recently that hurricane deductibles should not apply on homeowners’ insurance policies for Irene damages in their states. That’s because Irene was downgraded and...
Sep 7 2011 // All 21 counties in New Jersey have been declared major disaster areas following Hurricane Irene. The designation allows those not eligible for insurance coverage to receive federal funding for repairs and temporary...