Hurricane Forecasters Shrinking Cone Of Uncertainty
The National Hurricane Center is making changes to its “cone of uncertainty” based on an improving forecast record. The cone is designed to show people where the center of a storm is likely to head.
April 19, 2018
Catastrophe
Property
Alabama
Delaware
District Of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guilty Plea In Plan To Burn Boat For Insurance Fraud
A man who damaged a Tuckerton marina and other boats has entered a guilty plea. The Ocean County Prosecutors Office announced that Bruce Roslin entered a guilty plea April 12 for the charge of second-degree conspiracy to commit theft by deception.
April 18, 2018
Fraud
Marine
New Jersey
U.S. Recalls More Than 200M Eggs Over Salmonella Fears
Nearly 207 million eggs from a farm in North Carolina are being recalled from nine U.S. states after 22 people fell ill, the federal Food and Drug Administration has said.
April 16, 2018
Subrogation
Colorado
Florida
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
J&J, Imerys Unit Must Pay $117M In N.J. Asbestos Cancer Case
Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc America, a unit of Imerys SA, must pay $117 million in damages in a case involving a man who said he developed cancer due to his exposure to asbestos in talc-based products, a New Jersey state court jury said on Wednesday.
April 12, 2018
Liability
Litigation
New Jersey
J&J Loses Trial Over Claims Linking Cancer To Asbestos In Talc
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) suffered its first trial loss in a lawsuit claiming its talc-based products including Johnsons Baby Powder contain cancer-causing asbestos, with a New Jersey jury on Thursday ordering J&J and another company to pay $37 million in damages.
April 6, 2018
Liability
Litigation
New Jersey
Woman Collected Dead Mothers Comp Benefits For Years
A New Jersey woman has been accused of stealing more than $46,000 by collecting her dead mothers workers compensation dependency benefits for nearly three years.
April 3, 2018
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
New Jersey
Fourth Noreaster In Three Weeks Leaves 90,000 Without Power After Heavy Snow
More than 90,000 customers were without power overnight after another major noreaster the fourth in three weeks pummeled the Interstate 95 corridor with as much as 19 inches of snow on the first full day of spring.
March 22, 2018
Catastrophe
Property
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Noreaster Leaves Flooding, Power Outages In Its Wake Along New England Coast
Tens of thousands of utility workers in the Northeast raced to restore power to more than 1.5 million homes and businesses just days after a powerful and deadly noreaster caused flooding and wind damage from Virginia to Maine.
March 5, 2018
Auto
Property
Connecticut
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Allstate And Uber Reveal Partnership
Allstate is partnering with Uber Technologies to provide the ridesharing firms drivers with commercial auto coverage. Ubers drivers in Illinois, New Jersey and Wisconsin will receive the coverage beginning March 01, a release said.
March 2, 2018
Auto
Liability
Illinois
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Hot Tar Spill On Jersey Highway Entraps Commuters
Dozens of drivers got into a sticky situation early Tuesday morning when a tanker spilled liquid asphalt onto a stretch of a major highway in South Jersey.
February 21, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
New Jersey
Distracted Driving Leading Cause Behind Fatal Crashes In 2016 In New Jersey
Distracted driving continued to be the top factor in fatal crashes in the state for the sixth straight year, more than speeding or driving while intoxicated, according to a State Police analysis of 2016s fatal crashes.
January 22, 2018
Auto
Liability
New Jersey
Class-Action Status Sought In BMW Defective Sunroof Suit
A lawsuit has been filed against BMW alleging several of the companys makes and models were designed with defective panoramic sunroofs and moonroofs that are prone to shattering.
January 16, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Litigation
New Jersey
Handyman Steals $239K Worth Of Rare Comic Books
A handyman stole $239,000 in rare comic books and artwork from a New Jersey home he was repairing and after hawking a few items including a $15,000 “Daredevil” issue spent the money on an Italian vacation, cops said Monday.
November 15, 2017
Property
New Jersey
Hurricanes Expose Vulnerability Of Businesses To Coastal Flood Risks
The preparedness of U.S. businesses is still wanting despite lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy and the high hurricane activity, devastation and losses so far this Atlantic hurricane season, suggests Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS).
October 30, 2017
Catastrophe
Property
Louisiana
New Jersey
New York
Texas
Recovery Efforts Continue 5 Years After Superstorm Sandy
On Oct. 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy devastated coastal areas of New Jersey and New York, causing billions of dollars in damage, and killed dozens of people in the U.S. and Caribbean.
October 27, 2017
Catastrophe
Property
New Jersey
New York



