Insurance regulators in New Jersey and New York—the two states hardest-hit by Sandy—report that insurers have settled 93 percent of the claims they received in the wake of superstorm Sandy, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). More than half …
New Jersey officials plan to unveil a plan in the next two to three weeks for buying out roughly 1,000 flood-prone homes from owners who want to sell them, a state Department of Environmental Protection spokesman said Tuesday. Since Superstorm …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has settled 96 percent of the post-Superstorm Sandy National Flood Insurance Program claims in New Jersey. The agency says that as of Tuesday, there had been 74,825 claims filed and 70,689 had been …
In a bulletin issued on March 28, the New Jersey Department of Banking & Insurance advised all property casualty insurers operating in the state that any unresolved first party claims against homeowners, auto and commercial insurance insurance policies may be …
Seven people have been taken to a hospital after a man discharged a fire extinguisher in Atlantic City’s Public Safety Building. People are returning after the building, which houses police and fire officials, was evacuated Tuesday morning. Sgt. Monica McMenamin …
Mary Brooks’ apartment was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy. She spent five months homeless, bouncing between hotels, a friend’s house and a dormitory at a hospital where her roommate was being treated. Friday, she was finally able to utter a phrase …
Authorities say a man assaulted a woman and stole a car she was sitting in before leading police on a pursuit that ended when he crashed into a central New Jersey Cadillac dealership, damaging a dozen vehicles. Middlesex County prosecutors …
History buffs will gather this week near the New Jersey coast to commemorate a major airship disaster, but it’s not the one people are familiar with. Newsreel footage and radio announcer Herbert Morrison’s plaintive cry, “Oh, the humanity!” made the …
Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday that he is asking the federal government to let the state use $250 million in Sandy aid to help New Jersey buy out homeowners in flood-prone areas, but he does not want to force people …
Motorists ticketed by New Jersey’s red-light cameras last year moved closer to getting some of their money back Wednesday, with the filing of an amended settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed against the company that installs and operates the cameras. …