Legislation that will require owners of handguns who carry in public to purchase liability insurance has been signed into the law. As previously reported, the Legislature worked quickly to pass this new law, P.L. 2022, C.131. Originally, the legislation was introduced...
The Supreme Court of New Jersey issued an opinion last month that directly impacts the way insurance producers must handle workers’ compensation for limited liability companies. The court held in the case of Holm v. Purdy that insurance producers have an ongoing duty...
Our agency writes a fair number of insurance policies for marinas and boat dealers. Generally, there are some specialty coverages associated with the class of business (e.g., protection and indemnity, “bumbershoot,” marine operators legal liability, and dock...
The end of the year can be full of hustle and bustle, that it can be easy to forget about the insurance implications that come around this time of year. Don’t forget to talk to your professional insurance agent about your insurance coverage needs on the following...
Disasters from water, fire, smoke or mold can occur at any time. These types of disasters are not only stressful for property owners, but costly. Common restoration and mitigation timelines and repair estimates can increase drastically when unexpected asbestos...
Across the country, the insurance-buying public has seen sharp premium increases when their homeowners and automobile insurance policies are being renewed. In many cases, premiums are outpacing claims and expenses, as well as rising higher than inflation. The rules...
Multi-factor authentication is a method of authenticating users on an information system and requires them to go through multiple steps to access that information system. Commonly, this is accomplished through a combination of a username and password, followed by a...
Insuring on a stated amount basis usually offers little benefit to the insured. From the insured's perspective, a few things can go wrong when the stated amount fails to exactly equal the cash value of a property at the time of loss. One predicament your insureds...
There are multiple bills pending in Congress that are designed to ease significantly, and ultimately eliminate, the tension that exists between the laws of states that have legalized the use of cannabis for adult use and federal law, which prohibits the cultivation,...
PIANJ-supported legislation, S-3239, that would create a safe harbor for insurance producers and carriers who do business with cannabis-related business was introduced in the state Senate. What does the legislation do? This legislation, sponsored by Sen. Joseph...