The president and chief executive officer of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey received a 59% pay hike from 2008 to 2009, taking home $8.7 million last year.

Two insurance bills, including one to allow captive insurers companies to operate in New Jersey, are expected to move through the state’s General Assembly.

New Jersey officials and members of the health care industry will utilize $11.4 million in federal funding to create an electronic health records program linking hospitals, doctors and insurance companies …  Read →

The New Jersey Senate approved Thomas Considine, acting insurance commissioner since January, as the head of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance.

The full New Jersey Senate will now consider the appointments of three of Gov. Chris Christie’s selections for state office, including the department of banking and insurance, after approval by a Senate panel March 15.

Two months after his nomination to head New Jersey’s Department of Banking and Insurance, the state Senate’s judiciary panel will interview Thomas Considine for the post.

Insurance producers licensed to operate in New Jersey must now report any disciplinary action against them, even those by non-governmental regulators, within 30 days of the final outcome or face up to $100,000 in fines for failure to do so.

New Jersey Governor-Elect Chris Christie has selected Tom Considine, a 17-year employee of MetLife, to become the state’s next commissioner of banking and insurance.

A coalition of healthcare providers is seeking the intervention of New Jersey legislators to correct the state’s Personal Injury Protection, or PIP, medical fee schedule.

A bill requiring insurance companies operating in New Jersey to report regulatory actions taken against them or face thousands of dollars in fines has advanced in the Senate.