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

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.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded the state of New Jersey a $4.2 million performance bonus for its efforts to decrease the number of uninsured children in the state.

Parents of newborns in New Jersey will soon be able to bring their new bundle of joy home from the hospital complete with insurance coverage.

After two months of mediation, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield and Capital Health Care have resolved a dispute over a contract for reimbursements.

New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Neil N. Jasey recently met with State Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-37th District) and local officials to highlight increases in the enrollment in the NJ FamilyCare program.

Citing aggressive initiatives to enroll those without health insurance in New Jersey, Gov. Jon Corzine said the state is “setting the national standard” to ensure affordable health care for residents.

New Jersey officials will use $16 million in federal funds to provide free H1Ni swine flu vaccinations for 1.3 million uninsured residents.