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.

Two of the major trade associations in the health insurance industry are piloting a new program in New Jersey aimed at reducing time and expense for physician offices and patients.

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.