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New Jersey to require e-bike insurance and registration for all riders

February 21, 2024February 20, 2024 Julie Campbell

A pending new bill will mean that all riders must carry liability coverage on public roads A new bill is pending in New Jersey that would mean that e-bike insurance and registration will be a requirement for all riders. This will be a new requirement, as riders of those vehicles have, until now, been treated similarly to bicycle riders. An electric bicycle is being newly defined The bill will mean that riders will be required to register their vehicles and carry e-bike insurance in the form of liability coverage. This…

Health insurance enrollment center opens in New Jersey

November 5, 2015November 4, 2015 Logan B.

Enrollment center will provide aid to those looking for health insurance coverage A new health insurance enrollment center has opened in New Jersey. The center will be operating six days a week and will provide consumers with assistance in enrolling in the state’s health insurance exchange. Open enrollment for the exchange, as well as those located throughout the country, began at the beginning of November. Consumers looking for coverage will now be able to find the policies that they need through these exchanges, with many expected to qualify for subsidies…

New Jersey residents are finding it hard to pay for health insurance

September 14, 2015September 13, 2015 S.Vagus

Report highlights the good news and bad news for those purchasing coverage through exchanges A recent report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shows that enrollments in health insurance exchanges throughout the country remained stable during the last open enrollment period. In New Jersey, however, this could be a double-edged sword. While more people in the state have been able to acquire insurance coverage through the state’s exchange, fewer people are able to keep up with the pace at which insurance premiums are growing. New Jersey exchange continues…

Proof of auto insurance laws change in New Jersey

August 19, 2015August 17, 2015 Julie Campbell

The state has now legalized electronic coverage cards at the same time that license plate rules have been altered. Two new laws have now become active in New Jersey that will have an impact on drivers, the first of which involves the way that they can provide proof of their auto insurance coverage and the other has to do with their license plates, which stated that plates can no longer be obscured. The first makes it possible for drivers to provide proof of insurance in an electronic form, such as…

New Jersey auto insurance is once again found to be most expensive

March 27, 2015March 25, 2015 Julie Campbell

A report has shown that for yet another year, N.J. drivers are paying the highest premiums for coverage. The results of the annual National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) study on the cost of auto insurance has now revealed, once more, that the average driver in New Jersey is paying more than motorists in any other state in the country. The average amount that drivers paid for their policies in 2012 was an annual $1,220, higher than any other state. This represents the third year in a row that drivers…