A New Jersey lawmaker said yesterday he plans to introduce legislation in response to a complaint by insurance agents that GEICO has made an improper arrangement with the state turnpike authority to mail out advertisements.

“I'm drafting a bill to bar this type of practice. I want it to stop immediately,” said Assemblyman Neil Cohen, D-Union, who chairs the Assembly Insurance Committee.

His requests to the Turnpike Authority and Gov. Jon Corzine's office for a halt of the mailings have been unsuccessful, he said.

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