Latest Nevada Headlines

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California-Based Sierra Nevada Issues 36-State Recall of Select Beers

Feb 6 2017 // California-based Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. announced a recall on Jan. 22 of certain 12-ounce bottles of its pale ales, IPAs and other beers after detecting a packaging flaw that could cause a piece of glass to break off...

A.M. Best Upwardly Revises Outlooks for Employers and Subsidiaries in Nevada

Jan 31 2017 // A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed, the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” of Employers Insurance Group Employers...

California-Based Sierra Nevada Issues 36-State Recall of Select Beers

Jan 25 2017 // California-based Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. announced a recall on Jan. 22 of certain 12-ounce bottles of its pale ales, IPA’s and other beers after detecting a packaging flaw that could cause a piece of glass to break...

LP Insurance Adds Flueckiger to Benefits Team in Nevada

Jan 11 2017 // LP Insurance Services Inc. has added John Flueckiger to the southern Nevada employee benefits sales team. Flueckiger is responsible for developing new business relationships as well as retaining and servicing existing...

Nevada High School Football Coach Targeted in Bullying Suit

Jan 10 2017 // Three former Nevada high school football players have filed a federal lawsuit that says they had to leave the team after they challenged bullying from their coach. The lawsuit names the coach, Galena High School principal...

Hundreds of Evacuations in California, Nevada from Flooding

Jan 10 2017 // Hundreds fled homes as a massive winter storm packing heavy rain, damaging winds and lightning caused mudslides and widespread flooding in Northern California and Nevada. The Russian River in California’s Sonoma...

Expert: Remote Nevada Earthquakes Big Enough to Cause $1B in Damage

Jan 9 2017 // A trio of significant earthquakes that struck a remote part of western Nevada along the Sierra Mountains’ eastern last month were big enough to cause as much as $1 billion in damage if they had been centered beneath...

Confie Acquires Auto Insurance America in Nevada and New Mexico

Jan 3 2017 // Confie has acquired Auto Insurance America from Western National Mutual Insurance Co. Auto Insurance America is a provider of non-standard auto insurance serving Nevada and New Mexico. The company has five locations in Las...

Expert: Remote Nevada Earthquakes Big Enough to Cause $1B in Damage

Dec 30 2016 // A trio of significant earthquakes that struck a remote part of western Nevada along the Sierra Mountains’ eastern front Wednesday were big enough to cause as much as $1 billion in damage if they had been centered...

CEA Reports No Claims So Far from Nevada Quake

Dec 28 2016 // A swarm of earthquakes in Nevada produced shaking in wide parts of Northern and Central California early this morning, including in Sacramento and Fresno. The first shock, a magnitude 5.7, occurred shortly after midnight...

A.M. Best Downgrades Golden Insurance, RPG in Nevada

Dec 28 2016 // A.M. Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B- (Fair) from B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bb-” from “bb” of Nevada-domiciled Golden Insurance Company, A Risk...

LP Insurance in Nevada Names Banes Shareholder, Director of Risk Management

Dec 9 2016 // Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services Inc. has named Jared Banes a shareholder and director of risk management. Banes will also continue as a sales executive at LP Insurance, a role he’s held since 2013. He will...

Nevada Expected to See Jobs, Population Growth

Nov 23 2016 // Jobs are growing in Nevada, and more people are coming to fill them, according to the state demographer. State demographer Jeff Hardcastle said Nevada’s recovery was slow compared with the rest of the country, The...

Minor Flooding Follows Downpour in Nevada Wildfire Area

Oct 19 2016 // Fears of flooding are dissipating after rainfall helped quell a wind-whipped wildfire in Northern Nevada that destroyed 22 homes and 17 other structures in the Washoe Valley north of Carson City. Sierra Front Fire...

Nevada Sports Bar Settles Part of Overtime Suit With $375K Payout

Oct 7 2016 // Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill has agreed to pay $375,000 in back wages to settle part of a class-action lawsuit with 15 cooks who accused the oldest sports bar chain in northern Nevada of denying them overtime pay...

LP Insurance Acquires McMullen in Nevada

Sep 1 2016 // LP Insurance Services Inc. has acquired Elko, Nev.-based McMullen Insurance. McMullen co-owners, John Smales and Trinity Steelman, have both been named LP Insurance shareholders. Terms of the deal were not disclosed Reno,...

LP Insurance in Nevada Names Perchetti Vice President and Shareholder

Aug 17 2016 // Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services Inc. has named Tina Perchetti vice president and shareholder. Perchetti provides clients in northeastern Nevada with commercial insurance products and risk management services. She...

2 Minor Quakes Hit Northern Nevada: USGS

Aug 3 2016 // The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed two magnitude 3.1 earthquakes recently shook the Reno, Nev. area. The Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno, says the epicenter was about 3.7 miles...

LP Insurance Services in Nevada Brings on Cleghorn

Jul 27 2016 // Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services Inc. has named Adam Cleghorn to its Northern Nevada team. Cleghorn previously worked for Basalite Concrete Products in Sparks. He has been in the risk management industry for more...

Business Moves

Jul 25 2016 // Risk Strategies Company, McLaughlin Brunson Insurance Agency National insurance brokerage and risk management firm Risk Strategies Co. has acquired Dallas-based McLaughlin Brunson Insurance Agency. McLaughlin Brunson...