Latest Nevada Headlines
All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Leading By Creating
Dec 5 2011 // Top 100 Agency Profile Agency Name: Confie Seguros, trading under Freeway Insurance Headquarters: New York, N.Y. Year Founded: 2008 Additional Locations: California, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Texas, New York, New...
Perfect Storm of Conditions Fueled Big Reno Fire
Dec 5 2011 // Nevada’s governor and insurance commissioner praise response from insurance community. One of the worst fires in Nevada’s history was nearly a perfect storm of unfavorable conditions and unfortunate...
$79k EPA Fine for Nevada Company’s Hazardous Waste Facility
Dec 2 2011 // Federal environmental regulators have fined a Nevada company $79,500 for mishandling the storage of hazardous waste at a facility in Fernley. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the fine late Wednesday...
Kipper’s Back as Nevada Insurance Commissioner
Nov 21 2011 // The second-time commissioner has captives on his mind at the center of a plan to make Nevada more business, and insurance, friendly. Scott Kipper has returned to his role as Nevada’s insurance commissioner, and now...
Nevada Declares Emergency Over Wildfire
Nov 18 2011 // Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday declared a state of emergency associated with the Caughlin Ranch fire, which has so far reportedly destroyed 20 structures, forced 9,500 people from their homes and was blamed for the...
Kipper Made Nevada Insurance Commissioner, Again
Oct 24 2011 // Scott Kipper has returned to his role as Nevada’s insurance commissioner, an appointment that takes effect today. Kipper was named to the post by Terry Johnson, Nevada’s director of business and industry, who...
Google Secretive About ‘Super Safe’ Robot Car Crash
Oct 17 2011 // In July, an astute observer was driving in Mountain View, Calif., when he came across a multiple car fender-bender. A Toyota Prius had hit a Prius, and that Prius hit an Accord, which hit an Accord, which hit a...
Nevada Young Agents Group Grows the Old-Fashioned Way
Oct 17 2011 // The Nevada Young Agents Committee started out small with a young insurance agent collecting and passing out a few cards around the state, and it’s now a rapidly growing organization that has garnered a bit of...
Google Secretive About ‘Super Safe’ Robot Car Crash
Oct 3 2011 // In July, an astute observer was driving in Mountain View, Calif., when he came across a multiple car fender-bender. A Toyota Prius had hit a Prius, and that Prius hit an Accord, which hit an Accord, which hit a...
Google Secretive About ‘Super Safe’ Robot Car Crash
Sep 13 2011 // Last month, an astute observer was driving in Mountain View, Calif., when he came across a multiple car fender-bender. According to later reports, a Toyota Prius had hit a Prius, and that Prius hit an Accord, which hit an...
Teens Arrested in Nevada Fire
Aug 19 2011 // Authorities have arrested two teens on felony third-degree arson charges as firefighters continue battling a wildfire burning about 3 square miles south of Gardnerville, Nev. Douglas County Sheriff’s officials say...
Nevada Trucking Company Countersues Amtrak Over Crash
Aug 2 2011 // RENO, Nev. _ A Nevada trucking company has countersued Amtrak and Union Pacific, claiming they failed to maintain a safe railroad crossing at the site where one of its drivers plowed into an Amtrak train last month,...
Nevada Insurance Commissioner Resigns
Aug 1 2011 // Nevada’s State Business & Industry Director Terry Johnson today announced that two agencies within his department will see a change in leadership. Division of Insurance Commissioner Brett J. Barratt has resigned...
Federal Court Says Nevada Cannot Block Risk Retention Groups
Jul 26 2011 // The National Risk Retention Association announced yesterday that it commends last week’s decision by the U.S. District Court to permit a risk retention group (RRG) to continue operations in Nevada despite the...
More States Join Surplus Lines Tax Sharing Proposal
Jul 22 2011 // Four new members joined a surplus lines premium tax sharing agreement supported by state regulators this week, even while some predict confusion over a competing proposal may lead to the demise of any surplus lines...
Nevada Joins Multistate Insurance Tax Sharing Plan
Jul 21 2011 // The Nevada State Board of Examiners has approved a plan to have Nevada join into a program with other states to share insurance tax revenues, according to Nevada newspapers. The Board took the action on Wednesday, with the...
Law Makes Nevada More Competitive for Captives
Jun 29 2011 // Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed Assembly Bill 74 (AB 74), a move that will strengthen the state’s commitment to the captive insurance industry, according to state Insurance Commissioner Brett Barratt. The bill...
Nevada Construction Defect Reform Bill Dies in Senate
Jun 9 2011 // Proposed Nevada construction defect lawsuit reforms that were criticized as “window dressing” by the building industry died in the Senate. AB401 sponsored by Democratic Assembly Speaker John Oceguera failed on...
Nevada Joins Insurance Product Regulation Compact
Jun 7 2011 // Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed AB23 enacting the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission (IIPRC). With the addition of Nevada, the IIPRC now has 39 states that have joined the compact, representing more...
Nevada OSHA Encourages Employers to Ban Texting While Driving
Jun 3 2011 // The Nevada Occupational Health & Safety Section (OSHA) of the Division of Industrial Relations is hoping to stop one of the most dangerous forms of distracted driving. That’s why it is encouraging employers to...
