Latest Nevada Headlines
All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Leeds & York Picks Lehtinen to Head Southern Nevada Office
Sep 9 2010 // Leeds & York has appointed Ann Lehtinen (formerly Ann Russell), to run its southern Nevada office. Lehtinen, a 35-year veteran of the medical insurance industry and Las Vegas local, will be responsible for business...
Hub Acquires Nevada, Florida Agencies
Sep 2 2010 // Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired two insurance agencies in the Nevada and Florida. Hub acquired the assets of McFadden Insurance Agency Inc. (McFadden), a Las Vegas–based firm. Terms of the acquisition...
Some Fear Nevada Court May End Malpractice Limits
Aug 4 2010 // Some Nevada doctors say they’re worried a state court could overturn a law limiting the amount of damages paid out in medical malpractice cases. The Nevada Supreme Court is being asked to consider a 2008 lawsuit...
Barratt Selected as Nevada Insurance Commissioner
Jul 19 2010 // Nevada Department of Business & Industry Director Dianne Cornwall announced the appointment of Brett J. Barratt as the new commissioner of the Division of Insurance. Barratt replaces Scott J. Kipper, who resigned the...
Barratt Selected as Nevada Insurance Commissioner
Jul 8 2010 // Nevada Department of Business & Industry Director Dianne Cornwall has announced the appointment of Brett J. Barratt as the new commissioner of the Division of Insurance. Barratt replaces Scott J. Kipper, who resigned...
ICW Group Named ‘Company of the Year’ By Agents Association
Jun 24 2010 // ICW Group, a super regional property and casualty insurance company based in San Diego, has been named the 2009-2010 “Company of the Year” by the Nevada Independent Insurance Agents (NIIA). The award was based...
Nevada Insurance Commissioner Resigns; State Seeks Replacement
Jun 7 2010 // Nevada’s Business & Industry Director Dianne Cornwall announced that Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper has resigned. Kipper has been insurance commissioner since December 2008, when he replaced Acting...
Nevada Insurance Commissioner Resigns; State Seeks Replacement
May 13 2010 // Nevada’s Business & Industry Director Dianne Cornwall announced that Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper has resigned from the position, effective June 2, 2010. Kipper has been insurance commissioner...
Colorado Casualty Names Nance-Ona as Nevada Territory Manager
Apr 23 2010 // Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, announced the appointment of Diane Nance-Ona as territory manager for Nevada. Nance-Ona will implement operational strategies and marketing plans to...
Ascension Insurance Acquires Nevada’s Kapp Insurance Agency
Apr 19 2010 // Kansas City, Mo.-based Ascension Insurance Inc. has announced the acquisition of the Las Vegas-based Kapp Insurance Agency Inc., doing business as Portal of Nevada. Portal of Nevada is a full service employee benefits...
Report: Reno Has Good Chance of Big Quake by 2060
Mar 10 2010 // The chance of a significant earthquake rocking the Reno-Sparks, Nev., area over the next half century is on the rise, with a 67 percent likelihood a magnitude 6.0 will strike within 31 miles by 2060, a new report...
InsureZone Acquires Nevada Based CMS Agency
Mar 4 2010 // InsureZone Inc. announced that it has purchased 100 percent of the assets of CMS Agency Inc. a wholesaler based in Las Vegas. The transaction gives InsureZone, through its wholesale subsidiary AgentSecure, the opportunity...
Nevada Insurance Division Offers Earthquake Coverage Guide
Mar 2 2010 // Nevada may be the third most-active state for earthquakes after California and Alaska, but most homeowners don’t purchase earthquake insurance coverage. earthquake country, but what many people In light of Nevada...
Nevada Assembly Rejects Insurance Verification Cameras
Feb 26 2010 // Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons amended his proclamation for the Legislature’s special session to include sweeping reforms to collective bargaining, education, water law — and said lawmakers should be quick about their...
Nevada Reminds Producers, Insurers of New Insurance Card Law
Feb 21 2010 // Starting February 1, Nevada motorists are required to present proof of insurance at the Department of Motor Vehicles when registering a vehicle for the first time. To assist Nevadans who might not be aware of this new...
Nevada Governor Mulling Vehicle Insurance Cameras
Feb 17 2010 // A top aide says Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons is taking another look at having a company set up a network of roadway cameras to catch vehicle insurance scofflaws. Gibbons aide Lynn Hettrick says it might be a money-maker to hire...
Nevada Reminds Producers, Insurers of New Insurance Card Law
Feb 2 2010 // Starting February 1, Nevada motorists will be required to present proof of insurance at the Department of Motor Vehicles when registering a vehicle for the first time. To assist Nevadans who might not be aware of this new...
Nevada Commissioner Approves Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease
Jan 21 2010 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott Kipper has approved a filing for an average decrease of 7.6 percent for workers’ compensation insurance voluntary loss costs and a 3.7 percent average decrease for workers’...
Foremost Insurance Accepting Up To 40-Foot Boats in Nevada
Jan 11 2010 // Foremost Insurance of Caledonia, Mich., has expanded its Family Boaters program in Nevada, accepting more risks and introducing lower rates. Effective Jan. 1, 2010 for new business and Feb. 1, 2010 for renewals, the...
Nevada Probes Allegations of Shoddy Work on Bridge
Dec 28 2009 // Nevada transportation officials are investigating claims by a construction worker who says a new highway bridge south of Reno, Nev., is unsafe because he was ordered to use substandard concrete to save money building...
