Latest Nevada Headlines
All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nevada Department of Business & Industry Now on Twitter
May 1 2009 // The Nevada Department of Business & Industry (B&I) announced that it has created an account on the micro-blogging site Twitter. “Our participation on Twitter is part of our strategy to expand how we provide...
Nevada Workers Safety Training Plan Debated
Apr 29 2009 // Changes to speed up the workplace safety training for new employees in Nevada, in efforts to reduce on-the-job deaths and injuries, prompted questions in a Nevada Assembly committee hearing. AB148 requires 10 hours of...
Nevada Court Addresses Medical Malpractice Backlog
Apr 20 2009 // The Nevada Supreme Court is taking steps to resolve a backlog of medical malpractice lawsuits through a “settlement marathon” in May. Court spokesman Bill Gang said teams of two senior judges will be assigned...
Nevada Insurance Division Launches Public Education Campaign
Apr 13 2009 // The Nevada Division of Insurance in cooperation with The Nevada Surplus Lines Association is addressing the uncertainties that surround the issue of protecting personal assets through sound, well-researched insurance...
Nevada Irrigation District Faces Flood of Trouble
Mar 31 2009 // The failure of a century old earthen canal in northern Nevada that sent flood waters into hundreds of homes on a frigid night in January 2008 was only the beginning of a nightmare for a rural irrigation district. The flood...
N.H. Receives Lowest Crime Ranking; Nevada Ranks as Worst State
Mar 25 2009 // Three northeast states have the lowest crime rate, while Nevada, Louisiana and South Carolina have the highest crime rate, according to a new study. New Hampshire (1) received the lowest crime rate ranking again this year,...
Nevada’s Trenchant Insurance Agency New Kid on Block
Mar 25 2009 // At first glance, it seems like Gina Russo’s new Las Vegas agency, Trenchant Insurance Co., has three strikes against it. First, Russo is a woman operating in a male-dominated industry. Second, she’s only 27...
Walgreens Discrimination Suit Appealed in Nevada
Mar 24 2009 // Two years after Bruce Johnson lost a racial discrimination suit against Walgreens Co., the Houston resident says he has some unfinished business with the drug store chain that he claims owes him more than an apology for...
Business Moves
Mar 23 2009 // State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper has approved a rate change for homeowners insurance premiums as filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. The rate change will become effective...
Nevada Worker Compensation System Flaws Detailed
Mar 23 2009 // Nevada Lawmakers were told that the state’s worker compensation system makes it tough on injured Nevadans to get the medical care and follow-up rehabilitation and training they need to return to their jobs. The...
Employers Hiring Insurance Professionals in Nevada Headquarters
Mar 12 2009 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers has launched an employee recruitment campaign to hire more than 50 professionals at its headquarters. The company’s national expansion and a recently completed acquisition have created a...
Nevada Bill Aims to Improve Construction Safety
Mar 10 2009 // A measure to improve safety training for construction site employees was endorsed recently by workers and labor leaders, a key state lawmaker, a major contractor and the head of Nevada’s Occupational Safety and...
Nevada Debates Cab Seat Belt Law
Mar 9 2009 // A Nevada Senate panel heard testimony recently on a bill to let police ticket cab passengers for not wearing seat belts, and also ticket cabbies who don’t ensure that children riding in their taxis are buckled...
Nevada Workers’ Comp Loss Costs, Risk Rates to Decrease
Mar 9 2009 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott Kipper has approved revised workers’ compensation voluntary loss costs and assigned risk rates filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). The revised loss...
State Farm Makes Homeowners Insurance Rate Changes in Nevada
Mar 6 2009 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper has approved a rate change for homeonwers insurance premiums as filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. The rate change will become effective on April 1, 2009, for new...
Nevada OSHA Director Defends Construction Site Safety Efforts
Mar 6 2009 // The head of Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration defended his agency’s efforts to ensure workplace safety during a Senate committee hearing this week that marked the start of a monthlong...
Seat Belts Could Be Required in Nevada Cabs
Feb 27 2009 // A Nevada Senate panel heard testimony this week on a bill to let police ticket cab passengers for not wearing seat belts, and also ticket cabbies who don’t ensure that children riding in their taxis are buckled...
Colorado Casualty Introduces Workers’ Comp in Nevada
Feb 22 2009 // Englewood, Colo.-based Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, has added workers’ compensation coverage to its commercial insurance product line in Nevada. “Bringing workers’...
Nevada Workers’ Comp Loss Costs, Risk Rates to Decrease
Feb 13 2009 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott Kipper has approved revised workers’ compensation voluntary loss costs and assigned risk rates filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). The revised loss...
Colorado Casualty Introduces Workers’ Comp in Nevada
Feb 5 2009 // Englewood, Colo.-based Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, announced it has added workers’ compensation coverage to its commercial insurance product line in Nevada. “Bringing...
