Latest Nevada Headlines
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Senators Slam Delay in Nuclear Workers’ Compensation Payments
Oct 30 2007 // Majority Leader Harry Reid and other senators said this week that there are unacceptable delays in a government program to compensate Cold War-era nuclear workers who developed cancer from exposure to radiation. Reid,...
Nevada Jury Awards Millions in Wyeth Drug Trial
Oct 15 2007 // A Nevada jury levied a $35 million judgment against pharmaceutical giant Wyeth in a lawsuit filed by three Nevada women who claimed the company’s hormone replacement drugs caused their breast cancer. Initially, the...
Study: Homes in fire-risk areas of Sierra Nevada
Oct 8 2007 // More people are building homes in hazardous fire areas of the Sierra Nevada — increasing firefighting costs, according to a two-year study released by a conservation group. The Sierra Nevada is primarily in eastern...
Study: Homes in fire-risk areas of Sierra Nevada
Oct 8 2007 // More people are building homes in hazardous fire areas of the Sierra Nevada — increasing firefighting costs, according to a two-year study released by a conservation group. The Sierra Nevada is primarily in eastern...
Study: New Homes in Fire-Risk Areas of Sierra Nevada
Sep 21 2007 // More people are building homes in hazardous fire areas of the Sierra Nevada — increasing firefighting costs, according to a two-year study released by a conservation group. The Sierra Nevada is primarily in eastern...
Burns & Wilcox Promotes Two to Underwriting Positions in Nevada
Sep 13 2007 // Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Burns & Wilcox has appointed Micki Jordan and Kristen Monroy to positions at each of the company’s Nevada locations. Jordan, formerly an underwriting manager in the Denver office,...
Sierra Nevada Fire Burns 62,000 Acres
Sep 12 2007 // Crews worked through the night to fight a wildfire that has blackened nearly 100 square miles and chased scores of people from their homes in the northern Sierra Nevada in California. The fire in the Plumas National Forest...
W. Va.’s BrickStreet Praised by Former Nevada Head of Workers’ Comp
Sep 4 2007 // The head of Nevada’s former monopolistic state workers’ compensation fund said BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. has borne a “unique burden” in helping transition West Virginia’s system to a...
Staying afloat in complex construction insurance waters
Sep 3 2007 // With the tidal wave of legal cases involving construction defects bogging down county, state and federal courts, it has become imperative that insurers “cover their behinds” from every imaginable angle —...
Midwestern States Push for Truck-only Lanes
Jul 23 2007 // With truck traffic rising, at least nine states are considering proposals to separate big rigs from cars on interstate highways, hoping to reduce congestion, improve safety and increase commerce by moving goods faster. The...
Fraud Roundup
Jul 23 2007 // Five contractors arrested in Lake Tahoe California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced the results of the first undercover operation stemming from the Angora Fire in South Lake Tahoe. The operation took place at...
Nevada consumers puzzle over using credit history
Jul 23 2007 // As Ed Rathje sees it, his first foray into the Nevada Legislature as a citizen-activist ended in “total defeat” earlier this month when a bill he was pushing to limit the insurance industry’s use of...
Firefighters Brace for Fierce Winds in Nevada
Jul 19 2007 // Firefighters across Nevada braced for fierce winds Wednesday as they struggled to contain scores of wildland blazes burning across the state. Red flag warnings issued by the National Weather Service forecast dangerous fire...
Nevada Consumers Puzzle over Using Credit History to Set Rates
Jul 5 2007 // As Ed Rathje sees it, his first foray into the Nevada Legislature as a citizen-activist ended in “total defeat” earlier this month when a bill he was pushing to limit the insurance industry’s use of...
Nevada Launches Campaign Against Fradulent Annuities Insurance
Jun 21 2007 // The Nevada Division of Insurance has launched a campaign to address fraudulent annuities insurance programs. According to the Division, there has been a recent increase in fraudulent annuity investment claims in Nevada and...
Nevada Doctors Exchange Proposes 15 Percent Rate Reduction
Jun 8 2007 // The Independent Nevada Doctors Insurance Exchange has proposed a 15 percent rate decrease for medical professional liability in Nevada, according to the state’s Insurance Division. If approved by the DOI, the rate...
Insurers oppose Nevada bill that would open court records
Jun 4 2007 // Judges and an insurance trade association stated that they’re opposed to a bill that would restrict Nevada judges’ ability to seal court records, raising questions about its lack of privacy protections. Chief...
Nev. Food Service Workers Boost Jobsless Insurance Claims
May 17 2007 // A new report shows a big jump in jobless insurance claims by Nevada food service workers following voter approval in November of a higher minimum wage and a smoking ban in bars and restaurants and other locations. Terry...
Insurers Oppose Nevada Bill that Would Open Court Records
May 17 2007 // Judges and an insurance trade association stated that they’re opposed to a bill that would restrict Nevada judges’ ability to seal court records, raising questions about its lack of privacy protections. Chief...
Majority of medical malpractice claims close without payment
Apr 23 2007 // The majority of medical malpractice claims in a study of seven states were closed without any compensation paid to those claiming a medical injury, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...
