Latest Nevada Headlines
All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sloan Mason Offering New Contractors GL Capability for Calif., Nev.
Nov 17 2005 // San Diego-based Sloan Mason is now offering highly competitive GL coverage with an AM Best ‘A IX’ rated carrier, for contractors, as follows: * Plumbers, electricians, concrete pumping, painters, HVAC and many...
Nev. Comp Provider Returns Premiums, Pays Dividends to Employers
Oct 11 2005 // Builders Insurance Co., one of Nevada’s two largest workers’ comp insurers, and the state’s largest contractor-only workers’ comp provider, has paid out a set of safety-related dividends and...
The artisan contractors market on the rise
Oct 3 2005 // As the United States’ total population creeps up on the 300 million mark, no one can call the residential construction industry a dying breed. The continuous need for housing is apparent in the nation’s fastest...
NIIA Names Schellin President
Sep 20 2005 // The Nevada Independent Insurance Agents recently elected a new Board of Directors and named a new president. Nevada Insurance Commissioner, Alice Molasky-Arman, announced the installation of the following newly elected...
News Briefs
Sep 19 2005 // UTAH UTAH SUPREME COURT RULES WCF ASSETS NOT OWNED BY STATE: The Utah Supreme Court has declared that Workers Com-pensation Fund’s assets are owned by policyholders, not the state. The ruling in favor of WCF settles...
Nev. Lawmakers Concerned about Public Employee Benefit Program
Sep 12 2005 // State legislators griped that they’re getting too many complaints about the insurance benefit program for Nevada’s public employees. “We all continue to get flooded with concerns,” said...
Workers’ Compensation Gives Nevada Business Incentives
Sep 6 2005 // A study by the state of Oregon finds that Nevada’s workers’ compensation system is a selling point for attracting businesses to locate in Nevada. Premium-related rates have increased in Nevada only once in the...
Business Moves
Sep 5 2005 // State Fund’s Eureka Office Relocates State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Eureka Office has moved its operations to the Humboldt Bank Plaza located at 2440 Sixth Street in Eureka, California. State Fund’s...
David Morse Opens Reno Office
Aug 30 2005 // David Morse & Associates, a national claims administration and independent adjusting company based in Los Angeles, announces the opening of a new office in Reno, Nevada. This new office provides Property and Casualty...
Bare market for residential
Aug 22 2005 // As construction development in the United States reaches an all time peak, with overall spending up 7.5 percent in 2005 compared to 2004, agents and brokers writing contractor business are having a tough time locating...
Aon Consulting Opens Vegas Office
Aug 9 2005 // Aon Consulting, the human capital and management consulting organization of Aon Corporation, announced the opening of a new office in Las Vegas, Nevada. Karen Roberts, a senior vice president with Aon Consulting, said,...
National Advantage Ins. Enters Nevada
Jul 14 2005 // Clifford Mapes, president and CEO of Tustin, Calif.-based National Advantage Insurance Services Inc., recently announced that he has been appointed and approved for writing several of his popular insurance products in the...
Nev. Doctors’ Insurance Provider Gets Rate Increase
Jul 6 2005 // A nonprofit company created during Nevada’s medical malpractice crisis in 2002 to provide insurance for doctors will be able to increase its rates by an average of nearly 15 percent. State Insurance Commissioner...
Nev. Legislature Wraps Up Session
Jun 9 2005 // The Nevada Legislature wrapped up its session this week, passing a number of insurance-related bills, but failed to take an opportunity to enact proposals that would have modernized Nevada’s regulation of insurance...
AMC West Writing Bar/Tavern/Restaurants in Nevada
Jun 7 2005 // Bob Kindness, vice president and general manager of the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based branch of AMC, announced that Nevada has been added to its nationwide bar, tavern and restaurant package program for general liability...
Recruiting Doctors to Nevada Remains Difficult Due to Medical Costs
May 23 2005 // While liability premiums have stabilized, recruiting doctors to Nevada remains difficult because of six-figure annual medical insurance costs, board members of a doctor-owned insurance company told lawmakers...
Recruiting Doctors to Nevada Remains Difficult Due to Medical Costs
May 23 2005 // While liability premiums have stabilized, recruiting doctors to Nevada remains difficult because of six-figure annual medical insurance costs, board members of a doctor-owned insurance company told lawmakers...
Insurers Seek Amendment to Nev. ‘Black Box’ Bill
May 11 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) said on Wednesday it is seeking an amendment to pending Nevada legislation that would provide insurance companies with post-accident access to information...
Recruiting Doctors to Nevada Remains Difficult Due to Medical Costs
May 6 2005 // While liability premiums have stabilized, recruiting doctors to Nevada remains difficult because of six-figure annual medical insurance costs, board members of a doctor-owned insurance company told lawmakers...
Sierra Notes Continued Growth in Nev. Market
Apr 25 2005 // Sierra Health Services Inc. reported that income from continuing operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, was $28.6 million or $0.85 per diluted share, compared to $26.3 million or $0.75 per diluted share for the...
