Latest Nevada Headlines

All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.

ABD Insurance and Financial Services Opens Reno Office

Sep 24 2003 // ABD Insurance and Financial Services, a leading provider of global risk management and employee benefits solutions, announces the opening of a regional office serving the greater Reno, Nevada area. The new office is...

AMERICAN FAMILY INS. AUTO RATES TO INCREASE IN NEV

Sep 22 2003 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved the request of American Family Mutual Insurance Company (American Family) for an overall statewide increase of 4.4 percent for private passenger automobile...

FEIC Receives “A- (Excellent)” Rating from A.M. Best

Sep 17 2003 // Fremont Employers Insurance Company (FEIC) has received an “A- (Excellent)” rating from A.M. Best Company. FEIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company...

American Family Ins. Auto Rates to Increase in Nev.

Aug 29 2003 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved the request of American Family Mutual Insurance Company (American Family) for an overall statewide increase of 4.4 percent for private passenger automobile...

Nev. Dental Liability Insurance Rates to Increase

Aug 27 2003 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved revised rates for the National Dental Program insured by Continental Casualty Company. The National Dental Program policies may include professional...

Prime Authorized to Write Surplus Lines Business in Nevada

Aug 11 2003 // Sandy, Utah-based Prime Holdings Insurance Services Inc. announced today that it has received approval for its property and casualty subsidiary, The Prime Insurance Syndicate Inc., to write surplus lines insurance business...

Nev. Attorney General’s Fraud Unit has Record Year

Aug 7 2003 // Nevada Attorney General Brian Sandoval announced that the Attorney General’s Insurance Fraud Unit (IFU) ended a record year for referrals of suspected insurance fraud as well as convictions for proven cases of...

Alliance Says Gov.’s Stance on Utah State Fund Debate ‘Right on Track’

Jul 21 2003 // Efforts by Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt (R) to make sure the debate over the future of the Workers Compensation Fund of Utah (WCF) and its subsidiaries focuses on “big picture” issues and doesn’t degrade into...

Employers Ins. Co. of Nevada Receives Best ‘A-‘ Rating

Jun 24 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company (EICN) announced that it has received an “A- (Excellent)” rating from A.M. Best Company. “Today is an historic day in the continuing evolution of...

Inside the Contractors Market

Jun 23 2003 // If you find placing contractors insurance these days almost as daunting as building the house, condo, apartment or other facility itself, you are not alone. A restrictive market, high minimum premiums and tighter...

Inside the Contractors Market

Jun 23 2003 // If you find placing contractors insurance these days almost as daunting as building the house, condo, apartment or other facility itself, you are not alone. A restrictive market, high minimum premiums and tighter...

Farmers Files for Lower Rates for Nevada Homeowners

Jun 17 2003 // Farmers Insurance Group announced it has filed for a rate reduction with the Nevada Department of Insurance on all homeowners business in the state of Nevada. If approved by the department, beginning with September 16th...

Sparks Fly During Nevada’s Legislative Session

Jun 9 2003 // The fireworks, bright lights and loud noises emanating from Nevada is not the Las Vegas strip, it is actually the final weeks of legislative debate in the state capital in Carson City. Once again the Nevada legislature has...

Employers of Nev. to Host Open House June 6

Jun 3 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada (EICN) will sponsor an Open House for its agents and vendors on Friday, June 6, 2003 at its Southern Nevada office to commemorate the company’s one year anniversary in...

Nev. Dental Liability Program Approved

Jun 3 2003 // Nevada State Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved a professional liability insurance program for dentists underwritten by Fortress Insurance Company (“Fortress”). The program will provide...

State Farm Homeowner Rates Increase in Nev.

Jun 2 2003 // State Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved State Farm Fire and Casualty Company’s request for an overall statewide average increase of 5.2 percent, or $2.5 million. This is part of a total...

Nev. Commissioner Orders Insurer to Cease & Desist

May 14 2003 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has ordered Liberty Liability Foundation, Self-Funding Automobile Liability (Liberty Liability) to stop all unauthorized insurance activities, including automobile...

Victims Speak Out on Med-Mal Crisis at Las Vegas Rally

May 7 2003 // A crowd of supporters assembled near the University Medical Center in Las Vegas Tuesday at a rally and news conference in which victims of the escalating medical liability crisis nationwide joined Nevada doctors, seniors,...

Ariz. Man Indicted on Multiple Fraud Counts in Nev.

Apr 21 2003 // Nevada’s Clark County Grand Jury indicted Pavel Daniel Oprea, 37, on nine felony counts of insurance fraud including three counts each of the following: false application to insurer, false claim for insurance...

Employers, Fremont Employers Report 4Q and Full Year Financial Results

Apr 18 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company (the “Company”), a leading provider of workers’ compensation products and services, reported its statutory financial results for the fourth quarter...