Latest Nevada Headlines
All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nev. Gov. to Call Special Session to Deal With Med- Malpractice Crisis
Jul 4 2002 // Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn is set to call a special session of the Legislature within the next few weeks to deal with the state’s medical malpractice crisis, according to the Associated Press. Saying he will ask for the...
Employers of Nev. Acquires Fremont Comp
Jul 4 2002 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada (EICN) has acquired California-based Fremont Compensation Insurance Group’s book of business, effective July 1. Fremont Comp is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fremont General...
State Farm Subsidiaries Request Rate Hike in Nev.
Jun 26 2002 // The Nevada Department of Insurance announced two State Farm subsidiaries, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, recently requested proposed rate hikes of 3.7 percent...
AAI Welcomes Renewed Focus on Countersignature Laws
Jun 13 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers, a longtime advocate of repeal of anticompetitive countersignature laws, says it backs the lawsuits filed June 11 against Florida and Nevada by the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers...
NBIS Contracts Program to Build Upon
Jun 10 2002 // From mold to construction defects, contractors and those who insure them can run into a mound of claims when building. One company who has stepped in to construct a program for contractors is Nevada-based National Builders...
Nev. Contractors Insurance Expands to Offer More Workers’ Comp
Apr 30 2002 // Nevada Contractors Insurance has expanded its operations to offer workers’ compensation to contractors in New Mexico. The company, which is Nevada’s second largest insurer for workers’ comp insurance,...
Nev. Commissioner Allows for Emergency Work
Apr 25 2002 // As a result of wind storms earlier this month, Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman gave the temporary go-ahead for non-resident salaried adjusters or independent adjusters who are licensed in their home state...
Fremont General Reports Profit, Studying Sale
Mar 21 2002 // California-based financial services company Fremont General Corp. has reported a fourth-quarter profit, moving from a loss from a year earlier, when it recorded large losses in its workers’ compensation insurance...
Nev. Commissioner Says She Can’t Make Insurers Operate at a Loss
Mar 6 2002 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman said during a hearing March 4 on the malpractice crisis that she can’t make insurers do business at a loss, according to the Associated Press. Molasky-Arman commented...
NAII Stresses Legal, Competitive Reasons for Use of Credit Information
Feb 4 2002 // Insurance scores provide companies an objective and unbiased underwriting tool, Sam Sorich, vice president and western regional manager of the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) explained last week during...
NAII OPPOSES NV AMENDMENTS
Dec 24 2001 // According to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), several amendments the Nevada Division of Insurance is considering to underwriting and rating regulations would result in huge administrative expenses...
Nevada Amendments Could Hurt Drivers
Dec 17 2001 // According to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), several amendments the Nevada Division of Insurance is considering to underwriting and rating regulations would hurt consumers who find it difficult to...
Seminar Discusses Reducing Losses and Lowering Workers’ Comp Costs
Dec 11 2001 // In a seminar attended by leading Las Vegas construction company executives, Jack Schreiner of S & C Claims Services outlined how aggressive claims handling can reduce their losses and lower worker’s compensation...
Nevada Division of Insurance Looks to Amend Consumer Privacy Regulation
Nov 7 2001 // The Nevada Division of Insurance is considering ways to tweak its consumer privacy regulation so that it no longer runs contrary to state law. Nevada’s proposed privacy regulation-which spells out insurers’...
Nevada Insurer Ordered to Stop Sales in Texas
Oct 10 2001 // State insurance regulators have ordered a Nevada insurance company to stop selling health policies and collecting premiums in Texas, after learning that the company had not been paying medical claims. According to a report...
FIRST NEVADA GETS ‘R’
Sep 10 2001 // Standard & Poor’s assigned its “R” financial strength rating to First Nevada Insurance Co. (FNIC). S&P took this rating action after learning that Judge Janet Berry of the Second Judicial...
It’s Fire Season: Time to Brush Up on Coverage and Prevention
Aug 27 2001 // Take an influx of homeowners moving into what was once open land, add a rainy winter which has fueled the growth of brush and vegetation, and you have a potential recipe for disaster. As of Aug. 15, close to 300 wildfires...
NV MED-MAL RATES TO RISE
Aug 27 2001 // Continental Casualty Company; America Casualty Company of Reading, Penn; and Transportation Insurance Company (collectively CNA) received approval from Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman to increase its...
Nevada Commissioner Approves Increase in Med-Mal Rates
Aug 16 2001 // Continental Casualty Company; America Casualty Company of Reading, Penn; and Transportation Insurance Company (collectively CNA) received approval from Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman to increase its...
Nevada Study Shows More After-Market Parts Used for Repairs
Aug 7 2001 // The Nevada Division of Insurance’s 2001 Auto Body Survey shows that more of the state’s auto shops are using after-market parts in repairs than in previous years. The annual survey is based on 160 responses,...
