Latest Nevada Headlines
All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nevada Approves Captive for NV Energy
Dec 21 2009 // The state of Nevada has announced that Insurance Commissioner Scott Kipper has approved NV Energy’s application to form a captive insurer. According to a press statement, Nevada is home to the fourth most captive...
Nevada Test Site Workers Win OSHA Ruling
Nov 30 2009 // Former Nevada Test Site employees seeking compensation for exposure to radioactive and toxic materials might not have to estimate their exposure through costly and time-consuming dose reconstructions. The National...
Nevada Firm Predicts Dim Construction Prospects for Vegas
Nov 10 2009 // A Las Vegas research firm says the struggling economy should bring commercial construction to a virtual standstill around Las Vegas next year. However, some local insurance agents and brokers said they believe that...
Timely Claims Reporting: A Serious Obligation for Agencies
Sep 21 2009 // In many insurance agencies, customer service representatives (CSRs) are responsible for handling claims submissions for clients. Larger agencies may have a separate claims department. Various problems can arise when the...
Oklahoma Considers Privatizing State-backed Workers’ Comp Insurer
Sep 8 2009 // In a recent meeting of a task force considering privatizing Oklahoma’s state-backed workers’ compensation insurer, CompSource Oklahoma, Nevada insurance executives said workers’ comp rates have dropped in...
Nevada To Host First Annual Insurance Industry Day
Jul 17 2009 // Nevada’s Division of Insurance will be hosting its first ever Insurance Industry Day on Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, at the Harveys Lake Tahoe Resort. The event was created “to foster a better partnership between...
Foremost Insurance Expands Dwelling Fire Program in Nevada
Jul 15 2009 // Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Foremost Insurance Group has expanded its Dwelling Fire program in Nevada. New Dwelling Fire policies and endorsements re designed for the needs of landlord and owner-occupied or vacant...
Nevada Governor Signs Bill to Change Division of Insurance Funding
Jun 15 2009 // Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has signed a bill that will change the funding structure of the Nevada Division of Insurance and strengthen consumer protections in the area of viatical settlements. The bill, Senate Bill 426,...
Nevada Airs Insurance Public Service Announcements
Jun 5 2009 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper has released three public service announcements to air on television and radio stations across the state beginning in June. The PSAs bring to light some important issues...
Wilson Elser Expands in Las Vegas with Five New Partners
Jun 5 2009 // Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP has expanded its office in Las Vegas with new partners Michael M. Edwards, Jennifer Willis Arledge, David S. Kahn, Jorge A. Ramirez and Sheri Thome. The new partners will...
Nevada, Colorado Insurance Agents, Brokers: Beware of Scam
Jun 4 2009 // Licensed insurance agents and brokers in California, Colorado and Nevada are being warned to beware of a scam targeting them. The Nevada Division of Insurance, California Department of Insurance and Colorado Division of...
Western United to Offer Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance in Nevada
Jun 3 2009 // Western United Insurance Co., which also does business as AAA Nevada Insurance Co., will be offering pay-as-you-drive auto insurance in Nevada. According to the Nevada Division of Insurance, which approved the rate filing,...
Nevada Governor Signs Bill to Change Division of Insurance Funding
Jun 2 2009 // Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has signed a bill that will change the funding structure of the Nevada Division of Insurance and strengthen consumer protections in the area of viatical settlements. The bill, Senate Bill 426,...
Home Defect Bill Divides Nevada Lawmakers
Jun 1 2009 // Members of the Nevada legislature are battling over a construction defect bill that has turned into one of the most contentious issues of the 2009 legislative session. Senators voted 19-1 in mid-April for SB349, which...
Medicus Insurance Decreases Rates 6.7% In Nevada
May 26 2009 // The Nevada Division of Insurance has approved an overall rate decrease of 6.7 percent for physicians and medical professionals insured by Medicus Insurance Co. “Our claims experience in Nevada has been...
Home Defect Bill Divides Nevada Lawmakers
May 18 2009 // Nevada senators and sssembly members are battling over a construction defect bill that has turned into one of the most contentious issues of the 2009 Nevada Legislature, now in its final weeks. Senators voted 19-1 in...
2009 Fire Season Outlook Identifies Few Areas of Concern
May 18 2009 // Forecasts Normal to Below Normal Potential Across Most of the West Northern California, where nearly a million acres burned last summer, is poised to possibly be another hotspot for wildfire activity in 2009, according to...
Louisiana, Alabama, Alaska, Mississippi, Nevada Rank Highest in Gun Death Rates
May 8 2009 // States with higher gun ownership rates and weak gun laws have the highest rates of gun death according to analysis by the Violence Policy Center of just-revealed 2006 national data (the most recent available) from the...
Nevada DMV Insurance Verification Contract Questioned
May 4 2009 // Former Nevada Assembly speaker and current lobbyist Richard Perkins is pushing a bill to require the state Department of Motor Vehicles to contract with a private company to verify motorists’ automobile...
Nevada Lawmakers Discuss Identity Theft Prevention Plan
May 1 2009 // A Nevada Senate panel was urged to support an Assembly-approved plan that would help prevent identity theft by making less credit card information available on printed receipts. AB389 would prohibit printing more than the...
