Latest Nevada Headlines
All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nevada Insurance Comissioner Receives “Woman of Distinction” Award
Apr 12 2006 // The Southern Nevada Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) honored the state’s Commissioner of Insurance Alice A. Molasky-Arman with a “Woman of Distinction” award at its 8th...
The Hartford Lowers Auto Rates in Nevada
Apr 4 2006 // Following similar announcements in Indiana and Utah, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. will also offer lower auto insurance prices to many Nevada drivers under its Dimensions personal auto insurance program, which...
WHO TO CALL?
Apr 3 2006 // Multi-State Agencies IBA West (Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington). Web site: www.iba west.com PIA West (Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington). Phone: (888)...
Business Moves
Apr 3 2006 // Barger and Wolen Barger & Wolen LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm specializing in insurance regulatory, general business and litigation matters, has opened an office in Phoenix to be managed by Charles Cohen, former...
New Law May Hamper Nevada Mining Watchdog Group
Mar 30 2006 // The chief proponent of a new law cited by Nevada in trying to block a mining industry watchdog group’s efforts to stop pollution from an old Nevada gold mine said that he didn’t envision the law being used that...
Riley to Head Networked Insurance Agents’ Nevada Sales
Mar 21 2006 // Networked Insurance Agents, a professional account placement organization headquartered in Grass Valley, Calif., has promoted Jeannette Riley as territorial sales vice president for Nevada. Riley will soon be moving to Las...
Meadowbrook Enters Nev. Self-Insured Workers’ Comp Market
Mar 9 2006 // Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. has hired the team of insurance professionals from Nevada CompFirst Inc. and Med West Inc. of Nevada to strengthen its presence in Nevada’s self-insured workers’ compensation...
Nev. Supreme Court ruling beneficial to state
Mar 6 2006 // A Nevada workers’ union is praising a state Supreme Court ruling that upheld claims of 40 former state employees who sought more pension credits because their jobs were privatized. The State of Nevada Employees...
AIG Auto Insurance Lowers Rates for Policyholders in Nevada
Feb 27 2006 // AIG Auto Insurance has announced it would lower auto insurance costs for thousands of policyholders in Nevada. The company is implementing a 5 percent rate decrease in Nevada, lowering auto insurance costs on thousands of...
Business Moves
Feb 19 2006 // Seattle-based Safeco has reported its net income for the fourth quarter of 2005 was $190.7 million, compared with $179.8 million during the same period the previous year. For the full year, Safeco reported net income of...
Nevada Approves Workers’ Comp Loss Costs Filing
Feb 16 2006 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has announced she has approved the National Council on Compensation Insurance filing for an average decrease of 0.3 percent for workers’ compensation voluntary...
Ck Specialty Opens Nevada Facility, Names Tatone Branch Manager
Feb 1 2006 // Ck Specialty Insurance Associates Inc., a surplus line broker and managing general agent, has opened a new facility in Las Vegas. Geri Tatone has been named the Nevada branch manager. Tatone has more than 25 years of...
Nevada Commissioner Appoints King Captive Manager
Jan 27 2006 // Nevada Commissioner of Insurance Alice A. Molasky-Arman has appointed Cliff King as Nevada’s chief administrator of captive programs. “Cliff is a natural match for this position, because he has been...
Nevada Court Cancels Construction
Jan 23 2006 // A multimillion-dollar construction defects award was erased by a unanimous Nevada Supreme Court decision that held the case had been improperly given class-action status by a lower court judge. The high court ruling favors...
Calif. Hands Down Convictionsfor Violating Contractor Licensing Laws
Jan 22 2006 // Fraud Roundup Ventura County, Calif., District Attorney Gregory Totten reported that the office’s Consumer and Environmental Protection Division recently obtained two convictions for violation of the California...
Employers Insurance Group Makes Corporate Reorganization
Jan 20 2006 // Nevada-based Employers Insurance Group (EIG) reported a corporate reorganization designed to position the group of companies for expansion in commercial property and casualty insurance beyond its position as the...
Nevada Men to Face Katrina-Related Fraud Charges in La.
Jan 9 2006 // Two Nevada men accused of defrauding victims of Hurricane Katrina and their insurance companies were returned to Louisiana to face criminal charges. State police accused William Pinckard, 49, and James R. Rousseau, 40, of...
Nevada Court Cancels Big Construction Defect Award
Dec 20 2005 // A multimillion-dollar construction defects award was erased Thursday by a unanimous Nevada Supreme Court decision that held the case had been improperly given class-action status by a lower court judge. The high court...
People & Places
Nov 21 2005 // Mike Schellin The Nevada Independent Insurance Agents has elected a new board of directors and has named a new president. Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman has announced the installation of the following...
