Latest Nevada Headlines
All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nev. Commissioner Issues Warning on Unlicensed Insurance Company
Apr 22 2005 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman is asking consumers to be on the alert about a company called “The Global Healings Society.” The company is offering health, property, auto and surety...
PCI Seeks Changes to Nevada’s AB 315
Apr 5 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is seeking amendments to Nevada legislation that would affect the availability of mechanical data recorded by newer model cars just prior to accidents. “We...
CIAB Wins Countersignature Lawsuit in Puerto Rico
Apr 1 2005 // The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, the trade association that represents the nation’s largest commercial P/C and benefits brokers, announced the successful outcome of its lawsuit in Puerto Rico to strike...
Nev. Man Charged for Work Comp Fraud
Mar 21 2005 // Following a guilty plea, Nevada District Judge Steven Kosach sentenced Dennis Dean Hogue to 12 to 34 months in the Nevada State Prison for one count of workers’ comp claimant fraud. Hogue was also ordered to make...
Nevada Medical Malpractice Rates Said to Be Stabilizing
Mar 7 2005 // Approval of a 2004 ballot question and action by state lawmakers two years before that are stabilizing medical malpractice insurance rates in Nevada, legislators were told recently. Question 3, the Keep Our Doctors in...
PCI COMMENDS NEVADA DOI ON BROKER COMPENSATION ISSUE:
Feb 21 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America commended the approach taken by the Nevada Division of Insurance on the disclosure of broker compensation in a temporary regulation adopted in early February....
Nevada Med-Mal Rates Stabilizing
Feb 14 2005 // Approval of a 2004 ballot question and action by state lawmakers two years before that are stabilizing medical malpractice insurance rates in Nevada, legislators were told recently. Question 3, the Keep Our Doctors in...
Nev. Man Charged in Workers’ Comp Scam
Feb 11 2005 // Nevada Attorney General Brian Sandoval announced that following a plea of guilty, District Judge Steven Kosach sentenced Dennis Dean Hogue, 51, to 12 to 34 months in the Nevada State Prison for one count of Worker’s...
PCI Commends Nev. DOI on Broker Compensation Issue
Feb 8 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America commended the approach taken by the Nevada Division of Insurance on the disclosure of broker compensation in a temporary regulation adopted last week. “Instead of...
PCI Urges Nev. Redraft of Broker Regulation
Feb 3 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is urging Nevada’s Division of Insurance to redraft a proposed regulation so that the regulation focuses on reasonable and meaningful disclosure of broker...
People & Places
Dec 20 2004 // Ken Nigohosian The American Agents Alliance Board of Governors announced the selection of Ken Nigohosian as the association’s new executive director. He has worked for Safeco Insurance for 25 years. He began his...
Nev. Man Sentenced in Fraud Case
Dec 20 2004 // Nevada Attorney General Brian Sandoval announced that Alex John Elias, of Reno, was sentenced after pleading guilty to felony insurance fraud in the Second Judicial District Courthouse. He was sentenced to 48 months in...
People & Places
Dec 6 2004 // Camilla Marlowe Camilla A. Marlowe was appointed vice president of Irvine, Calif.-based SullivanCurt-isMonroe Insurance Brokerage. Marlowe specializes in employee benefits consulting. She has 23 years of experience in the...
Nev. Man Sentenced in Fraud Case
Nov 29 2004 // Nevada Attorney General Brian Sandoval announced that Alex John Elias, 40, of Reno, was sentenced after pleading guilty to felony insurance fraud before Judge Kosach in the Second Judicial District Courthouse. Kosach...
Citizens Vote Yes on Med-mal Caps in Nevada; No in Oregon and Wyoming
Nov 22 2004 // Doctors triumphed over lawyers in Nevada when citizens passed a ballot initiative that limits noneconomic damage awards in med-mal cases to $350,000 with no exceptions and limits fees for attorneys, while voters defeated...
Best Upgrades FSR Ratings of Sierra Health Services
Nov 17 2004 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to B++ (Very Good) from B+ (Very Good) of Sierra Health Services Inc.’s core HMO subsidiaries, Health Plan of Nevada Inc. (both of Las Vegas, Nev.), and its...
Nev. Commissioner Denies Request to Increase Auto Insurance Rates
Nov 1 2004 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman has denied the request of the Progressive Companies that are marketed through independent agents for a 5.3 percent increase in auto insurance rates. This filing would have...
Nev. Asks Calif. Companies ‘Will Your Business Be Terminated” in Light of High Economic Costs
Oct 15 2004 // In response reportedly to increasing inquiries from California companies struggling with the high cost of doing business in California, Nevada economic development officials have launched a marketing campaign in the Golden...
Nevada, Oregon and Wyoming take Med-mal Crisis to the Polls
Oct 11 2004 // On Nov. 2, citizens of three Western states will decide whether or not to limit damage awards in medical malpractice insurance cases. Nevada, Oregon and Wyoming will join Florida as the four states to consider placing caps...
Big ‘I’ Applauds Countersignature Trends
Oct 5 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (The Big “I”) is applauding continuing efforts by state policymakers and federal courts to eliminate countersignature laws. The Big “I” has...
