All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 30 2018 // Lockton has named Connie Hill to its signature client group in the Mountain West region. Hill is located in Lockton’s Las Vegas, Nev., office and will lead on providing advice and counsel to successful individuals...
Aug 28 2018 // A Nevada judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit by casino mogul Steve Wynn against The Associated Press and an AP reporter based on a report about two women’s accounts to police alleging sexual misconduct by...
Aug 27 2018 // Ten Senate Republicans have introduced legislation that would reinstate Obamacare rules that prohibit insurers from turning away people with pre-existing conditions if a new lawsuit that seeks to invalidate the healthcare...
Aug 20 2018 // A jury has found the Nevada Division of Forestry liable for the loss of 23 homes and 17 other buildings in a 2016 wildfire after strong winds re-ignited a prescribed burn.The verdict set the stage for future court...
Aug 6 2018 // The first trial over a prescribed burn started by the Nevada Division of Forestry began this week.The fire is estimated to have caused more than $80 million in property damage, Courtroom View Network is reporting. The...
Aug 6 2018 // Nevada regulators and industry insiders say the state’s first year of broad marijuana legalization has exceeded even their highest expectations, with sales and tax collections already surpassing year-end projections...
Jul 18 2018 // MGM Resorts International sued the victims of a Las Vegas music festival mass shooting in an effort to block any potential compensation claims against it.The owner of the Mandalay Bay hotel claims a 2002 federal statute...
Jul 16 2018 // Forecasters with the National Weather Service are warning residents in southern Nevada about the potential for flash flooding this summer since the monsoon season is expected to be wetter than normal. A new forecast shows...
Jul 2 2018 // Forecasters with the National Weather Service are warning residents in southern Nevada about the potential for flash flooding this summer since the monsoon season is expected to be wetter than normal.Meteorologist John...
Jun 29 2018 // Talage Inc. is an insurtech to its core – both in function and name.The Reno, Nev.-based software platform designed to help small business owners compare and quickly purchase a range of commercial insurance policies...
Jun 27 2018 // Nevada’s marijuana regulators say they are trying to keep up with demands at recreational dispensaries, where sales continue to outpace projections.The Nevada Appeal reports the Interim Finance Committee approved an...
Jun 25 2018 // Alera Group has acquired Incline Village, Nev.-based Menath Insurance.Terms of the deal were not announced. Menath Insurance also has offices in Reno, and South Lake Tahoe, as well as in Susanville, Caif.Alera Group...
Jun 21 2018 // Nevada’s new liability coverage minimums go into effect next month.The new standards require drivers to be covered for at least $25,000 in bodily injury per person, $50,000 per crash and $20,000 for property damage...
Jun 19 2018 // Alera Group has acquired Las Vegas, Nev.-based Kaercher Insurance, which includes Kaercher Campbell, Kaercher Insurance Agency and Sundance Insurance. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Kaercher Insurance offers...
Jun 18 2018 // Nevada state officials are reminding as many as 600,000 vehicle owners they could face auto insurance rate increases July 1, when minimum liability coverage requirements go up.Officials announced earlier that almost one in...
Jun 4 2018 // Nevada state officials are reminding as many as 600,000 vehicle owners they could face auto insurance rate increases July 1, when minimum liability coverage requirements go up.Officials announced earlier that almost one in...
May 9 2018 // Drug use by the American workforce remains at its highest rate in more than a decade, driven by increases in cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana. However, prescription opiate positivity rates have declined.Nationally,...
Apr 30 2018 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Peter C. Foy & Associates Insurance Services LLC has completed the acquisition of four agencies, three in California and one in Nevada.The acquisitions are Walnut Creek, Calif.-based R.L....
Apr 20 2018 // David Copperfield testified this week that he didn’t know until he was sued that a British tourist claimed to have been seriously injured while taking part in an illusion during a performance on the Las Vegas Strip...
Apr 17 2018 // Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services Inc. has named Andrea Cantlon surety sales executive. Cantlon now leads the surety efforts of LP Insurance throughout the company. The LP Insurance surety team services bonds...