All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 29 2016 // Acting Nevada Insurance Commissioner Amy L. Parks approved a filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance for an average decrease of 5.5 percent for Nevada workers’ compensation voluntary insurance loss...
Feb 19 2016 // Barbara Richardson has been appointed as commissioner of the Nevada Division of Insurance. Richardson will join the Division in March. The appointment comes after a long nationwide recruitment to fill the vacancy after the...
Feb 16 2016 // LP Insurance Services Inc. has hired Ryan Krauser on its Northern Nevada sales team.Krauser is responsible for developing new business relationships as well as retaining and servicing existing clients. Krauser, formerly of...
Feb 1 2016 // Ridesharing company Lyft has locked in a deal to operate at Reno-Tahoe International Airport.The Reno-Gazette Journal reported that Lyft obtained an agreement Friday to expand operations and will get to join Uber in doing...
Dec 16 2015 // A.M. Best has downgraded the issuer credit rating to “bbb” from “bbb+” and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) of Nevada General Insurance Co.The outlook for the ICR has been...
Dec 7 2015 // Uber plans to bring ridesharing to either side of Lake Tahoe before the end of the year.A recent agreement with Nevada allowed the company to launch simultaneously on the California and Nevada sides of Lake Tahoe, the Reno...
Dec 1 2015 // Two families are suing a Reno, Nev. area school district, a teacher and a principal for what their lawsuit says was abuse at a school for children with disabilities.The Reno Gazette-Journal reported the lawsuit filed in...
Nov 24 2015 // Nevada has created health guidelines for cryotherapy after a Las Vegas spa worker was found dead in a tank that subjects users to subzero temperatures, a treatment that experts say has been growing in popularity but is...
Nov 24 2015 // Clark County, Nev. commissioners plan to reconsider a controversial ordinance requiring companies such as Uber and Lyft to hand over a list of their drivers every month.Commissioner Steve Sisolak requested Wednesday that...
Nov 20 2015 // Republican state Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson is calling for an investigation into whether Clark County’s new fees for Uber and Lyft drivers are legal.Roberson issued a strongly worded statement this week,...
Nov 19 2015 // The Clark County Commission in Nevada has approved a $25-a-year county-level licensing fee for drivers with ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft.County spokesman Erik Pappa said commissioners voted Tuesday to...
Nov 10 2015 // Elko County officials say the city of Carlin suffered hundreds of thousands of dollars in storm damage from the high winds and snow that blew through Nevada last week.The town on Interstate 80 about 12 miles west of Elko...
Oct 28 2015 // U.S.-based small and medium sized businesses face an almost 12 percent chance that they it will be hit with an employment claim, with their chances much higher in certain states.A new study of employee charge trends by...
Oct 22 2015 // The Nevada agency that regulates taxis is preparing to ramp up its staffing now that Uber and Lyft are on the road.Lawmakers are set to review a Nevada Transportation Authority request on Wednesday to add seven new...
Oct 19 2015 // U.S. Sen. Harry Reid is suing a company that makes and markets a flexible exercise band that he says slipped from his hand, causing him to fall and suffer eye, face and rib injuries on New Year’s Day.A lawsuit filed...
Oct 9 2015 // U.S. Sen. Harry Reid is suing a company that makes and markets a flexible exercise band that he says slipped from his hand, causing him to fall and suffer eye, face and rib injuries on New Year’s Day.A lawsuit filed...
Sep 16 2015 // Uber and Lyft were granted state permits Monday in a major milestone for ride-hailing in Nevada, although neither company has said exactly when its service will be available.The Nevada Transportation Authority voted to...
Aug 31 2015 // RENO, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services Inc. has hired Andrea Cantlon in its northern Nevada sales team. She is responsible for developing new business relationships, and retaining and servicing existing clients. Cantlon...
Aug 17 2015 // Ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft filed applications just before the weekend for permits to operate in Nevada, meaning they could be cleared to hit the roads within a month.Uber spokeswoman Eva Behrend said the company...
Aug 17 2015 // LP Insurance Services Inc. has named Bridget Brundige to its northern Nevada sales team. Brundige is responsible for developing new business relationships as well as retaining and servicing existing clients. Brundige was...