All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 11 2010 // The Nevada Board of Examiners has approved a policy banning employees from texting or using electronic devices while driving state vehicles. Gov. Jim Gibbons, Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto and Secretary of State...
Oct 29 2010 // The Nevada state Department of Motor Vehicles is notifying some motorists to check their registration status, after some insurers failed to submit required records in February.DMV spokesman Tom Jacobs downplayed the effect...
Oct 25 2010 // Enumclaw Insurance Group of Enumclaw, Wash.,announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase 100 percent of the stock of Chicago-Vegas Holding Co., which owns Nevada General Insurance Co. (NGIC) and Auto...
Oct 5 2010 // A new $12.2 million federal grant will allow the University of Nevada, Reno, to more than double the size of its earthquake research center, making it the largest quake simulation facility in the country, school officials...
Sep 9 2010 // Leeds & York has appointed Ann Lehtinen (formerly Ann Russell), to run its southern Nevada office. Lehtinen, a 35-year veteran of the medical insurance industry and Las Vegas local, will be responsible for business...
Sep 2 2010 // Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired two insurance agencies in the Nevada and Florida.Hub acquired the assets of McFadden Insurance Agency Inc. (McFadden), a Las Vegas–based firm. Terms of the acquisition...
Aug 4 2010 // Some Nevada doctors say they’re worried a state court could overturn a law limiting the amount of damages paid out in medical malpractice cases.The Nevada Supreme Court is being asked to consider a 2008 lawsuit...
Jul 19 2010 // Nevada Department of Business & Industry Director Dianne Cornwall announced the appointment of Brett J. Barratt as the new commissioner of the Division of Insurance. Barratt replaces Scott J. Kipper, who resigned the...
Jul 8 2010 // Nevada Department of Business & Industry Director Dianne Cornwall has announced the appointment of Brett J. Barratt as the new commissioner of the Division of Insurance. Barratt replaces Scott J. Kipper, who resigned...
Jun 24 2010 // ICW Group, a super regional property and casualty insurance company based in San Diego, has been named the 2009-2010 “Company of the Year” by the Nevada Independent Insurance Agents (NIIA). The award was based...
Jun 7 2010 // Nevada’s Business & Industry Director Dianne Cornwall announced that Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper has resigned.Kipper has been insurance commissioner since December 2008, when he replaced Acting...
May 13 2010 // Nevada’s Business & Industry Director Dianne Cornwall announced that Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper has resigned from the position, effective June 2, 2010.Kipper has been insurance commissioner...
Apr 23 2010 // Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, announced the appointment of Diane Nance-Ona as territory manager for Nevada. Nance-Ona will implement operational strategies and marketing plans to...
Apr 19 2010 // Kansas City, Mo.-based Ascension Insurance Inc. has announced the acquisition of the Las Vegas-based Kapp Insurance Agency Inc., doing business as Portal of Nevada. Portal of Nevada is a full service employee benefits...
Mar 10 2010 // The chance of a significant earthquake rocking the Reno-Sparks, Nev., area over the next half century is on the rise, with a 67 percent likelihood a magnitude 6.0 will strike within 31 miles by 2060, a new report...
Mar 4 2010 // InsureZone Inc. announced that it has purchased 100 percent of the assets of CMS Agency Inc. a wholesaler based in Las Vegas. The transaction gives InsureZone, through its wholesale subsidiary AgentSecure, the opportunity...
Mar 2 2010 // Nevada may be the third most-active state for earthquakes after California and Alaska, but most homeowners don’t purchase earthquake insurance coverage. earthquake country, but what many peopleIn light of Nevada...
Feb 26 2010 // Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons amended his proclamation for the Legislature’s special session to include sweeping reforms to collective bargaining, education, water law — and said lawmakers should be quick about their...
Feb 21 2010 // Starting February 1, Nevada motorists are required to present proof of insurance at the Department of Motor Vehicles when registering a vehicle for the first time. To assist Nevadans who might not be aware of this new...
Feb 17 2010 // A top aide says Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons is taking another look at having a company set up a network of roadway cameras to catch vehicle insurance scofflaws.Gibbons aide Lynn Hettrick says it might be a money-maker to hire...