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Nevada Reminds Producers, Insurers of New Insurance Card Law

Feb 2 2010 // Starting February 1, Nevada motorists will be 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...

Nevada Commissioner Approves Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease

Jan 21 2010 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott Kipper has approved a filing for an average decrease of 7.6 percent for workers’ compensation insurance voluntary loss costs and a 3.7 percent average decrease for workers’...

Foremost Insurance Accepting Up To 40-Foot Boats in Nevada

Jan 11 2010 // Foremost Insurance of Caledonia, Mich., has expanded its Family Boaters program in Nevada, accepting more risks and introducing lower rates. Effective Jan. 1, 2010 for new business and Feb. 1, 2010 for renewals, the...

Nevada Probes Allegations of Shoddy Work on Bridge

Dec 28 2009 // Nevada transportation officials are investigating claims by a construction worker who says a new highway bridge south of Reno, Nev., is unsafe because he was ordered to use substandard concrete to save money building...

Nevada Approves Captive for NV Energy

Dec 21 2009 // The state of Nevada has announced that Insurance Commissioner Scott Kipper has approved NV Energy’s application to form a captive insurer. According to a press statement, Nevada is home to the fourth most captive...

Nevada Test Site Workers Win OSHA Ruling

Nov 30 2009 // Former Nevada Test Site employees seeking compensation for exposure to radioactive and toxic materials might not have to estimate their exposure through costly and time-consuming dose reconstructions. The National...

Nevada Firm Predicts Dim Construction Prospects for Vegas

Nov 10 2009 // A Las Vegas research firm says the struggling economy should bring commercial construction to a virtual standstill around Las Vegas next year.However, some local insurance agents and brokers said they believe that...

Timely Claims Reporting: A Serious Obligation for Agencies

Sep 21 2009 // In many insurance agencies, customer service representatives (CSRs) are responsible for handling claims submissions for clients. Larger agencies may have a separate claims department. Various problems can arise when the...

Oklahoma Considers Privatizing State-backed Workers’ Comp Insurer

Sep 8 2009 // In a recent meeting of a task force considering privatizing Oklahoma’s state-backed workers’ compensation insurer, CompSource Oklahoma, Nevada insurance executives said workers’ comp rates have dropped in...

Nevada To Host First Annual Insurance Industry Day

Jul 17 2009 // Nevada’s Division of Insurance will be hosting its first ever Insurance Industry Day on Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, at the Harveys Lake Tahoe Resort.The event was created “to foster a better partnership between the...

Foremost Insurance Expands Dwelling Fire Program in Nevada

Jul 15 2009 // Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Foremost Insurance Group has expanded its Dwelling Fire program in Nevada. New Dwelling Fire policies and endorsements re designed for the needs of landlord and owner-occupied or vacant...

Nevada Governor Signs Bill to Change Division of Insurance Funding

Jun 15 2009 // Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has signed a bill that will change the funding structure of the Nevada Division of Insurance and strengthen consumer protections in the area of viatical settlements.The bill, Senate Bill 426, passed...

Nevada Airs Insurance Public Service Announcements

Jun 5 2009 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper has released three public service announcements to air on television and radio stations across the state beginning in June.The PSAs bring to light some important issues...

Wilson Elser Expands in Las Vegas with Five New Partners

Jun 5 2009 // Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP has expanded its office in Las Vegas with new partners Michael M. Edwards, Jennifer Willis Arledge, David S. Kahn, Jorge A. Ramirez and Sheri Thome. The new partners will...

Nevada, Colorado Insurance Agents, Brokers: Beware of Scam

Jun 4 2009 // Licensed insurance agents and brokers in California, Colorado and Nevada are being warned to beware of a scam targeting them.The Nevada Division of Insurance, California Department of Insurance and Colorado Division of...

Western United to Offer Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance in Nevada

Jun 3 2009 // Western United Insurance Co., which also does business as AAA Nevada Insurance Co., will be offering pay-as-you-drive auto insurance in Nevada.According to the Nevada Division of Insurance, which approved the rate filing,...

Nevada Governor Signs Bill to Change Division of Insurance Funding

Jun 2 2009 // Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has signed a bill that will change the funding structure of the Nevada Division of Insurance and strengthen consumer protections in the area of viatical settlements.The bill, Senate Bill 426, passed...

Home Defect Bill Divides Nevada Lawmakers

Jun 1 2009 // Members of the Nevada legislature are battling over a construction defect bill that has turned into one of the most contentious issues of the 2009 legislative session.Senators voted 19-1 in mid-April for SB349, which would...

Medicus Insurance Decreases Rates 6.7% In Nevada

May 26 2009 // The Nevada Division of Insurance has approved an overall rate decrease of 6.7 percent for physicians and medical professionals insured by Medicus Insurance Co.“Our claims experience in Nevada has been...

Home Defect Bill Divides Nevada Lawmakers

May 18 2009 // Nevada senators and sssembly members are battling over a construction defect bill that has turned into one of the most contentious issues of the 2009 Nevada Legislature, now in its final weeks.Senators voted 19-1 in...