Latest Nevada Headlines

All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Report: Nevada workers’ comp system needs to examine serious claims

Jan 29 2007 // The Nevada workers’ compensation system “has undergone dramatic change since 1993″ becoming more competitive and allowing private insurers to enter the market,” but it has room for improvement...

Report: Nevada workers’ comp system needs to examine serious claims

Jan 28 2007 // The Nevada workers’ compensation system “has undergone dramatic change since 1993″ becoming more competitive and allowing private insurers to enter the market,” but it has room for improvement...

Arrowhead General Expands HO3 Property Product in Nevada

Jan 23 2007 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency has expanded its HO3 property product in Nevada.There is a maximum coverage A of $750,000, and liability limits of $100,000/$300,000/$500,000. Deductibles are $250, $500 and $1,000....

WCRI Report Examines Nevada Workers’ Comp System

Jan 19 2007 // “The Nevada workers’ compensation system has undergone dramatic change since 1993” becoming more competitive and allowing private insurers to enter the market, according to the Workers’ Compensation...

Nevada Attorney General Appoints Munro Chief of Staff

Jan 17 2007 // Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto has appointed Gov. Kenny Guinn’s former Chief of Staff Keith Munro to Chief of Staff -Office of the Attorney General. In addition to his duties as statewide Chief of...

Medical Protective Decreasing Medical Malpractice Rates in Nevada

Dec 28 2006 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved revised classification relativities filed by the Medical Protective Co. for physicians and surgeons. The revised factors contemplate an average 5.4 percent...

Countrywide launches auto product in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada

Dec 10 2006 // Countrywide Financial Corp. announced that Countrywide Insurance Group’s automobile insurance product is now available to consumers in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana and Nevada. The product was first introduced in...

Nevada Employer Insurance Firm Converting to Stock Company

Dec 4 2006 // The parent of Employers Insurance Co. of Nevada has won state authorization to convert from a mutual to a publicly traded stock company — and in the process give its 6,500 members cash and stock that could add up to...

Countrywide Launches Auto Insurance Product in Colo., Ill., Ind., Nev.

Nov 28 2006 // Countrywide Financial Corp. announced that Countrywide Insurance Group’s auto insurance product is now available to consumers in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana and Nevada. The product was first introduced in Arizona in...

Travelers Introduces TravelersExpress for Master Pac in Utah, Nevada, Illinois

Oct 24 2006 // Travelers Select Accounts has introduced TravelersExpress for Master Pac, a multivariate rating mechanism to agents in Utah, Nevada and Illinois. TravelersExpress is designed to accelerate the decision-making process...

No Increase Recommended in Nevada Unemployment Taxes

Oct 13 2006 // A state panel recommended Monday that the average tax rate employers are charged to fund Nevada’s unemployment insurance program remain at 1.38 percent of an employee’s wages in 2007.Cindy Jones, administrator...

Farmers vows to appeal California court ruling

Sep 25 2006 // Farmers Insurance Exchange will appeal a decision by a San Diego Superior Court regarding premium payment plans offered to its customers in California and Nevada.In September, San Diego County Superior Court Judge Jay M....

Farmers vows to appeal California court ruling

Sep 25 2006 // Farmers Insurance Exchange will appeal a decision by a San Diego Superior Court regarding premium payment plans offered to its customers in California and Nevada.In September, San Diego County Superior Court Judge Jay M....

Farmers Vows to Appeal California Court Ruling

Sep 7 2006 // Farmers Insurance Exchange announced it will vigorously oppose a decision by a San Diego Superior Court regarding premium payment plans offered to its customers in California and Nevada.“On behalf of our customers in...

Business Moves

Sep 4 2006 // Progressive Drive, HomesiteDrive Insurance from Progressive, a writer of auto insurance through independent agents and brokers in the United States, signed a joint marketing agreement with Homesite Insurance Group, a...

Nevada Benefits Firm Appeals $1 Million-Plus in Fines

Aug 24 2006 // The Nevada Insurance Division has levied fines and penalties of more than $1 million on a Las Vegas company that provides health benefits to dozens of companies.Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman has ruled that...

EIG Mutual Holding Files Plan to Convert from Mutual to Stock Company

Aug 23 2006 // Reno, Nev.-based EIG Mutual Holding Co., the parent holding company of Employers Insurance Co. of Nevada has filed a plan of conversion with the Nevada Commissioner of Insurance. The plan describes the terms upon which EIG...

Associated Builders and Contractors Members Receive $200,000

Aug 4 2006 // Members of Associated Builders & Contractors’ Sierra chapter received premium refunds from Builders Insurance Company as part of the workers’ comp insurer’s “retro” plan. A retrospective...

Builders Insurance Hires Two Safety Specialists for Reno, Nev., Office

Aug 1 2006 // Builders Insurance Co.’s Risk Services-Nevada, administrator for the workers’ compensation provider, has hired two safety professionals: Rob Watson and Curtis Williams. Both will assist in providing safety and...

Nevada Approves Progressive Halcyon’s Rate Increases

Jul 25 2006 // Nevada Commissioner of Insurance Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved a rate change for private passenger automobile insurance filed by Progressive Halcyon Insurance Co. Bodily injury liability rates will increase 8...