Latest Nevada Headlines

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Nev. Unlicensed Insurer Shut Down and Ordered to Pay Fines

Nov 26 2003 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman ordered TRG Marketing, L.L.C., TRG Administration L.L.C., (TRG) and its principals, William Paul Crouse and Carmello Zanfei, to pay administrative fines of $180,000,...

Nev. Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rates to Decrease

Nov 13 2003 // Nevada’s employers should see a drop in their 2004 premiums for workers’ compensation as a result of the filing submitted by the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. approved by Nevada Insurance...

Nev. Man Found Guilty of Felony Insurance Fraud

Nov 13 2003 // Attorney General Brian Sandoval announced that Patrick Lee Miller was found guilty of a felony insurance fraud, making false representations to an insurance company. The matter was heard in Humboldt County’s 6th...

Alliance Lauds N.Y., Fla. Action on Modernizing State Producer Laws; More is Needed

Oct 15 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers has issued a bulletin which praised recent efforts in New York and Florida to modernize producer licensing laws, but it also called for other states to follow suit.Alliance VP for...

EICN Completes Payment of $14.4M in Dividends to Nev. Policyholders

Oct 2 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company (EICN) announced that it has paid out $14.4 million in dividends since commencing operations as a mutual insurance company on Jan. 1, 2000.“As a mutual...

ABD Insurance and Financial Services Opens Reno Office

Sep 24 2003 // ABD Insurance and Financial Services, a leading provider of global risk management and employee benefits solutions, announces the opening of a regional office serving the greater Reno, Nevada area. The new office is...

AMERICAN FAMILY INS. AUTO RATES TO INCREASE IN NEV

Sep 22 2003 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved the request of American Family Mutual Insurance Company (American Family) for an overall statewide increase of 4.4 percent for private passenger automobile...

FEIC Receives “A- (Excellent)” Rating from A.M. Best

Sep 17 2003 // Fremont Employers Insurance Company (FEIC) has received an “A- (Excellent)” rating from A.M. Best Company. FEIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company...

American Family Ins. Auto Rates to Increase in Nev.

Aug 29 2003 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved the request of American Family Mutual Insurance Company (American Family) for an overall statewide increase of 4.4 percent for private passenger automobile...

Nev. Dental Liability Insurance Rates to Increase

Aug 27 2003 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved revised rates for the National Dental Program insured by Continental Casualty Company. The National Dental Program policies may include professional...

Prime Authorized to Write Surplus Lines Business in Nevada

Aug 11 2003 // Sandy, Utah-based Prime Holdings Insurance Services Inc. announced today that it has received approval for its property and casualty subsidiary, The Prime Insurance Syndicate Inc., to write surplus lines insurance business...

Nev. Attorney General’s Fraud Unit has Record Year

Aug 7 2003 // Nevada Attorney General Brian Sandoval announced that the Attorney General’s Insurance Fraud Unit (IFU) ended a record year for referrals of suspected insurance fraud as well as convictions for proven cases of...

Alliance Says Gov.’s Stance on Utah State Fund Debate ‘Right on Track’

Jul 21 2003 // Efforts by Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt (R) to make sure the debate over the future of the Workers Compensation Fund of Utah (WCF) and its subsidiaries focuses on “big picture” issues and doesn’t degrade into...

Employers Ins. Co. of Nevada Receives Best ‘A-‘ Rating

Jun 24 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company (EICN) announced that it has received an “A- (Excellent)” rating from A.M. Best Company.“Today is an historic day in the continuing evolution of...

Inside the Contractors Market

Jun 23 2003 // If you find placing contractors insurance these days almost as daunting as building the house, condo, apartment or other facility itself, you are not alone.A restrictive market, high minimum premiums and tighter...

Inside the Contractors Market

Jun 23 2003 // If you find placing contractors insurance these days almost as daunting as building the house, condo, apartment or other facility itself, you are not alone.A restrictive market, high minimum premiums and tighter...

Farmers Files for Lower Rates for Nevada Homeowners

Jun 17 2003 // Farmers Insurance Group announced it has filed for a rate reduction with the Nevada Department of Insurance on all homeowners business in the state of Nevada. If approved by the department, beginning with September 16th...

Sparks Fly During Nevada’s Legislative Session

Jun 9 2003 // The fireworks, bright lights and loud noises emanating from Nevada is not the Las Vegas strip, it is actually the final weeks of legislative debate in the state capital in Carson City.Once again the Nevada legislature has...

Employers of Nev. to Host Open House June 6

Jun 3 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada (EICN) will sponsor an Open House for its agents and vendors on Friday, June 6, 2003 at its Southern Nevada office to commemorate the company’s one year anniversary in...

Nev. Dental Liability Program Approved

Jun 3 2003 // Nevada State Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved a professional liability insurance program for dentists underwritten by Fortress Insurance Company (“Fortress”). The program will provide...