All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 17 2002 // American Casualty Company of Reading, Pa., a subsidiary of CNA Insurance Group, recently filed a request for rate increase in Nevada.The increase, if granted, would be placed in effect on policies in the Medical...
Oct 16 2002 // Continental Casualty Company, a subsidiary of CNA Insurance Group, recently filed a request for rate increase in Nevada. The increase, if granted, would be placed in effect on policies in the Medical Professional Liability...
Oct 10 2002 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it will add the state of Nevada to its monthly publication of Best’s State Rate Filings. This essential publication helps professionals to track and monitor rate-filing activity...
Oct 10 2002 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved a mobile homeowners insurance rate change for the Foremost Insurance Company Grand Rapids, Michigan (“Foremost Insurance”), American Federation...
Oct 3 2002 // The key to managing workers’ compensation claims is getting a detailed and accurate first report of the accident and sticking with it.“The first report is the best report,” said Dan Schwartz, an attorney...
Oct 3 2002 // American Casualty Company of Reading, Pa. recently filed a request for rate increase in Nevada. The increase, if granted, would be placed in effect on policies in the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Professional...
Sep 30 2002 // By now, it’s hardly an exaggeration that medical-malpractice liability insurance markets in several states are in crisis.As is the case with so many other insurance lines, the exodus of medical liability carriers...
Sep 30 2002 // By now, it’s hardly an exaggeration that medical-malpractice liability insurance markets in several states are in crisis.As is the case with so many other insurance lines, the exodus of medical liability carriers...
Sep 30 2002 // Nevada Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman ordered that a “Construction Liability Clearing House” be established for the purpose of providing information on markets and availability of residential construction...
Sep 17 2002 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman announced the formation of the Construction Liability Task Force. Molasky-Arman has charged the task force to investigate the genesis of the construction liability...
Sep 13 2002 // Nevada Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman ordered that a “Construction Liability Clearing House” be established for the purpose of providing information on markets and availability of residential construction...
Aug 19 2002 // A Las Vegas couple will receive $4 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit, marking the first significant verdict against a doctor since Nevada lawmakers put into effect tort reform, according to the Associated Press.A...
Aug 16 2002 // A nonprofit company put together last spring by Nevada to offer medical malpractice insurance for physicians having difficulty obtaining affordable coverage has chosen not to lower rates, according to an Associated Press...
Aug 13 2002 // Approximately 2,000 married Nevada State workers will see their health insurance premiums take a hike by nine percent in January, according to an Associated Press report.Some 3,000 State employees however, whose policies...
Aug 6 2002 // A bill that passed the Nevada Legislature during a special legislative session last week should curb excessive litigation, which will help restrain increases in the cost of medical malpractice insurance and improve the...
Aug 2 2002 // A compromise to trim doctors’ medical malpractice insurance rates by imposing a $350,000 cap on lawsuit awards was approved early Thursday by Nevada lawmakers.The session had been ordered by Republican Gov. Kenny...
Jul 31 2002 // Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn presented a special session of the state Senate with his proposals to cure the state’s medical malpractice crisis. The governor called for the special session to pass legislation that will...
Jul 30 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers is hopeful that a special session of the Nevada state Legislature meeting early this week to consider caps on non-economic damages will help alleviate the current medical malpractice...
Jul 24 2002 // Nevada’s Democratic leaders in the Assembly have indicated a cap on non- economic damages is likely to become a portion of a final compromise to solve the state’s medical malpractice insurance crisis, according...
Jul 22 2002 // According to the Alliance of American Insurers, Nevada insurance regulators concerned about the availability of residential contractor’s liability insurance should not look to mandatory pools, but should develop a...