Latest Nevada Headlines
All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Expert: Remote Nevada Earthquakes Big Enough to Cause $1B in Damage
Jan 9 2017 // A trio of significant earthquakes that struck a remote part of western Nevada along the Sierra Mountains’ eastern last month were big enough to cause as much as $1 billion in damage if they had been centered beneath...
Confie Acquires Auto Insurance America in Nevada and New Mexico
Jan 3 2017 // Confie has acquired Auto Insurance America from Western National Mutual Insurance Co. Auto Insurance America is a provider of non-standard auto insurance serving Nevada and New Mexico. The company has five locations in Las...
Expert: Remote Nevada Earthquakes Big Enough to Cause $1B in Damage
Dec 30 2016 // A trio of significant earthquakes that struck a remote part of western Nevada along the Sierra Mountains’ eastern front Wednesday were big enough to cause as much as $1 billion in damage if they had been centered...
CEA Reports No Claims So Far from Nevada Quake
Dec 28 2016 // A swarm of earthquakes in Nevada produced shaking in wide parts of Northern and Central California early this morning, including in Sacramento and Fresno. The first shock, a magnitude 5.7, occurred shortly after midnight...
A.M. Best Downgrades Golden Insurance, RPG in Nevada
Dec 28 2016 // A.M. Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B- (Fair) from B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bb-” from “bb” of Nevada-domiciled Golden Insurance Company, A Risk...
LP Insurance in Nevada Names Banes Shareholder, Director of Risk Management
Dec 9 2016 // Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services Inc. has named Jared Banes a shareholder and director of risk management. Banes will also continue as a sales executive at LP Insurance, a role he’s held since 2013. He will...
Nevada Expected to See Jobs, Population Growth
Nov 23 2016 // Jobs are growing in Nevada, and more people are coming to fill them, according to the state demographer. State demographer Jeff Hardcastle said Nevada’s recovery was slow compared with the rest of the country, The...
Minor Flooding Follows Downpour in Nevada Wildfire Area
Oct 19 2016 // Fears of flooding are dissipating after rainfall helped quell a wind-whipped wildfire in Northern Nevada that destroyed 22 homes and 17 other structures in the Washoe Valley north of Carson City. Sierra Front Fire...
Nevada Sports Bar Settles Part of Overtime Suit With $375K Payout
Oct 7 2016 // Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill has agreed to pay $375,000 in back wages to settle part of a class-action lawsuit with 15 cooks who accused the oldest sports bar chain in northern Nevada of denying them overtime pay...
LP Insurance Acquires McMullen in Nevada
Sep 1 2016 // LP Insurance Services Inc. has acquired Elko, Nev.-based McMullen Insurance. McMullen co-owners, John Smales and Trinity Steelman, have both been named LP Insurance shareholders. Terms of the deal were not disclosed Reno,...
LP Insurance in Nevada Names Perchetti Vice President and Shareholder
Aug 17 2016 // Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services Inc. has named Tina Perchetti vice president and shareholder. Perchetti provides clients in northeastern Nevada with commercial insurance products and risk management services. She...
2 Minor Quakes Hit Northern Nevada: USGS
Aug 3 2016 // The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed two magnitude 3.1 earthquakes recently shook the Reno, Nev. area. The Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno, says the epicenter was about 3.7 miles...
LP Insurance Services in Nevada Brings on Cleghorn
Jul 27 2016 // Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services Inc. has named Adam Cleghorn to its Northern Nevada team. Cleghorn previously worked for Basalite Concrete Products in Sparks. He has been in the risk management industry for more...
Business Moves
Jul 25 2016 // Risk Strategies Company, McLaughlin Brunson Insurance Agency National insurance brokerage and risk management firm Risk Strategies Co. has acquired Dallas-based McLaughlin Brunson Insurance Agency. McLaughlin Brunson...
Switch Sues Nevada Regulators, NV Energy over Efforts to go Solar
Jul 15 2016 // A data-storage center company sued Nevada electricity regulators and NV Energy this week, saying it got an unfair deal when it tried to leave the grid and suffered at the hands of a former state employee who tweeted about...
Western National Purchases Nevada General and Affiliates
Jul 6 2016 // Western National Insurance Group of Edina, Minn. has completed the purchase all of the stock of Las Vegas, Nev.-based Nevada General Insurance Co., AIC America, and its wholly owned affiliates Auto Insurance America (New...
Nevada Law Requires Nevada Motorists to Replace Plates Every 8 Years
Jun 28 2016 // Nevada motorists will have to replace their vehicle license plates every eight years. A bill approved by last year’s Legislature to address law enforcement agencies’ complaints about many plates being...
Nevada Chosen as Test Site for Passenger-Carrying Drones
Jun 13 2016 // A company that manufactures passenger-carrying drones will be testing its system in Nevada. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that EHang Inc., which is headquartered in Guangzhou, China, is partnering with the Nevada...
RIC Names Dahl Personal Lines Manager in Nevada
May 26 2016 // RIC Insurance General Agency Inc. has named Gary Dahl its personal lines manager. Dahl will be based at RIC’s Reno, Nev. office and will report to Jeff Gans, chief operating officer. Dahl has more than 30 years of...
Nevada Doctor Sued by Parents of Painkiller Overdose Victim
May 11 2016 // The Reno, Nev. doctor at the center of a federal investigation into an illegal prescription drug ring is being accused by the parents of an overdose victim of ignoring their warnings and continuing to increase the strength...
