Latest Nevada Headlines
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Nevada Insurance Commissioner Resigns; State Seeks Replacement
Jun 7 2010 // Nevada’s Business & Industry Director Dianne Cornwall announced that Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper has resigned. Kipper has been insurance commissioner since December 2008, when he replaced Acting...
Nevada Insurance Commissioner Resigns; State Seeks Replacement
May 13 2010 // Nevada’s Business & Industry Director Dianne Cornwall announced that Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper has resigned from the position, effective June 2, 2010. Kipper has been insurance commissioner...
Colorado Casualty Names Nance-Ona as Nevada Territory Manager
Apr 23 2010 // Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, announced the appointment of Diane Nance-Ona as territory manager for Nevada. Nance-Ona will implement operational strategies and marketing plans to...
Ascension Insurance Acquires Nevada’s Kapp Insurance Agency
Apr 19 2010 // Kansas City, Mo.-based Ascension Insurance Inc. has announced the acquisition of the Las Vegas-based Kapp Insurance Agency Inc., doing business as Portal of Nevada. Portal of Nevada is a full service employee benefits...
Report: Reno Has Good Chance of Big Quake by 2060
Mar 10 2010 // The chance of a significant earthquake rocking the Reno-Sparks, Nev., area over the next half century is on the rise, with a 67 percent likelihood a magnitude 6.0 will strike within 31 miles by 2060, a new report...
InsureZone Acquires Nevada Based CMS Agency
Mar 4 2010 // InsureZone Inc. announced that it has purchased 100 percent of the assets of CMS Agency Inc. a wholesaler based in Las Vegas. The transaction gives InsureZone, through its wholesale subsidiary AgentSecure, the opportunity...
Nevada Insurance Division Offers Earthquake Coverage Guide
Mar 2 2010 // Nevada may be the third most-active state for earthquakes after California and Alaska, but most homeowners don’t purchase earthquake insurance coverage. earthquake country, but what many people In light of Nevada...
Nevada Assembly Rejects Insurance Verification Cameras
Feb 26 2010 // Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons amended his proclamation for the Legislature’s special session to include sweeping reforms to collective bargaining, education, water law — and said lawmakers should be quick about their...
Nevada Reminds Producers, Insurers of New Insurance Card Law
Feb 21 2010 // Starting February 1, Nevada motorists are 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 Governor Mulling Vehicle Insurance Cameras
Feb 17 2010 // A top aide says Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons is taking another look at having a company set up a network of roadway cameras to catch vehicle insurance scofflaws. Gibbons aide Lynn Hettrick says it might be a money-maker to hire...
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...
