Latest Nevada Headlines
All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
State Farm Homeowner Rates Increase in Nev.
Jun 2 2003 // State Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved State Farm Fire and Casualty Company’s request for an overall statewide average increase of 5.2 percent, or $2.5 million. This is part of a total...
Nev. Commissioner Orders Insurer to Cease & Desist
May 14 2003 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has ordered Liberty Liability Foundation, Self-Funding Automobile Liability (Liberty Liability) to stop all unauthorized insurance activities, including automobile...
Victims Speak Out on Med-Mal Crisis at Las Vegas Rally
May 7 2003 // A crowd of supporters assembled near the University Medical Center in Las Vegas Tuesday at a rally and news conference in which victims of the escalating medical liability crisis nationwide joined Nevada doctors, seniors,...
Ariz. Man Indicted on Multiple Fraud Counts in Nev.
Apr 21 2003 // Nevada’s Clark County Grand Jury indicted Pavel Daniel Oprea, 37, on nine felony counts of insurance fraud including three counts each of the following: false application to insurer, false claim for insurance...
Employers, Fremont Employers Report 4Q and Full Year Financial Results
Apr 18 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company (the “Company”), a leading provider of workers’ compensation products and services, reported its statutory financial results for the fourth quarter...
NEV. FLEX-RATING SYSTEM FOR RATES PROPOSED
Mar 24 2003 // A flex-rating bill introduced in Nevada would foster competition and modernize rate regulation in the state, according to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII). Senate Bill 12 would create a flex-rating...
Med Mal Fever: When Doctors Walk Out, Politicians Notice
Mar 24 2003 // They’re baaack. High-flying medical malpractice liability claims losses, that is. The availability crisis of the 1970s and the affordability crisis of the 1980s may be nothing compared to the crisis insurers and...
Nev. OB/GYN Rate Structure Changed
Mar 11 2003 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved new rates and rating rules for obstetricians for American Physicians Assurance Corporation (“APAC”). Molasky-Arman said, “I applaud the...
Ariz. Man Indicted on Multiple Fraud Counts in Nev.
Mar 11 2003 // Nevada’s Clark County Grand Jury indicted Pavel Daniel Oprea, 37, on nine felony counts of insurance fraud including three counts each of the following: false application to insurer, false claim for insurance...
Nev. Lawmakers Consider Ban on Insurers’ Use of Credit
Mar 5 2003 // A majority of Nevada consumers would be unfairly penalized by legislation prohibiting insurance companies’ use of credit data in determining rates and making underwriting decisions, according to the National...
Nev. Flex-rating System for Insurance Rates Proposed
Feb 28 2003 // A flex-rating bill introduced in Nevada would foster competition and modernize rate regulation in the state, according to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII). Senate Bill 12 would create a flex-rating...
Nev. Resident Pleads Guilty to Ins. Fraud
Feb 26 2003 // Michael Allen Lessley, 35, pled guilty to felony insurance fraud before Nevada Judge Connie Steinheimer in the Washoe County Courthouse. Lessley reported his red 1995 Mustang stolen in order to allegedly receive money from...
New Med-Mal Petition Introduced to Nev. Senate
Feb 25 2003 // Doctor-sponsored Initiative Petition 1 (IP1) was introduced to the Nevada Senate Feb. 21, in response to the medical malpractice crisis inflicting Nevada’s doctors—in particular, obstetricians, according to the...
Med Mal Fever: When Doctors Walk Out, Politicians Notice
Feb 24 2003 // They’re baaack. High-flying medical malpractice liability claims losses, that is. The availability crisis of the 1970s and the affordability crisis of the 1980s may be nothing compared to the crisis insurers and...
Nevada Mutual Insurance Company Rate Change Approved
Jan 30 2003 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved new rating rules for obstetricians and gynecological surgeons for Nevada Mutual Insurance Company (NMIC). The new rules result from Molasky-Arman’s...
AIA Urges Nev. Governor to Drop Proposal to Double Tax Insurers
Jan 27 2003 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) called upon Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn (R) to abandon his proposal to double tax insurers operating in the state. In order to tackle Nevada’s $1 billion budget deficit, Gov....
MCS Opens Nev. Office
Dec 30 2002 // Doug Judson, president and CEO of Millennium Corporate Services (MCS), announced that MCS is expanding its operations to include an office in Las Vegas, Nevada. Heading up the Las Vegas office is Bob Bell who has joined...
