Latest Nevada Headlines
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Nevada Bill Proposes Liability Protections for Horse-Related Injuries
Feb 20 2015 // Rural Nevada lawmakers are proposing a bill that would improve liability protections for horse-related accidents and injuries. Sen. Pete Goicoechea and Assemblyman John Ellison introduced SB 129 to the Senate Committee on...
LP Insurance in Nevada Moves Up Handful of Employees
Feb 18 2015 // Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services Inc. has made several moves on its employment roster. Angela Atchley was named human resources manager after the recent promotion of Teri Wood to senior operations manager. Atchley is...
Insurer Hit With $4.5M Class Action Bad Faith Verdict in Nevada
Feb 13 2015 // Everest Indemnity Insurance Co. was hit with a $4.5 million verdict after a Nevada state court jury on Thursday said the insurer acted in bad faith by refusing to cover a construction company’s defense costs in a...
Nevada Workers’ Compensation Loss Costs See Slight Decrease in 2015
Feb 12 2015 // Many Nevada employers will see a slight decrease in the premiums they pay for workers’ compensation insurance this year. Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper approved a filing from the National Council on...
Disaster Declaration For Most of Nevada Due to Drought
Feb 9 2015 // The U.S. Agriculture Department has declared most of Nevada a natural disaster area due to lingering drought. And state water officials say more trouble is brewing for ranchers and farmers in western Nevada where cutbacks...
Uber, Taxi Battle Could Be Big Issue For Nevada Legislature
Feb 6 2015 // Lawmakers say a fight between Nevada’s taxicab industry and Uber, the ride hailing company that operated in the state this fall before a court decision prompted it to shut down, could be the biggest transportation...
2015 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 12 2015 // Welcome to Insurance Journal‘s 2015 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other...
Traffic Deaths in Nevada Up In 2014, But Down From Peak
Jan 8 2015 // The number of people who died in crashes in Nevada went up in 2014 compared with the year before, but it’s still down significantly from its peak in 2006, according to state data released this week. The Nevada...
Marsh Acquires Trade Insure NV in Belgium
Jan 7 2015 // Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and risk management, announced it has acquired Trade Insure NV, a distributor of credit insurance policies in Belgium. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in...
Heavy Rain, Potential Flooding Could Come From California Storm
Dec 2 2014 // A Pacific storm will dump heavy rains across drought-stricken Southern and Central California, threatening the area with mudslides and floods. The storm will also leave snow across the Sierra Nevada mountains that may...
Uber Cannot Operate in Nevada Pending Regulator Case
Nov 26 2014 // Uber Technologies Inc. was blocked from operating in Nevada by a judge in Reno after regulators succeeded in getting the case taken from a judge in Las Vegas who had refused the halt the mobile car-booking service. Nevada...
Seismologists Look for Better Ways to Track Nevada Quake Swarm
Nov 24 2014 // Seismologists have taken steps to better track an earthquake swarm in the sparsely populated northwest corner of Nevada near Oregon and California. Ken Smith of the University of Nevada, Reno’s Nevada Seismological...
Employers in Nevada Names Eleftheriou CFO
Nov 10 2014 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. has named Terry Eleftheriou executive vice president and chief financial officer. Eleftheriou is responsibile for the company’s financial reporting, treasury, corporate...
Northwest Nevada Shaken by Moderate Quake
Nov 6 2014 // A moderate earthquake hit northwest Nevada late Tuesday night, but there were no reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.9 temblor about 11:30 p.m. was centered 41 miles east-southeast of...
Nevada Highway Patrol Promoting Safety Around Big Rigs in Vegas Area
Nov 5 2014 // The Nevada Highway Patrol is planning a “Badge on Board” enforcement blitz this week in the Las Vegas area to promote traffic safety around big rig trucks. Trooper Loy Hixson says the effort comes after Nevada...
George Named Nevada’s Division of Industrial Relations Administrator
Nov 3 2014 // Steve George has been named administrator of Nevada’s Division of Industrial Relations. George was appointed to fill the vacancy in October after previous administrator Don Soderberg was named director of the Nevada...
Nevada Official Says 11 Drivers Cited so Far For Uber
Oct 28 2014 // Nevada drivers with the ridesharing company Uber are picking up passengers despite a judge’s order blocking the rides until at least until Nov. 7. Nevada Taxicab Authority spokeswoman Teri Williams told the Las Vegas...
Parents in Nevada Bullying Suicide Sue District
Oct 27 2014 // The parents of a seventh-grader who shot herself dead last December are suing the Las Vegas-area school district, alleging that administrators failed to inform them that their daughter was bullied at her middle...
Ridesharing Uber Halted in Nevada For Now
Oct 27 2014 // It didn’t take long for Uber to come to a screeching halt in Nevada. District Court Judge James Russell in Carson City has blocked Uber from offering any rides in the state through at least Nov. 7. A hearing is set...
Minor Quake Shakes Nevada, Felt in Las Vegas
Oct 6 2014 // The U.S. Geological Survey says a small earthquake shook southwest Nevada, about 15 miles from Las Vegas. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The USGS reported on its website that the quake happened at...
