Latest Nevada Headlines
All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Employers in Nevada Names Hallman EVP, Chief Information Officer
Apr 21 2014 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. named Richard P. Hallman executive vice president and chief information officer. He will oversee overseeing all of Employers’ information technology departments. Hallman...
LP Insurance in Nevada Names Cisneros Chief Risk Officer
Apr 16 2014 // Reno, Nev.-based Insurance Services Inc. named David Cisneros its chief risk officer. As chief risk officer Cisneros’ responsibilities include leading the risk management services division consisting of risk control,...
Top 10 States and Cities for Job Growth
Apr 7 2014 // North Dakota, California, Texas and Florida did well in job growth in 2013 while Arkansas and Pennsylvania lagged and West Virginia was the only state to lose jobs. Overall, 12 states showed job growth of at least two...
Nevada Jury Awards $10M After Mom Dies In DUI Crash
Apr 3 2014 // A Clark Count, Nev. jury has awarded $10 million to the family of a 28-year-old woman who died when her friend drove drunk after a birthday party. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported James LaPelusa and his two sons won...
Employers in Nevada Names Newman Chief Sales Officer, SVP
Apr 1 2014 // Employers named Russel J. Newman chief sales officer and senior vice president. Newman will be based out of Employers’ headquarters in Reno, Nev. He has more than 12 years of experience in the insurance industry, and...
University of Nevada Earthquake Lab Now World’s 2nd Biggest
Mar 24 2014 // There’s a whole lot of shakin’ going on at the University of Nevada, Reno. UNR’s seismic-simulation facility became the largest in the United States and second largest in the world in March with an...
Cassidy Joins Flanigan-Leavitt in Nevada
Mar 20 2014 // Brian Cassidy has joined Flanigan-Leavitt Insurance Agency in Reno, Nev. and will specialize in commercial insurance and employee benefits. Cassidy has over 12 years of experience in insurance with a focus on the...
Nevada Insurance Division Recovered $3.8M In 2013
Mar 5 2014 // The Nevada Division of Insurance recovered more than $3.9 million from insurance companies for Nevada Consumers in 2013, according to the division. A recovery is the amount of monetary compensation or relief received by a...
Nevada Insurance Fraud Trial Begins For County Analyst
Mar 5 2014 // Trial has begun in federal court in Las Vegas for a 49-year-old senior Clark County human resources analyst accused of conspiring with a dead former judge to steal $824,000 from an auto insurance company. The Las Vegas...
University Of Nevada Earthquake Lab Now World’s 2nd Biggest
Mar 4 2014 // There’s a whole lot of shakin’ going on at the University of Nevada, Reno. UNR’s seismic-simulation facility became the largest in the United States and second largest in the world this week with an...
Supreme Court Nixes Suit Against Officer Brought in Another State
Feb 28 2014 // The Supreme Court ruled this week that a Georgia police officer could not be sued in Nevada over the seizure of money from two travelers at an Atlanta airport. In a unanimous decision, the justices said a lawsuit against...
Leavitt Group Agencies Combine In Utah, Nevada
Feb 12 2014 // The Leavitt Group has merged five of its agencies in southern Utah and Nevada. The merger includes Dixie Leavitt Agency, Hunt-Leavitt Insurance Agency, Leavitt Group Benefits Services of Southern Utah, Bringhurst-Leavitt...
Small Increase in Nevada Workers’ Comp Loss Costs in 2014
Feb 10 2014 // Many Nevada employers will see a small increase in the premiums they pay for workers’ compensation insurance this year. The average premium increase in the voluntary market will be about 3.2 percent. Nevada employers...
Nevada Settles Suit With Shackled Pregnant Inmate
Feb 6 2014 // A state board has approved paying $130,000 to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of a former Nevada inmate who was shackled while in labor and after giving birth. The Board of Examiners on Tuesday authorized the settlement...
Nevada Gold Mine Criticized for 61 Workplace Safety Violations
Feb 2 2014 // An assistant U.S. secretary of labor is criticizing a Nevada gold mine for failing to protect its workers after federal inspectors issued 61 citations and orders for health and safety violations at Elko County’s...
Small Increase in Nevada Workers’ Comp Loss Costs In 2014
Jan 27 2014 // Many Nevada employers will see a small increase in the premiums they pay for workers’ compensation insurance this year. The average premium increase in the voluntary market will be about 3.2 percent. Nevada employers...
Carmakers At Nevada Show: Driverless Cars Need Legal Framework
Jan 13 2014 // The future of driving is right around the corner. Hydrogen- and solar-powered vehicles are on the streets. So are cars that can get you through stop-and-go traffic while you sit back and send texts from behind the wheel....
Most Fail Test For Driver Authorization Card: Nevada DMV
Jan 7 2014 // Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles officials have advice for immigrants seeking a driver authorization card: study. They estimate 75 percent of applicants have failed the written test needed for the card under a new law...
Southwest Taps Zerarka in Arizona, Nevada
Dec 6 2013 // Southwest Insurance Agents Alliance named Patrick Zerarka regional vice president of western Arizona and southern Nevada. Zerarka is responsible for membership service, development, and insurance company relations for all...
Soderberg Named Nevada Division of Industrial Relations Administrator
Dec 3 2013 // Donald Soderberg has been named administrator of Nevada’s Division of Industrial Relations. Soderberg is based out of the Las Vegas office and will oversee the division’s statewide operations, which encompasses...
