Latest Nevada Headlines

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People Moves: LP Insurance Services Adds Thompson to Southern Nevada Team

Jun 29 2023 // LP Insurance Services, LLC, headquartered in Reno, Nev., added Cole Thompson to its Las Vegas commercial lines team. Thompson will work with commercial clients seeking insurance solutions and risk management...

Email Phishing Scam Targets Licensed Insurance Producers in Nevada

Jun 26 2023 // The Nevada Division of Insurance says it has been made aware of an email phishing scam targeting licensed insurance producers and agents in Nevada. The division has reportedly received several calls from licensed...

Nevada Law Signed to Help Homeowners Move from Sinking Nevada Neighborhood

Jun 23 2023 // A North Las Vegas neighborhood is marking passage of a state law committing $37 million to help homeowners move from the once- segregated neighborhood where geologic features have made homes crack, sink and sometimes...

Court Orders Receivership for Friday Health Plans of Nevada

Jun 21 2023 // The 8th Judicial District Court of Nevada has ordered Friday Health Plans of Nevada into receivership and appointed Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott Kipper as Receiver. Kipper initiated the petition for receivership on...

Center for Insurance and Risk Management Opening in Nevada University

Jun 15 2023 // University of Nevada, Las Vegas announced the establishment of the Kerestesi Center for Insurance and Risk Management within the Lee Business School. The center, made possible through a $5 million gift from the Nevada...

Nevada Insurance Commissioner Petitions to Place Friday Health in Receivership

Jun 6 2023 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott Kipper has filed legal action with the Nevada District Court to place Friday Health Plans of Nevada under regulatory supervision. The action will enable Kipper to assume oversight and...

Family of Suicidal Black Teen Killed in Nevada Agrees To $2M Settlement

May 25 2023 // The parents of a suicidal Black teenager who was fatally shot by police in 2020 in Nevada have agreed to a $2 million settlement with the city of Sparks that also includes more crisis intervention and mental health...

Nevada Secures $152M Opioid Settlement With Pharmacy Chain CVS

May 18 2023 // Nevada and pharmacy chain CVS have reached a nearly $152 million settlement to be paid over the next decade to end a lawsuit over opioid claims, state Attorney General Aaron Ford announced. “CVS negotiated in good...

Nevada Puts March Winter Storm Costs at $10.6M

May 3 2023 // State emergency managers are projecting clean-up and repair costs of at least $10.6 million following severe winter storms that affected rural parts of Nevada in March. Nevada Division on Emergency Management spokeswoman...

Nevada Bill to Aid Minority Owners of Sinking Homes Advances

May 3 2023 // A measure to put up $30 million in state and city funds won initial backing from Nevada state lawmakers to help homeowners move from a once-segregated North Las Vegas neighborhood where geologic features made homes crack,...

$1.6M Settlement Reached in Nevada in Handcuffed Prisoner’s Death

Apr 27 2023 // The family of a handcuffed inmate who was shot and killed in 2014 by a prison guard trainee reached a $1.6 million settlement with Nevada prison officials, capping a nearly decadelong legal battle that raised questions...

Third Time’s a Charm for Nevada’s Captive-Focused Insurance Commish

Apr 3 2023 // Scott Kipper’s list of LinkedIn experiences runs 14 items long, but that’s not so much him bragging. He’s moved around a lot in a career that stretches back more than 30 years. He could have just left off...

Lawsuit: Officials ‘Mocked’ Nevada Prison-Firefighter Burns

Mar 28 2023 // A group of prison firefighters said their feet burned and their socks melded to their feet during a gruesome fire clean-up assignment that left several unable to walk, stand or shower without assistance for days, according...

Third Time’s a Charm for Nevada’s Captive-Focused Insurance Commish

Mar 17 2023 // Scott Kipper’s list of LinkedIn experiences runs 14 items long, but that’s not so much him bragging. He’s moved around a lot in a career that stretches back more than 30 years. He could have just left off...

FEMA Urges California and Nevada Residents to Heed Flood Warnings

Mar 13 2023 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is cautioning residents in parts of central California and western Nevada to pay attention to local officials as additional heavy rains and flooding are predicted. The National...

Family Hurt in Helicopter Crash Suing Nevada Firm

Mar 3 2023 // Four family members from Australia who were injured during a crash-landing of a sightseeing helicopter in Southern Nevada in December have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. seeking more than $400,000 in damages from the tour...

Nevada Board Voting on $330M in Additional Tesla Tax Breaks

Mar 1 2023 // Tesla may receive over $300 million in tax abatements over the next two decades for a massive new expansion of its northern Nevada facility, the product of a 2014 deal for when the company first came to the area on the...

NTSB Says Medical Plane Apparently Broke Apart Before Deadly Crash in Nevada

Feb 28 2023 // A medical transport flight that crashed in a mountainous area in northern Nevada, killing five all five people aboard the plane including a patient, apparently broke apart before hitting the ground, authorities said. The...

5 Dead, Including Patient in Medical Flight Crash in Nevada

Feb 27 2023 // All five people aboard a medical transport flight, including a patient, were killed in a plane crash in northern Nevada, according to an air ambulance company. The Lyon County Sheriff’s office said authorities began...

Scott Kipper Returning as Nevada’s Insurance Commissioner

Feb 21 2023 // Scott Kipper will become the Insurance Commissioner at the Nevada Division of Insurance for the third time. Department of Business and Industry Director Terry J. Reynolds named Kipper to the role on Tuesday. His...