Latest Nevada Headlines
All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nev. Man Sentenced in Fraud Case
Dec 20 2004 // Nevada Attorney General Brian Sandoval announced that Alex John Elias, of Reno, was sentenced after pleading guilty to felony insurance fraud in the Second Judicial District Courthouse. He was sentenced to 48 months in...
People & Places
Dec 6 2004 // Camilla Marlowe Camilla A. Marlowe was appointed vice president of Irvine, Calif.-based SullivanCurt-isMonroe Insurance Brokerage. Marlowe specializes in employee benefits consulting. She has 23 years of experience in the...
Nev. Man Sentenced in Fraud Case
Nov 29 2004 // Nevada Attorney General Brian Sandoval announced that Alex John Elias, 40, of Reno, was sentenced after pleading guilty to felony insurance fraud before Judge Kosach in the Second Judicial District Courthouse. Kosach...
Citizens Vote Yes on Med-mal Caps in Nevada; No in Oregon and Wyoming
Nov 22 2004 // Doctors triumphed over lawyers in Nevada when citizens passed a ballot initiative that limits noneconomic damage awards in med-mal cases to $350,000 with no exceptions and limits fees for attorneys, while voters defeated...
Best Upgrades FSR Ratings of Sierra Health Services
Nov 17 2004 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to B++ (Very Good) from B+ (Very Good) of Sierra Health Services Inc.’s core HMO subsidiaries, Health Plan of Nevada Inc. (both of Las Vegas, Nev.), and its...
Nev. Commissioner Denies Request to Increase Auto Insurance Rates
Nov 1 2004 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman has denied the request of the Progressive Companies that are marketed through independent agents for a 5.3 percent increase in auto insurance rates. This filing would have...
Nev. Asks Calif. Companies ‘Will Your Business Be Terminated” in Light of High Economic Costs
Oct 15 2004 // In response reportedly to increasing inquiries from California companies struggling with the high cost of doing business in California, Nevada economic development officials have launched a marketing campaign in the Golden...
Nevada, Oregon and Wyoming take Med-mal Crisis to the Polls
Oct 11 2004 // On Nov. 2, citizens of three Western states will decide whether or not to limit damage awards in medical malpractice insurance cases. Nevada, Oregon and Wyoming will join Florida as the four states to consider placing caps...
Big ‘I’ Applauds Countersignature Trends
Oct 5 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (The Big “I”) is applauding continuing efforts by state policymakers and federal courts to eliminate countersignature laws. The Big “I” has...
United Agencies Inc. Expands Into Nevada
Oct 4 2004 // Thomas E. Hays, chairman of the board for Calif.-based United Agencies, announced they have added a Nevada agency to their growing list of associate members. Effective Oct.1, 2004, Cutler, LLC has come aboard as the newest...
NEVADA COURT REFUSES TO BLOCK MED-MAL INITIATIVE:
Sep 20 2004 // The Nevada Supreme Court ruled on Aug. 24 that a medical malpractice insurance initiative will remain on this November’s ballot despite efforts by attorneys representing malpractice victims to block it, according to...
Ballot Questions Dubious for Nev. Trial Lawyers
Sep 7 2004 // A group with ties to the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association doesn’t have to reveal contributors to its campaign to put two questions on the November ballot, one of its leaders says. The group Yes on Questions 4 and 5...
PCI Joins Campaign to Defeat Trial Lawyer Ballot Initiatives in Nevada
Aug 30 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America issued a statement concerning two constitutional initiatives, titled “Question 4” and “Question 5,” that are supported by trial lawyers and will...
Nevada Court Refuses to Block Med-Mal Ballot Initiative
Aug 26 2004 // The Nevada Supreme Court ruled on August 24 that a medical malpractice insurance initiative will remain on this November’s ballot despite efforts by attorneys representing malpractice victims to block it, according...
Bracing for the Worst: Industry Prepares for Another Wildfire Season
Aug 23 2004 // The fire season started early this year. Wildfires erupted all over California and in Nevada in mid-July, forcing thousands to evacuate and destroying several homes and outbuildings. Affected areas in California included...
Nevada’s Countersignature Statute Thrown Out
Aug 10 2004 // A federal judge for the District of Nevada ruled Nevada’s statute that precludes out-of-state insurance brokers from conducting business in the state without the countersignature of a resident agent is...
Nevada Trial Lawyers Part of Petition Drive Coalition
Jun 11 2004 // The Nevada Trial Lawyers Association is supporting two statewide initiative petitions that critics say aim to overturn medical malpractice reforms. Trial Lawyers Association spokeswoman Vickie Riley confirmed the group is...
One-on-One with NIIA’s President Rick Aniello
Jun 7 2004 // Medical malpractice is hot on the list of concerns for Nevada’s independent agents, and the state as a whole. With physicians leaving the state due to the lack of affordable med-mal coverage, the crisis has caught...
The Silver State – Sagebrush, Hoover Dam and Vegas
Jun 7 2004 // The United States Census Bureau’s Census 2000 estimated the population of the State of Nevada at 1,998,257. Approximately 81 percent of the adult residents had graduated from high school and about 18 percent had...
Regional Focus
Jun 7 2004 // Former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill was attributed with the comment that “all politics are local.” The same could be said for the insurance industry—insurance coverage is definitely local. In...
