The Nevada Occupational Health & Safety Section (OSHA) of the Division of Industrial Relations is hoping to stop one of the most dangerous forms of distracted driving. That’s why it is encouraging employers to protect employees on the road for …
Supporters said that a Nevada bill allowing lawyers to correct clerical errors in malpractice lawsuits would be a saving grace for victims, but opponents contended it’s not specific enough and would encourage sloppy filings. The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony …
Nevada Insurance Commissioner Brett Barratt has rejected a proposal to impose fees on risk retention groups (RRGs) that the National Risk Retention Association said would violate the federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 (LRRA). The LRRA, a federal law, …
The Nevada Department of Insurance has published a consumer guide to earthquake insurance to encourage residents to evaluate appropriate coverage for their homes and businesses. The state is one of the most active states for earthquakes, and ranks third in …
Reno, Nev.-based Employers has promoted Dennis Dix to vice president of customer support. Since joining Employers in 2007, Dix’s successful background in process excellence and operations management has enabled him to play a key role in integrating acquired operations, as …
The Nevada Assembly has passed a bill to implement a low-cost auto insurance pilot program, with an assessment on motor vehicle liability policies funding the operation of and publicity for the pilot program. Currently state law requires vehicles have t$15,000 …
Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc., whose subsidiaries are specialty providers of workers’ compensation insurance focused on small businesses, announced it will review the company’s first quarter 2011 financial results during a conference call and Webcast Thursday, May 5, 2011, at …
A Nevada bill giving patients a time cushion to file an expert witness affidavit required for medical malpractice lawsuits was touted by backers on Mar. 17 as an issue of fairness and opposed by medical groups as undermining the spirit …
The National Risk Retention Association has filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief protesting the Nevada Department of Insurance’s efforts stop a risk retention group from issuing automobile liability first dollar coverage. In July 2010, the DOI issued a …
Allstate has launched a recruitment campaign across the West, seeking 15 exclusive agents in New Mexico, 34 in Arizona, 19 in Nevada and 20 in Utah. In New Mexico, targeted areas for agents include Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Las Cruces, …
