Contact Us

Contact Us


Office hours for the Nevada Division of Insurance are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. We are closed during state holidays.
Carson City office:
Phone: (775) 687-0700
Fax: (775) 687-0787
1818 E. College Pkwy., Suite 103
Carson City, NV 89706
Las Vegas office:
Phone: (702) 486-4009
Fax: (702) 486-4007
2501 East Sahara Ave., Suite 302
Las Vegas, NV 89104

Division of Insurance toll-free: 1-888-872-3234.

For media inquiries please contact: Jake Sunderland Public Information Officer (775) 687-0772 jsunderland@doi.state.nv.us

For public records request: Email your request to insinfo@doi.state.nv.us. Fees for public records requests.

The following list includes all Division staff and the areas for which they are responsible.

Consumer Services

The Consumer Services Section provides information and assistance to consumers who have insurance-related concerns, including questions about title company escrows, extended warranty contracts, service contracts and medical discount plans.
We urge consumers with insurance questions to contact the Division of Insurance. If you wish to file a complaint, you should begin this process online.

In Northern Nevada, please call (775) 687-0700, or e-mail cscc at doi dot state dot nv dot us. In Southern Nevada, please call (702) 486-4009, or e-mail cnsmsvlv at doi dot state dot nv dot us.

Consumers also can contact the Division of Insurance anywhere in Nevada by calling the Department of Business and Industry's toll-free phone number: 1-888-872-3234.

Frequently Asked Questions

Consumer Services staff
Jonathan Gilster General Inquiries, Las Vegas Office
Rhonda Kelly Consumer Services, General Inquiries, Las Vegas Office
Linda Stratton
Consumer Services, Las Vegas office
Jim Johnson Consumer Services and Licensing, Las Vegas office
Elizabeth DeLacy Consumer Services, Las Vegas office Supervisor
Valerie Jones Consumer Services, Las Vegas office
Kitty Vu Consumer Services, Las Vegas office
Marty Reis Consumer Services, Las Vegas office
Kim Kuhlman Consumer Services, Carson City office
Vicki Folster Consumer Services, Carson City office
Producer Licensing

The Producer Licensing Section of the Division of Insurance is responsible for licensing of producers for individual and organization (agency) licenses. This section oversees the licensing of more than 100,000 resident and non-resident producers doing business in the state of Nevada.

Frequently Asked Questions

Producer Licensing staff
Jacqui Bohemier
(775) 687-0728
Compliance Audit Investigator
Scott Larsen
(775) 687-0727
Compliance Investigator
Kim Hood
(775) 687-0715
Resident and Nonresident Licensing, A-H
Katie Tiearney
(775) 687-0719
Resident and Nonresident Licensing, I-P
Luann Trimarchi
(775) 687-0717
Resident and Nonresident Licensing, Q-Z
Terri Zamora
(775) 687-0718
Specialty Licensing, Including Bail, TPAs, Adjusters and Others, A-L
Rochelle Russum
(775) 687-0716
Specialty Licensing, Including Bail, TPAs, Adjusters and Others, M-Z
Ann Waldren
(775) 687-0725
Renewals, Continuing Education Transcripts, Appointments and Terminations
Sherri Abeyta
(775) 687-0721
Assistant Licensing Supervisor
Joy Miller
(775) 687-0726
Chief of Producer Licensing and Education Coordinator
Life and Health

The Life & Health Section is responsible for the regulation of life, health and annuity policies, including rate and form review.

 

Life and Health staff
Nanci Hoffman
(775) 687-0737
Life and Health Administrative Assistant
Jack Childress
(775) 687-0731
Analyst/Reviewer, Medicare Supplement, Viatical Settlements, Blanket Health Insurance, Disability
John Van Etten
(775) 687-0734
Analyst/Reviewer, Medicare Supplement, Viatical Settlements, Blanket Health Insurance, Disability
Glenn Shippey
(775) 687-0738
Analyst/Reviewer, Health Benefit Plans
Mark Dickinson
(775) 687-0733
Actuary, Life and Annuities
Kim Everett
(775) 687-0735
Life and Health Section Assistant Chief, Health Benefit Plans
Cliff King
(775) 687-0736
Life and Health Section Chief, Health Benefit Plans
Property and Casualty

The Property & Casualty Section is responsible for the regulation of the property and casualty portion of the insurance industry in Nevada, title insurance, workers' compensation insurance and the workers’ compensation portion of the Consolidated Insurance Programs, premium finance schedules of rates and finance agreements, motor club membership materials and service contract provider registration and review of service contracts.

For questions regarding the workers' compensation claims handling process, including the timely delivery of workers’ compensation benefits, please contact the Division of Industrial Relations.

To report workers’ comp fraud, please contact the Attorney General’s Workers’ Compensation Fraud Unit.

Property and Casualty staff
Melissa Fonseca
(775) 687-0773
Administrative Assistant
Rajat Jain
(775) 687-0774
Analyst/Reviewer, Status of Filing, Auto/Homeowner Rates
Erin Summers
(775) 687-0765
Analyst/Reviewer, Status of Filing, Title, Motor Clubs, Mortgage Guaranty, Home Protection, Premium Finance, Workers’ Comp – except NCCI filings and All other filings
Gennady Stolyarov
(775) 687-0766
Analyst/Reviewer, Status of Filing, Homeowner Rates, Medical Malpractice and Workers' Comp - NCCI Filings
Dolores Bennett
(775) 687-0763
All Service Contract Inquiries
Derick Dennis
(775) 687-0769
Cost Stabilization/ Fraud Assessment, Market Analysis
Elena Ahrens
(775) 687-0764
Property and Casualty Assistant Chief, Regulations, Legislation
Marie Holt
(775) 687-0768
Property and Casualty Section Chief
Corporate and Financial

The Corporate & Financial Section is responsible for company licensing, market conduct and financial examinations of the insurance industry to verify compliance with insurance laws and regulations, and to ensure the financial solvency of insurers.


Corporate and Financial staff
Lin Riippi Company Renewal, Invoices, Co-Administration
Eden Lee Surplus Lines
Janet Coons Security Deposits
Kathy Lamb Examination Assistant, Coordination
Darlene Averbach Financial Analyst
Bud Brittain Financial Analyst
Paul Lunde Financial Analyst
John Marshall Financial Analyst
Peter Rao Financial Analyst
Ken Stern Financial Analyst
Janice Moskowitz
(775) 687-0767
Lead Actuary
Annette James
(775) 687-0732
Lead Actuary
Peggy Willard-Ross Assistant Chief Examiner
Bill McCune Chief Insurance Examiner
Michael Lynch Deputy Commissioner, Captive Section
Captive

The Captive Section is responsible for regulating captive insurers domiciled in Nevada and promoting Nevada as domicile for captive insurers.


Captive staff
Michelle Mellow All Inquiries
Michael Lynch Deputy Commissioner, Captive Section
Self-Insured Workers’ Comp

The Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Section is responsible for the certification and regulation of self-insured employers and associations of self-insured employers pursuant to Chapters 616B.300 through 616B.446 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, and for ensuring the financial solvency and viability of these entities.

For inquiries regarding reviewing and approving workers’ compensation policy rates, language, composition and format, as well as collecting quarterly and annual financial statements from private workers’ comp insurers, contact the Division’s Property and Casualty Section.

For questions regarding the claims handling process, including the timely delivery of workers’ compensation benefits, please contact the Division of Industrial Relations .

To report workers’ comp fraud, please contact the Attorney General’s Workers’ Compensation Fraud Unit.


Self-Insured Workers’ Comp staff
Donna Andres
(775) 687-0776
Administration, General Inquiries
Paul Lunde
(775) 687-0775
Self-Insured Employers
Kim Germain
(775) 687-0778
Self-Insured Groups
Terri Chambers
(775) 687-0777
Self-Insured Workers’ Comp Section Chief
Legal and Enforcement Sections

The Legal and Enforcement Sections are responsible for conducting administrative proceedings to enforce compliance with the Insurance Code and rules.

To report suspected fraudulent claims or other possible frauds being committed against an insurance company, please contact the Nevada Attorney General's Insurance Fraud Unit, a division of the Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Justice, or call the Nevada Attorney General's fraud hotline at 1-800-266-8688.


Legal and Enforcement staff
Terri Verbrugghen Supervising Legal Secretary, Requests for Hearings, Public Records Requests
Sue Dummar Legal Secretary
Betsy Gould Legal Secretary
Felecia Tuin Legal Secretary, Service of Process Inquiries
Marilyn Brasfield Legal Secretary, Las Vegas Office
Ben Gillard Enforcement Section Chief, Chief Investigator
Ted Bader Senior Investigator, Carson City Office
Peter Shaw Investigator, Carson City Office
Dave Erickson Senior Investigator, Las Vegas Office
Amy Parks, Esq. Chief Insurance Counsel, Legal and Enforcement Sections
David Hall, Esq. Insurance Counsel
Administrative

The Administrative Section is responsible for budgeting, accounting and human resources, public information and information technology


Administrative staff
Jake Sunderland Media Inquiries, Records Retention
Linda Doyle Reception
Lori Peterson Mail and Record Storage
Kimberly Richnow Revenues and Fees
Dennis McGehee Information Technology, Systems Administrator
Commissioner’s Section

Commissioner’s staff
Sheri LeTourneau Executive Assistant to the Commissioner
Bill McCune Chief Insurance Examiner
Amy Parks, Esq. Chief Insurance Counsel, Legal and Enforcement Sections
Harland Amborn Deputy Commissioner, Consumer Services
Michael Lynch Deputy Commissioner, Captive and Corporate & Financial Sections
Shawna DeRousse Deputy Commissioner
Scott J. Kipper Insurance Commissioner


Carson City Office 1818 East College Parkway, Suite 103 Carson City, Nevada 89706 Ph: (775) 687-0700 Fax: (775) 687-0787
Las Vegas Office 2501 East Sahara Ave., Suite 302 Las Vegas, Nevada 89104 Ph: (702) 486-4009 Fax:(702) 486-4007
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