Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage

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Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage is a state statute published by Nevada Legislature (leg.state.nv.us). It is one of the Nevada documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including nevada property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• NRS § 616B.636(3) (Actions at law by employees)

  “In such an action, the employer does not escape liability for personal injury or accident sustained by the employee, when the injury sustained arises out of and in the course of the employment, because: (a) The employee assumed the risks: (1) Inherent or incidental to, or arising out of his or her...”

• NRS § 616B.615 (Self-insured employers to provide compensation; relief from premiums and liability; administration of claims)

  “1. An employer who is certified as a self-insured employer directly assumes the responsibility for providing compensation due his or her employees and their beneficiaries under chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS. 2. A self-insured employer is not required to pay the premiums required of other...”

• NRS § 616B.609 (Devices modifying liability void; exception)

  “1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2: (a) A contract of employment, insurance, relief benefit, indemnity, or any other device, does not modify, change or waive any liability created by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS. (b) A contract of employment, insurance, relief benefit,...”

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