Under Nevada law, insurance companies have an obligation to pay claims promptly.  See N.R.S. 690B.012.  But what is the remedy if the insurance companies don’t pay on time?  In the case of Allstate Ins. Co. v. Thorpe, 123 Nev. 565, 170 P.3d 989 (2007) a doctor and a chiropractor sued the insurance company in court and learned that their complaints of delays cannot go directly to a judge.  They must be administratively handled instead. In that case the doctor and a chiropractor apparently … [Read more...]