No insurer shall be held guilty of having committed any of the acts prohibited by NRS 686A.010 to 686A.310, inclusive, by reason of the act of any agent, solicitor or employee not an officer, director or department head thereof, unless an officer, director or department head of the insurer has knowingly permitted such act or has had prior knowledge thereof.
NRS 686A.270
Knowledge of insurer of prohibited acts required for violation
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Hackler v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (2016)
Most recently applied in Starr Indem. & Liab. Co. v. Young (March 2019)
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1697)
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.