Nevada Division of Insurance — Statutory Insurance Carrier Service Profile
When suing an authorized foreign or alien insurance company in Nevada (such as State Farm, GEICO, Progressive, Allstate, Farmers, Liberty Mutual, USAA, Travelers, Chubb, or AIG) for breach of contract, uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) benefits, or insurance bad faith, Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 680A.250 establishes a strict, mandatory rule: every authorized foreign or alien insurer must appoint the Nevada Commissioner of Insurance as its statutory attorney to receive service of legal process in Nevada, and service upon the Commissioner is the exclusive method of serving legal process upon such an insurer.
| Intake Details | Verified Building Information |
|---|---|
| State Agency | Nevada Division of Insurance — Service of Process Intake |
| Physical Service Address | 1818 East College Parkway, Suite 103, Carson City, NV 89706 |
| County / Municipality | Carson City (Consolidated Municipality — State Capital) |
| Governing Statutes | NRS 680A.250 (Mandatory Appointment), NRS 680A.260 (Procedure & $5 Fee), NRS 685A.200 (Surplus Lines) |
| CRITICAL INTAKE RULE | HAND-DELIVERY IN CARSON CITY ONLY! (Not accepted by mail and NOT accepted at the Las Vegas office!) |
| Service Rates | $75 Standard / $125 Rush / $175 Same-Day (plus $5.00 statutory DOI check) |
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CRITICAL NEVADA RULE: Hand-Delivery in Carson City ONLY!
Every week, Las Vegas and out-of-state personal injury and insurance litigation firms have their insurance lawsuits rejected—or lose precious statute-of-limitations / NRCP 4(e) 120-day time—because they violate one of the Nevada Division of Insurance’s three ironclad intake rules:
- NO Service by Mail Accepted: The Nevada Division of Insurance does NOT accept service of legal process by U.S. Mail, Certified Mail, FedEx, or UPS. Any summons and complaint mailed to the Division of Insurance will be returned unserved.
- NO Service Accepted in Las Vegas: Although the Nevada Department of Business and Industry / Division of Insurance maintains an administrative office in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas office does NOT accept service of process. All service of process on the Commissioner of Insurance must be hand-delivered in person to the Carson City headquarters at 1818 East College Parkway, Suite 103, Carson City, NV 89706.
- Must Include Two (2) Copies of the Process + Statutory $5.00 Fee (
NRS 680A.260): Under NRS 680A.260(1), service of process against an insurer must be made by personally delivering to and leaving with the Commissioner of Insurance (or their designated deputy at Suite 103) two (2) complete copies of the Summons and Complaint, accompanied by the mandatory $5.00 statutory service fee payable to the Nevada Division of Insurance.
Exact Statutory Procedure Under NRS 680A.250 and NRS 680A.260
When you upload your insurance lawsuit packet via our Online Order Form, our Carson City process servers handle the entire statutory compliance checklist at 1818 East College Parkway, Suite 103:
Step 1: Verifying the Exact Underwriting Entity Name (NAIC Number Check)
Insurance groups like “State Farm” or “Progressive” consist of dozens of distinct underwriting subsidiaries (e.g., State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company vs. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company). The Nevada Division of Insurance will reject a service packet if the complaint names a generic brand name rather than the exact licensed underwriting company shown on the policy declarations page and the Division’s Verify an Insurer / Service of Process lookup tool. Our team verifies that the exact underwriting subsidiary is named before presenting the packet at Suite 103.
Step 2: Printing Two Complete Sets & Advancing the $5.00 Statutory Check
You only need to upload your PDF Summons, Complaint, and Initial Appearance Fee Disclosure once on our /order/ page. Our Carson City office prints the required two (2) complete sets of the pleadings plus a third conformed copy for stamping, attaches the $5.00 statutory check payable to the Nevada Division of Insurance required by NRS 680A.260(1), and hand-delivers the packet to the intake counter at 1818 East College Parkway, Suite 103, Carson City, NV 89706.
Step 3: Commissioner’s Forwarding & Extended Answer Period (NRS 680A.260(2)–(4))
- Under NRS 680A.260(2), once our process server completes hand-delivery at Suite 103, the Commissioner of Insurance promptly forwards one copy of the process by certified mail (return receipt requested) to the person currently designated by the insurer to receive process, and retains the record of the exact day and hour of service.
- 30-Day / Extended Answer Clock (
NRS 680A.260(3)): Note that under NRS 680A.260(3), when an insurer is served through the Commissioner of Insurance, the insurer has 30 days (or the period specified by statute after the Commissioner forwards the process) before any default judgment may be entered.
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