2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 690B - Casualty Insurance
NRS 690B.155 - Provision requiring binding arbitration authorized; procedures for arbitration.
1. Subject to the approval of the Commissioner, a contract of insurance for home protection may include a provision which requires the parties to the contract to submit for binding arbitration any dispute between the parties concerning any matter directly or indirectly related to, or associated with, the contract.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the arbitration must be conducted pursuant to the rules for commercial arbitration established by the American Arbitration Association. The insurer is responsible for any administrative fees and expenses relating to the arbitration, except that the insurer is not responsible for attorney’s fees and fees for expert witnesses unless those fees are awarded by the arbitrator.
3. If a provision described in subsection 1 is included in a contract of insurance for home protection, the provision shall not be deemed unenforceable as an unreasonable contract of adhesion if the provision is included in compliance with the provisions of subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2557)
