Smaller hotels like Rumor and Artisan allow companies to revamp entire properties to fit their needs. “We pretty much have a ‘don’t say no’ mentality,” said Michael Crandall, senior vice president at The Siegel Group. “We say yes to pretty much anything that’s within our means.”
One demographic group in particular was underrepresented in the final state health insurance exchange sign-up tally: Hispanics made up 17.8 percent of enrollment in private, qualified health plans through Nevada Health Link, the online marketplace through which consumers can buy insurance to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s coverage mandates.
Brent Leavitt, an insurance broker with Nevada Benefits in Las Vegas, has signed up more enrollees through the state exchange than any other agent. With 305 enrollees through March 31, Leavitt had nearly 0.7 percent of the exchange’s 42,000 plan selections all to himself — not bad when you realize 1,500 other brokers registered to sell exchange policies.
