Latest Mexico Headlines
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Ban on Texting While Driving Among New State Laws in New Mexico
Jul 1 2014 // A new law is ready to take effect that will ban texting while driving in New Mexico. Starting today, the law will prohibit drivers from sending or reading text messages and emails, even while at a stop light. Drivers also...
In New Mexico, Arizona Fire Danger and Drought Spark Fireworks Concerns
Jun 30 2014 // The fire season has been relatively mild across the West this year, but officials in New Mexico and Arizona are doing what they can to rein in the use of fireworks given the dry conditions plaguing both states. New Mexico...
Quake Widely Felt In Arizona, New Mexico
Jun 30 2014 // A moderate earthquake struck in Arizona near the New Mexico line that was widely felt across the region, but no injuries or damages were immediately reported. County sheriffs’ offices on both sides of the state line...
Ratings Recap: Insurance Barbados, Grupo Nacional, Delvag
Jun 30 2014 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-” of Insurance Corporation of Barbados Limited (ICBL), both with stable outlooks. Best...
Uber Faces Operational Setback in New Mexico
Jun 27 2014 // New Mexico regulators have denied a temporary operating permit for ridesharing company Uber. The Albuquerque Journal reported that the Public Regulation Commission voted 3-2 on Wednesday to withhold the permit from Uber...
Indian Activist Widow Files Suit Against New Mexico Doctors
Jun 25 2014 // The widow of Native American activist Russell Means has filed a lawsuit accusing doctors in New Mexico of overlooking his esophageal cancer. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that the lawsuit by Pearl Means in state...
New Mexico Immigrant Driver Licenses Plunge
Jun 20 2014 // Records show that newly issued driver’s licenses to immigrants in New Mexico have plunged by nearly a third in the past year despite no change in the state’s policy of granting driving privileges to foreign...
Wildfire Threatens Homes in New Mexico
Jun 18 2014 // Firefighters are bracing for another day of hot, dry and windy conditions as they battle a fast-moving wildfire in New Mexico. The Assayii Lake Fire blackened more than 19 square miles in less than two days while making...
Court Ruling on Well Co-Ownership Could Cost BP, Anadarko Billions in Fines
Jun 5 2014 // BP Plc and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. could face billions of dollars in fines after an appeals court ruled they were automatically liable for pollution-law violations as co-owners of the well that blew out and started the...
Pacific Ocean Is Key to Atlantic Hurricane Season
Jun 2 2014 // The Pacific Ocean holds one of the keys that forecasters say will determine how many hurricanes and tropical storms develop in the Atlantic this year. The size of the six-month storm season, which started June 1, may...
New Mexico Court: Insurer to Pay for Injured Worker’s Medical MJ
Jun 2 2014 // The New Mexico Court of Appeals has ruled that a worker’s employer and its insurer must pay for medical marijuana for treating the employee’s chronic pain from a job-related back injury. The court in May upheld...
Hurricane Forecasts’ Consensus Is for Near-or-Below Normal Season
Jun 2 2014 // In its 2014 Atlantic hurricane season outlook, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has forecast a near-normal or below-normal season. NOAA said the main driver of this year’s outlook is the anticipated development...
New Mexico Court: Insurer to Pay for Injured Worker’s Medical MJ
May 21 2014 // The New Mexico Court of Appeals has ruled that a worker’s employer and its insurer must pay for medical marijuana for treating the employee’s chronic pain from a job-related back injury. The court on Monday...
Disaster Loans Made Available for New Mexico Small Businesses
May 19 2014 // Small businesses in eight New Mexico counties are eligible for federal disaster loans due to the drought. The U.S. Small Business Administration made the announcement in April, saying the loans can help offset economic...
New Mexico Wildfire Spreading Uncontained
May 13 2014 // An uncontained wildfire in New Mexico is approaching 5,000 acres is threatening several structures, ranches and campgrounds, and has forced some evacuations, according to fire officials. The Signal Fire 10 miles north of...
Recent Quakes Push Interest, Sales of Policies in California
May 5 2014 // Some people don’t need Earth Day to be reminded they live on a planet powered by the forces of nature. The recent string earthquakes on the Pacific belt may have hit home with California homeowners, who were already...
Driving Privileges Revoked For Some Employees Of New Mexico
Apr 29 2014 // A new report out of New Mexico says nearly 200 state employees have had their state vehicle driving privileges revoked. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported the General Services Department says 191 state workers had their...
Disaster Loans Made Available for New Mexico Small Businesses
Apr 28 2014 // Small businesses in eight New Mexico counties are eligible for federal disaster loans due to the drought. The U.S. Small Business Administration made the announcement Friday, saying the loans can help offset economic...
Chanona joins XL Group as Senior Marine Underwriter in Mexico
Apr 25 2014 // A bulletin from XL Group notes: “As Mexico’s multinational companies continue to take a greater stake in the global market, protecting their assets across borders has become increasingly critical.” In...
Mexico, Nicaragua Earthquakes Unlikely to Impact Insurance Industry: Fitch Ratings
Apr 25 2014 // Fitch Ratings said it “believes that the insurance industry and the ratings currently assigned to P&C companies in Nicaragua and Mexico will not be affected by the earthquakes that recently hit these...
