Latest Mexico Headlines
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State Intelligence Report Highlights Threats to Texas
Apr 2 2013 // While organized crime is seen as the most significant public safety threat in Texas, drunk driving, natural disasters, terrorism, industrial accidents and cyber security also are among the major threats that keep lawmakers...
ACE Completes Acquisition of Mexican Surety Lines Company Fianzas Monterrey
Apr 2 2013 // ACE Limited announced that it has completed the acquisition of Fianzas Monterrey in Mexico from New York Life Insurance Company for approximately $293 million in cash. The bulletin said: “Mexico City-based Fianzas...
Laws Revamp New Mexico Regulatory Agency, Insurance Office
Apr 1 2013 // Gov. Susana Martinez has approved measures revamping the Public Regulation Commission, including increasing qualifications for future members. Bills signed into law on Friday will transfer the registration of corporations...
Proceedings Sought For New Mexico Gas Explosion
Mar 29 2013 // New Mexico pipeline safety regulators say New Mexico Gas Co. violated state laws and federal regulations during work that occurred before a 2012 explosion in a Santa Fe subdivision. The Public Regulation Commission’s...
New Mexico Jury Awards $58.5 Million In Tanker Accident
Mar 25 2013 // Jurors who wanted to send a message to the trucking industry awarded $58.5 million to the estate and family of a Carlsbad, N.M. man fatally injured in a 2010 accident when his vehicle collided with an oil industry...
New Mexico Reaches Settlement Over Massive Tire Dump
Mar 25 2013 // A massive tire dump that stretches through a remote arroyo in northeastern New Mexico will be cleaned up as part of a settlement reached with a ranching operation. State Land Commissioner Ray Powell and Environment...
New Mexico Space Industry Liability Bill Clears Legislature
Mar 25 2013 // The New Mexico Legislature gave final approval to a proposal to help the state develop a commercial space travel industry. Legislation to limit the liability of spacecraft manufacturers and their suppliers is heading to...
Proposed Settlement In New Mexico Smaller Than Jury Award
Mar 19 2013 // The family of an Iraq War veteran who was fatally shot by a police officer wanted to settle a lawsuit against the city of Albuquerque for $1 million before a judge ruled in February that the veteran was unlawfully...
New Mexico Drunken Driver Explains Suit Against Friend, Restaurants
Mar 15 2013 // A Santa Fe, N.M. man convicted of a fatal 2010 drunken-driving accident says his filing a lawsuit against two restaurants and a drinking buddy doesn’t mean he’s not taking responsibility for his actions. James...
Health Insurance Exchange Bill Clears New Mexico Senate
Mar 13 2013 // A proposal to establish a state-run health insurance exchange has passed the Senate with bipartisan support. A federal health care law calls for exchanges to serve as a marketplace for the uninsured to shop for medical...
New Mexico Space Industry Liability Bill Clears Legislature
Mar 13 2013 // The Legislature entered the final week of its 60-day session with many major issues still unresolved, but lawmakers have given final approval to a proposal to help New Mexico develop a commercial space travel...
New Mexico Drunken Driver Sues Buddy, Restaurants
Mar 11 2013 // A repeat drunken driver convicted in a crash that killed two teenagers has sued his drinking buddy and two Santa Fe restaurants that served him alcohol. James Ruiz, 37, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in New Mexico District...
Ratings Roundup: RAM Re, Grupo Nacional
Mar 8 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a-” to Cayman Islands-based Reaseguradora America SPC, Ltd. (RAM Re), both with stable...
New Mexico Says New Signups For High-Risk Program Halted
Mar 6 2013 // New Mexico officials say new enrollments in a program that’s part of the 2010 federal care overhaul are being suspended because there’s only enough money to pay for those already enrolled. The Public Regulation...
New Mexico House Approves Insurance Regulator Overhaul
Feb 28 2013 // The House has approved a proposal for establishing an independent state office regulating the insurance industry in New Mexico. The measure will implement a constitutional amendment approved by voters in November to remove...
Opening Arguments in BP Oil Spill Trial Seek to Assess Blame
Feb 26 2013 // A long-awaited trial over the biggest U.S. offshore oil spill began on Monday, with governments, businesses and individuals blaming BP Plc mostly for the 2010 disaster that killed 11 rig workers and spilled 4 million...
Long-Awaited BP Oil Spill Trial Begins; No Deal Yet
Feb 25 2013 // BP executives more focused on cost-cutting and oil production than safety should be held responsible for the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, a lawyer...
Ratings Recap: GIC Re, Seguros Inbursa, National Grid
Feb 22 2013 // A.M. Best Asia-Pacific Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), both with stable...
New Mexico House Passes Space Liability Bill
Feb 8 2013 // The New Mexico House has unanimously approved a proposal to limit the liability of spacecraft manufacturers and their suppliers in order to bolster the state’s developing space travel industry. An identical bill has...
Report Rates 21% of New Mexico Roads As Poor, Mediocre
Feb 7 2013 // A national highway research group says a fifth of New Mexico’s roads need upgrading because they are in poor or mediocre condition. In a report issued Tuesday, the Washington, D.C-based group called TRIP said New...
