Latest Mexico Headlines
All the headlines from our Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Mexico’s Serna Warned Against Dual Roles, Consumer Group Says
Jun 13 2006 // The former president of the Con Alma Health Foundation who also served as superintendent of the New Mexico Insurance Division was warned about a possible conflict of interest because of the dual roles, a consumer group...
People and Places
Jun 5 2006 // Oklahoma City-based managing general underwriter and third party administrator Midlands Management Corporation appointed Pamela McMillan Eyerly to the position of vice president of Human Resources. She will manage...
People
Jun 5 2006 // Oklahoma City-based managing general underwriter and third party administrator Midlands Management Corporation appointed Pamela McMillan Eyerly to the position of vice president of Human Resources. She will manage...
News Currents
Jun 5 2006 // New Mexico superintendent announces retirement, under investigation Embattled New Mexico Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna has agreed to retire as part of a settlement approved by the state’s Public Regulation...
People
Jun 5 2006 // Marsh & McLennan Co. Inc. named Stephen R. Hardis non-executive chairman of the board at its annual shareholder meeting. Hardis succeeds Robert F. Erburu, who is retiring from the board after reaching the...
Retired New Mexico Superintendent Approved Felon’s Work
May 30 2006 // New Mexico’s Insurance Division under retiring Superintendent Eric Serna granted a waiver that allowed a Dallas businessman convicted of a felony in a Louisiana insurance fraud case to do insurance business in New...
High Winds Fail to Blow Up New Mexico Desert Wildfires
May 25 2006 // A desert wildfire that has burned about 8,000 acres of New Mexico grass and brush remains uncontained Tuesday, but firefighters were pleased that high winds that fanned the blaze Monday did not blow the fire out of...
S&P Rates Mexican Quake Cat Bond Managed by Swiss Re ‘BB+’
May 22 2006 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “BB+” credit ratings to the $160 million class A and B principal-at-risk notes issued by CAT-Mex Ltd. “The transaction,...
TITLE INSURANCE LAWSUIT NAMES NEW MEXICO INSURANCE SUPERINTENDENT SERNA
May 22 2006 // New Mexico’s suspended Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna, under investigation over a bank contract, is named in a lawsuit that alleges title insurance firms sought to persuade him to raise rates by donating to a...
Wage Audit of New Mexico Republican Party Finds No Discrepancies
May 15 2006 // A New Mexico Department of Labor audit of the state Republican Party’s payroll records found no discrepancies in wages reported by the party. The GOP also complied with reporting requirements under laws covering...
Castellanos joins MexiPass
May 10 2006 // After being responsible for the Mexican Insurance operation for Marsh – Brockman y Schuh in the United States, Roberto Castellanos has joined MexiPass Global Assurance as senior vice president in charge of sales...
Title Insurance Lawsuit Names New Mexico Insurance Superintendent
May 4 2006 // New Mexico’s suspended Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna, under investigation over a bank contract, is named in a lawsuit that alleges title insurance firms sought to persuade him to raise rates by donating to a...
Closer Look: Insurance Associations
Apr 17 2006 // Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part I of this article appeared in the April 3, 2006, western region publication beginning on page 47. As people migrate to the...
New Mexico Insurance Chief’s Leave Extended to Continue Investigation
Apr 13 2006 // The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission extended for another 30 days the administrative leave of state Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna, who said he is “absolutely certain” he has done nothing wrong. The...
Public Regulation Commission Suspends New Mexico’s Superintendent
Apr 10 2006 // State Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna was suspended by the Public Regulation Commission on the recommendation of the attorney general, who is investigating his office. Attorney General Patricia Madrid said an...
Experts Predict Intense Fire Activity in Arizona and New Mexico
Apr 10 2006 // Fire and snowpack experts are predicting an intense fire season in May and June, with stream flows below average. According to a report released by the Southwest Coordination Center, the potential for large, intense fires...
WHO TO CALL?
Apr 3 2006 // Multi-State Agencies IBA West (Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington). Web site: www.iba west.com PIA West (Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington). Phone: (888)...
New Mexico Superintendent Serna To Resign from Nonprofit Board
Mar 23 2006 // Eric Serna, under fire for his dual roles as New Mexico’s insurance superintendent and president of the board of a nonprofit health foundation, said he has decided to resign from the board. Earlier on Tuesday, Public...
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Map Details Risks to Overseas Filmmaking
Mar 23 2006 // “Disease, kidnap and ransom, and terrorism risks pose the greatest threat to global filmmaking,” according to the 2006 Risks in Global Filmmaking Map published today by Aon/Albert G. Ruben. Aon’s bulletin...
New Mexico legislators adjourn with few insurance bills
Mar 6 2006 // New Mexico’s 30-day legislative session, which ended recently, was predominantly focused on budget-related legislation. But a few insurance related bills were introduced, said the National Association of Mutual...
