Latest Mexico Headlines
All the headlines from our Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR SIGNS CREDIT LEGISLATION:
Apr 18 2005 // New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) signed into law SB 560, the Personal Insurance Credit Information Act, according to the American Insurance Association. The bill was passed by the legislature on March 19. SB 560 will...
GARAMENDI TO ADDRESS DANGER OF UNINSURED VEHICLES FROM MEXICO:
Apr 18 2005 // Seeking better coordination of insurance programs so that people on California and Mexican highways are protected, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi lead a delegation to Mexico on April 11 to participate in trilateral...
New Mexico Governor Signs Credit Legislation
Apr 8 2005 // The American Insurance Association commended New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) for signing into law this week SB 560, the Personal Insurance Credit Information Act. The bill was passed by the legislature on March...
Calif. Commissioner to Address Danger Uninsured Vehicles from Mexico Pose to Calif. Motorists
Apr 8 2005 // Seeking better coordination of insurance programs so that people on California and Mexican highways are protected, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced Friday he will lead a delegation to Mexico on Monday to...
Best Affirms Rating for ING Comercial America
Apr 5 2005 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) of ING Comercial America (ING CA) and its wholly owned subsidiary, ING Comercial America Fianzas (both of Mexico City, Mexico). The rating outlook...
AIA Urges New Mexico Governor to Sign Credit Bill
Mar 25 2005 // The American Insurance Association said on March 24 that it is strongly urging New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) to sign S.B. 560, the Personal Insurance Credit Information Act, which was passed by the legislature on...
People & Places
Mar 21 2005 // Robert Bothwell Robert J. Bothwell has been appointed managing director of Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc.’s new office in Boston. Bothwell, a former principal at William Gallagher Associates will also head the...
Man Arrested for Auto Insurance Fraud
Mar 7 2005 // On Jan. 13, 2005, Victor Morales Delgado and his brother-in-law, Jose Guerrero, both of Sacramento, self-surrendered to investigators with the California Department of Insurance Organized Auto Insurance Task Force for...
Crossing the Border: Mexico Travel Offers Opportunities for Agents
Feb 7 2005 // Mexico is a country rich in cultural heritage and scenic landscapes. From colonial villages to majestic desert panoramas to pristine beaches, our bordering neighbor to the south offers something for everyone. Steeped in...
Barriers Remain for Commercial Traffic Between Mexico and the U.S.
Feb 7 2005 // The North American Free Trade Agreement, signed in 1992 by the United States, Canada and Mexico, was implemented in an effort to eliminate or reduce trade barriers between the three participating countries. In the area of...
Crossing the Border: Mexico Travel Offers Opportunities for Agents
Feb 7 2005 // Mexico is a country rich in cultural heritage and scenic landscapes. From colonial villages to majestic desert panoramas to pristine beaches, our bordering neighbor to the south offers something for everyone. Steeped in...
Five Northern Californians Arrested on Charges of Insurance Fraud
Feb 4 2005 // On Jan. 13, 2005, Victor Morales Delgado and his brother-in-law, Jose Guerrero, both of Sacramento, self-surrendered to investigators with the California Department of Insurance Organized Auto Insurance Task Force (Task...
N.M., Idaho Customers to Share in $40 Million State Farm Settlement
Jan 12 2005 // Some New Mexico consumers will share in a $40 million settlement between states and State Farm Mutual Insurance Company. State Farm failed to properly title some vehicles for salvage, Attorney General Patricia Madrid...
Willis Acquires Mexican Broker Maisterrena
Dec 21 2004 // Global insurance broker, Willis Group Holdings, announced the purchase of the business of the insurance broker Maisterrena Asesores, Agente de Seguros y De Fianzas, SA de CV. The terms of the transaction were not...
Health Care Service May Add Okla.’s Largest Insurer
Dec 17 2004 // Health Care Service Corp. is considering adding Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma to its network of insurance providers in Illinois, Texas and New Mexico, according to the Associated Press and the Tulsa World. The...
Fitch Affirms Reaseguradora Patria ‘BBB’ Rating
Oct 6 2004 // Fitch Ratings announced that it has affirmed Reaseguradora Patria, S.A. (Patria)’s ‘BBB’ international scale insurer financial strength (IFS) rating with a stable outlook. The rating agency also noted...
Haitian Flood Deaths over 1,000; Bahamas on Alert as Jeanne Nears; Ivan Poses New Threat
Sep 23 2004 // As the floods caused by Tropical Storm Jeanne slowly recede, Haitians are discovering even more devastation and loss of life. More than 1,000 persons have died in the northern city of Gonaives, and another 1,200 are still...
RMS: Potential Losses for Ivan $4 to $10 Billion
Sep 15 2004 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, said that insured losses in the U.S. could range from $4 to $10 billion if Hurricane Ivan follows the latest...
Ivan Skirts Cuba, Yucatan; Heads for U.S. Gulf Coast
Sep 14 2004 // Powerful Hurricane Ivan continues to play cat and mouse with forecasters. As of yesterday morning the Category 5 storm was headed for Western Cuba, but just before hitting the island, Ivan moved westward. The main body of...
Long-Term Health Care Costs Loom Large for Governors
Sep 6 2004 // Soaring health care costs, coupled with the looming retirement of a record 77 million Americans starting in 2011, are casting a shadow of concern over states that worry their public health care systems can’t shoulder...
