Latest Mexico Headlines
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Patria Re Set to Become First Mexican Insurer to Join Lloyd’s Platform
Oct 23 2015 // Lloyd’s has announced that it has “given in principle approval for Patria Re, the Mexican insurance company, to join the Lloyd’s platform. Patria Re will set up a special purpose syndicate in partnership...
NHC Tracking Hurricane Patricia, as It Nears Mexican Coast
Oct 22 2015 // The National Hurricane Center in Miami is tracking Hurricane Patricia, a storm in the eastern Pacific that is moving towards the west coast of Mexico. According to the NHC’s latest bulletin, Patricia is about 255...
New Mexico Immigrant Driver’s License Repeal Won’t Pass, Says Legislator
Oct 16 2015 // Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez says any GOP-sponsored bill aimed at repealing New Mexico’s immigrant driver’s license law won’t make it to the Senate floor next session. Again. One of...
New Mexico Residents Call Agents to Deal With Hail Damage
Oct 7 2015 // The unusually large hail that recently pounded Las Cruces, N.M. has residents scrambling to call insurance agents over damaged roofs and dented vehicles. Saturday’s storm dropped golf ball-sized hail left Sonoma...
Tropical Rains a Mixed Bag for Southwest Drought Relief
Sep 24 2015 // The tropical Pacific is sending a big dollop of rain into the U.S. Southwest. While it won’t help much in drought-ridden California, it’s another step in the right direction for Arizona and New Mexico. The...
Rig Crew Blamed for 2013 Gas Well Blowout in Gulf of Mexico
Sep 22 2015 // A long-delayed federal investigative report into gas well blowout off the coast of Louisiana two years ago has faulted the drilling rig’s crew for a blowout that destroyed the well at a cost of nearly $60...
XL Catlin Strengthens Team in Mexico with 3 Senior Appointments
Sep 15 2015 // XL Catlin announced it is further strengthening its insurance operation in Mexico with the following three appointments: Juan Pablo Caso as client distribution leader, responsible for supporting strategic clients Francisco...
New Mexico County Declares Disaster after Storm
Sep 4 2015 // The San Juan County Commission in New Mexico has declared a state of disaster following a violent storm that swept through Aztec and caused what officials estimate is more than $1 million in damage. The Daily Times...
Cause of Deadly New Mexico Scaffold Collapse Sought
Aug 24 2015 // Six of the remaining seven construction workers injured in the collapse of a six-story scaffold outside a New Mexico medical center were released from hospitals last week as investigators began work on trying to determine...
New Mexico Police Use Software to Stop Distracted Driving
Jul 21 2015 // Farmington police may be the first in New Mexico to crack down on distracted officers who try to use a patrol computer while driving. New software to prevent distracted driving has been installed in most of the...
New Mexico Court Favors Worker in Medical Marijuana Case
Jul 20 2015 // The New Mexico Court of Appeals has ruled that a patient in the state’s medical marijuana program who was injured on the job must be reimbursed by an employer for the expense of marijuana used for treatment. The...
New Mexico Court Favors Worker in Medical Marijuana Case
Jul 13 2015 // The New Mexico Court of Appeals has ruled that a patient in the state’s medical marijuana program who was injured on the job must be reimbursed by an employer for the expense of marijuana used for treatment. The...
Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Appoints Padilla Gen’l Manager-Parts of Lat. Am.
Jul 9 2015 // Independent wholesale broker Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) has appointed Alejandro Padilla as General Manager and Head of Broking for Mexico, Central America, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, effective...
New Mexico Gets Federal Grants to Help Fight DUI
Jul 8 2015 // The New Mexico Department of Transportation will be getting four grants worth more than $365,000 to help prevent drunken driving and improve safety on the state’s roads. The funding will be awarded through the U.S....
New Mexico Court Rules Farm, Ranch Laborers Eligible for Workers’ Comp
Jun 30 2015 // The New Mexico Court of Appeals has cleared the way for farm and ranch laborers to receive workers’ compensation benefits. In a ruling issued this week, the court declared unconstitutional a provision in state law...
AeroMexico Dreamliner Makes Emergency Landing in Ireland
Jun 29 2015 // A Boeing 787 Dreamliner en route from Mexico City to Paris made an emergency landing at Ireland’s Shannon Airport on Monday and all 193 people on board disembarked safely, a spokesman for the airport said on...
New Mexico Immigrant Driver Licenses Drop to Low Levels
Jun 19 2015 // Records show the number of newly issued driver’s licenses to immigrants in New Mexico has plunged to its lowest level since the state began granting driving privileges to foreign nationals living in the country...
Storm Brewing Over Yucatan Peninsula Threatens Texas and Louisiana
Jun 15 2015 // The Atlantic’s second storm of the year may be developing over the Yucatan Peninsula, with the potential to reach Texas and Louisiana and flood Houston for the second time in a month. Thunderstorms moving northwest...
Report: 4.5 Million Homes in 13 States at Extreme Wildfire Risk
Jun 10 2015 // A report issued today shows 4.5 million U.S. homes at high or extreme risk of wildfire as the multi-year drought continues. The report’s author said the worsening drought means 2015 has the potential to be one of the...
UPDATE: Hurricane Blanca Weakens off Mexico Coast; Bound for Baja Resorts
Jun 4 2015 // Hurricane Blanca weakened slightly off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Thursday but could restrengthen as it continues moving toward tourist resorts at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, the U.S. National...
