Latest Mexico Headlines
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Atlantic Hurricane Season Enters Final Stretch with No-Hit Record Intact
Oct 29 2015 // It has been 10 years since a major hurricane hit the U.S., and as the Atlantic season staggers into its last month, every day that passes seems certain to extend that record streak. Wilma was the last major system,...
What Are Chances a U.S Business Will Face an Employee Lawsuit?
Oct 28 2015 // U.S.-based small and medium sized businesses face an almost 12 percent chance that they it will be hit with an employment claim, with their chances much higher in certain states. A new study of employee charge trends by...
Celebrities’ Mexican Holiday Homes Pummeled by Hurricane Patricia
Oct 27 2015 // Mexico may have dodged a bullet from the fury of Hurricane Patricia, but jet setters like Bill Gates, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cindy Crawford will have to find a new playground for now after the storm ravaged some of the...
Mexico’s Hurricane Patricia May Hit Catastrophe Bondholders
Oct 27 2015 // Mexico’s natural disaster fund may be $100 million better off at bondholders’ expense after Hurricane Patricia appeared to trigger a catastrophe bond the country sold in 2012. Investors in those notes maturing...
Mexico Losses from Hurricane Patricia ‘Won’t Exceed $200 Million:’ AIR Analysis
Oct 26 2015 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that insured losses to onshore properties in Mexico from Hurricane Patricia won’t exceed $200 million. This is a surprisingly low estimate, as AIR said: “Six...
Hurricane Patricia Targets Mexico; 400K People, Ports, Insurers at Risk
Oct 23 2015 // Hurricane Patricia, the strongest in the history of the Americas, prepared to barrel into Mexico’s Pacific coast Friday, sending guests fleeing hotels in the Puerto Vallarta resort area. About 400,000 people are...
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....
