Latest Mexico Headlines

All the headlines from our Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Lyft Says Plans to Pull out of New Mexico over Rules

May 8 2015 // Ridesharing service Lyft says it’s suspending operations in New Mexico after state regulators passed new requirements that the company called “onerous.” The San Francisco-based firm set a May 14 deadline...

School Shooting Victims in New Mexico Awarded Nearly $2M

May 4 2015 // Insurance carriers for the Roswell Independent School District in New Mexico have paid nearly $2 million in structured settlements to two victims of a shooting at a middle school last year. The Roswell Daily Record...

New Mexico AG Says Uber, Lyft Drivers Need Drug Testing

May 1 2015 // Drivers of ridesharing services Lyft and Uber in New Mexico should face strict drug testing requirements like taxi drivers and keep detailed records of such tests, the state Attorney General Hector Balderas told regulators...

Philippines Eyes Catastrophe Bonds to Cut Post-Typhoon Rebuilding Costs

Apr 17 2015 // The Philippines suffered $13 billion of damage when Super Typhoon Haiyan tore through the country in 2013, a year after another storm killed 1,067. Now, the nation is looking at defraying the costs of future calamities...

Hub International Acquires Assets of ‘N Compass Group in New Mexico

Apr 8 2015 // Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Las Cruces, New Mexico–based ‘N Compass Group Inc.. ‘N Compass provides employee benefits insurance and consulting services to the Las Cruces and El Paso...

Willis Mexico Expands Footprint With Acquisition of Carsa Consultores

Apr 8 2015 // Willis Group Holdings plc announced it has acquired Carsa Consultores, a leading broker in Mexico. The move strengthens and supports Willis Mexico’s existing business, while also expanding its overall footprint,...

New Mexico Jury Awards $12M Against Condo Association for Shooting Death

Apr 6 2015 // The family of a man killed in an Albuquerque, N.M.-area housing complex by a stray bullet that went through his door has won a $12 million judgment against a condominium association and a property management firm. A jury...

New Mexico Drivers Can Take Safety Courses Sooner Under New Law

Apr 2 2015 // Gov. Susana Martinez has signed a bill to allow New Mexico drivers to take safety courses at a younger age. Currently, people can take the refresher courses when they turn 55. Under the bill signed into law Tuesday, they...

Bill to Create Two-Tiered Driver’s License Moving in New Mexico

Mar 23 2015 // The New Mexico Senate approved a two-tiered bill on Friday that would continue to grant driving privileges to people in the country illegally. The compromise reached on the issue calls for two distinct driver’s...

New Mexico Jury Awards $12M Against Condo Association For Shooting Death

Mar 20 2015 // The family of a man killed in an Albuquerque, N.M.-area housing complex by a stray bullet that went through his door has won a $12 million judgment against a condominium association and a property management firm. KRQE-TV...

Suit Filed Against U of New Mexico by Woman Who Reported Gang Rape

Feb 23 2015 // A woman’s lawsuit accuses the University of New Mexico of giving short shrift to her report of being raped by two football players and another man. The lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court seeks unspecified...

New Mexico Bill Would Reduce Benefits if Workers Are High

Feb 23 2015 // A New Mexico lawmaker has introduced a bill to reduce workers’ compensation in cases when an employee’s death or injury results from being drunk or high on the job. Republican Rep. Dennis Roch of Logan said...

Driver’s Licenses For Immigrants Spur Debate in New Mexico

Feb 12 2015 // Alejandro Altamirano from Durango, Mexico, has called New Mexico home for a dozen years, and it’s where his two U.S.-born daughters are being raised. But the 36-year-old dairy farmworker fears he will be forced into...

New Mexico Legislature Considers Truancy Driver’s License Bill

Feb 11 2015 // A New Mexico House panel is set to debate a measure that would take away driver’s licenses of high school students who stop attending class. The House Education Committee this week took up a bill that suspends the...

Novamar Insurance Mexico Adds Insurance Products for Expatriates

Feb 5 2015 // Novamar Insurance Mexico has added coverage to its insurance programs for expatriates or anyone traveling to Mexico. Novamar offers the following insurance coverage programs: Auto insurance for both USA-Canada license...

New Mexico Bill Would Reduce Benefits If Workers Are High

Feb 3 2015 // A New Mexico lawmaker has introduced a bill to reduce workers’ compensation in cases when an employee’s death or injury results from being drunk or high on the job. Republican Rep. Dennis Roch of Logan said...

Mexican Motor Carriers Can Apply to Cross Border for Long-Haul Trucking

Jan 26 2015 // The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that Mexican motor carriers will soon be able to apply for authority to conduct long-haul, cross-border trucking services in the United States. This marks a milestone in...

Mexican Motor Carriers Can Apply to Cross Border for Long-Haul Trucking

Jan 26 2015 // The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that Mexican motor carriers will soon be able to apply for authority to conduct long-haul, cross-border trucking services in the United States. The policy change marks a...

Did New Mexico Court Open ‘Pandora’s Bong’ With Nod to Pot for Worker?

Jan 22 2015 // A can of worms has been opened, the horse is out of the barn and the industry is gazing into Pandora’s Box. There is no shortage of idioms for workers’ compensation experts who are concerned over a decision...

New Mexico Governor Makes Another Run at Driver’s License Law

Jan 22 2015 // New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says she wants the Legislature to repeal a law that allows the state to issue driver’s licenses to immigrants who are in the country illegally. Martinez took aim at the law during her...