Latest Mexico Headlines
All the headlines from our Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Mexico Remains Tightlipped on Candidates for Insurance Chief
Oct 2 2006 // New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission remains tightlipped about the candidates vying to be New Mexico’s next insurance superintendent, but at least one commissioner had hoped that the names would have been...
New Mexico Commission Seeks New Insurance Superintendent
Sep 29 2006 // New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission has chosen a finalist to replace former Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna, but regulators won’t say who that person is. Following a closed meeting Tuesday, the PRC...
CRM Schedules Spanish Language Courses in Mexico
Sep 29 2006 // Certified Risk Managers (CRM) announced from Austin that it has scheduled a course in risk management to be held in Monterey, Mexico Oct. 18-21 in Spanish. CRM called the course – “Principios de la...
More than 2,200 Auto Claims Filed after Southern N.M. Storm
Sep 21 2006 // More than 2,200 automobile claims and 950 homeowner claims have been filed through insurance companies as a result of last week’s hailstorm in southern New Mexico, a trade association said. The Rocky Mountain...
Hail Damages Vehicles, Homes in Southern New Mexico
Sep 18 2006 // Hundreds of southern New Mexico residents have filed automobile damage claims after powerful storms dumped large hail and heavy rain in the area. Allstate offices in Las Cruces said 200 claims already have been filed, and...
Hurricane Lane Ravages Western Coast of Mexico
Sep 18 2006 // Hurricane Lane, which had been heading northwest towards Baja California, made a sudden shift to the east on Friday, coming ashore on the Western Coast of Mexico north of Mazatlan as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum...
NM Public Regulation Commission Provides Information For Flood Damage
Sep 14 2006 // The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, Consumer Relations Division, is assisting New Mexicans who have experienced rain or flood damage with information on insurance coverage, and filing flood, property and...
Fla., Ga., Ala. Shaken But Not Damaged By Gulf of Mexico Earthquake
Sep 11 2006 // The United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center, reported that a strong earthquake occurred about 250 miles (405 km) south-southwest of Apalachicola, Florida at 10:56 am EDT, Sept. 10 2006. This...
Guy Carpenter Study Shows Big Rate Increases in U.S., Mexico
Sep 8 2006 // On the eve of the Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo, Guy Carpenter & Company, the risk and reinsurance specialist of the Marsh & McLennan Companies has published its annual, comprehensive study of the global...
UPDATE 1: Hurricane John Strengthens; Baja California Threatened
Sep 1 2006 // After losing some strength along the West Coast of Mexico, Hurricane John has again become a “dangerous category three hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale,” according to the latest bulletin (8:00 a.m. PDT)...
Category 3 Hurricane John Threatens West Coast of Mexico
Aug 31 2006 // Although they infrequently touch land, the Pacific Ocean has hurricanes too, and John is a bad one. The storm is currently hugging the coast of Mexico. Its center was located near latitude 18.3 north/longitude 104.9 west...
Census: New Mexicans Held onto Health Insurance in 2005
Aug 31 2006 // U.S. Census figures show the average percentage of New Mexicans without health insurance over the past three years has remained relatively unchanged, but state officials say the figures don’t take into account their...
New Mexico insurance official is formally fired
Aug 21 2006 // New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission has fired Deputy Insurance Superintendent Joe Ruiz, formalizing an action that was initiated last month. Ron Morgan, an Albuquerque attorney representing Ruiz, said the PRC...
Lawyer says New Mexico insurance official probably was fired
Aug 7 2006 // A lawyer for Deputy Insurance Superintendent Joe Ruiz said late last month he believes his client has been fired, hours after a Public Regulation Commission official issued a vague statement saying he had taken action...
New Mexico Insurance Official is Formally Fired
Aug 2 2006 // New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission fired Deputy Insurance Superintendent Joe Ruiz on Monday, formalizing an action that was initiated last week. Ron Morgan, an Albuquerque attorney representing Ruiz, said the...
Lawyer Says New Mexico Insurance Official Probably Was Fired
Jul 31 2006 // A lawyer for Deputy Insurance Superintendent Joe Ruiz said late Friday he believes his client has been fired, hours after a Public Regulation Commission official issued a vague statement saying he had taken action...
News Currents
Jul 24 2006 // New Mexico Insurance Deputy accused of soliciting funds A New Mexico insurance deputy has been placed on leave amid allegations he solicited charitable donations from a company that faced fines from regulators. Dan...
New Mexico Insurance Deputy accused of soliciting funds
Jul 24 2006 // A New Mexico insurance deputy has been placed on leave amid allegations he solicited charitable donations from a company that faced fines from regulators. Dan Mayfield, chief of staff for the state Public Regulation...
New Mexico Insurance Deputy Accused of Soliciting Funds
Jul 14 2006 // A New Mexico insurance deputy has been placed on leave amid allegations he solicited charitable donations from a company that faced fines from regulators. Dan Mayfield, chief of staff for the state Public Regulation...
Court Documents Allege New Mexico’s Serna Ran ‘Pay to Play’ Operation
Jul 12 2006 // While much of the controversy surrounding former New Mexico Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna has centered on Con Alma, his conduct wasn’t limited to the health foundation he founded, court documents allege. Serna...
