Latest Mexico Headlines
All the headlines from our Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Fire Destroys Mansions; New Mexico Wildfire Grows
May 12 2022 // The largest wildfire in the U.S. was spreading toward mountain resort towns in northern New Mexico, prompting officials to issue another set of warnings for more people to evacuate. Meanwhile, a wildfire that erupted...
Massive New Mexico Wildfire Costs Top $65M
May 11 2022 // Many homes near America’s largest wildfire survived the latest barrage of howling winds and erratic flames but New Mexico’s governor said Tuesday the risk of more destruction is high and that the long-term...
Crews in New Mexico, Arizona Work to Corral Wildfires
May 10 2022 // Firefighters in northern New Mexico worked in rugged terrain ahead of a massive wildfire, feverishly trying to position crews to clear brush and stop the monster blaze from burning more homes in the Rocky Mountain...
New Mexico Residents Brace for Extreme Wildfire Conditions
May 9 2022 // With the worst of the thick wildfire smoke having blown out of town, residents of this small northern New Mexico city tried to recapture a sense of normalcy Saturday as their rural neighbors hunkered down amid predictions...
Disaster Declared in New Mexico Wildfire Zone
May 5 2022 // Firefighters slowed the advance of the largest wildfire in the U.S. as heavy winds relented Wednesday, while President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration that brings new financial resources to remote stretches of...
New Mexico Sheriff Eyes Safety Measures on ‘Rust’ Film-Set
Apr 28 2022 // The New Mexico sheriff investigating the fatal film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin described complacency, disorganization and neglected safety measures in the making of the low-budget movie...
Emergency Declaration for Multiple New Mexico Wildfires
Apr 25 2022 // New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed emergency declarations as 20 wildfires continued to burn Sunday in nearly half of the state’s drought-stricken 33 counties. One wildfire in northern New Mexico that...
New Mexico Safety Arm Finds Rust Production Showed ‘Plain Indifference’ on Set
Apr 21 2022 // A safety report concludes that Rust Movie Productions LLC management knew that firearm safety procedures were not being followed on set and they “demonstrated plain indifference to employee safety by failing to...
New Mexico Wildfires Gained Ground Amid Dry, Windy Conditions
Apr 13 2022 // It’s a simple recipe that requires only a couple ingredients, and New Mexico has them all. Strong winds, low humidity and dry conditions that stem from two decades of persistent drought combined this week for more...
U.S. Gunmakers to Ask Judge to Toss Mexico’s $10 Billion Lawsuit
Apr 12 2022 // A U.S. judge on Tuesday questioned whether allowing Mexico to sue U.S. gun manufacturers for facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels would open the door to other countries suing them, including Russia over...
People Moves: WTW Names Aon’s Day as Head of Int’l Property; TMK Hires Spyropoulos From Lloyd’s as Asia Regional MD; HDI Global Mexico Makes Management Changes
Apr 7 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson (WTW), Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), and HDI Global. A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Names Aon’s Day as Head of...
Hub Acquires Western Assurance Corp. in New Mexico
Mar 7 2022 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Western Assurance Corp. in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Chris Williams, president of Western Assurance, and the Western Assurance team will join Hub Southwest. Western Assurance is...
New Mexico Archdiocese Sues Insurers Over Sexual Abuse Coverage
Feb 28 2022 // One of the oldest Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. is suing four insurance companies over claims that they haven’t fulfilled contracts to provide liability coverage for sexual abuse complaints. The Archdiocese of...
Judge Told Release of Insurance Info OK in New Mexico Clergy Abuse Case
Feb 17 2022 // A federal judge has been told that Archdiocese of Santa Fe records that would indicate how much insurance money is available to help pay a settlement of clergy sex abuse claims can be made public if they are redacted to...
Baldwin Sued by Family of Cinematographer Killed On New Mexico Set
Feb 17 2022 // The family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” is suing Alec Baldwin and the movie’s producers for wrongful death, their attorneys said Tuesday. Lawyers for the family of...
Judge Will Consider Secrecy of Insurance Records in New Mexico Abuse Case
Feb 10 2022 // A federal judge will hold a hearing on whether the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in New Mexico must disclose records on insurance coverage expected to pay much of a settlement in a case involving over 400 hundreds of victims of...
Business Moves
Feb 7 2022 // National Marsh McLennan, Affinity Agency Association Member Benefits Advisors, a national affinity-based membership and marketing insurance agency, has agreed to acquire the associations business of Mercer, a business of...
13 States Agree U.S. Law Does Not Bar Mexico’s $10B Suit Against U.S. Gun Makers
Feb 1 2022 // Thirteen U.S. states and two Latin America and Caribbean nations on Monday threw their support behind a lawsuit from Mexico that accuses several major U.S. gun makers of facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug...
Risk Strategies Acquires Burke Insurance Group in New Mexico
Jan 19 2022 // Risk Strategies acquired Burke Insurance Group LLC, a New Mexico-based commercial retail insurance agency. The acquisition marks Risk Strategies’ first entry in New Mexico. Headquartered in Las Cruces, New Mexico,...
J&J Reaches Opioid Settlement with New Mexico
Jan 18 2022 // Johnson & Johnson on Friday said it had agreed to pay $44 million to resolve claims that it fueled the opioid epidemic in New Mexico, a state which originally opted against participating in a nationwide settlement...
