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My New Markets

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BP Settlement Relieves Feinberg of Duties; New Claims Process to Start

Mar 19 2012 // The man who has paid out billions of dollars to victims of the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been formally relieved of his duties, and a federal judge has set up a new process to let more people and businesses...

Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths In New Mexico Slightly Up

Mar 15 2012 // State records show that alcohol-related deaths from traffic crashes in New Mexico rose slightly.Preliminary Traffic Safety Bureau records indicate 146 people were killed in highway crashes involving alcohol in 2011....

BP Settlement Relieves Feinberg of Duties; New Claims Process to Start

Mar 8 2012 // The man who has paid out billions of dollars to victims of the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been formally relieved of his duties, and a federal judge has set up a new process to let more people and businesses...

Ratings Recap: Grupo Nacional, GBG

Mar 7 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “a-” from “a” of Mexico’s Grupo Nacional...

HSBC Sells General Insurance Business to AXA, QBE for $914 Million

Mar 7 2012 // HSBC has agreed to sell its general insurance businesses to French insurer AXA Group and Australia’s QBE Insurance Group for $914 million in cash, as Europe’s biggest bank moves ahead with its plan to divest...

BP Reaches $7.8 Billion Deal Over Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Mar 3 2012 // BP Plc has reached an estimated $7.8 billion deal with businesses suing over the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the company said on Friday, but the oil giant still faces claims by the U.S. government, Gulf states...

Poms Names Rossetti Vice President of Employee Benefits in New Mexico

Feb 22 2012 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. has named John Rossetti vice president of the employee benefits group in the firm’s Albuquerque, N.M. office. Rossetti was previously an account...

Best Affirms Mexico’s Seguros Inbursa ‘A’ Ratings

Feb 15 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A ‘(Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of Mexico’s Seguros Inbursa, S.A. Grupo Financiero Inbursa, both with stable...

Best Special Report Spots Insurance Market Rebound, Growth in Mexico

Feb 13 2012 // A special report from A.M. Best Co. concludes that “competitive pressures will continue for Mexico’s insurers as they look to build on the industry’s low penetration level and tap a growing middle class...

BP Wins Ruling Keeping Prior Accidents Out of Gulf Spill Trial

Feb 9 2012 // BP Plc won a court order to keep references to some previous accidents out of this month’s trial to assess blame for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the oil company’s second victory in as many days to bar...

Space Flight Liability Bill Grounded In New Mexico

Feb 9 2012 // Members of the New Mexico House and Senate have likely shelved for this session an effort to exempt spacecraft manufacturers from legal liability in case space flight passengers are injured in future space flights from...

2011 Was Busy Year for Firefighters in New Mexico

Jan 21 2012 // New Mexico may have more snow on the ground as it starts the new year, but much of the state remains in drought and fire officials are preparing for what could be another rough year.State Forestry officials have outlined...

XL Appoints Salamanca CEO of Mexico Insurance Operation

Jan 17 2012 // The insurance segment of the XL Group plc has appointed Alvaro Salamanca as CEO of its operation in Mexico, effective immediately. He will report to Bruno Laval, XL’s insurance segment’s Regional Manager for...

New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission Mulls Overhauls

Jan 13 2012 // Members of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission are considering recommendations for overhauling the agency’s hiring policies and shifting some of its duties to other state departments.The commission sets rates...

Judge Dismisses Most Claims in New Mexico Gay Bias Lawsuit

Jan 9 2012 // A judge has dismissed most of the claims in a New Mexico lawsuit by two women who alleged their daughter’s teacher discriminated against the girl because her parents are gay.Shannon Peterson and Jessica Bissell sued...

2011 Was Busy Year for Firefighters in New Mexico

Jan 5 2012 // New Mexico may have more snow on the ground as it starts the new year, but much of the state remains in drought and fire officials are preparing for what could be another rough year.State Forestry officials have outlined...

Former New Mexico Hospital Exec Sued Over Missing $3.2M

Dec 29 2011 // A recently filed lawsuit accuses a former executive at a New Mexico hospital of bilking the care center out of more than $3 million by funneling the money through companies he owned in Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. The...

My New Markets

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Mexican Truck Finally Enters U.S. Under NAFTA

Nov 7 2011 // The first Mexican long-haul truck bound for the U.S. interior crossed at the international bridge at Laredo, Texas, in late October, carrying electronic equipment destined for suburban Dallas and fulfilling a controversial...