All the headlines from our Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 23 2007 // Recent snow and rain at many people’s doorsteps signal that it’s the high season for snowbirds to flock south for the winter. And those driving beyond the border into Mexico during this peak season should seek...
Dec 17 2007 // A San Antonio-based importer of Mexican candy recalled a second candy after state health officials found lead at levels considered hazardous by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.Villa-Mex Imports Inc. voluntarily...
Dec 14 2007 // Dallas-based The Republic Group has appointed Yvette Maldonado as New Mexico State Manager for its insurance companies. In her new role, Maldonado will have responsibility for growth of personal lines and commercial lines...
Dec 6 2007 // A syrup candy imported from Mexico is being voluntarily recalled after state health officials found excessive levels of lead, Texas officials said.San Antonio-based Villa-Mex Imports Inc. is asking customers to discard the...
Dec 4 2007 // 50-year-old Valerie Potter, also known as Valerie Kovach of Rio Rancho, N.M., has been sentenced by Albuquerque District Judge Kenneth Martinez to five years probation on Medicaid fraud and insurance fraud charges. The...
Dec 3 2007 // Following the departure of Daniel Glaser to Head Marsh (See related article), American International Group announced the promotion of three executives in its Foreign General insurance operations.Alexander R. Baugh will...
Nov 19 2007 // Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson points to a substantial drop in uninsured motorists in New Mexico when he defends his decision four years ago to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver’s...
Nov 7 2007 // Survivors saw relatives swept away by huge waves or buried by debris after a huge landslide hit a rain-swollen river, triggering waves that essentially wiped a Chiapas hamlet off the map and left at least 16 people...
Nov 2 2007 // A week of heavy rains unleashed massive flooding in southeastern Mexico, killing at least one person and forcing tens of thousands to flee rising waters in Tabasco and Chiapas states, officials said Wednesday.An...
Oct 31 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-” of UK-based UNUM Limited with a negative outlook. “The ratings reflect...
Oct 1 2007 // Floodwaters from Hurricane Lorenzo were receding Sept. 29 in eastern Mexico after rains triggered mudslides and floods that killed at least five people and drove tens of thousands from their homes.Meanwhile, Tropical Storm...
Oct 1 2007 // Cincinnati Financial Corp. recently announced that its lead property casualty subsidiary, The Cincinnati Insurance Co., has launched operations in New Mexico on September 27th with the appointment of its first independent...
Sep 28 2007 // Lorenzo, a category 1 hurricane, has come ashore along the east-central coast of Mexico. The storm is “moving toward the west near 8 mph [13 km/hr]” according to the latest bulletin from the National Hurricane...
Sep 24 2007 // The surplus lines industry is never boring, never plain and certainly never black and white. Often dubbed as the innovator of new insurance products, the industry could even be considered colorful when it comes to the...
Sep 24 2007 // Santa Rosa diocese to pay $5 million in priest sex abuse settlementThe Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa has agreed to pay more than $5 million to settle a sex abuse lawsuit involving fugitive priest Xavier Ochoa and 10...
Sep 24 2007 // DeclarationsA gateway crime “Research indicates that auto theft is a gateway crime that potentially leads adolescents to more destructive behavior. … This program explores the relationship among the parties...
Sep 24 2007 // Botulism has killed a 52-year-old Sandoval County, N.M., man, according to the state Health Department.State officials have not linked the man’s case to this summer’s recall of Castleberry’s Food Co....
Sep 24 2007 // A gateway crime “Research indicates that auto theft is a gateway crime that potentially leads adolescents to more destructive behavior. … This program explores the relationship among the parties involved when...
Sep 14 2007 // The Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa has agreed to pay more than $5 million to settle a sex abuse lawsuit involving fugitive priest Xavier Ochoa and 10 alleged victims, lawyers and the diocese said.The diocese will pay the...
Sep 11 2007 // Two senators want to ban Mexican trucks from U.S. roads, saying not enough has been done to make sure they are safe.Sens. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and Arlen Specter, R-Pa., want to strip funding for a program launched last...