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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 // Marsh McLennan, Affinity AgencyAssociation Member Benefits Advisors, a national affinity-based membership and marketing insurance agency, has agreed to acquire the associations business of Mercer, a business of Marsh...

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...

Homeowners of America Rolling out in New Mexico

Jan 14 2022 // Homeowners of America, a property/casualty insurance provider and subsidiary of Porch Group, Inc., launched its service in New Mexico. New Mexico marks HOA’s 13th state of operation and the first expansion of...

OSHA, Mexican Consulate Renew Alliance Protecting Workers in Kansas, Missouri

Jan 6 2022 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Consulate General of Mexico in Kansas City have renewed an alliance – first signed in 2013 – to continue their collaborative...

Lawsuits, Insurance at Heart of New Mexico Archdiocese’s Bankruptcy Case

Dec 30 2021 // The Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy efforts have plodded along for three years with no end visible in the case involving more than 400 clergy abuse victims.Lawyers say three years is a comparatively...

New Mexico Should Brace For Worsening Drought, Forecasters Say

Dec 28 2021 // The last three months have been very dry in New Mexico and it’s only going to get worse.That’s the word from forecasters with the National Weather Service and other climate experts in the state. They said...

New Mexico Sees Lower Costs Worker’s Comp Insurance

Dec 1 2021 // New Mexico insurance regulators are reducing a key component in rates for workers’ compensation coverage that should help employers spend less, starting next year.The Superintendent of Insurance Office announced a...

U.S. Gunmakers Claim Mexico’s $10B Lawsuit Shows ‘Clash of National Values’

Nov 24 2021 // Gun makers including Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co. on Monday asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit by the Mexican government accusing them of facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels,...

Lawsuit Says Baldwin Had No Reason to Fire in New Mexico Movie Set Shooting

Nov 19 2021 // A lawsuit alleges that Alec Baldwin recklessly fired a gun when it wasn’t called for in the script when he shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza on the New Mexico set of the...

Assistant Director in Fatal New Mexico Movie Set Shooting Hopes for Industry Changes

Nov 3 2021 // The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin the gun that killed a cinematographer says he hopes the tragedy prompts the film industry to “reevaluate its values and practices” to ensure no one is harmed...

Inside the New Mexico Movie Set Where Baldwin’s Gun Fired

Oct 29 2021 // Light from a high afternoon sun slanted through the tall windows of the weathered wooden church, catching on the plank floorboards and illuminating the stained glass. Outside, the arid ground of the northern New Mexico...

Repairing Mexico City’s Collapsed Metro Could Cost $40M: Grupo Carso

Oct 27 2021 // MEXICO CITY – Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s Grupo Carso said the cost of repairing a collapsed section of a Mexico City metro rail that caused a fatal accident earlier this year could amount to some 800 million...

Man Who Fell From Sports Skybox in New Mexico, Son Get Payouts

Oct 20 2021 // A man who fell from a luxury suite at a university sports arena in Albuquerque onto concrete stairs below has been awarded $144,000 under a state-negotiated settlement, according to settlement documents obtained...

Mexican Insurtech Startup Offers Quick Claims Payments for Earthquake Damage

Sep 27 2021 // Mexican startup Super, which offers coverage for earthquake property damages, plans to expand into hurricane insurance and possibly raise a fresh funding round next year, according to chief executive officer and founder...

New Mexico Cattle Ranchers Suffer Losses from Western Drought

Sep 14 2021 // State Sen. Pat Woods saw a lot of it over this past year – cows culled from a herd and sent to the slaughterhouse because their owners couldn’t afford to feed them anymore.“It was awfully dry,” said the...