All the headlines from our New Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 13 2020 // A lawsuit accuses Albuquerque police of wrongfully killing a pipe-wielding man during a 2018 encounter in a home after officers found him hiding in a closet.The lawsuit filed last week by 24-year-old Daniel...
Jan 2 2020 // The news that Berkshire Hathaway was in talks to sell its workers’ compensation unit, Applied Underwriters, caught readers’ attention in February and was easily Insurance Journal’s biggest workers’...
Jan 2 2020 // A U.S. appeals court upheld the validity of a federal program governing the payment of billions of dollars to insurers under the Affordable Care Act, reversing a lower court ruling that had prompted the White House to...
Nov 18 2019 // New Mexico’s top insurance regulator is stepping down. The Albuquerque Journal reported that state Superintendent John Franchini has withdrawn his application to serve a third four-year term and instead plans to...
Nov 13 2019 // AM Best on Wednesday said the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a” of California Insurance Co. and its pooled insurance affiliates, collectively referred to...
Nov 5 2019 // Note: This story has been updated with a response from an Applied spokesman describing the actions by the California Department of Insurance as “an unusual Draconian attempt.”A San Mateo County Superior Court...
Oct 24 2019 // The growing drama behind the $920 million sale of Berkshire Hathaway-owned Applied Underwriters to its founder Steven Menzies got another voice added to the story.The New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance on...
Oct 23 2019 // Applied Underwriters executives have responded to efforts by the California Department of Insurance to halt the sale of one of its subsidiaries and threaten to upend a reported $920 million deal that’s been in the...
Oct 21 2019 // The California Department of Insurance has denied an application for approval of the sale of California Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters that was sold in a massive deal that has been under scrutiny over...
Oct 18 2019 // Two men from San Juan County, N.M., are accused of committing arson and insurance fraud while allegedly setting up another man to take the fall.County sheriff’s officials say 54-year-old Patrick Roller and...
Sep 12 2019 // SOBC DARAG has acquired New Mexico P&C Insurance Co. SOBC DARAG has received approvals from New Mexico OSI and Florida OIR for the transaction. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. SOBC DARAG Holdings is...
Aug 28 2019 // The state of New Mexico acknowledged Monday that it paid out $900,000 to three State Police officials who complained of workplace discrimination and retaliation by the state’s former police chief.The payout is the...
Jul 23 2019 // A compensation program for those exposed to radiation from years of nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining would be expanded under legislation that seeks to address fallout across the western United States, Guam and...
Jun 3 2019 // A New Mexico mayor has proposed billing drivers involved in car accidents resulting in hazardous material cleanup or victim extractions.Mayor Tim Keller’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2020 includes a new...
May 30 2019 // A Colorado man who survived a bus crash in New Mexico that killed three people including his wife last July has filed a lawsuit.Ramon Grajeda-Beltran and Olga Hernandez-Beltran of Rocky Ford were passengers on a commercial...
May 21 2019 // A New Mexico mayor has proposed billing drivers involved in car accidents resulting in hazardous material cleanup or victim extractions.The Albuquerque Journal reported that Mayor Tim Keller’s budget proposal for...
May 2 2019 // Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Inc. has entered the New Mexico commercial auto market as an admitted carrier specializing in insurance for distressed and substandard risks.PPCI offers the capacity to insure any...
Apr 12 2019 // A storm system known as a “bomb cyclone” slowly churned through the U.S. interior Thursday for the second time in a month, unleashing a blizzard that struck the Upper Midwest and creating hazardous fire...
Mar 19 2019 // A tornado that ripped roofs from buildings and injured five people in a tiny New Mexico town left a trail of debris, authorities reported. The tornado touched down outside of Dexter last week on Tuesday evening before...
Mar 18 2019 // The National Weather Service reported that a tornado that destroyed or damaged numerous homes and other structures in the southern New Mexico community of Dexter traveled a path about 15 miles long and 150-350 yards...