All the headlines from our New Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 6 2010 // New Mexico Insurance Superintendent Morris Chavez announced he will resign, saying he and his family have been the targets of “sad and derogatory” online comments in the wake of a contentious health insurance...
Feb 22 2010 // Two tax proposals that would have had negative consequences for insurers and policyholders were averted last week as the New Mexico legislature wrapped up its 2010 regular session, according to the Property Casualty...
Feb 16 2010 // Legislation aimed at protecting New Mexico’s spaceport from liability while the commercial space industry tackles the hazards of space flight was approved by a 37-0 vote in the state Senate.The approval is a victory...
Jan 22 2010 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that its ratings on “U.S.-based Assurant Inc. (BBB/Negative/A-2) and related entities are not affected by the settlement of an SEC investigation regarding...
Jan 4 2010 // Foremost Insurance Group of Caledonia, Mich., is expanding its Dwelling Fire program in New Mexico and Wyoming, to accept more landlord and rental property customers, and offer lower rates and new, larger discounts....
Dec 31 2009 // A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions of former New Mexico insurance regulator Joe Ruiz on corruption charges.The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Ruiz’s convictions of extortion, mail fraud,...
Dec 21 2009 // New Mexico spaceport officials plan to seek legislation that would reduce legal liability for companies that launch from Spaceport America.State Economic Development Secretary Fred Mondragon said Wednesday the proposed...
Dec 10 2009 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington has designated Grant and Luna counties in New Mexico as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by drought and high winds that occurred since Jan. 1. Agriculture...
Dec 2 2009 // A new study of the workers’ compensation benefits in Oregon and New Mexico has found that as the benefits have increased, so have claims durations.The National Council on Compensation Insurance used a...
Dec 1 2009 // State Forester Butch Blazer is cautioning New Mexicans about fire danger in parts of the state because of mild conditions and less-than-abundant moisture.Fine grassy fuels and brush in southern and southeastern New Mexico...
Nov 30 2009 // The New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is urging New Mexico drivers to be prepared for winter conditions by putting together an emergency kit. Department Secretary John Wheeler says kits...
Nov 5 2009 // Four eastern New Mexico counties have been declared eligible for disaster assistance due to their proximity to Texas counties that are disaster areas due to drought and other problems. Farmers and ranchers in Lea, Curry,...
Oct 21 2009 // The New Mexico Department of Insurance has approved rate reductions in workers’ compensation premiums for the fourth year in a row. Workers’ Compensation Administration director Glenn Smith says such rate...
Sep 28 2009 // New Mexico dairy worker Joe Griego says the worst part of being attacked by a bull at work has been finding out his injuries aren’t covered by state workers’ compensation benefits.So Griego and others are suing...
Sep 7 2009 // A fan struck by a baseball at a minor league ballpark is not barred from suing over the injury, a New Mexico court has ruled.The New Mexico Court of Appeals declined to adopt the so-called “baseball rule” under...
Aug 27 2009 // Two organizations that provide services to farm workers and two injured farm workers want the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration to stop excluding farm and ranch workers from coverage. HELP-New Mexico,...
Aug 12 2009 // New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson wants to put first-time drunken driving offenders behind bars for three days and fine them $2,500.Richardson also said that measures to be introduced during the next legislative session in...
Jul 8 2009 // The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) said it has revoked the operating authorities of nearly 85 trucking, towing and other transportation companies in the state for failing to file appropriate documents with...
May 18 2009 // Northern California, where nearly a million acres burned last summer, is poised to possibly be another hotspot for wildfire activity in 2009, according to the Fire Season Outlook released by the Predictive Services group...
Mar 30 2009 // New Mexico’s Legislature has defeated two insurance-related bills that an insurance association would have increased costs for consumers.House Bill 157, “Unfair Trade Practice Private Right of Action,”...