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New Mexico Workers’ Comp Agency Shuts Down Las Cruces Business

Jun 20 2008 // New Mexico’s Workers’ Compensation Administration shut down a Las Cruces business, alleging it was not complying with requirements to pay workers’ compensation insurance.Agency workers, accompanied by...

Firefighters Brace for Windy Conditions in New Mexico

Apr 23 2008 // Nine homes, nine outbuildings and two recreational vehicles were destroyed after a 3,745-acre fire went on a nail-biting run between the towns of Manzano and Torreon, N.M., fire officials said.Wind-driven flames jumped a...

New Markets

Apr 21 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Liquor Liability Coverage Nuts & Bolts:...

New Markets

Apr 7 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Liquor Liability with Assault and...

New Markets

Mar 24 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Lemac &...

New Markets

Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...

New Mexico Residents Still Recovering from March 2007 Tornado

Jan 3 2008 // Jim and Iris Blevins still think of their modest tan house surrounded by trees as their real home, but nowadays they live in a fifth-wheel behind the house — one of hundreds of eastern New Mexico homes damaged by...

The Republic Group Names Maldonado New Mexico State Manager

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...

New Mexico Woman Sentenced for Fraud

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...

Richardson’s Stats Misleading in Defense of Immigrant Driver’s Licenses

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...

Cincinnati Insurance Co. Enters N.M.

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...

New Mexico Man Dies from Botulism Poisoning

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....

Former N.M. Insurance Regulator Pleads Not Guilty

Aug 28 2007 // Former New Mexico insurance regulator Joe Ruiz on Monday pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges that arose from allegations he misused his office by soliciting payments from insurance companies in exchange for...

Former New Mexico Insurance Regulator Indicted

Aug 27 2007 // Former New Mexico state insurance regulator Joe Ruiz has been indicted on federal corruption charges for allegedly misusing his office by soliciting payments from insurance companies in exchange for reducing regulatory...

Bank of Albuquerque awarded New Mexico insurance contract

Jun 18 2007 // The Bank of Albuquerque will be the custodian of more than $380 million in deposits from about 1,400 insurance companies doing business in New Mexico.The bank has been awarded a one-year contract, beginning July 1, to...

Feds Investigate Albuquerque-Based Surety Company

Apr 30 2007 // An Albuquerque-based business accused by the New Mexico Insurance Fraud Bureau of illegally selling insurance surety bonds in New Mexico is now being investigated by federal authorities.Agents with the U.S. Department of...

New Mexico Insured Tornado Losses Estimated at $16.5 Million

Apr 6 2007 // Tornado and hail that tore across New Mexico in March has an estimated insurance price tage of $16.5 million, according to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association.The association said insurance adjusters have...

New Mexico passes regulatory modernization bill

Mar 26 2007 // The New Mexico legislature has passed a bill that would establish a file and use rate regulatory system for most personal lines of insurance. The Insurance Rate Regulation Law, SB 483, applies to all kinds and lines of...

New Mexico passes regulatory modernization bill

Mar 26 2007 // The New Mexico legislature has passed a bill that would establish a file and use rate regulatory system for most personal lines of insurance. The Insurance Rate Regulation Law, SB 483, applies to all kinds and lines of...

New Mexico Approves Legislation to Limit Access to Credit Reports

Mar 20 2007 // The New Mexico legislature has passed a bill allowing consumers to place a security freeze on access to their credit report.Just before the legislative session ended, Senate Bill 165 passed, allowing at the request of the...