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New Mexico Commission seeks new insurance superintendent

Oct 9 2006 // New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission has chosen a finalist to replace former Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna, but regulators won’t say who that person is.Following a closed meeting on Sept. 26, the PRC...

Insurance damage price tag on New Mexico hailstorm tops $10 million

Oct 9 2006 // More than 2,200 auto claims and approximately 950 homeowner claims have been filed due to a hailstorm in southern New Mexico, an insurance industry association said.Pea to golf ball sized-hailstones battered Las Cruces,...

Study: Sunday Liquor Sales Mean More Sunday Crashes

Oct 6 2006 // Alcohol-related crashes increased 29 percent and alcohol-related crash fatalities rose 42 percent on Sundays after New Mexico approved Sunday package liquor sales, a new study found.The increase translates to an additional...

N.M. Appoints Chavez Insurance Superintendent, Establishes Market Conduct Analyst Position

Oct 4 2006 // The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has given unanimous consent to the appointment of Morris Chavez as the PRC Superintendent of Insurance.“We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr....

New Mexico Remains Tightlipped on Candidates for Insurance Chief

Oct 2 2006 // New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission remains tightlipped about the candidates vying to be New Mexico’s next insurance superintendent, but at least one commissioner had hoped that the names would have been...

New Mexico Commission Seeks New Insurance Superintendent

Sep 29 2006 // New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission has chosen a finalist to replace former Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna, but regulators won’t say who that person is.Following a closed meeting Tuesday, the PRC...

More than 2,200 Auto Claims Filed after Southern N.M. Storm

Sep 21 2006 // More than 2,200 automobile claims and 950 homeowner claims have been filed through insurance companies as a result of last week’s hailstorm in southern New Mexico, a trade association said.The Rocky Mountain...

Hail Damages Vehicles, Homes in Southern New Mexico

Sep 18 2006 // Hundreds of southern New Mexico residents have filed automobile damage claims after powerful storms dumped large hail and heavy rain in the area.Allstate offices in Las Cruces said 200 claims already have been filed, and...

NM Public Regulation Commission Provides Information For Flood Damage

Sep 14 2006 // The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, Consumer Relations Division, is assisting New Mexicans who have experienced rain or flood damage with information on insurance coverage, and filing flood, property and...

Census: New Mexicans Held onto Health Insurance in 2005

Aug 31 2006 // U.S. Census figures show the average percentage of New Mexicans without health insurance over the past three years has remained relatively unchanged, but state officials say the figures don’t take into account their...

New Mexico insurance official is formally fired

Aug 21 2006 // New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission has fired Deputy Insurance Superintendent Joe Ruiz, formalizing an action that was initiated last month.Ron Morgan, an Albuquerque attorney representing Ruiz, said the PRC...

Lawyer says New Mexico insurance official probably was fired

Aug 7 2006 // A lawyer for Deputy Insurance Superintendent Joe Ruiz said late last month he believes his client has been fired, hours after a Public Regulation Commission official issued a vague statement saying he had taken action...

New Mexico Insurance Official is Formally Fired

Aug 2 2006 // New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission fired Deputy Insurance Superintendent Joe Ruiz on Monday, formalizing an action that was initiated last week.Ron Morgan, an Albuquerque attorney representing Ruiz, said the...

Lawyer Says New Mexico Insurance Official Probably Was Fired

Jul 31 2006 // A lawyer for Deputy Insurance Superintendent Joe Ruiz said late Friday he believes his client has been fired, hours after a Public Regulation Commission official issued a vague statement saying he had taken action...

News Currents

Jul 24 2006 // New Mexico Insurance Deputy accused of soliciting fundsA New Mexico insurance deputy has been placed on leave amid allegations he solicited charitable donations from a company that faced fines from regulators. Dan...

New Mexico Insurance Deputy accused of soliciting funds

Jul 24 2006 // A New Mexico insurance deputy has been placed on leave amid allegations he solicited charitable donations from a company that faced fines from regulators.Dan Mayfield, chief of staff for the state Public Regulation...

New Mexico Insurance Deputy Accused of Soliciting Funds

Jul 14 2006 // A New Mexico insurance deputy has been placed on leave amid allegations he solicited charitable donations from a company that faced fines from regulators.Dan Mayfield, chief of staff for the state Public Regulation...

Court Documents Allege New Mexico’s Serna Ran ‘Pay to Play’ Operation

Jul 12 2006 // While much of the controversy surrounding former New Mexico Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna has centered on Con Alma, his conduct wasn’t limited to the health foundation he founded, court documents allege.Serna...

New Mexico Appeals Court Rejects Market-Value Loss Claim

Jun 15 2006 // A man who wrecked his new truck is not entitled to payment from his insurance company for the resulting loss of market value, the New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled.In the first ruling in New Mexico on the issue, the court...

New Mexico’s Serna Warned Against Dual Roles, Consumer Group Says

Jun 13 2006 // The former president of the Con Alma Health Foundation who also served as superintendent of the New Mexico Insurance Division was warned about a possible conflict of interest because of the dual roles, a consumer group...