Latest New Mexico Headlines

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Jun 5 2006 // New Mexico superintendent announces retirement, under investigationEmbattled New Mexico Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna has agreed to retire as part of a settlement approved by the state’s Public Regulation...

Retired New Mexico Superintendent Approved Felon’s Work

May 30 2006 // New Mexico’s Insurance Division under retiring Superintendent Eric Serna granted a waiver that allowed a Dallas businessman convicted of a felony in a Louisiana insurance fraud case to do insurance business in New...

High Winds Fail to Blow Up New Mexico Desert Wildfires

May 25 2006 // A desert wildfire that has burned about 8,000 acres of New Mexico grass and brush remains uncontained Tuesday, but firefighters were pleased that high winds that fanned the blaze Monday did not blow the fire out of...

TITLE INSURANCE LAWSUIT NAMES NEW MEXICO INSURANCE SUPERINTENDENT SERNA

May 22 2006 // New Mexico’s suspended Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna, under investigation over a bank contract, is named in a lawsuit that alleges title insurance firms sought to persuade him to raise rates by donating to a...

Wage Audit of New Mexico Republican Party Finds No Discrepancies

May 15 2006 // A New Mexico Department of Labor audit of the state Republican Party’s payroll records found no discrepancies in wages reported by the party.The GOP also complied with reporting requirements under laws covering...

Title Insurance Lawsuit Names New Mexico Insurance Superintendent

May 4 2006 // New Mexico’s suspended Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna, under investigation over a bank contract, is named in a lawsuit that alleges title insurance firms sought to persuade him to raise rates by donating to a...

Closer Look: Insurance Associations

Apr 17 2006 // Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part I of this article appeared in the April 3, 2006, western region publication beginning on page 47.As people migrate to the...

New Mexico Insurance Chief’s Leave Extended to Continue Investigation

Apr 13 2006 // The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission extended for another 30 days the administrative leave of state Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna, who said he is “absolutely certain” he has done nothing wrong.The...

Public Regulation Commission Suspends New Mexico’s Superintendent

Apr 10 2006 // State Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna was suspended by the Public Regulation Commission on the recommendation of the attorney general, who is investigating his office.Attorney General Patricia Madrid said an...

Experts Predict Intense Fire Activity in Arizona and New Mexico

Apr 10 2006 // Fire and snowpack experts are predicting an intense fire season in May and June, with stream flows below average.According to a report released by the Southwest Coordination Center, the potential for large, intense fires...

WHO TO CALL?

Apr 3 2006 // Multi-State Agencies IBA West (Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington). Web site: www.iba west.com PIA West (Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington). Phone: (888)...

New Mexico Superintendent Serna To Resign from Nonprofit Board

Mar 23 2006 // Eric Serna, under fire for his dual roles as New Mexico’s insurance superintendent and president of the board of a nonprofit health foundation, said he has decided to resign from the board.Earlier on Tuesday, Public...

New Mexico legislators adjourn with few insurance bills

Mar 6 2006 // New Mexico’s 30-day legislative session, which ended recently, was predominantly focused on budget-related legislation. But a few insurance related bills were introduced, said the National Association of Mutual...

New Mexico considering commercial lines file and use system

Feb 20 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) and the insurance industry are working with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission to finalize and implement proposed rate regulations that would convert...

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Feb 19 2006 // New Mexico considering commercial lines file and use systemThe National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) and the insurance industry are working with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission to finalize...

New Mexico set to better protect credit

Feb 6 2006 // New Mexico’s Personal Insurance Credit Information Act (PICIA) took effect Jan. 1. According to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association, PICIA requires insurance companies to limit the use of credit...

New Mexico Considering Commercial Lines File and Use System

Feb 2 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) and the insurance industry are working with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission to finalize and implement proposed rate regulations that would convert...

New Mexico’s Personal Insurance Credit Information Act Takes Effect

Jan 27 2006 // New Mexico Personal Insurance Credit Information Act (PICIA) took effect January 1, to help protect consumers’ and insurers’ use of credit. According to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association,...

Suspected Arson Fire Contained in Small Northeastern Okla. Town

Jan 5 2006 // Firefighters contained a grass fire that destroyed an abandoned schoolhouse and a home in Shamrock, a small northeastern Oklahoma town, while officials in Texas and New Mexico also worked to keep fires under control amid...

FEMA Authorizes Millions to Assist Texas, Okla., N.M. Fight Fires

Jan 3 2006 // The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) this week authorized the use of federal funds from the Nation’s Disaster Relief Fund to help Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico...