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People & Places

Jan 2 2006 // Crump Insurance Services of Texas Inc. appointed three new members to the Dallas property/casualty brokerage team: Brent Jenkins, Stephanie Murillo and Matt Sheehan. Additionally, Elizabeth Wafer has joined the P/C team at...

People

Jan 1 2006 // Crump Insurance Services of Texas Inc. appointed three new members to the Dallas property/casualty brokerage team: Brent Jenkins, Stephanie Murillo and Matt Sheehan. Additionally, Elizabeth Wafer has joined the P/C team at...

New Mexico Capitol Building Evacuated After Pipe Break

Dec 12 2005 // New Mexico’s Capitol will remain closed this weekend because of a broken pipe that sent water dripping from the top floor to the basement.There was no immediate estimate of the damage, which Legislative Council...

National Assoc. of Insurance Commissioners Elects Officers

Dec 8 2005 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners elected regulators from Maine, Alabama, Kansas and New Mexico as the organization’s 2006 officers during the Association’s Winter National...

New Mexico Man Guilty in Crash that Killed Navajo Man

Nov 14 2005 // A former insurance claims adjuster has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter for a crash that killed a Navajo man south of Farmington, N.M., last November.Gregory LaDue’s attorney claimed the crash that killed...

Prime to Write N.M. Surplus Lines

Oct 12 2005 // The Prime Insurance Syndicate Inc. has received approval to write surplus lines insurance business in the state of New Mexico effective as of Oct. 6. Prime, which offers solutions for hard-to-place risks, will offer lines...

New Mexico, Washington State Associations Honored with L.P. McCord Education Award

Sep 15 2005 // Independent Insurance Agents in New Mexico and Washington state were recognized for their outstanding commitment to education as the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America presented the three state...

Sherman Joins Burns & Wilcox, New Mexico as an Underwriter

Sep 9 2005 // Burns & Wilcox, the nation’s largest independently-owned specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agent, appointed Sandy Sherman as an underwriter for the company’s New Mexico...

Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Acts and Their Impact on Insurance Coverage: A Comparative Analysis

Aug 22 2005 // In the oilfield, operators typically enter into Master Service Agreements with various contractors who supply services and materials needed in connection with the many and varied oilfield operations. The Master Service...

Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Acts and Their Impact on Insurance Coverage

Aug 22 2005 // In the oilfield, operators typically enter into Master Service Agreements with various contractors who supply services and materials needed in connection with the many and varied oilfield operations. The MSAs usually...

Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Acts and Their Impact on Insurance Coverage: A Comparative Analysis

Aug 22 2005 // In the oilfield, operators typically enter into Master Service Agreements with various contractors who supply services and materials needed in connection with the many and varied oilfield operations. The Master Service...

Burns & Wilcox Adds New Mexico office

Aug 18 2005 // Burns & Wilcox, the nation’s largest independently-owned specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agency, has opened a new service center in Albuquerque, N.M. Announced by Burns &...

Jury Awards New Mexico Woman $1.3M for Sex-harassment Claim

Jul 28 2005 // A jury has awarded $1.3 million to a New Mexico woman who claimed she was sexually harassed by a supervisor at an Allstate office in Albuquerque.Lisa Mann, a lawyer representing the insurance giant, said she disagreed with...

NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR SIGNS CREDIT LEGISLATION:

Apr 18 2005 // New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) signed into law SB 560, the Personal Insurance Credit Information Act, according to the American Insurance Association. The bill was passed by the legislature on March 19. SB 560 will...

New Mexico Governor Signs Credit Legislation

Apr 8 2005 // The American Insurance Association commended New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) for signing into law this week SB 560, the Personal Insurance Credit Information Act. The bill was passed by the legislature on March...

AIA Urges New Mexico Governor to Sign Credit Bill

Mar 25 2005 // The American Insurance Association said on March 24 that it is strongly urging New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) to sign S.B. 560, the Personal Insurance Credit Information Act, which was passed by the legislature on...

N.M., Idaho Customers to Share in $40 Million State Farm Settlement

Jan 12 2005 // Some New Mexico consumers will share in a $40 million settlement between states and State Farm Mutual Insurance Company.State Farm failed to properly title some vehicles for salvage, Attorney General Patricia Madrid said....

Health Care Service May Add Okla.’s Largest Insurer

Dec 17 2004 // Health Care Service Corp. is considering adding Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma to its network of insurance providers in Illinois, Texas and New Mexico, according to the Associated Press and the Tulsa World.The...

Long-Term Health Care Costs Loom Large for Governors

Sep 6 2004 // Soaring health care costs, coupled with the looming retirement of a record 77 million Americans starting in 2011, are casting a shadow of concern over states that worry their public health care systems can’t shoulder...

New Mexico’s Med-Mal Rates Up 9.8 Percent

Aug 16 2004 // The high cost of medical care just got higher.R. Kevin Clinton, president of American Physicians Capital Inc., told leaders of the New Mexico Medical Society that medical malpractice insurance premiums have increased an...