Latest New Mexico Headlines
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New Mexico – Morris “Mo” Chavez
Feb 11 2007 // After replacing two insurance superintendents in less than a year over allegations of questionable activities, New Mexico’s Insurance Department seems to sorely need some ethics training. The latest appointed...
New Mexico Auditor Proposes to Conduct More Fraud Investigations
Jan 18 2007 // New Mexico Auditor Hector Balderas wants to send a message to the public and would-be whistleblowers in state and local government: alert his office to potential fraud, corruption or mismanagement. Balderas, a lawyer and...
New Mexico Insurance Division Offers Auto Premium Comparision Guide
Jan 9 2007 // New Mexico drivers now can compare personal auto insurance rates on the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission’s Web site: www.nmprc.state.nm.us. The guide to compare premiums can be accessed by clicking on the...
New Mexico workers compensation rates are cut an average of 4.2 percent
Nov 6 2006 // Rates are being cut for New Mexico workers’ compensation insurance premiums. The state Insurance Department has approved overall workers’ compensation rate reductions of 4.2 percent for the voluntary market and...
New Mexico workers compensation rates are cut an average of 4.2 percent
Nov 5 2006 // Rates are being cut for New Mexico workers’ compensation insurance premiums. The state Insurance Department has approved overall workers’ compensation rate reductions of 4.2 percent for the voluntary market and...
N.M. Fraud Bureau Hosts National Fraud Directors Conference
Oct 30 2006 // The New Mexico Insurance Fraud Bureau, a bureau of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Insurance Division, is hosting the 2006 National Insurance Fraud Directors Conference in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 30- Nov....
Declarations
Oct 23 2006 // Back on track “With these new appointments, the Commission is committed to a new focus for the Division of Insurance, making New Mexico a more friendly place to do insurance business, while making the industry...
New Mexico appoints superintendent, creates market conduct
Oct 23 2006 // The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has given unanimous consent to the appointment of Morris Chavez as the superintendent of insurance. He replaces former Superintendent Eric Serna, who retired in May amidst...
Sunday liquor sales mean more Sunday crashes, study indicates
Oct 23 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...
New Mexico Workers Compensation Insurance Rates are Cut
Oct 18 2006 // Rates are being cut for New Mexico workers’ compensation insurance premiums. The state Insurance Department has approved overall rate reductions of 4.2 percent for the voluntary market and 1.3 percent for the...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
