Latest New Mexico Headlines
All the headlines from our New Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
News Currents
Feb 19 2006 // New Mexico considering commercial lines file and use system The 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...
People & Places
Jan 2 2006 // Brent Jenkins 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...
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...
