Latest New Mexico Headlines
All the headlines from our New Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Study: Workers’ Comp Claim Duration Increases as Benefits Go Up
Dec 2 2009 // A new study of the workers’ compensation benefits in Oregon and New Mexico has found that as the benefits have increased, so have claims durations. The National Council on Compensation Insurance used a...
New Mexico Wildfire Danger is High
Dec 1 2009 // State Forester Butch Blazer is cautioning New Mexicans about fire danger in parts of the state because of mild conditions and less-than-abundant moisture. Fine grassy fuels and brush in southern and southeastern New Mexico...
New Mexico Drivers Warned About Winter
Nov 30 2009 // The New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is urging New Mexico drivers to be prepared for winter conditions by putting together an emergency kit. Department Secretary John Wheeler says kits...
New Mexico Counties Get Disaster Aid
Nov 5 2009 // Four eastern New Mexico counties have been declared eligible for disaster assistance due to their proximity to Texas counties that are disaster areas due to drought and other problems. Farmers and ranchers in Lea, Curry,...
New Mexico Drops Workers’ Compensation Rate
Oct 21 2009 // The New Mexico Department of Insurance has approved rate reductions in workers’ compensation premiums for the fourth year in a row. Workers’ Compensation Administration director Glenn Smith says such rate...
New Mexico Farm Workers Sue for Coverage
Sep 28 2009 // New Mexico dairy worker Joe Griego says the worst part of being attacked by a bull at work has been finding out his injuries aren’t covered by state workers’ compensation benefits. So Griego and others are...
New Mexico Throws Out Baseball Immunity Rule
Sep 7 2009 // A fan struck by a baseball at a minor league ballpark is not barred from suing over the injury, a New Mexico court has ruled. The New Mexico Court of Appeals declined to adopt the so-called “baseball rule”...
Farm Workers Sue New Mexico for Workers’ Compensation Coverage
Aug 27 2009 // Two organizations that provide services to farm workers and two injured farm workers want the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration to stop excluding farm and ranch workers from coverage. HELP-New Mexico,...
New Mexico Governor Wants First-Time Drunk Drivers Jailed, Fined
Aug 12 2009 // New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson wants to put first-time drunken driving offenders behind bars for three days and fine them $2,500. Richardson also said that measures to be introduced during the next legislative session in...
Towing and Trucking Permits Being Revoked in New Mexico
Jul 8 2009 // The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) said it has revoked the operating authorities of nearly 85 trucking, towing and other transportation companies in the state for failing to file appropriate documents with...
2009 Fire Season Outlook Identifies Few Areas of Concern
May 18 2009 // Forecasts Normal to Below Normal Potential Across Most of the West Northern California, where nearly a million acres burned last summer, is poised to possibly be another hotspot for wildfire activity in 2009, according to...
New Mexico Defeats Unfair Trade Practices, Dangerous Dog Bills
Mar 30 2009 // New Mexico’s Legislature has defeated two insurance-related bills that an insurance association would have increased costs for consumers. House Bill 157, “Unfair Trade Practice Private Right of Action,”...
New Mexico House Rejects Mandate on Owners of Dangerous Dogs
Mar 16 2009 // The New Mexico House rejected a proposal that would have required owners of dangerous dogs to obtain liability insurance to cover damages or injuries caused by the animals. The legislation, HB667, would have updated a law...
Kentucky Considers Forcing Drunk Drivers to Install Ignition Devices
Feb 24 2009 // People caught driving drunk in Kentucky just once could be forced to install breath-alcohol monitoring devices in their cars, as the state’s lawmakers consider joining other states, including Alaska, in toughening...
New Mexico Bill Lets Courts Combine Fraud Losses
Feb 20 2009 // The New Mexico Senate passed a bill that would increase insurance fraud penalties by empowering courts to combine the insurance money stolen by multiple schemes into one larger dollar amount that triggers longer sentences...
New Mexico Family Sues Over Death of Man Hit by Train
Feb 19 2009 // The family of a Denver man hit by a train near Las Vegas, N.M., has sued, contending his line of sight was blocked and he could not see an approaching Amtrak train. Fred Stark, who had come to Las Vegas for the wedding of...
New Mexico Aims to Limit Liability from Space Flights
Feb 11 2009 // The New Mexico Legislature is hoping to limit lawsuits stemming from southern New Mexico’s Spaceport America. Senate Bill 37, the “Space Flight Liability and Immunity Act” sponsored by Sen. Clinton...
Acuity to Add New Mexico Coverage for Independent Agents
Jan 27 2009 // Acuity of Sheboygan, Wis., announced it will begin writing business in New Mexico. The expansion into the New Mexico marketplace is planned for mid-2009. Acuity is a property and casualty insurer that operates in 18...
New Mexico Legislature Weighs Insurance Fraud Bills
Jan 23 2009 // The New Mexico Legislature is evaluating two insurance fraud bills this session. Both SB 117 and SB 118 were introduced by Republican Sen. Carroll H. Leavell. SB 117 would allow courts to aggregate six months of faluse...
Brown & Brown Acquires New Mexico’s Charter Insurance
Dec 18 2008 // Brown & Brown Inc. announced the asset acquisition of Charter Insurance Services, Inc. in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Charter Insurance Services, Inc., with annualized revenues of approximately $1.1 million, focuses on...
