New Mexico

• Surplus Carriers Now Offering Wrap-Up Cover to Contractors for Small Jobs

  By Dave Lenckus  |  July 9, 2012

  Insurers are rewarding general contractors with a history of running effective wrap-up programs, but are hiking others’ rates.

• Wildfire of 'Epic Proportions' in Colorado Forces 32,000 from Their Homes

  By Keith Coffman, Reuters  |  June 27, 2012

  A wildfire raging near some of Colorado's most popular tourist sites grew suddenly more ferocious on Tuesday, forcing 32,000 people from their homes, prompting evacuations from the U.S. Air Force Academy and swallowing numerous houses at the edge of Colorado Springs.

• Colorado Is Burning

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 26, 2012

  On June 9, lightning ignited what has become the most destructive blaze in Colorado’s history.

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  Another Big Burn? Wildfire Disaster Claims in 2012

  By Jeff Berino  |  June 25, 2012

  The 2012 wildfire season began early, and with great force. Here, a Colo. deputy fire chief advises on the advantages of a team approach to handling wildfire claims and potential subrogation.

• Rocky Mountain Wildfires Keep Insurers from Assessing Claims

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com, Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 20, 2012

  Two major wildfires continue to burn in Colorado and New Mexico weeks after lightening ignited the infernos, and the active blazes have prevented insurers from assessing the extent of homeowner losses.

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  Climate Change Will Boost Number of U.S. West's Wildfires

  By Deborah Zabarenko, Reuters  |  June 12, 2012

  Climate change will make wildfires in the U.S. West, like those now raging in parts of Colorado and New Mexico, more frequent over the next 30 years, researchers reported on Tuesday.

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  Massive Wildfires Burn in Colorado and New Mexico

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 12, 2012

  An estimated 600 firefighters struggle to contain the fires that have already claimed one victim and thousands of acres of land. Aerial reinforcements urged as Colo. fire approaches Fort Collins.

• Western U.S. Wildfires Rage, Forcing Evacuations

  By Keith Coffman, Reuters, Dennis J. Carroll, Reuters  |  June 11, 2012

  Raging wildfires forced hundreds of residents to flee homes in Colorado and New Mexico on Sunday as high winds and high temperatures fanned the flames, authorities said.

• U.S. Storms, Italy Quakes Highlight May Catastrophes

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 8, 2012

  Two sets of storms in the U.S. and an earthquake and aftershocks in northern Italy top the list of catastrophes around the globe in May, notes a report by Aon Benfield.

• IQ: Survey: Home Insurance Premiums Cost $128 More

  By Industry IQ  |  June 1, 2012

  P&C insurers steeply raised homeowners’ insurance premiums in 2011, according to the HomeInsurance.com RateReport.

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  IIABA to Launch Diversity Education Webinar

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 1, 2012

  Independent agents seeking new property and casualty markets are leaving money on the table if they don’t aim to attract America’s growing minority populations, says the head of an agent’s diversity task force.

• USI Acquisition of BBVA Compass Assets Worth $27M

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 20, 2012

  USI Insurance Services says it has acquired certain assets of BBVA Compass Insurance Agency Inc. that generates close to $27 million in revenue.

• 16 State Insurance Commissions Fail Integrity Evaluation

  By Mark E. Ruquet  |  April 5, 2012

  Sixteen state insurance agencies failed a national evaluation by the State Integrity Investigation, a private research project sponsored by the Center for Public Integrity, Global Integrity and Public Radio International.

• Crews Focus on Containment Lines Around Colorado Fire

  By Associated Press  |  March 28, 2012

  Bolstered by reinforcements, fire crews were focusing Wednesday on building containment lines around the 7-square-mile wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in the mountains southwest of Denver and may have claimed two lives.

• Wildfire Risk at the Granular Level

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 29, 2012

  Why Pitney Bowes' recently launched national wildfire risk software makes sense, tackles growing issues.

• AJG & HUB Announce Acquisitions

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 10, 2012

  Insurance brokers Arthur J. Gallagher and Hub International Ltd. recently announced a total of four acquisitions in the Midwest and Western United States.