New Mexico Insurance Code
New Mexico · Insurance Code · §§ 59A-1-1 to 59A-1-9 · 21 sections
Overview
This act establishes the general framework governing the business of insurance within a state, defining what constitutes insurance, who qualifies as an insurer, and what activities amount to transacting insurance business. It divides coverage into recognized classes — life, accident and health, property, marine and transportation, vehicle, general casualty, and surety, among others — and sets out the foundational rules of the insurance contract, including who has capacity to contract, the requirement of an insurable interest, and the consent and application procedures for personal insurance. It also imposes plain-language standards on policy forms, requiring insurers to meet measurable readability thresholds and certify compliance, alongside disclosure obligations and recordkeeping and reporting duties.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
In the courts
Sections of this act have been cited in 2 court decisions.
Most-cited authority: 642 F.3d 876 - Coll v. First American Title Insurance
Sections covered
- § 59A-1-1 NMSA 1978Short title
- § 59A-1-10 NMSA 1978"Person"; "individual"
- § 59A-1-11 NMSA 1978"State"
- § 59A-1-12 NMSA 1978Superintendent
- § 59A-1-13 NMSA 1978"Transacting insurance"
- § 59A-1-14 NMSA 1978Compliance required
- § 59A-1-15 NMSA 1978Application of the code as to particular types of insurers, organization or subjects2 cites
- § 59A-1-16 NMSA 1978Exempted from code
- § 59A-1-16.1 NMSA 1978Charitable gift annuities; exempt from regulation as insurance company
- § 59A-1-17 NMSA 1978Particular provisions prevail
- § 59A-1-18 NMSA 1978General penalty
- § 59A-1-2 NMSA 1978Definitions
- § 59A-1-3 NMSA 1978"Insurance Code"
- § 59A-1-4 NMSA 1978Repealed
- § 59A-1-5 NMSA 1978"Insurance"
- § 59A-1-6 NMSA 1978Repealed
- § 59A-1-7 NMSA 1978Insurance department
- § 59A-1-8 NMSA 1978"Insurer"; "authorized insurer"
- § 59A-1-8.1 NMSA 1978Multiple employer welfare arrangement
- § 59A-1-8.2 NMSA 1978Deliver or delivery; definition
- § 59A-1-9 NMSA 1978"New Mexico"
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