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Insurance Bad Faith · New Mexico

Filing a Complaint With the New Mexico OSI

New Mexico's Office of Superintendent of Insurance handles complaints, and here the regulator's remit and your private rights overlap in a way they do not in California or Arizona.

What the OSI does

It receives complaints about insurers and enforces New Mexico's insurance code, including the trade-practices provisions.

The difference from CA and AZ

In those states the unfair-practices statute is regulatory only. In New Mexico you can also sue on it — so the conduct you describe in a complaint may be the same conduct that supports a statutory claim for damages.

Do both, carefully

Filing a complaint creates a record and may prompt a response. Because the same conduct can support a private claim here, it is worth having the framing reviewed before submitting a detailed account.

Common questions

Should I file with the OSI or sue?

They are not alternatives in New Mexico. A complaint creates a record; the statute also gives you a private right of action for damages.

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General information about New Mexico law, not legal advice. Every policy and every claim is different.