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Instructions for Special Events Insurance

We do not accept verbal requests for Certificates of Insurance.  If you are requesting special event insurance and require a third party insurance, submit the following information below via email to gsd-rmdunderwriting@gsd.nm.gov:

  1. Name of State Agency, Department and Bureau
  2. Event or Items being covered
  3. Dates/times
  4. Location (street address)
  5. Certificate Holder/Loss Payee information
  6. Type of coverage

Mexico State Vehicle Travel Certificate of Insurance

If you are using a NM State vehicle and traveling to Mexico, you will need a separate certificate of insurance for each vehicle. Please use the following steps:

  1. Contact James Chavez to obtain a waiver for travel to Mexico (505) 660-5562
  2. Send a waiver and the following information to Risk Management Division at gsd-rmdunderwriting@gsd.nm.gov:
    • Vehicle make, model, year, and VIN number
    • Destination location, dates of travel, name of the department or bureau
    • Traveling contact person name
    • Phone and fax numbers coordinating the travel

Medical Verification (Malpractice Insurance)

Be advised that the Risk Management Division does not track individual physicians or their work locations. For requests regarding verification of malpractice and claim history, you would have to determine which RMD’s insured agency the medical professional was associated with. Below are the agencies you may contact to obtain the information you seek once you have located where they were employed.

University of NM Hospital (UNMH):You may send your requests directly to risksvcs@unm.edu. Unfortunately, their office does not provide malpractice coverage or cliam history verification. Visit their website to find out whom you should contact: https://risk.unm.edu/medical-credentialing.html.

NM Department of Health (NMDOH): Requests may be submitted to Adreien Jaramillo via email at adreien.jaramillo@doh.nm.gov or by phone at (505) 467-9447.

Miners’ Colfax Medical Center: Requests may be submitted to Lonnie Medina via email at lmedina@minersshop.com or by phone at (575) 445-7790.

State of New Mexico Medical Board: Requests may be submitted via email at nm.medicalboard@nmmb.nm.gov or by fax at (505) 476-7237. You may also phone (505) 476-7220 or toll free at (800) 945-5845.

For further questions contact Gloria Zuniga via email at gloria.zuniga@gsd.nm.gov or by phone at (505) 660-4445.

Additional or Third Party Insured

RMD does not have statutory authority to insure third parties.  We believe our authority is limited to insuring those public entities and employees who are eligible to participate in the risk pool and are participating