New Mexico Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna was put on administrative leave late last week at the recommendation of the state attorney general, who is investigating his office, officials said.
Deputy Superintendent Tom Rushton will take over the duties on an interim basis, said a spokeswoman for Daniel Mayfield, chief of staff of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. The PRC put Mr. Cerna on administrative leave at the request of New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid.
In a letter to the PRC, Ms. Madrid said it has become clear "that there is an inadequate controls environment within the Insurance Division that has persisted for some time."
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