This Bulletin updates Bulletin No. 2026-003 by correcting the sentence “This Bulletin is issued as required by general OSI Bulletin 2026-003” to properly say, “This Bulletin is issued as required by general OSI Bulletin No. 2024-022.”

The OSI has been notified by ISO, a rating/advisory organization, about a recent Public Protection Classification (PPC) survey involving the fire service protection areas (FSPA) of Ruidoso. As a result, policyholders protected by Ruidoso FSPA are moving from class 2 rating to class 3 (with class 1 being the best possible rating).

ISO intends to make the change effective July 1, 2026.

Within ninety days of the date of this Bulletin, all residential property/casualty Insurers of customers in the Ruidoso FSPAs must provide written notice to its policyholders that includes this language, or language of similar meaning:

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NOTICES REGARDING UNFAVORABLE CHANGES TO PUBLIC PROTECTION CLASSIFICATIONS AS REQUIRED BY INSURANCE CODE §59A-18-33, NMSA 1978