N.M. Stat. § 59A-12A-4
Written agreement necessary.
A. No administrator shall act as such without a written agreement between the
administrator and the insurer, and the written agreement shall be retained as part of the
official records of both the insurer and the administrator for the duration of the
agreement and five years thereafter. The written agreement shall contain provisions
which include the requirements of Chapter 59A, Article 12A NMSA 1978, except insofar
as those requirements do not apply to the functions performed by the administrator.
B. When a policy is issued to a trustee or trustees, a copy of the trust agreement
and any amendments thereto shall be furnished to the insurer by the administrator and
shall be retained as part of the official records of both the insurer and the administrator
for the duration of the policy and five years thereafter.