All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 30 2011 // The Department of Consumer and Business Services announced the pure premium rate for workers’ compensation will increase 1.9 percent starting in 2012, the first rate hike in Oregon in more than 20 years. The decision...
Sep 23 2011 // McLarens Young International has acquired Washington Oregon Claim Service, a middle market claims adjusting firm in the Pacific Northwest.The acquisition is Atlanta-based MYI’s first step into the U.S. middle market,...
Sep 19 2011 // A Washington state couple has settled a lawsuit against Josephine County for $1.2 million after they were injured in a fall from a suspension bridge at a bed and breakfast made up of tree houses.The federal court suit was...
Sep 5 2011 // Insurance binders are contracts of temporary insurance pending the issuance of a formal policy or proper rejection of the application by the insurer. The binder serves only as a temporary or interim policy until a formal...
Aug 30 2011 // Weather conditions improved for firefighters trying to contain a 45,000-acre grass fire in central Oregon, after red flag warnings expired.A dispatcher at the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center in Prineville said...
Aug 29 2011 // When the next devastating earthquake strikes off the Northwest coast, it is expected to send a tsunami so fast that it could leave coastal communities with perhaps 20 minutes to escape the surge of water.For small towns...
Aug 17 2011 // A Cargill Inc. unit is being sued by an Oregon family who said their young daughter was hospitalized after eating Salmonella-contaminated turkey, the subject of one of the largest U.S. meat recalls ever.The lawsuit is one...
Aug 16 2011 // A team of 12 U.S. service members who were severely injured in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan will compete in Oregon’s iconic 2011 Hood to Coast Relay race. “Team Warfighter Sports” is the only...
Aug 15 2011 // Oregon’s workers’ compensation insurers are begging the state’s medical marijuana outlets to cut them some slack on price, and warning that they may need federal assistance.“I never thought I would...
Aug 1 2011 // MILTON-FREEWATER, Ore. _ The levee system along the Walla Walla River is badly in need of repair in one Eastern Oregon town, costing homeowners a flood insurance premium until the system is fixed.The U.S. Army Corps of...
Aug 1 2011 // Independent insurance agents are raising concerns over a General Motors promotion that offers car buyers in the Pacific Northwest a year of free liability and damage insurance from MetLife Auto & Home.Hoping to put...
Jul 26 2011 // The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society Oregon Chapter in partnership with SAIF Corporation is hosting a Four Hour Continuing Class on United States Long Shore and Harbor Workers Compensation, on July 27,...
Jul 18 2011 // The family of a firefighter who committed suicide after being asked to resign has sued the city of Salem and alleged the city should have been more responsive to his mental health issues.The Salem Statesman Journal...
Jul 12 2011 // Independent insurance agents are raising concerns over a General Motors promotion that offers car buyers in the Pacific Northwest a year of free liability and damage insurance from MetLife Auto & Home.Hoping to put...
Jul 11 2011 // The National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) has appointed Oregon Insurance Administrator Teresa D. Miller as a National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) representative on the NIPR board of...
Jul 7 2011 // Drivers in Oregon and Washington who buy a new 2010, 2011 or 2012 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC or Cadillac vehicle between July 6 and September 6 will receive a one-year insurance policy from MetLife Auto & Home at no...
Jul 1 2011 // There were 76 Workers’ Compensation Board decisions appeals to the Oregon Court of Appeals in 2010 — one more than in 2009 — according to the state Department of Consumer and Business Services.The rate at...
Jun 13 2011 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced a disaster relief grant of nearly $1.2 million to Oregon’s Curry County to help repair and replace public infrastructure damaged by the tsunami waves from the...
Jun 9 2011 // PEMCO Insurance today announced it is offering home and automobile insurance coverage in Oregon.The Northwest company said it initially will focus its marketing efforts on the greater Portland area, but other Oregon...
Jun 9 2011 // When Paul McClain had his driver’s license suspended for driving a car without insurance, the 41-year-old Springfield, Ore., resident started riding an electric bicycle instead.But authorities say he can’t do...