All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 28 2009 // Scientists say a group of previously unknown faults was behind an odd swarm of earthquakes last year off the Oregon Coast. But just what set them off remains unknown. Oregon State University marine geologist Robert Dziak...
Oct 26 2009 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has issued a cease-and-desist order against insurance agent Robert Warren Spruill for violating the Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act and the Oregon...
Oct 15 2009 // Rains have brought some moisture, and relief, and the fire season is over in Oregon’s Jackson and Josephine counties. Brian Ballou, spokesman for the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District,...
Oct 7 2009 // Liberty Northwest, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, today announced the appointment of Ms. Margie Cooper to vice president, Claims. She succeeds Mr. Gary Kentner, who is retiring, according to a company...
Oct 5 2009 // The cost of filing a lawsuit in Oregon went up this week.The state Legislature passed the new fees last session to help avoid deeper cuts to the justice system. The increases that took effect Thursday vary. Lawsuits that...
Oct 5 2009 // A federal appeals court has asked the Oregon Supreme Court to rule on whether the state must approve any settlement of punitive damages awarded by a jury.Under current law, Oregon gets 60 percent of those punitive damages...
Sep 28 2009 // Should an earthquake generate a tsunami on the Oregon coast, there might be only 20 minutes to get to high ground.But regional leaders, engineers and scientists plan to gather next week in Cannon Beach and Portland to talk...
Sep 24 2009 // The Oregon Insurance Division is asking dentists and oral surgeons to contact the division if they purchased business owners’ insurance through Brenda L. MacLaren-Beattie, a Washington-based agent who allegedly sold...
Sep 17 2009 // Oregon officials have filed proposed rules to better protect Oregon seniors and other investors from misleading sales tactics.The rules prohibit those who sell financial and insurance products from marketing themselves by...
Sep 11 2009 // Liberty Northwest, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, announced strong return results for its Liberty Northwest/Oregon Restaurant Association (LNW/ORA) workers’ compensation insurance program. The...
Sep 7 2009 // Weight-loss surgery can be covered in Oregon by workers’ compensation provided it is needed to treat a job-related injury. The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that SAIF Corp., the state chartered agency, must pay for...
Aug 28 2009 // Weight-loss surgery can be covered by state workers’ compensation insurance, provided it is needed to treat a job-related injury, according to an Oregon court.The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday that SAIF Corp.,...
Aug 24 2009 // The trial began this week in Oregon in a civil complaint that accuses trucking giant C.R. England Inc. of gross negligence.The suit, which will be heard in Portland’s federal courthouse, is being brought by Andrea...
Aug 17 2009 // Insurance companies have begun telling some policyholders in Eastern Oregon to protect their buildings against wildfires, say industry and government officials.One Oregon Department of Forestry official said he’s...
Aug 10 2009 // Oregon consumers who total their vehicle will have more information and more leverage as they negotiate their vehicle’s value with insurers, beginning Jan. 1, 2010, according to the state Department of Consumer and...
Aug 6 2009 // The Audubon Society of Portland has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency for failing to ensure that its remapping of flood zones for the National Flood Insurance Program does not jeopardize...
Aug 4 2009 // The Department of Homeland Security has provided money to help south coast Oregon counties develop a plan for putting their communities back together following an earthquake or tsunami. Josh Bruce, projects coordinator...
Aug 3 2009 // Teresa Miller was appointed administrator of Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services Insurance Division. Miller joined the Insurance Division in July 2008 and has been serving as acting administrator...
Jul 27 2009 // Griffin Underwriting Services of Bellevue, Wash., has added John Houston as a property/causalty underwriter in the company’s Portland, Ore., office. In this position, Houston will be responsible for underwriting and...
Jul 13 2009 // Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Foremost Insurance Group has expanded its dwelling fire program in Oregon, introducing new policies and endorsements for the needs of landlord, owner-occupied or vacant properties.Typically known...