All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 10 2009 // Teresa Miller has been 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...
Jul 6 2009 // The Oregon Legislature adjourned the 2009 legislative session ended with a mixed bag of results on insurance issues, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA).“A number of costly and unnecessary bills...
Jul 6 2009 // Going river rafting in Oregon? Bring a life jacket. It’s now the law. To reduce drowning risks, Oregon authorities are reminding people that life jackets are required aboard river rafts, just as the safety device is...
Jun 30 2009 // The Liberty Northwest Board of Directors recently declared the ninth consecutive dividend earned for restaurants participating in the Oregon Restaurant Association (ORA) Safety Group Dividend Property & Liability...
Jun 15 2009 // Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services has published a report examining trends in medical costs during 2000-2007. According to the report, for the period studied, total workers’ compensation...
Jun 10 2009 // Liberty Mutual Group’s Agency Markets business unit announced that one of its member companies, Liberty Northwest, has sold the renewal rights for most of its direct-sold workers’ compensation policies written...
Jun 5 2009 // Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services has published a report examining trends in medical costs during 2000-2007.According to the report, for the period studied, total workers’ compensation costs...
Jun 1 2009 // The Oregon Insurance Division is warning the insurance industry to be careful about arbitration clauses.According to a recently posted bulletin, “It has recently come to [OID’s] attention that policy forms,...
May 29 2009 // A bill intended to reduce the amount of bullying in Oregon schools is headed to Gov. Ted Kulongoski for his signature. The Oregon Senate followed the House’s lead in approving a bill that requires school districts to...
May 28 2009 // The Oregon Senate has approved a bill that would give Oregonians harmed by defective products more time to take legal action.Currently, Oregon residents must sue within eight years of when the product was originally...
Apr 29 2009 // Physicians and surgeons in Oregon have seen a decline in medical professional liability insurance rates the past several years, according to a Department of Consumer and Business Services analysis of recent rate...
Apr 21 2009 // The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that private contractors working for public agencies can be sued separately for liability claims.In a unanimous decision, the court said a private company that contracts to perform...
Apr 20 2009 // Thoits Insurance of San Jose, Calif., promoted Paul Saich to CEO. Saich replaces Don Way, who had been with Thoits for 44 years, and will remain as chairman of the board. Saich joined Thoits Insurance in 1996 and most...
Apr 16 2009 // Once, stable owner Terry Swigart recalls, people could ride horses through the surf along Oregon’s beaches with few restraints — “a free-spirit-type thing.'”These days, though, the practice of...
Apr 16 2009 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has released the Quarterly Fatality Report for the first quarter of 2009. DCBS has received notification of nine compensable fatalities accepted for workers’...
Apr 13 2009 // Federal officials say more of North Bend, Ore., is at risk of flooding than previously thought, meaning more property owners may have to buy flood insurance or pay more if they already have it.The Oregon Department of...
Apr 9 2009 // Oregon lawmakers have approved an increase the amounts recoverable in tort actions against public bodies in cases of medical malpractice and other negligence by public employees. Senate Bill 311 now awaits Gov. Ted...
Apr 3 2009 // The five-member board of the Oregon-owned worker compensation insurance company has delayed a decision on a raise to its chief, Brenda Rocklin. The Oregonian reported that she will receive a $290,000 base salary to manage...
Mar 25 2009 // Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services, Workers’ Compensation Division, has proposed changes to the state’s medical fee schedules, which overall would increase payments to medical service...
Mar 24 2009 // Like most businesses and organizations in Oregon, the Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) announced it is being impacted by the economic recession. Because DCBS programs are funded by fees and assessments...