All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 9 2008 // The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that parts of the Oregon Torts Claims Act that limits liability claims against governments violates the Remedy Clause of the Oregon Constitution, creating the potential for liability...
Jan 8 2008 // A second man from Springfield, Ore., has filed a lawsuit in Nebraska alleging that the Omaha Archdiocese ignored reports that one of its priests was having improper contact with children.The lawsuit was filed this week in...
Jan 4 2008 // Oregon’s Department of Transportation Services (DMV) is alerting insurance producers that write towing companies of a new requirement for towers to maintain proof of insurance with the DMV.In 2007, the state...
Dec 28 2007 // Portland Police Bureau Fraud Detectives and investigators from the State of Oregon Insurance Division of the Department of Consumer & Business Services have executed a search warrant at Trautman Perrin & Hale...
Dec 18 2007 // The Pacific storm that toppled trees and cut off power for days along the northern Oregon coast earlier this month left serious damage in the three counties that bore its brunt but may only dent the statewide...
Dec 13 2007 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has issued an emergency order to protect Oregonians from losing insurance coverage because of recent winter storms.“I want to make sure in this time of recovery...
Dec 12 2007 // In storm-ravaged parts of the Northwest, home and business owners are beginning to file insurance claims — a process that could be complicated by whether severe winds or floods did the damage.Insurers say...
Dec 2 2007 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has named Scott Kipper administrator of its Insurance Division, DCBS Director Cory Streisinger announced. Kipper replaces Joel Ario, who left in July to become...
Nov 4 2007 // The motorcycle fatality rate in Oregon is climbing along with the size of bikes’ engines and the age of riders.The number of riders who are killed, as measured by deaths per 10,000 registered motorcycles and per...
Oct 27 2007 // Arthur J. Gallagher, BISArthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired BIS Insurance Services Inc. of Sacramento, Calif. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1979, BIS Insurance Services is an employee benefits...
Oct 26 2007 // The motorcycle fatality rate in Oregon is climbing along with the size of bikes’ engines and the age of riders.The number of riders who are killed, as measured by deaths per 10,000 registered motorcycles and per...
Oct 26 2007 // ACE Group Holdings has agreed to pay $4.5 million to end a bid-rigging and price-fixing case, according to state officials. The monies will be divided among eight states and the District of Columbia.Florida’s Chief...
Oct 15 2007 // Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services announced that it has revoked the license of producer Derek J. Reynolds. Reynolds was licensed in Oregon as a resident individual insurance producer from Sept. 5,...
Oct 10 2007 // Washington Casualty Company (WCC), a medical professional liability firm, recently announced that it has earned the reinstatement of its license to underwrite insurance in Oregon.The announcement coincides with the...
Oct 8 2007 // Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services has announced it is decreasing the workers’ compensation pure premium rate in 2008 by 2.3 percent. Meanwhile, the workers’ comp premium assessment,...
Oct 5 2007 // Medical professional liability insurer Washington Casualty Co. announced that it has earned the reinstatement of its license to underwrite insurance in Oregon, as determined by the Oregon Department of Insurance.The...
Sep 25 2007 // A giant tsunami struck Seaside, Ore. last week — at least, a model version of the town, built by researchers at Oregon State University to demonstrate the potentially devastating effects of a real tsunami.“This...
Sep 24 2007 // Oregon has implemented a new law aimed at making group contractor liability insurance more available. HB 2751 implements one of the recommendations of the The Construction Claims Task Force, and adds group contractor...
Sep 19 2007 // Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services has announced it is decreasing the workers’ compensation pur premium rate in 2008 by 2.3 percent. Meanwhile, the workers’ comp premium assessment,...
Sep 18 2007 // Oregon has updated its administrative rules relating to assessments against insurers to fund regulatory functions. The rulemaking, OAR 836-009-0011, implements recently enacted legislation (ch. 560 Oregon Laws 2007,...