All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 9 2001 // To the nearly endless list of issues over which trial lawyers and insurance companies have waged legal battles, we can now add…Point sizes and capitalization? Fortunately for the insurance industry, Oregon’s...
Mar 26 2001 // The “BBBpi” FSRs on Oregon Mutual Insurance Co. was affirmed by S&P. The rating action was based on the consolidated results of the company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Western Protectors Insurance...
Mar 21 2001 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has revoked the licenses of five agents across the state for unrelated violations.In one case, a Cave Junction agent, Cecile G. Zimmerman, had her license revoked...
Mar 2 2001 // The Oregon Senate Business, Labor and Economic Development Committee has moved a bill designed to correct a controversial state Supreme Court ruling on pollution exclusions to the Senate floor with a “do pass”...
Dec 20 2000 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Oregon named Chris Conant of Lumbermens Insurance to the State Board of Directors. As a member of the 12-person board, Conant will assist in setting policy for the organization and...
Nov 13 2000 // After taking a small step backward last quarter with disappointing results, Seattle-based Safeco reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter of 2000. According to Boh Dickey, president and chief operating...
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Oct 16 2000 // Robert Guyer and Robert Todd Bennett, associates of former Greenwich financier Martin Frankel, pleaded guilty on Sept. 18 and Sept. 20, respectively, to federal securities fraud and other charges. Guyer pleaded guilty to...
Jul 31 2000 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has revoked the insurance agent license of a Portland man, J. Henry Edgmond, for misappropriating funds belonging to an insurance agency.An investigation by the...
May 15 2000 // The Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) revoked Brian K. Dusenberry’s insurance agent license for violations of the Oregon Insurance Code. DCBS also revoked the firm license of Fairway Insurance...
May 15 2000 // An Oregon House Interim Committee heard testimony on April 27 with respect to what is perceived by a number of insurance industry analysts and major trade organizations as a state of deterioration in the workers’...
May 12 2000 // Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Harl H. Haas granted class-action certification on May 10 to a $5-million lawsuit against Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon. The suit, which was filed by attorney Richard Yugler, a...
May 11 2000 // Joel S. Ario was named administrator of Oregon’s Insurance Division and Deputy Insurance Commissioner, effective May 1. Ario takes over the position from Nancy M. Ellison, who resigned in December. Ario will be under...
May 1 2000 // Potential problems within Oregon’s state insurance fund could further jeopardize a struggling workers’ comp market, according to testimony by a representative for the National Association of Independent...
Apr 3 2000 // By Sky Barnhart“After five years of product being given away, it’s a crazy, crazy market, and it’s put a lot of people on the producers’ side out of business.” “Turbulent and...
Mar 7 2000 // A recent decision from the Oregon Supreme Court expands coverage for most Oregon homeowners policies to include pollution liability exposure. The original decision in November 1999, in the case of Fleming v. USAA, ruled...