Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
U.S. Risk Names Troester VP, Manager of New Oregon Branch
Sep 18 2012 // U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. named Tim Troester vice president and branch manager for the newly formed Portland, Ore. branch of U.S. Risk Brokers Inc. Troester’s focus at U.S. Risk will be to develop relationships...
Aon Names Lavinder in Oregon
Sep 11 2012 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc (NYSE: AON), named Dan Lavinder as a sales account executive in its Portland, Ore. office. Lavinder is responsible for the production of new property and...
Ore. Groups To Organize Tsunami Debris Volunteers
Aug 15 2012 // Four nonprofit groups say they will team up to organize and coordinate Oregon volunteers working on tsunami debris. The World of Coos Bay reports the groups plan to create a data base of people who can monitor the Oregon...
Dead Cattle, Devastation In Wake Of Western Fires
Jul 27 2012 // Cecil and Delores Kolka thought they escaped the worst of the Ash Creek Fire when the 390-square-mile blaze spared their home and several pastures as it ripped through the couple’s Montana cattle ranch. But when the...
Health Survey Gives Oregon Workers Weight Option
Jul 20 2012 // A weight-related question will remain on a wellness questionnaire for Oregon state workers, but employees next year will be given an alternative to sharing their waist size. This year’s version of the Health...
Savage Named Oregon Insurance Commissioner
May 30 2012 // Lou Savage, Oregon’s interim insurance commissioner for the past seven months, has been appointed to the position, replacing Teresa Miller, who left in November, 2011 to accept a position with the federal...
Oregon CPCU Chapter Elects 2012 Officers
May 23 2012 // The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society Oregon Chapter has named its 2012 officers. The officers are: President Dale Thomas of State Farm; President-Elect Linda Rooke of Zarosinski-Leavitt; Vice-President...
Ratings Recap: Sublimity, USPlate Glass, Cameron Mutual
May 22 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a-” from “bbb+” of Oregon-based...
Insurance Trades Join Suit Against Oregon’s MVR Fee Increase
May 18 2012 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America have joined a lawsuit filed this week against the Oregon Departments of Administrative Services and...
Oregon Workers Urged To Prepare For Zombie Apocalypse
May 10 2012 // Oregon state workers are being urged to prepare for a zombie apocalypse, then, they’ll be ready for an earthquake or other emergency. The Oregon Housing and Community Services agency is using zombies to spice up its...
West Insurance Employment: California Job Market to Stay Soft
May 7 2012 // The phrase “Go west young man,” may not apply so well to the insurance industry in the nation’s most populous state. An examination of Bureau of Labor Statistics and Economic Development Department data...
Poll: Northwest Residents Rely on Vigilance to Protect Identities
Apr 20 2012 // Most Northwest residents are concerned about the threat of identity theft, but a majority rely on their own vigilance to protect themselves from fraudulent activity against their personal information, a new poll...
West Insurance Employment: California Job Market to Stay Soft
Apr 17 2012 // The phrase “Go west young man,” may not apply so well to the insurance industry in the nation’s most populous state. An examination of Bureau of Labor Statistics and Economic Development Department data...
Oregon Company Sues Columbia Sportswear
Apr 16 2012 // A Eugene, Ore., company has sued Columbia Sportswear, accusing the larger company of stealing Innovative Sports’ technology and using it to make a successful line of heated clothing. The Register-Guard reported the...
Oregon Judge Dismisses Climate Change Lawsuit
Apr 9 2012 // A Lane County Circuit Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by two Eugene, Ore. girls and their mothers that accused Gov. John Kitzhaber of failing to protect the state’s resources against climate change. Judge...
Fishermen Settle Suit With Pacific Seafood in Oregon
Apr 4 2012 // Fishermen who alleged that an Oregon company used its size to hold down the prices it paid for seafood have settled their suit and won’t get any damages or see the company broken up. The Eugene Register-Guard...
Oregon Company Sues Columbia Sportswear
Mar 29 2012 // A Eugene, Ore., company has sued Columbia Sportswear, accusing the larger company of stealing Innovative Sports’ technology and using it to make a successful line of heated clothing. The Register-Guard reported the...
It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, Now Go Sell a Policy
Mar 27 2012 // It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, and that means states that border the Pacific Ocean may be hearing more buzz about the rare but deadly act of nature that poses catastrophic risks to coastal regions. If you’re...
Poll Shows Oregon Parents Want Stricter Guidelines for Teen Drivers
Mar 23 2012 // Nearly six in 10 parents go beyond the rules imposed by Oregon’s graduated licensing laws, and 52 percent think the state should enforce stricter consequences for those who violate teen-driving laws, a poll from...
Families, GE Await Verdict in Oregon Helicopter Suit
Mar 21 2012 // A Multnomah County jury is deliberating whether a problem with an engine was responsible for the 2008 crash of a helicopter that killed nine firefighters on a wildfire in Northern California. A pilot who survived and the...
