Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Judge Dismisses Ore. Workplace Meetings Lawsuit
May 19 2010 // A federal judge has dismissed a challenge to the new Oregon workplace meetings law which prohibits employers from firing workers who refuse to attend meetings to discuss politics, religion or union organizing. U.S....
40% of Workplace Fatalities are Transportation Related
May 10 2010 // Transportation incidents continue to be the No. 1 cause of on-the job deaths, a trend that has been the case since 1992, according to the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE). In fact, in 2008, 40 percent of...
Oregon Advises P/C Industry of Credit Scoring Changes
May 10 2010 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services Insurance Division is reminding the insurance industry of new credit scoring legislation, which passed in the 2009 Legislative session and apply to personal insurance...
Oregon Medical Malpractice Rates Decline
Apr 16 2010 // For the fourth year in a row, most physicians and surgeons in Oregon will see a decline or no change in medical professional liability insurance rates, according to rate changes reviewd by the state Department of Consumer...
Oregon’s Clackamas Insurance Acquires Premier Insurance
Apr 5 2010 // Clackamas Insurance, which has offices in Clackamas and Sandy, Ore., has purchased Premier Insurance. According to W. Mike Moll, Clackamas president, all but one of Premier’s employees, and all the independent...
AIG To Pay $8 Million to Settle Lawsuit
Mar 22 2010 // The Oregon Public Employee Retirement Fund will recover losses that were attributable to a pattern of poor disclosure and bid-rigging by insurance giant American International Group Inc. (AIG), under a settlement announced...
Oregon Insurance Division Subject to Mandatory Office Closures
Mar 12 2010 // The current recession has reduced Oregon revenues, and has forced the Legislature to make deep cuts in agency budgets, the state Department of Consumer and Business Services announced. State workers affected by the...
Oregon Work-Related Injuries, Illnesses Decrease
Mar 10 2010 // Oregon’s private sector workers suffered work-related injuries and illnesses at a rate of 4.6 percent for every 100 full0time employees in 2008, the most recent year for which data is available. According to the...
Transportation, Agriculture Are Oregon’s Most Fatal Industries
Mar 9 2010 // The transportation and warehousing industry was the most dangerous industry in 2009 in Oregon, according to the state Department of Business and Consumer Services, Information Management Division. According to DCBS’...
Audit: Oregon Data Security Still Needs Fixing
Mar 8 2010 // An audit by the Oregon Secretary of State’s office says there has been little progress in fixing serious gaps in the state’s data security systems. Auditors wrote in the report that the weaknesses could...
AIG To Pay $8 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Oregon Pension Fund Losses
Feb 26 2010 // The Oregon Public Employee Retirement Fund will recover losses that were attributable to a pattern of poor disclosure and bid-rigging by insurance giant American International Group Inc. (AIG), under a settlement announced...
Oregon Makes Health Insurance Rate Filings Public
Feb 18 2010 // Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services Insurance Division has finalized changes to its health insurance rate review process that make all information submitted as part of an insurance company’s...
Only 20% of Oregonians Insured for Earthquake Risks
Feb 7 2010 // Although Oregon is among the states at highest risk for a major earthquake, only about 20 percent of Oregonians have earthquake insurance, according to a Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS)...
Confie Seguros Acquires Vern Fonk Insurance Services
Feb 1 2010 // New York-based Confie Seguros, a provider of auto insurance with an emphasis on serving Hispanic consumers, has acquired Puget Sound, Ore.-based Vern Fonk Insurance Services Inc. Vern Fonk serves Washington and Oregon. The...
Oregon Emergency Service Volunteers Entitled to Workers’ Comp Benefits
Jan 26 2010 // Emergency service volunteers that are injured while assisting with a state of emergency may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, according to the state Department of Consumer and Business...
Only 20% of Oregonians Insured for Earthquake Risks
Jan 19 2010 // Although Oregon is among the states at highest risk for a major earthquake, only about 20 percent of Oregonians have earthquake insurance, according to a Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS)...
Oregon Law Gives Consumers More Vehicle Information When Car is Totaled
Jan 13 2010 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services is reminding insurance agents and residents that they have new rights if their vehicle is totaled in an accident. New rights when your car is totaled House Bill 2190...
Oregon Man Files Lawsuit Over Defective Baby Hammock
Jan 4 2010 // A Gresham, Ore., man has filed a lawsuit against baby product maker Amby Baby Motion following the death of his five-month-old boy in August. The death was the second linked by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission...
Oregon Enhances Death Benefits for Fatal Worker Injuries
Dec 30 2009 // Oregon is enhancing the death benefits available to surviving family members when a worker has a fatality, by expanding the scope of the burial benefit and doubling it to 20 times the state average weekly wage; creating a...
States Get Tough on Distracted Drivers in 2010
Dec 29 2009 // Illinois, Kansas, New Hampshire and Oregon will bring in the new year with new state laws aimed at cracking down on distracted driving, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). Of the four...
