Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oregon Plans More Work on Highway Flooded in Dike Failure
Jul 19 2006 // It will cost $3 million to prevent more flooding on an Oregon highway damaged last month when a dike failed, state officials say. Oregon 140, which links Klamath Falls with Medford, was closed a week after the Geary Canal...
Air Show Plane Crashes into Oregon Home, Killing Pilot
Jul 18 2006 // Federal aviation officials launched an investigation Monday into the cause of this weekend’s deadly plane crash in Oregon, which killed a pilot who had just taken off from the Hillsboro Air Show when his...
Oregon Activitst Tries to Prohibit Insurers from Raising Rates
Jul 18 2006 // Sidelined for the past four years because of legal troubles brought on by a racketeering lawsuit, Oregon’s most prolific initiative author — Bill Sizemore — is getting back into the fight. Sizemore is...
Oregon Senators Unveil Plans for Uninsured, Catastrophic Care
Jul 7 2006 // Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Gordon Smith joined forces behind a proposal aimed at helping uninsured people get health coverage and those with insurance avoid financial ruin from a catastrophic illness. Smith and Wyden say...
Oregon Orders Company to Stop Selling Insurance Without a License
Jul 7 2006 // Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) has ordered a Connecticut company to stop selling insurance in Oregon without a license. Golf Marketing Worldwide LLC, on its Web site, offers...
Oregon Legislators Approve Package of Salmon Fishing Aid
Jun 26 2006 // Oregon will provide as much as $3.2 million to help the state’s fishermen hurt by federal restrictions on commercial salmon fishing, legislators decided. The Legislative Emergency Board voted to set aside $2.2...
Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon/Idaho Elect Board Members, Announce Award Winners
Jun 20 2006 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon/Idaho (PIA) recently held their 39th Annual Convention and Trade Show. Association members elected a new board of directors and gave out a number of awards. John Desmarteau,...
High court agrees to hear appeal in $80 million tobacco case settlement
Jun 19 2006 // The Supreme Court said this month it will decide if tobacco giant Philip Morris must pay nearly $80 million in damages to the family of a longtime smoker, a case that could shield companies from large jury awards if the...
Allstate Dropping Most Earthquake Insurance Nationwide
Jun 5 2006 // Allstate Insurance Co. says it is dropping earthquake insurance to most of its 407,000 quake customers nationwide as a part of a larger move to reduce exposure to catastrophic losses. Allstate Spokesman Mike Siemienas in...
High Court Agrees to Hear Appeal in $80M Tobacco Case Settlement
Jun 1 2006 // The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will decide if tobacco giant Philip Morris must pay nearly $80 million in damages to the family of a longtime smoker, a case that could shield companies from large jury awards if the...
Lowart Joins Oregon Mutual as Marketing Manager
May 16 2006 // Oregon Mutual Insurance Co. has announced that Karen Lowart has been named agency marketing manager in the Central and Northern Valley region in California. Lowart joins OMI with a strong insurance background, having...
Cramer & Giles Acquired by Beecher Carlson
May 5 2006 // Eugene-Oregon-based Cramer & Giles Insurance Inc. has been acquired by Beecher Carlson, an insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta. Cramer & Giles has been merged with...
Vlazny Tells Oregon Catholics of Cash-Flow Problem
May 4 2006 // Portland, Ore., Archbishop John Vlazny is warning Catholics throughout Western Oregon that the Archdiocese is facing “serious cash flow problems,” and needs to cut $1 million from its budget for the upcoming...
Closer Look: Insurance Associations
Apr 17 2006 // Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part I of this article appeared in the April 3, 2006, western region publication beginning on page 47. As people migrate to the...
WHO TO CALL?
Apr 3 2006 // Multi-State Agencies IBA West (Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington). Web site: www.iba west.com PIA West (Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington). Phone: (888)...
Kulongoski, Leavitt Plan Oregon Bird Flu Summit
Mar 28 2006 // If bird flu breaks out among humans in Oregon, hospitals could be short of mechanical breathing machines, forcing doctors to make life-and-death decisions about who gets to use them. Ventilators essential to treating...
Despite Shooting, School Violence Down in Oregon
Feb 28 2006 // A recent shooting last week at Roseburg High School in Roseburg, Oregon was a chilling reminder to many of the 1998 rampage at Springfield’s Thurston High School, when Kip Kinkel opened fire, killing two and wounding...
Oregon starting program to track medical mistakes at hospitals
Feb 20 2006 // Oregon has started its program to track medical errors at hospitals and determine what could have been done to prevent them. The Oregon Patient Safety Commission unanimously approved rules and guidelines for its effort to...
Oregon starting program to track medical mistakes at hospitals
Feb 19 2006 // Oregon has started its program to track medical errors at hospitals and determine what could have been done to prevent them. The Oregon Patient Safety Commission unanimously approved rules and guidelines for its effort to...
Up to 700 Women in West Not Told about Placenta Registry
Feb 13 2006 // As many as 700 women along the West Coast were not told that an institute financed by the insurance industry kept their placentas after giving birth in order to protect doctors and hospitals from potential lawsuits,...
