Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oregon Starts Program to Track Medical Mistakes
Feb 3 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...
STOP SMOKING OR LOSE JOB:
Dec 19 2005 // Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., looking for ways to hold down health insurance costs, will require workers who smoke to quit by or lose their jobs. The lawn and garden company wants workers to live healthy lifestyles, said James...
Oregon’s Stratton Insurance Services Joins ISU International Network
Dec 19 2005 // Stratton Insurance Services Inc. of Pendleton, Oreg., is the newest member to join ISU International’s national network of agencies. The ISU Group operates a national network of locally-owned offices. Each member...
News Briefs
Dec 18 2005 // Alaska President Declares Alaska Major Disaster Following Fall Weather The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has reported that President George W. Bush has...
Case Law Watch
Dec 5 2005 // Montana House Bill 631 (Signed into law on April 8, 2005) Regulation: This law relates to the revision of surplus lines insurance law and provides that a policy may not be placed with an unauthorized insurer unless the...
Regulation of Surplus Lines
Dec 4 2005 // Montana House Bill 631 (Signed into law on April 8, 2005) Regulation: This law relates to the revision of surplus lines insurance law and provides that a policy may not be placed with an unauthorized insurer unless the...
NAMIC Concerned about Oregon’s Single Construction Liability Insurer
Nov 23 2005 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) has announced it is concerned about Oregon’s Construction Claims Task Force (CCTF) decision to designate a “single private insurer” to...
Physicians Insurance Names Vice President of Risk Management
Oct 24 2005 // Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company has announced that Robert Nickles has been named vice president of Risk Management. Thomas Kirchmeier, a company employee since 1985, will be retiring from the position in November....
News Briefs
Oct 17 2005 // ALABAMA AIIA Conference, Educational Sessions The Alabama Independent Insurance Agents has scheduled five upcoming seminars in Mobile, Birming-ham and Huntsville. Oct. 19, Small and Rural Agents Conference, two topics,...
News Briefs
Oct 3 2005 // CALIFORNIA ACIC OPPOSES PROPOSED CDI REGULATIONS: The Association of California Insurance Companies recently testified on proposed Department of Insurance regulations. According to Jeff Fuller, executive vice president and...
Oregon Mutual Assisting Mississippi Farm Bureau
Sep 26 2005 // Oregon Mutual Insurance is donating the time and expertise of its property adjusters to help the Mississippi Farm Bureau handle the thousands of insurance claims related to Hurricane Katrina. “We are stepping up to...
Oregon Says Employers will Pay $33.4M Less in Workers’ Comp Fees
Sep 25 2005 // Employers will pay $33.4 million less in state worker compensation fees in Oregon next year, officials said Thursday. Employers also can expect average worker compensation insurance rates to remain at the same level in...
News Briefs
Sep 19 2005 // UTAH UTAH SUPREME COURT RULES WCF ASSETS NOT OWNED BY STATE: The Utah Supreme Court has declared that Workers Com-pensation Fund’s assets are owned by policyholders, not the state. The ruling in favor of WCF settles...
Workers’ Compensation Gives Nevada Business Incentives
Sep 6 2005 // A study by the state of Oregon finds that Nevada’s workers’ compensation system is a selling point for attracting businesses to locate in Nevada. Premium-related rates have increased in Nevada only once in the...
PIA Oregon/Idaho to Conduct CIC and CISR Programs in Idaho
Aug 30 2005 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research and the Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon/Idaho have announced that the PIA of Oregon/Idaho will assume administrative leadership of the Certified...
Ore. Insurance Underwriters Assoc. to Host Annual Golf Tourney Aug. 12
Jul 19 2005 // The Oregon Insurance Underwriters Association (OIUA) and The Oregon Chapter of CPCU have announced the date for this year’s annual industry golf tournament and awards luncheon. The event will be held on Friday, Aug....
Bill Aims for Ore. Taxpayers to Cover More Costs of Fires on Private Forests
Jul 5 2005 // Taxpayers would shoulder more of the burden of shielding Oregon’s private forests from fires under a bill that won approval from the Oregon House this week. The legislation, which now heads to the Senate, is an...
MOISTURE ROTTING OREGON HOMES:
Jul 4 2005 // An investigation by The Oregonian revealed that moisture is rotting newer homes and condominiums from Portland to Seattle. The moisture is the result of a combination of new building techniques, trouble-prone materials and...
News Briefs
Jul 4 2005 // ACIC OPPOSES CREDIT BILL: The Association of California Insurance Companies is opposing legislation which would eliminate rather than regulate credit-based insurance scoring, according to ACIC President Sam Sorich. The...
News Briefs
Jul 4 2005 // ACIC OPPOSES CREDIT BILL: The Association of California Insurance Companies is opposing legislation which would eliminate rather than regulate credit-based insurance scoring, according to ACIC President Sam Sorich. The...
