Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurers Voice Concern For Oregon W/C
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’...
Lawsuit Against Farmers Given Class Action Status in Oregon
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...
Oregon Appoints New Administrator of State Insurance Division
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...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Market On the Downslide, NAII Says
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...
WORKERS’ COMP MARKET OVERVIEW
Apr 3 2000 // CALIFORNIA STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS 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...
Oregon Ruling Expands Homeowners Coverage
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...
