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Oregon Legislature Repeals Contested Wildfire Hazard Map
Jun 27 2025 // Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state’s contentious wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas at high risk of wildfires to stricter building codes and requirements to reduce...
Oregon Governor Signs Bill Providing Unemployment Pay for Striking Workers
Jun 25 2025 // Democratic Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday signed into law a bill that provides unemployment benefits to striking workers, following neighboring Washington state in adopting measures spurred by recent walkouts by Boeing...
Study Shows Oregon Ranked 14th in US for Workers’ Comp Rates
Jun 23 2025 // Oregon’s workers’ compensation rates were among the lowest in the nation last year, according to an analysis released from the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. The rates reflect statewide...
AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Oregon Mutual Group Members
Jun 18 2025 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B- (Fair) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “bb-” (Fair) from “bbb” (Good) of Oregon Mutual Insurance Company and...
Oregon OSHA Fines Contractor for Repeatedly Violating Excavation Safety Rules
Jun 16 2025 // The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined Hillsboro-based Renner Trucking and Excavating Inc. $80,804 for repeatedly violating rules intended to protect workers from trenches caving in. Oregon OSHA issued a...
Oregon Wildfire Prompts Evacuations and Closes Interstate
Jun 12 2025 // A wildfire in Oregon prompted officials to issue evacuation orders for hundreds of homes and to close nearly 20 miles of an interstate in the Columbia River Gorge. Gov. Tina Kotek invoked the state’s Emergency...
Alliant Acquires Johnson Benefit Planning in Oregon
Jun 11 2025 // Alliant Insurance Services acquired Johnson Benefit Planning in Oregon. The Johnson Benefit Planning team will join Alliant. Johnson Benefit Planning is an employee benefits consulting firm with offices in Bend and West...
Oregon OSHA Fines Contractor for Repeatedly Violating Excavation Safety Rules
Jun 2 2025 // The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined Hillsboro-based Renner Trucking and Excavating Inc. $80,804 for repeatedly violating rules intended to protect workers from trenches caving in. Oregon OSHA issued a...
Certification Enables California, Oregon Homeowners to Earn Premium Discounts
May 29 2025 // Homeowners in California and Oregon in high-risk wildfire areas can earn discounts on insurance premiums through a new certification program to take mitigation steps to reduce risk. Mercury Insurance partnered with the...
People Moves: O’Day Named Acting Director of Oregon DCBS, Keen as Acting Insurance Commissioner
May 20 2025 // Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek named Sean O’Day as acting director of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS). O’Day is currently the deputy director for DCBS. In his new role, he replaces Andrew...
Report: Oregon Workers’ Comp Claims Fell in 2023 From Previous Two Years
May 8 2025 // Oregon workers’ compensation claims fell in 2023 from the previous two years, a report from the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services shows. The department received notification of 22,994 accepted...
Oregon’s Compensable Worker Fatalities Down in 2024, Report Shows
May 6 2025 // Oregon saw a drop in worker deaths last years, according to newly released data from the state’s Department of Consumer and Business Services. But despite the overall decline, the numbers show that certain...
Washington, Nevada and Oregon Saw Biggest US Vehicle Theft Drops in 2024
Mar 27 2025 // Washington, Nevada and Oregon had the biggest percentage drops in vehicle thefts in the U.S. in 2024, according to a new report that shows vehicle thefts nationally fell by 17% in 2024 from a year earlier, marking the...
Oregon DOJ Clears Way for New Ag Worker Housing Safety Rules in Oregon
Mar 24 2025 // The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division acted within its legal authority when adopting enhanced safety and health regulations for agricultural labor housing, the Oregon Department of Justice confirmed. The...
Trucker in Crash That Killed 7 Farmworkers in Oregon Sentenced to 48 Years
Mar 7 2025 // A truck driver who killed seven farmworkers when he crashed into a parked van on Interstate 5 in Oregon was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly 50 years in prison. Marion County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Wren sentenced Lincoln...
Shots Fired at Oregon Home of SAIF CEO, No Injuries Reported
Feb 25 2025 // Various media outlets have reported shots were fired into the home of the head of Oregon worker’s compensation insurer SAIF Corp. The outlets are reporting that the early-morning Feb. 21 shooting occurred at the Lake...
People Moves: West Named Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division Administrator
Feb 20 2025 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services appointed Matt West as administrator of the Workers’ Compensation Division. West has more than 19 years of experience in the workers’ comp industry. He...
Insurance Matters Topped Consumer Cases in Oregon in 2024
Feb 20 2025 // Insurance disputes led consumer advocacy cases in Oregon last year, accounting for 3,357 of the 5,445 complaints filed with Oregon Division of Financial Regulation. The division’s consumer advocates recovered nearly...
Oregon’s New Rules for Homeowners Living in Certain High-Risk Wildfire Areas
Jan 9 2025 // Oregon homeowners living in certain areas at high risk of wildfire will face stricter building codes and mandates to reduce vegetation on their properties under new “wildfire hazard maps” unveiled Tuesday. The...
Oregon House Cat Died From Pet Food That Tested Positive for Bird Flu
Dec 30 2024 // PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu, Oregon authorities said, prompting a recall of raw frozen pet food that was sold nationwide. Northwest Naturals, a...
