Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sottile Joins Elliott, Powell, Baden & Baker Insurance in Oregon
Nov 15 2012 // Commercial insurance specialist Rick Sottile has joined Portland, Ore.-based Elliott, Powell, Baden & Baker Insurance. Sottile has nearly 35 years’ experience insuring technology, manufacturing, distribution and...
Oregon Insurers Sue Landowners in Ashland Fire
Nov 13 2012 // Insurance companies that paid $1.7 million to six homeowners in a fire blamed on a homeless Ashland, Ore. man have sued the owners of a vacant lot where the fire started. The Ashland Daily Tidings reported the suit alleges...
Oregon School Services District Suit Settled
Nov 9 2012 // The former superintendent of an agency that provides services to schools in the central Willamette Valley will get $200,000 to settle a suit over her firing. The Salem Statesman Journal reported that Maureen Casey was...
State Elections Wrapup: Some Partisan Realignment; 5 Incumbent Insurance Chiefs Win
Nov 8 2012 // Neil Alldredge has been searching for the unifying “theme” in the results of Nov. 6 state elections around the country but he says it has not been easy to identify one. As senior vice president for state and...
State Elections to Decide Insurance Commissioner, Ballot Initiatives, Court Contests
Nov 5 2012 // For the insurance industry, there is more at stake in the Nov. 6 election than who goes to or stays in the White House and Congress. The insurance industry will be watching who wins the gubernatorial races in 11 states,...
Oregon Developer Told To Pay $1.6M In Asbestos Case
Nov 5 2012 // A developer whose plans to redevelop a sawmill in Sweet Home collapsed has pleaded guilty to accusations that he allowed an unlicensed contractor to demolish a building, releasing asbestos near residential...
Conn., N.Y. Workers’ Comp Among Most Expensive in Nation
Nov 5 2012 // Connecticut employers in the volunteer market pay, on average, the second-highest workers’ compensation premium rates in the country, according to a recent study. Connecticut’s premium rate index, according to...
Conn., N.Y. Workers’ Comp Among Most Expensive in Nation
Nov 5 2012 // Connecticut employers in the volunteer market pay, on average, the second-highest workers’ compensation premium rates in the country, according to a recent study. Connecticut’s premium rate index, according to...
Conn. Workers’ Comp Second Most Expensive in Nation: Study
Oct 19 2012 // Connecticut employers in the volunteer market pay, on average, the second-highest workers’ compensation premium rates in the country, according to a recent study. Connecticut’s premium rate index, according to...
Hamster Corralled After Oregon Driver Arrested For DUI
Oct 19 2012 // Three police officers in the Portland, Ore. suburb of Beaverton went the extra mile for a hamster found riding in the lap of a driver who was arrested for investigation of DUI. Officer Mike Rowe says 27-year-old Nicole...
Fired Employee Sues School District In Oregon
Oct 12 2012 // The former business services manager for the Central Point School District in Oregon has filed a $1.4 million lawsuit against the district, alleging she was wrongfully fired. Vicki Robinson’s court documents state...
Heffernan in Oregon Names Nielsen SVP, Branch Manager
Sep 18 2012 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Heffernan Insurance Brokers named Timothy Nielsen to its Portland, Ore. office as senior vice president and branch manager, focusing on new business development and sales management. Nielsen has...
U.S. Risk Names Troester VP, Manager of New Oregon Branch
Sep 18 2012 // U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. named Tim Troester vice president and branch manager for the newly formed Portland, Ore. branch of U.S. Risk Brokers Inc. Troester’s focus at U.S. Risk will be to develop relationships...
Aon Names Lavinder in Oregon
Sep 11 2012 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc (NYSE: AON), named Dan Lavinder as a sales account executive in its Portland, Ore. office. Lavinder is responsible for the production of new property and...
Ore. Groups To Organize Tsunami Debris Volunteers
Aug 15 2012 // Four nonprofit groups say they will team up to organize and coordinate Oregon volunteers working on tsunami debris. The World of Coos Bay reports the groups plan to create a data base of people who can monitor the Oregon...
Dead Cattle, Devastation In Wake Of Western Fires
Jul 27 2012 // Cecil and Delores Kolka thought they escaped the worst of the Ash Creek Fire when the 390-square-mile blaze spared their home and several pastures as it ripped through the couple’s Montana cattle ranch. But when the...
Health Survey Gives Oregon Workers Weight Option
Jul 20 2012 // A weight-related question will remain on a wellness questionnaire for Oregon state workers, but employees next year will be given an alternative to sharing their waist size. This year’s version of the Health...
Savage Named Oregon Insurance Commissioner
May 30 2012 // Lou Savage, Oregon’s interim insurance commissioner for the past seven months, has been appointed to the position, replacing Teresa Miller, who left in November, 2011 to accept a position with the federal...
Oregon CPCU Chapter Elects 2012 Officers
May 23 2012 // The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society Oregon Chapter has named its 2012 officers. The officers are: President Dale Thomas of State Farm; President-Elect Linda Rooke of Zarosinski-Leavitt; Vice-President...
Ratings Recap: Sublimity, USPlate Glass, Cameron Mutual
May 22 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a-” from “bbb+” of Oregon-based...
