Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oregon Medical Marijuana Costs Too High, Say Workers’ Comp Insurers
Aug 15 2011 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
Oregon Town Passes Bond Measure to Save on Flood Insurance
Aug 1 2011 // MILTON-FREEWATER, Ore. _ The levee system along the Walla Walla River is badly in need of repair in one Eastern Oregon town, costing homeowners a flood insurance premium until the system is fixed. The U.S. Army Corps of...
Agents Question GM Free Car Insurance Deal With MetLife Auto
Aug 1 2011 // Independent insurance agents are raising concerns over a General Motors promotion that offers car buyers in the Pacific Northwest a year of free liability and damage insurance from MetLife Auto & Home. Hoping to put...
Oregon Class held on Workers’ Comp for Harbor Workers
Jul 26 2011 // The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society Oregon Chapter in partnership with SAIF Corporation is hosting a Four Hour Continuing Class on United States Long Shore and Harbor Workers Compensation, on July 27,...
Oregon Firefigher’s Family Sues City Over His Suicide
Jul 18 2011 // The family of a firefighter who committed suicide after being asked to resign has sued the city of Salem and alleged the city should have been more responsive to his mental health issues. The Salem Statesman Journal...
Agents Question GM Free Car Insurance Deal With MetLife Auto
Jul 12 2011 // Independent insurance agents are raising concerns over a General Motors promotion that offers car buyers in the Pacific Northwest a year of free liability and damage insurance from MetLife Auto & Home. Hoping to put...
Oregon Regulator Miller Joins National Insurance Producer Registry
Jul 11 2011 // The National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) has appointed Oregon Insurance Administrator Teresa D. Miller as a National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) representative on the NIPR board of...
GM to Pay Insurance for Car Buyers in Washington, Oregon
Jul 7 2011 // Drivers in Oregon and Washington who buy a new 2010, 2011 or 2012 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC or Cadillac vehicle between July 6 and September 6 will receive a one-year insurance policy from MetLife Auto & Home at no...
76 File Workers’ Comp Appeals in Oregon
Jul 1 2011 // There were 76 Workers’ Compensation Board decisions appeals to the Oregon Court of Appeals in 2010 — one more than in 2009 — according to the state Department of Consumer and Business Services. The rate...
FEMA Awards $1.2M Tsunami Grant to Oregon County
Jun 13 2011 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced a disaster relief grant of nearly $1.2 million to Oregon’s Curry County to help repair and replace public infrastructure damaged by the tsunami waves from the...
PEMCO Expands Coverage to Oregon
Jun 9 2011 // PEMCO Insurance today announced it is offering home and automobile insurance coverage in Oregon. The Northwest company said it initially will focus its marketing efforts on the greater Portland area, but other Oregon...
Oregon Man Can’t Ride Bike Because of Suspended Driver’s License
Jun 9 2011 // When Paul McClain had his driver’s license suspended for driving a car without insurance, the 41-year-old Springfield, Ore., resident started riding an electric bicycle instead. But authorities say he can’t do...
Oregon Senate Passes Car Sharing Bill
Jun 7 2011 // In a seeming effort to encourage green behavior, Oregon senators have approved a bill that would remove some of the barriers to developing community car sharing programs. House Bill 3149 establishes standards for personal...
Oregon Senate Passes Insurance Fraud Bill
May 27 2011 // The Oregon Senate has passed a bill that makes insurance fraud in claims a crime. According to the insurance fraud bill, SB 401, fraud warnings would be mandatory on policies, noting that presenting a fraudulent claim for...
Oregon Underwriters Association Names New Officers
May 24 2011 // The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society Oregon Chapter has named its 2011 officers. They are: President Chuck Nagan, President-Elect Dale Thomas, Vice-President Linda Rooke, Treasurer Diane Connolly, Secretary...
Oregon Lawmakers Consider Governance in Disaster
May 2 2011 // Oregon’s Constitution requires that the state Legislature meet in Salem. So what would happen if disaster struck Oregon and lawmakers needed to urgently approve relief funds in a capital city they couldn’t...
Oregon Sees 4 Workplace Fatalities in Q1 2011
Apr 25 2011 // Oregon recorded four compensable workplace fatalities in the first quarter of 2011, compared to seven compensable workplace fatalities for the same period in 2010. According to the Department of Consumer and Business...
Oregon Permanent Disability Awards Decline 57%
Apr 25 2011 // Falls and highway accidents caused the most permanent total disabilities in Oregon in 2009, according to a new report by the Department of Consumer and Business Services. In its report, “Permanent Total Disabilities...
Statewide Insurance Expands Contractors Insurance to Oregon
Apr 20 2011 // Pasadena, Calif.-based Statewide Insurance Brokers, a broker of contractors insurance for general liability, workers’ compensation, commercial vehicle coverage and bonds, has added Oregon to the states the company is...
Motorcycle Deaths Decline 2%, But Helmet Use Declining
Apr 19 2011 // Motorcycle fatalities declined in 2010 by at least 2 percent, according to a new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). Based on preliminary data, GHSA’s motorcycle fatality report projects that...
