Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oregon Raises Medical Malpractice Maximum
Apr 9 2009 // Oregon lawmakers have approved an increase the amounts recoverable in tort actions against public bodies in cases of medical malpractice and other negligence by public employees. Senate Bill 311 now awaits Gov. Ted...
Oregon Delays Raise for Worker Compensation Chief
Apr 3 2009 // The five-member board of the Oregon-owned worker compensation insurance company has delayed a decision on a raise to its chief, Brenda Rocklin. The Oregonian reported that she will receive a $290,000 base salary to manage...
Oregon Proposes Changes to Workers’ Compensation Medical Rules
Mar 25 2009 // Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services, Workers’ Compensation Division, has proposed changes to the state’s medical fee schedules, which overall would increase payments to medical service...
Economy Affects Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division Revenue
Mar 24 2009 // Like most businesses and organizations in Oregon, the Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) announced it is being impacted by the economic recession. Because DCBS programs are funded by fees and assessments...
Oregon Has 39th Highest Workers’ Comp Premium Rates, Report Says
Mar 18 2009 // Oregon’s 2008 Workers’ Compensation Premium Rate Ranking Study has been released, the Departmnet of Consumer and Business Services announced. The results suggest that Oregon employers in the voluntary market...
Now Offering Contractor GL Insurance in Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, New Jersey & South Carolina
Mar 17 2009 // National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (“NCIC”) specializes in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors. NCIC writes the...
It Figures
Mar 9 2009 // $6.8 Million Colorado’s Division of Insurance announced that Allstate Insurance Group decreased its rates for private passenger automobile policies in the state, providing a savings of $6.8 million to consumers...
Oregon Home Insurance Costs Below National Average
Mar 4 2009 // At an average cost of $502 per year, home insurance in Oregon is among the least costly in the nation, according to a nationwide survey. For example, the average homeowner’s premium was $1,257 in Louisiana and $603...
Oregon Bill Could Drive Up Insurance Costs, Insurers Claim
Mar 3 2009 // The American Insurance Association (AIA), National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) and Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) are reaching out to Oregon legislators to highlight what it...
Oregon Proposes Bill To Require Pit Bull Insurance
Mar 3 2009 // Instead of banning pit bulls as pets altogether in Oregon (an idea that was dropped on March 2), the state House is now considering a measure that would require pit bull owners to maintain liability insurance, or face...
Scientist: Deep Quake in Southwest Oregon Was a Rare One
Mar 2 2009 // A light earthquake deep under the mountains of southwestern Oregon may have left many slumbering at 2 a.m. on Feb. 26, but a geologist said it was an eye-opener. The quake was about 24 miles deep and arose from a plate of...
They’re Baaaaack!
Feb 22 2009 // The lawmakers are back, at least in most of the Western states, such as Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. California legislators are back as well, but it...
Oregon Bill Boosts Aid for Kin of Killed Workers
Feb 19 2009 // The Oregon Senate has voted to increase the amount of compensation paid to the families of workers killed on the job. Senate Bill 110 increases aid to the college-age children of single parents who lose that parent in a...
Oregon Senate Panel Approves Higher Liability Caps
Feb 17 2009 // Lawsuits against Oregon state and local governments could get bigger under a bill approved by the Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee. The proposal, Senate Bill 311, would increase government liability caps to boost the...
More Plaintiffs Join Abuse Lawsuit Against Jesuits
Feb 10 2009 // Twenty Alaska Natives have joined a lawsuit claiming they were abused by Jesuit priests or those supervised by Jesuits, and a lawyer said the head of the Roman Catholic order has been served with court papers naming him as...
Quirk & Co. Targets Expansion in Northwest
Feb 9 2009 // Quirk & Co., an insurance wholesaler headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with branch offices in Austin, Dallas, and Atlanta, recently named Merry Palmer manager of the Pacific Northwest Lines Team and Cheri Bahmanyar...
Oregon Bill Evaluates Merits of Re-Rating Insurance/Credit Score
Feb 9 2009 // The Oregon Legislature is considering a bill that would prohibit an insurer that issues personal insurance policies in the state to cancel, or non-renew a policy after evaluating the individual’s credit history or...
Oregon Legislature Weighs Increase in Motor Vehicle Liaiblity Coverage
Feb 6 2009 // The Oregon House is evaluating a bill, HB 2326, that would increase the amount of motor vehicle liability coverage required for property damage and certain personal injury protection benefits. According to bill text, PIP...
Priests Accused of Sex Abuse in Alaska
Jan 16 2009 // The Jesuit order has been sued by 43 Alaska Natives who say they were sexually abused as children, and mounting evidence shows that known pedophile priests were sent to the Fairbanks, Alaska, Diocese for decades, a lawyer...
Oregon Nursery Damage Put at $18 Million to $31 Million
Jan 12 2009 // Damage estimates to Oregon’s nursery stock industry from late December storms suffered by 160 growers in 12 counties range from $18 million to $31 million in a survey conducted by the Oregon Association of...
