Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Allstate Dropping Most Earthquake Insurance Nationwide
Jun 5 2006 // Allstate Insurance Co. says it is dropping earthquake insurance to most of its 407,000 quake customers nationwide as a part of a larger move to reduce exposure to catastrophic losses. Allstate Spokesman Mike Siemienas in...
High Court Agrees to Hear Appeal in $80M Tobacco Case Settlement
Jun 1 2006 // The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will decide if tobacco giant Philip Morris must pay nearly $80 million in damages to the family of a longtime smoker, a case that could shield companies from large jury awards if the...
Lowart Joins Oregon Mutual as Marketing Manager
May 16 2006 // Oregon Mutual Insurance Co. has announced that Karen Lowart has been named agency marketing manager in the Central and Northern Valley region in California. Lowart joins OMI with a strong insurance background, having...
Cramer & Giles Acquired by Beecher Carlson
May 5 2006 // Eugene-Oregon-based Cramer & Giles Insurance Inc. has been acquired by Beecher Carlson, an insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta. Cramer & Giles has been merged with...
Vlazny Tells Oregon Catholics of Cash-Flow Problem
May 4 2006 // Portland, Ore., Archbishop John Vlazny is warning Catholics throughout Western Oregon that the Archdiocese is facing “serious cash flow problems,” and needs to cut $1 million from its budget for the upcoming...
Closer Look: Insurance Associations
Apr 17 2006 // Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part I of this article appeared in the April 3, 2006, western region publication beginning on page 47. As people migrate to the...
WHO TO CALL?
Apr 3 2006 // Multi-State Agencies IBA West (Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington). Web site: www.iba west.com PIA West (Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington). Phone: (888)...
Kulongoski, Leavitt Plan Oregon Bird Flu Summit
Mar 28 2006 // If bird flu breaks out among humans in Oregon, hospitals could be short of mechanical breathing machines, forcing doctors to make life-and-death decisions about who gets to use them. Ventilators essential to treating...
Despite Shooting, School Violence Down in Oregon
Feb 28 2006 // A recent shooting last week at Roseburg High School in Roseburg, Oregon was a chilling reminder to many of the 1998 rampage at Springfield’s Thurston High School, when Kip Kinkel opened fire, killing two and wounding...
Oregon starting program to track medical mistakes at hospitals
Feb 20 2006 // Oregon has started its program to track medical errors at hospitals and determine what could have been done to prevent them. The Oregon Patient Safety Commission unanimously approved rules and guidelines for its effort to...
Oregon starting program to track medical mistakes at hospitals
Feb 19 2006 // Oregon has started its program to track medical errors at hospitals and determine what could have been done to prevent them. The Oregon Patient Safety Commission unanimously approved rules and guidelines for its effort to...
Up to 700 Women in West Not Told about Placenta Registry
Feb 13 2006 // As many as 700 women along the West Coast were not told that an institute financed by the insurance industry kept their placentas after giving birth in order to protect doctors and hospitals from potential lawsuits,...
Oregon Starts Program to Track Medical Mistakes
Feb 3 2006 // Oregon has started its program to track medical errors at hospitals and determine what could have been done to prevent them. The Oregon Patient Safety Commission unanimously approved rules and guidelines for its effort to...
STOP SMOKING OR LOSE JOB:
Dec 19 2005 // Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., looking for ways to hold down health insurance costs, will require workers who smoke to quit by or lose their jobs. The lawn and garden company wants workers to live healthy lifestyles, said James...
Oregon’s Stratton Insurance Services Joins ISU International Network
Dec 19 2005 // Stratton Insurance Services Inc. of Pendleton, Oreg., is the newest member to join ISU International’s national network of agencies. The ISU Group operates a national network of locally-owned offices. Each member...
News Briefs
Dec 18 2005 // Alaska President Declares Alaska Major Disaster Following Fall Weather The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has reported that President George W. Bush has...
Case Law Watch
Dec 5 2005 // Montana House Bill 631 (Signed into law on April 8, 2005) Regulation: This law relates to the revision of surplus lines insurance law and provides that a policy may not be placed with an unauthorized insurer unless the...
Regulation of Surplus Lines
Dec 4 2005 // Montana House Bill 631 (Signed into law on April 8, 2005) Regulation: This law relates to the revision of surplus lines insurance law and provides that a policy may not be placed with an unauthorized insurer unless the...
NAMIC Concerned about Oregon’s Single Construction Liability Insurer
Nov 23 2005 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) has announced it is concerned about Oregon’s Construction Claims Task Force (CCTF) decision to designate a “single private insurer” to...
Physicians Insurance Names Vice President of Risk Management
Oct 24 2005 // Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company has announced that Robert Nickles has been named vice president of Risk Management. Thomas Kirchmeier, a company employee since 1985, will be retiring from the position in November....
