Latest Oregon Headlines

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News Briefs

Oct 17 2005 // ALABAMA AIIA Conference, Educational Sessions The Alabama Independent Insurance Agents has scheduled five upcoming seminars in Mobile, Birming-ham and Huntsville. Oct. 19, Small and Rural Agents Conference, two topics,...

News Briefs

Oct 3 2005 // CALIFORNIA ACIC OPPOSES PROPOSED CDI REGULATIONS: The Association of California Insurance Companies recently testified on proposed Department of Insurance regulations. According to Jeff Fuller, executive vice president and...

Oregon Mutual Assisting Mississippi Farm Bureau

Sep 26 2005 // Oregon Mutual Insurance is donating the time and expertise of its property adjusters to help the Mississippi Farm Bureau handle the thousands of insurance claims related to Hurricane Katrina. “We are stepping up to...

Oregon Says Employers will Pay $33.4M Less in Workers’ Comp Fees

Sep 25 2005 // Employers will pay $33.4 million less in state worker compensation fees in Oregon next year, officials said Thursday. Employers also can expect average worker compensation insurance rates to remain at the same level in...

News Briefs

Sep 19 2005 // UTAH UTAH SUPREME COURT RULES WCF ASSETS NOT OWNED BY STATE: The Utah Supreme Court has declared that Workers Com-pensation Fund’s assets are owned by policyholders, not the state. The ruling in favor of WCF settles...

Workers’ Compensation Gives Nevada Business Incentives

Sep 6 2005 // A study by the state of Oregon finds that Nevada’s workers’ compensation system is a selling point for attracting businesses to locate in Nevada. Premium-related rates have increased in Nevada only once in the...

PIA Oregon/Idaho to Conduct CIC and CISR Programs in Idaho

Aug 30 2005 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research and the Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon/Idaho have announced that the PIA of Oregon/Idaho will assume administrative leadership of the Certified...

Ore. Insurance Underwriters Assoc. to Host Annual Golf Tourney Aug. 12

Jul 19 2005 // The Oregon Insurance Underwriters Association (OIUA) and The Oregon Chapter of CPCU have announced the date for this year’s annual industry golf tournament and awards luncheon. The event will be held on Friday, Aug....

Bill Aims for Ore. Taxpayers to Cover More Costs of Fires on Private Forests

Jul 5 2005 // Taxpayers would shoulder more of the burden of shielding Oregon’s private forests from fires under a bill that won approval from the Oregon House this week. The legislation, which now heads to the Senate, is an...

MOISTURE ROTTING OREGON HOMES:

Jul 4 2005 // An investigation by The Oregonian revealed that moisture is rotting newer homes and condominiums from Portland to Seattle. The moisture is the result of a combination of new building techniques, trouble-prone materials and...

News Briefs

Jul 4 2005 // ACIC OPPOSES CREDIT BILL: The Association of California Insurance Companies is opposing legislation which would eliminate rather than regulate credit-based insurance scoring, according to ACIC President Sam Sorich. The...

News Briefs

Jul 4 2005 // ACIC OPPOSES CREDIT BILL: The Association of California Insurance Companies is opposing legislation which would eliminate rather than regulate credit-based insurance scoring, according to ACIC President Sam Sorich. The...

News Currents

Jun 19 2005 // High court agrees to hear appeal in $80 million tobacco case settlement The Supreme Court said this month it will decide if tobacco giant Philip Morris must pay nearly $80 million in damages to the family of a longtime...

Ocasek Describes Stamping Office Operations at AAMGA University

Jun 6 2005 // Illinois’ surplus line association chief offered a history and overview of the group’s activities in a presentation to the 9th annual meeting of the American Association of Managing General Agents in Orlando,...

Compromise Plan on Oregon MalpracticeDamages Drawing Concerns

Jun 6 2005 // After months of talks by doctors, attorneys and legislators, a compromise plan on limited court damages to medical negligence victims may have emerged. But the proposal, which is getting an airing in the state Senate, is...

Ocasek Describes Stamping Office Operations at AAMGA University

Jun 6 2005 // Illinois’ surplus line association chief offered a history and overview of the group’s activities in a presentation to the 9th annual meeting of the American Association of Managing General Agents in Orlando,...

Compromise Plan on Oregon Malpractice Damages Drawing Concerns

Jun 6 2005 // After months of talks by doctors, attorneys and legislators, a compromise plan on limited court damages to medical negligence victims may have emerged. But the proposal, which is getting an airing in the state Senate, is...

Compromise Plan on Oregon Malpractice Damages Drawing Concerns

Jun 6 2005 // After months of talks by doctors, attorneys and legislators, a compromise plan on limited court damages to medical negligence victims may have emerged. But the proposal, which is getting an airing in the state Senate, is...

Ore. Fire Season Opens Wet and Cool

Jun 3 2005 // The fire season opened cool and damp around parts of Oregon on Wednesday, after early fears that the winter drought would produce a severe wildfire season. Meanwhile, the Oregon Department of Forestry is shifting money...

NAIS Now Writing in Oregon

Jun 2 2005 // Clifford Mapes, president and CEO of Tustin, Calif.-based National Advantage Insurance Services Inc., recently announced that he has been appointed and approved for writing several of his popular insurance products in the...