Oregon Insurance Division News

Oregon Looks At Beefing Up Health Insurance Premium Reviews

Oregon health officials are considering whether to use the state’s authority to approve or reject health insurance premiums as a tool to drive down health care costs. The idea is one of several suggestions for improving the health care system …

Savage Leaving as Oregon Insurance Commissioner, Cali To Step In

Oregon Insurance Commissioner Lou Savage is leaving the Insurance Division to work on legal reform in emerging democracies overseas after nearly two years at the post. Laura Cali, the division’s chief actuary and manager of product regulation, will replace him. …

Q&A on Oregon Insurance Exchange

While some states have fought President Barack Obama’s federal health care overhaul, known as the Affordable Care Act, Oregon has embraced it. The law requires every state to have a new health insurance marketplace called an exchange. Oregon’s Legislature created …