Oregon News

Best Drops Amwest Group Rating to ‘B’

Amwest Group’s parent is the publicly-traded insurance holding company, Calabasas, Calif.-based Amwest Insurance Group Inc., primarily an underwriter of surety...

Can’t Get Enough to Pay the Rent

The Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) revoked the insurance agent license of J. Henry Edgmond of Portland, Ore.,...

S&P Affirms ‘BBBpi’ Rating on Crusader

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) affirmed its triple-‘Bpi’ financial strength rating on Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Crusader Insurance Company. Key rating factors...

States’ Insurance Oversight Surveyed

Roughly three-quarters U.S. residents live in states where insurance departments do not receive adequate funding to properly oversee the insurance...

Unfair Claims Practices Uncovered

DCBS fined Minnesota-based Fortis Benefits Insurance Co. $20,000 for several violations of Oregon laws and administrative rules. The fine was...