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Recent news and bulletins for Oregon from the Western Alliance.
Final Report of the 2026 Oregon Legislative Session
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Industry News — Oregon
Aggregated headlines from across the web, curated for Oregon agents.
Central Oregon senators call on insurers to stop wildfire policy cancellations
Two Central Oregon senators - Democrat and Republican -- are urging insurers to stop canceling policies based on internal wildfire risk scores. They call for fair, transparent assessments using rea…
'Our recent review of your coverage...': Farmers cancels hundreds of Sisters-area policies
"OUR RECENT REVIEW OF YOUR COVERAGE..." A major insurance company has canceled hundreds of policies in the Sisters area, forcing homeowners to find new insurance that costs twice as much.
Division of Financial Regulation : News releases : News : State of Oregon
Oregon Division of Financial Regulation news releases, press releases.
Oregon appeals court revives worker’s combined-condition comp claim
The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday revived a metal worker’s claim for benefits, ruling that the state Workers’ Compensation Board applied the wrong burden of proof in denying a combined…
Providence and PacificSource exit Oregon individual market as 2027 rates climb
The reinsurance program softened the blow - but federal pressure is reshaping who stays
Oregon Releases Provisional 2027 Health Insurance Prices and They’re Not Pretty
Even after years of cost hikes, insurers of individual and small group plans want to raise prices in the state by a whopping 17% on average.
Division of Financial Regulation : Each county in Oregon to have at least three choices in the individual market; reinsurance program keeps 2027 proposed health rates lower than anticipated : 2026 News Releases : State of Oregon
Oregon health insurers have submitted proposed 2027 rates for individual and small group plans, launching a monthslong review process that includes public input and meetings.
Division of Financial Regulation : New law protects consumers from predatory high-interest loans : 2026 News Releases : State of Oregon
A new law going into effect June 5, House Bill (HB) 4116 (2026), closes a loophole that allowed internet lenders to charge interest rates in excess of Oregon’s limit of 36 percent for consumer fina…
SAIF names interim chief after former CEO resigns amid sexual harassment investigation
Before he resigned, Chip Terhune was the subject of an anonymous sexual harassment complaint submitted to SAIF’s hotline.
PacificSource cuts 97 Oregon jobs amid retreat from health insurance markets
The insurer will stop offering Affordable Care Act marketplace plans in Oregon, Idaho and Montana.