The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall have the power to: (1) Contract for and procure, on a fee or part-time basis, or both, such actuarial, technical or other professional services as may be required for the discharge of duties. (2) Obtain such other services as the director considers necessary or […]
(1) No officer or employee of the Department of Consumer and Business Services delegated responsibilities in the enforcement of the Insurance Code shall: (a) Be a director, officer, or employee of or be financially interested in any person regulated by the department or office of the department that is delegated responsibility in the enforcement of […]
(1) For the purpose of an investigation or proceeding under the Insurance Code, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence and require the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, agreements or other documents or records which the director considers relevant […]
(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall enforce the provisions of the Insurance Code for the public good, and shall execute the duties imposed by the code. (2) The director has the powers and authority expressly conferred by or reasonably implied from the provisions of the Insurance Code. (3) The […]
(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall hold a hearing upon written demand for a hearing by a person aggrieved by any act, threatened act or failure of the director to act. The demand must state the grounds therefor. (2) To the extent applicable and not inconsistent with subsection (1) […]
In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may make reasonable rules necessary for or as an aid to the effectuation of the Insurance Code. No such rule shall extend, modify or conflict with the Insurance Code or the reasonable implications thereof. [1967 […]
(1) Orders of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall be effective only when in writing and signed by the director or by the authority of the director. Orders shall be filed in the Department of Consumer and Business Services. (2) Every such order shall state: (a) Its effective date; (b) […]
(1) Whenever the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has reason to believe that any person has been engaged or is engaging or is about to engage in any violation of the Insurance Code, the director may issue an order, directed to such person, to discontinue or desist from such violation or […]
(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may institute actions or other lawful proceedings that the director deems necessary to enforce a provision of the Insurance Code or any order or action the director makes or takes in pursuance of law. (2) As part of or in addition to any action […]
(1) The Attorney General upon request of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may proceed in the courts of this state or any reciprocal state to enforce an order or decision in any court proceeding or in any administrative proceeding before the director. (2) As used in this section: (a) “Reciprocal […]
(1) The Department of Consumer and Business Services may require an insurer to provide a written notice to an insured to fully effectuate any law the department is responsible for enforcing, including, but not limited to, laws regarding: (a) Enrollment periods. (b) The termination of coverage. (c) The availability of coverage outside of an open […]
No person shall file or cause to be filed with the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services any article, certificate, report, statement, application or any other information required or permitted to be so filed under the Insurance Code and known to such person to be false or misleading in any material respect. […]
(1) A complaint made to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services against any person regulated by the Insurance Code, and the record of the complaint, is confidential and may not be disclosed except as provided in ORS 705.137. The complaint, and the record of the complaint, may not be used in […]
(1) Photographs or microphotographs in the form of film or prints of documents and records made by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services for the files of the director shall have the same force and effect as the originals thereof, and duly certified or authenticated reproductions of such photographs or microphotographs […]
(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall prepare annually, as soon after March 1 as is consistent with full and accurate preparation, a report of the official transactions of the director under the Insurance Code. The report shall include: (a) In condensed form statements made to the director by every […]
The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall continuously review the Insurance Code and shall work with the Director of the Oregon Health Authority to review the health insurance provisions of the Insurance Code and may, from time to time, make recommendations for changes therein. [1967 c.359 §62; 2009 c.595 §1117]
The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall publish: (1) Pamphlet or booklet copies of the insurance laws of this state; (2) The director’s annual report; (3) Such copies of results of investigations or examinations of insurers for public distribution as the director considers to be in the public interest; (4) Such […]
The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may sell, at a price reasonably calculated to cover the costs of preparation, any of the copies, compilations or materials described in ORS 731.280. [1971 c.231 §2; 1982 s.s.1 c.17 §3]
Copies of the insurance laws in pamphlet form may be sold by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services at a reasonable price. The director may distribute free of charge one copy of such pamphlet to each of the following: (1) Authorized insurers and licensed rating organizations; (2) Insurance departments of other […]
The Department of Consumer and Business Services shall record each complaint the department receives, including the subsequent disposition of the complaint. The record of a complaint shall be maintained for a period of not less than seven years. The records of complaints shall be indexed whenever applicable both by the name of the insurer and […]
