http://www.googlealert.com/ A Google Alert feed http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1195849882.4.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fliving%2Foregonian%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fliving%2F1195617335262230.xml%26coll%3D7Roosa said it was his understanding that the Oregon province would put up $5 million for the settlement, with the rest coming from Safeco, its insurer. ...2007-11-23T20:31:22+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1195503623.7.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.oregonlive.com%2Fmapesonpolitics%2F2007%2F11%2Fwalker_and_giusto_arent_lunch%2Fprint.htmlA key source for the story was Walker, who had been critical of Goldschmidt's role as a lobbyist for Saif - the state-owned workers compensation insurer ...2007-11-19T20:20:23+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1195243945.8.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fnewsflash%2Fpolitics%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fnews-33%2F1194439754304410.xml%26storylist%3Dorelection_wa... a new state law that allows consumers to collect triple damages if their insurer unreasonably denies a claim or violates unfair practice rules. ...2007-11-16T20:12:25+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1194724595.10.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Felections%2Foregonian%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fnews%2F1191383720167220.xml%26coll%3D7The previous record -- for a full campaign -- was the $5.6 million that insurer Liberty Northwest spent in 2004 trying unsuccessfully to get rid of Saif ...2007-11-10T19:56:35+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1194118703.2.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.oregonlive.com%2Fbreakingnews%2F2007%2F10%2Freferendum_edges_toward_spendi.htmlIf approved by voters next week, Referendum 67 would allow consumers to collect triple damages if their insurer unreasonably denies a claim or violates ...2007-11-03T19:38:23+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1192733727.6.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fnewsflash%2Fliving%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fnational-10%2F1192019949228450.xml%26storylist%3Dorliving... compensation totaling more than $10000 and found that Shangri-La did not have a worker's compensation policy and was not approved as a self-insurer. ...2007-10-18T19:55:27+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1192589460.8.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fjobs.oregonlive.com%2Fcareers%2Fjobsearch%2Fdetail%3FjobId%3D4953458%26viewType%3Dmain%26networkView%3DmainProvidence Health Plans has just become the only Oregon-based health insurer - and the only provider-sponsored health plan in the nation to receive an A ...2007-10-17T03:51:00+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1191204506.5.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.oregonlive.com%2Fbusiness%2F2007%2F09%2Fpacificare_faces_fines_over_cl.htmlA consumer complaint prompted state insurance regulators to order PacifiCare to review hundreds of claims the insurer denied from 2004 to 2007. ...2007-10-01T03:08:26+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1191031341.3.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fbusiness%2Findex.ssf%2Fbusiness%2FA consumer complaint prompted state insurance regulators to order PacifiCare to review hundreds of claims the insurer denied from 2004 to 2007. ...2007-09-29T03:02:21+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1189992627.6.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.oregonlive.com%2Fwashingtoncounty%2Fnewsfeature%2FKaiser Permanente, a health insurer that employs its own doctors and runs its own hospitals, has about 78000 members in the western Portland metro area. ...2007-09-17T02:30:27+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1189386632.4.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fweblogs%2Fprint.ssf%3F%2Fmtlogs%2Fadvance_autonews%2Farchives%2Fprint137839.htmlBut did you know that Hagerty Insurance, which is the nation's leading insurer of collectible cars, is located in Traverse City? Here's an interesting piece ...2007-09-10T02:10:32+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1188521032.7.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fnews%2Fargus%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fnews%2F1187718617304010.xml%26coll%3D6The family renting the home had renters' insurance and the insurer is providing temporary housing. The second fire was called in by a neighbor at 12:32 p.m. ...2007-08-31T01:43:52+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1188001656.8.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fjobs.oregonlive.com%2Fcareers%2FemployerDirectory%2Fdetail%3FcompId%3D116364%26categories%3DcategoryinfotechIn 1999, our company went through a demutualization process, changing from a mutual to a stock insurer. Now known as The Standard, we're the flagship ...2007-08-25T01:27:36+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1187482296.10.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fnewsflash%2Ftravel%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fbusiness-11%2F1187386561296250.xml%26storylist%3DortravelMore than two years ago, a federal judge in Virginia ruled in a similar case filed by insurer Geico Inc., ruling that Google's advertising practices were ...2007-08-19T01:11:36+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1186270480.10.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.oregonlive.com%2Fbreakingnews%2F2007%2F07%2Fthieves_lift_bronze_statue_fro.htmlThe insurer has offered a $5000 reward. Fraternity members said the statue is 2.5 to 3 feet tall and weighs as much as 100 pounds. ...2007-08-05T00:34:40+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1186270480.1.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fnewsflash%2Fwashingtonstate%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fnews-30%2F1185495859164340.xml%26storylist%3DorwashingtonTusk, tusk: Prankster dentist wins case against insurer. 7/26/2007, 5:19 p.m. PDT. By DAVID AMMONS. The Associated Press. OLYMPIA, Wash. ...2007-08-05T00:34:40+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1186095731.1.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.oregonlive.com%2Fbreakingnews%2F2007%2F07%2Fstate_of_oregon_spends_1_milli.htmlSoden said the state's insurer during the 1970s is expected to cover the legal ... "We plan to have all the costs reimbursed by the insurer from that time ...2007-08-03T00:02:11+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1186095731.10.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fnewsflash%2Fentertainment%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fentertainment-11%2F1184951968284150.xml%26storylist%3Dormusic... I'm Sixty-Four" for insurer Allstate Corp. and current Target Corp. store commercials that use a version of "Hello Goodbye" — "Goodbuy" in the ads. ...2007-08-03T00:02:11+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1185523851.8.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.oregonlive.com%2Fpolitics%2F2007%2F06%2Freappearing_thursday_in_salem%2Fprint.html... to or attempting to collect from uninsured patients charges that exceed either Medicare rates or rates paid by hospital's highest volume insurer." ...2007-07-27T09:10:51+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1185177584.6.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fforums%2Fundecidedvoters%2Findex.ssf%3Fartid%3D77760The insurer receiving an upgrade was:Horizon Healthcare Insurance Co of NY (New York, N.Y.) from C to BThe companies downgraded were: New West Health ...2007-07-23T08:59:44+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1183792598.15.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fforums%2Fhillsboro%2Findex.ssf%3Fartid%3D1946The answer directly from the insurer? High auto-theft area, property theft, uninsured motorist- Hillsboro. Well who do ya' think they are talking about? ...2007-07-07T08:16:38+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1183446399.14.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fnewsflash%2Fhealth%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fpolitics-3%2F1183222464296580.xml%26storylist%3Dhealth%26thispage%3D3Ignagni said decisions about which treatments are covered by a plan are made by the sponsor, such as an employer, not by the insurer. ...2007-07-03T08:06:39+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1183359825.10.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fnewsflash%2Fregional%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fnews-20%2F1183133211183310.xml%26storylist%3DorlocalThe town's insurer threatened to drop liability coverage unless the department was shut down, so the City Council voted May 30 to disband it. ...2007-07-02T08:03:45+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1183013581.15.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fnewsflash%2Finternational%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Finternational-23%2F118227792271280.xml%26storylist%3DorinternationalBobby Read, an expert at art insurer Hiscox, said the sale showed the art market is "going from strength to strength." "Paintings like the Monets sold at ...2007-06-28T07:53:01+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1183013581.9.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.oregonlive.com%2Fpolitics%2F2007%2F06%2Flegislature_passes_health_refo.htmlAll participants would receive an Oregon Health Card that they could use to shop for a private insurer through a health insurance exchange. ...2007-06-28T07:53:01+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1182667374.9.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.oregonlive.com%2Fpolitics%2F2007%2F06%2Freappearing_thursday_in_salem.html... to or attempting to collect from uninsured patients charges that exceed either Medicare rates or rates paid by hospital's highest volume insurer." ...2007-06-24T07:42:54+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1181888335.13.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fbusiness%2Fprnewswire.ssf%3F%2Fcgi-bin%2Fstories.pl%3FACCT%3Doregonlive.story%26STORY%3D%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F06-06-2007%2F0004602780%26EDATE%3DJun%2B6%2C%2B2007PacifiCare Acquisition Provides Opportunity for National Insurer to Expand Presence in the Northwest, According to a New Report from ...2007-06-15T07:18:55+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1181022757.14.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fnewsflash%2Fwashington%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fpolitics-12%2F1180484645304620.xml%26storylist%3DwashingtonThe insurer then reimburses doctors and other providers for treating plan members. Overall, Medicare covers about 43 million people; about 18 percent are in ...2007-06-05T06:52:37+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1180936168.8.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fpublic_life%2Foregonian%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fnews%2F1180587331190820.xml%26coll%3D7At the same time, lawmakers acknowledge that requiring a health insurer to cover a pill or procedure falls far short of meaningful health reform. ...2007-06-04T06:49:28+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1180936168.10.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fnewsflash%2Ftopstories%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fnational-8%2F1180678423168990.xml%26storylist%3D... Atlanta to Denver on Thursday morning totaled another $12000, said a spokeswoman for Kaiser Permanente, Speaker's health insurer, which paid the bill. ...2007-06-04T06:49:28+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1180640378.15.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fnewsflash%2Fbusiness%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fbusiness-74%2F1179523741183790.xml%26storylist%3DbusinessAllstate, the nation's second-largest property and casualty insurer behind State Farm, said it is working with the U.S. attorney's office to comply with the ...2007-05-31T20:39:38+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1180640378.7.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fnews%2Foregonian%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fnews%2F1180151706134490.xml%26coll%3D7%26thispage%3D2Jeff Aeschliman, a State Farm Insurance spokesman, said the victim's insurer shouldn't have to make up for Oregon's shortcomings even though underinsured ...2007-05-31T20:39:38+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1180467278.9.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.oregonlive.com%2Foregonianatv%2F2007%2F05%2Fatv_labels_read_rider_beware.htmlThe Apples said their health insurer dropped Shelby's coverage two weeks after the accident as bills exceeded the limit of $78000, Carr said. ...2007-05-29T20:34:38+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1180185590.1.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fbusiness%2Foregonian%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fbusiness%2F1176346529318140.xml%26coll%3D7Farmers is the second-largest auto and homeowners insurer in Oregon. Mid-Century is the seventh-largest ... The largest auto and home insurer is State Farm. ...2007-05-26T14:19:50+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1180185590.6.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fbusiness%2Foregonian%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fbusiness%2F1179282335253940.xml%26coll%3D7Last week, the school's insurer agreed to pay $9 million to settle a class-action suit brought on behalf of thousands of past students at its Washington ...2007-05-26T14:19:50+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1180185590.10.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fnewsflash%2Fnational%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fbusiness-2%2F1178866475187480.xml%26storylist%3DcldowIn corporate news, American International Group Inc. will be in focus after the world's largest insurer reported first-quarter profit rose 29 percent. ...2007-05-26T14:19:50+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1180185590.2.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.oregonlive.com%2Fatwork%2F2007%2F05%2Ftom_morrie_act_to_resolve_bcti.htmlLast week, the Business Computer Training Institute allowed its insurer to pay $9 million to settle a class action lawsuit in Washington state while ...2007-05-26T14:19:50+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1180185590.3.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.oregonlive.com%2Fatwork%2Fatom.xmlLast week, the Business Computer Training Institute allowed its insurer to pay $9 million to settle... After complaints about a now defunct private trade ...2007-05-26T14:19:50+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1180185590.11.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fprinter%2Fprinter.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fbusiness%2F1177556105221550.xml%26coll%3D7investments boost Net income was rose 21 percent in the first quarter at StanCorp Financial Group in what the Portland-based insurer's chief executive ...2007-05-26T14:19:50+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1180185590.9.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.oregonlive.com%2Foregonianatv%2F2007%2F05%2Fa_loss_they_never_saw_coming.htmlHe contacted his dad's homeowner's insurer; Jack Warstler had paid extra to get ATV coverage and urged his son to investigate. Still, the process strained ...2007-05-26T14:19:50+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1180185590.5.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.oregonlive.com%2Fbreakingnews%2F2007%2F05%2F9_million_settlement_reached_f.htmlA letter from the Forsberg & Umlauf law firm of Seattle, representing a BCTI insurer, confirmed the $9 million settlement. No BCTI spokesman could be ...2007-05-26T14:19:50+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1180185590.4.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fspecial%2Foregonian%2Fhospital%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fspecial%2Foregonian%2Fhospital%2Fcontent%2F12.htmlOnce when her son was hospitalized Ris got into a bitter argument trying to persuade her insurer to cover treatment in an inpatient day facility. ...2007-05-26T14:19:50+01:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=4.1180185590.8.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fjobs.oregonlive.com%2Ftexis%2Fjobsearch%2Fdetails.html%3Fid%3D463259d54a10f7%26pp%3D25%26pbt%3Dcategoryfinancialservices%26view%3D2%26page%3D1It's because of this that American Family Insurance is the third largest mutual property and casualty insurer in the nation. Today, we have more than seven ...2007-05-26T14:19:50+01:00