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2019 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 18 - Financial Institutions, Insurance
Chapter 731 - Administration and General Provisions
SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION
- Section 731.004 - Short title.
- Section 731.008 - Purpose of Insurance Code.
- Section 731.010 [Repealed by 1965 c.241 §3]
- Section 731.012 - Effect of federal law.
- Section 731.016 - Construction of Insurance Code.
- Section 731.020 [Repealed by 1965 c.241 §3]
- Section 731.022 - Compliance with Insurance Code required.
- Section 731.026 - Application of Insurance Code to particular insurers.
- Section 731.028 - Applicability of certain Insurance Code provisions to State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation.
- Section 731.030 [Repealed by 1965 c.241 §3]
- Section 731.032 [1967 c.359 §7; 1971 c.69 §1; 1971 c.538 §1; 1979 c.848 §1; 1993 c.265 §3; repealed by 2003 c.802 §173]
- Section 731.036 - Persons completely exempt from application of Insurance Code.
- Section 731.038 - Application of Insurance Code to charitable organizations that issue charitable gift annuities.
- Section 731.039 - Requirements for certain educational institutions or nonprofit corporations issuing charitable gift annuities.
- Section 731.040 [Repealed by 1965 c.241 §3]
- Section 731.042 - Certificate of exemption; application of certain Insurance Code provisions to exempt insurers.
- Section 731.046 - Exemption of policies from Securities Law.
- Section 731.050 [Repealed by 1965 c.241 §3]
- Section 731.052 - Insurance Code definitions.
- Section 731.056 - "Action."
- Section 731.060 [Repealed by 1965 c.241 §3]
- Section 731.062
- Section 731.066 - "Authorized," "unauthorized" insurer.
- Section 731.069 - "Certificate," "certificate holder."
- Section 731.070 [Repealed by 1965 c.241 §3]
- Section 731.072 - "Certificate of authority," "license."
- Section 731.074 - "Commercial liability insurance."
- Section 731.075 - "Covered life."
- Section 731.076 - "Department," "director."
- Section 731.080 [Repealed by 1965 c.241 §3]
- Section 731.082 - "Domestic," "foreign," "alien" insurer.
- Section 731.086 - "Domestic risk."
- Section 731.090 [Repealed by 1965 c.241 §3]
- Section 731.092 - "Domicile."
- Section 731.096 - "Domicile of alien insurer."
- Section 731.097 - "Essential health benefits."
- Section 731.098 - "Group health insurance."
- Section 731.099 - "Independently procured insurance."
- Section 731.100 [Repealed by 1965 c.241 §3]
- Section 731.102 - "Insurance."
- Section 731.104 - "Insurance producer."
- Section 731.106 - "Insurer."
- Section 731.110 [Repealed by 1965 c.241 §3]
- Section 731.112 - "Judgment."
- Section 731.114 - "Limited benefit coverage."
- Section 731.116 - "Person."
- Section 731.120 [Repealed by 1965 c.241 §3]
- Section 731.122 - "Policy."
- Section 731.126 - "Reinsurance."
- Section 731.130 [Repealed by 1965 c.241 §3]
- Section 731.132 - "Required capitalization."
- Section 731.136 - "State."
- Section 731.140 [Repealed by 1965 c.241 §3]
- Section 731.142 - "Stock," "mutual" and "reciprocal" insurer.
- Section 731.144 - "Surplus lines insurance."
- Section 731.146 - "Transact insurance."
- Section 731.150 - Definitions of classes of insurance not mutually exclusive.
- Section 731.154 - "Annuity."
- Section 731.156 - "Variable life insurance"; "variable annuity."
- Section 731.158 - "Casualty insurance."
- Section 731.162 - "Health insurance."
- Section 731.164 - "Home protection insurance," "home protection insurer."
- Section 731.166 - "Industrial life insurance."
- Section 731.170 - "Life insurance"; includes annuities.
- Section 731.174 - "Marine and transportation insurance."
- Section 731.178 - "Mortgage insurance."
- Section 731.182 - "Property insurance."
- Section 731.186 - "Surety insurance."
- Section 731.190 - "Title insurance."
- Section 731.194 - "Wet marine and transportation insurance."
- Section 731.204 [Formerly 736.495; repealed by 1987 c.373 §85]
- Section 731.208 [Formerly 736.500; repealed by 1987 c.373 §85]
- Section 731.212 [1967 c.359 §46; repealed by 1987 c.373 §85]
- Section 731.216 - Administrative power of director.
- Section 731.220 [Formerly 736.507; repealed by 1987 c.373 §85]
- Section 731.224 [1967 c.359 §49; repealed by 1987 c.373 §85]
- Section 731.228 - Prohibited interests and rewards.
- Section 731.232 - Subpoena power.
- Section 731.236 - General powers and duties.
- Section 731.240 - Hearings in general.
- Section 731.244 - Rules.
- Section 731.248 - Orders.
- Section 731.252 - Cease and desist orders.
- Section 731.256 - Enforcement generally; restitution.
- Section 731.258 - Enforcement of orders and decisions by Attorney General; filing, enforcement and effect of foreign decrees.
- Section 731.259 - Requirement for written notice to insured; rules.
- Section 731.260 - False or misleading filings.
- Section 731.264 - Complaints and investigations confidential; permitted disclosures; rules.
- Section 731.268 - Use of reproductions and certified copies as evidence; fee.
- Section 731.272 - Director’s annual reports; notice of publication of report.
- Section 731.276 - Recommendations for changes in Insurance Code.
- Section 731.280 - Publications authorized.
- Section 731.282 - Authority to sell publications.
- Section 731.284 - Distribution of insurance laws.
- Section 731.288 - Recording complaints; director to consider complaints before issuing licenses.
- Section 731.292 - Disposition of fees, charges, taxes, penalties and other moneys.
- Section 731.296 - Director’s inquiries.
- Section 731.300 - Examination of insurers; when required.
- Section 731.302 - Appointment of examiners; retaining of appraisers, actuaries and others; evidentiary status of facts and conclusions.
- Section 731.304 - Investigation of persons transacting insurance.
- Section 731.308 - Procedure at examination or investigation; production of books and other records.
- Section 731.312 - Report of examination; review by person examined; hearing; confidentiality of certain information and documents; permitted disclosures.
- Section 731.314 - Immunity for director, examiner and others.
- Section 731.316 - Expenses of examination of insurer.
- Section 731.324 - Service of process on Secretary of State; notice to unauthorized insurer.
- Section 731.328 - Deposits by unauthorized insurers in actions or proceedings.
- Section 731.354 - Certificate of authority required.
- Section 731.356 - Unauthorized insurance transaction enforcement.
- Section 731.358 - Requirements of domestic insurers generally.
- Section 731.362 - Requirements of foreign or alien insurers generally.
- Section 731.363 - Authorized foreign insurer becoming domestic insurer.
- Section 731.364 - Domestic insurer transferring domicile to another state.
- Section 731.365 - Effect of transfer of domicile by domestic or foreign insurer; notice to director by transferring insurer.
- Section 731.366
- Section 731.367 - Transfer of domicile by unincorporated authorized foreign insurer.
- Section 731.369 - Requirements of reciprocal insurers generally.
- Section 731.370 - Reciprocal insurer’s financial statement; service of process.
- Section 731.371 - Powers of reciprocal insurer regarding real estate.
- Section 731.374 - Exemptions to certificate of authority requirement.
- Section 731.378 - Foreign and alien insurers exempt from laws governing admission of foreign and alien corporations.
- Section 731.380 - Authority of foreign and alien insurers to take, acquire, hold and enforce notes secured by mortgages; statement; fees.
- Section 731.381 - Exemption from taxes for foreign and alien insurers engaging in activities authorized by ORS 731.380.
- Section 731.382 - General eligibility for certificate of authority.
- Section 731.385 - Standards for determining whether continued operation of insurer is hazardous; rules; order; hearing.
- Section 731.386 - Management of insurers.
- Section 731.390 - Government insurers not to be authorized.
- Section 731.394 - Combinations of insuring powers in one insurer.
- Section 731.396 - Certificate of authority and good financial condition required to issue variable life insurance or variable annuity policies.
- Section 731.398 - Amendment of certificate of authority.
- Section 731.402 - Issuance or refusal of certificate of authority.
- Section 731.406 - What certificate evidences; ownership of certificate.
- Section 731.410 - Continuance, expiration or reinstatement of certificate of authority.
- Section 731.414 - Suspension or revocation of certificate of authority; mandatory grounds.
- Section 731.418 - Grounds for suspension or revocation of certificate of authority.
- Section 731.422 - Order of suspension, revocation or refusal; effect upon insurance producers’ authority.
- Section 731.426 - Duration of suspension; insurer’s obligations during suspension period; reinstatement.
- Section 731.428 - Written consent to engage or participate in business of insurance; rules.
- Section 731.430 - Name of insurer.
- Section 731.434 - Registered office and agent.
- Section 731.438 - Title plant requirement for title insurers; posting of indexes; plant ownership and maintenance.
- Section 731.439 - Satisfaction of requirements of ORS 731.438 (1) by certain title plants.
- Section 731.442 - Prohibition on transacting life insurance business on mutual assessment plan.
- Section 731.446 - Policyholder deposits.
- Section 731.450 - Unrelated business prohibited; exceptions; title insurer as escrow agent.
- Section 731.454 - Domestic insurers not to transact business in jurisdiction where not authorized.
- Section 731.458 - Exchange of reciprocal or interinsurance contracts.
- Section 731.462 - Nonassessable policies of reciprocal insurer.
- Section 731.466 - Power of attorney for reciprocal insurer.
- Section 731.470 - Attorney for reciprocal insurer.
- Section 731.475 - Records storage required of workers’ compensation insurers; examination and audit of records.
- Section 731.480 - Workers’ compensation policies; conditions for issuing.
- Section 731.482 - Withdrawal from, failure to renew or cancellation of line by commercial liability insurer.
- Section 731.484 - Prohibition on certain sales related to group health and group life insurance.
- Section 731.485 - Conditions under which insurer may limit insured’s choice of drug outlets and pharmacies.
- Section 731.486 - Exemption from definition of "transact insurance" for group health and life policies; master group health and life insurance coverage; rules.
- Section 731.488 - Annual audit of insurer; rules.
- Section 731.490 [1987 c.774 §52; repealed by 1997 c.131 §1]
- Section 731.493 [1987 c.774 §53; repealed by 1997 c.131 §1]
- Section 731.496 [1987 c.774 §54; repealed by 1997 c.131 §1]
- Section 731.498 [1987 c.774 §58; repealed by 1997 c.131 §1]
- Section 731.500 [1987 c.774 §59; repealed by 1997 c.131 §1]
- Section 731.504 - Limit of risk.
- Section 731.508 - Approved reinsurance.
- Section 731.509 - Legislative intent; criteria for allowing credit for reinsurance; rules.
- Section 731.510 - Criteria for allowing reduction from liability for reinsurance; rules.
- Section 731.511 - Criteria to be met by assuming insurer in order to be accredited as reinsurer; rules.
- Section 731.512 - Withdrawal of insurer; reinsurance.
- Section 731.514 - Ceding insurer’s management of reinsurance recoverables; requirement to diversify reinsurance program.
- Section 731.516 - Mortgage insurance limitation; waiver of limitation; rules; fees.
- Section 731.554 - Capital and surplus requirements.
- Section 731.558 [1967 c.359 §107; repealed by 1993 c.447 §122]
- Section 731.562 - Title insurer capital and surplus requirements.
- Section 731.566 - Reciprocal insurer surplus requirements.
- Section 731.568 [1993 c.709 §2; repealed by 2001 c.318 §4]
- Section 731.570 - Withdrawing advancements made to reciprocal insurer.
- Section 731.574 - Annual financial statement.
- Section 731.590 - "Insurer" defined for ORS 731.592 and 731.594.
- Section 731.592 - Reporting criminal conduct involving insurance.
- Section 731.594 - Immunity from civil liability.
- Section 731.604 - Acceptance of deposits of insurers.
- Section 731.608 - Purpose of deposit.
- Section 731.612 - Rights of insurer regarding deposits.
- Section 731.616 - Valuation of deposits; deficiencies.
- Section 731.620 - Assignment of deposited securities.
- Section 731.624 - Special deposits; foreign and alien insurers.
- Section 731.628 - Deposit required of workers’ compensation insurers.
- Section 731.632 - Deposit required of domestic reciprocal insurers; exception.
- Section 731.636 - Deposit or trusteed assets of alien insurer required.
- Section 731.640 - Eligible deposits; rules.
- Section 731.642 - Contracts for security deposits.
- Section 731.644 - Payment of losses out of deposits, generally.
- Section 731.648 - Duration and release of deposit.
- Section 731.652 - Proofs for release of deposit to insurers; director’s responsibility.
- Section 731.704 [Formerly 128.820; 1971 c.425 §2; 1975 c.699 §1; 1983 c.740 §253; 1989 c.326 §1; 1989 c.413 §4; 1991 c.189 §1; 1991 c.190 §1; 1993 c.53 §1; 1997 c.735 §1; repealed by 2005 c.31 §4]
- Section 731.708 [Formerly 128.830; 1995 c.639 §2a; repealed by 2005 c.31 §4]
- Section 731.712 [1967 c.359 §127; 1971 c.425 §3; 1989 c.784 §15; repealed by 2005 c.31 §4]
- Section 731.716 [Formerly 128.850; 1971 c.425 §4; repealed by 2005 c.31 §4]
- Section 731.720 [Formerly 128.860; 1971 c.425 §5; 1993 c.377 §2; 1995 c.639 §2; 1997 c.131 §2; repealed by 2005 c.31 §4]
- Section 731.724 [Formerly 128.880; 1971 c.425 §6; repealed by 2005 c.31 §4]
- Section 731.730 - Insurer filings with National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
- Section 731.731 - Immunity for certain persons dealing with information collected from filings under ORS 731.730.
- Section 731.735 - Certain information confidential.
- Section 731.737 - Immunity from liability for certain persons filing reports or furnishing information about specified activities to specified persons.
- Section 731.740 [1995 c.638 §5a; repealed by 2001 c.377 §59]
- Section 731.750 - Confidentiality of report of material acquisitions or dispositions of assets, material nonrenewals, cancellations and revisions of ceded reinsurance agreements.
- Section 731.752 - Confidentiality of report used for determination of required amount of capital or surplus; confidentiality of financial plan of action and report of examination connected with plan.
- Section 731.754 - Permissible uses of reports and plans described in ORS 731.752.
- Section 731.760 - Definitions for ORS 731.760 to 731.770.
- Section 731.761 - Privileged information.
- Section 731.762 - Authority of director.
- Section 731.764 - Waiver of privilege; permitted disclosures.
- Section 731.766 - Petition for in camera hearing; hearing; compelled disclosure.
- Section 731.768 - Privilege; exceptions.
- Section 731.770 - Other privileges or limitations pertaining to audit document.
- Section 731.804 - Assessments; rules; fees; how determined.
- Section 731.808 - "Gross amount of premiums" defined.
- Section 731.812 - Foreign and alien insurer’s report of Oregon business.
- Section 731.816 [1967 c.359 §134; 1971 c.560 §1; 1989 c.700 §5; repealed by 1995 c.786 §1]
- Section 731.820 - Gross premium tax on fire insurance premiums.
- Section 731.822 - Prepayment of tax due.
- Section 731.824 - Tax on underwriting profits of wet marine and transportation insurers.
- Section 731.828 - Computation of wet marine and transportation insurance tax.
- Section 731.830 - Premium tax on gross amount of premiums insurer receives for wet marine and transportation insurance.
- Section 731.832 [Formerly 736.175; 1987 c.373 §82; repealed by 1995 c.786 §4]
- Section 731.833 - Record keeping requirements for wet marine and transportation insurance contracts.
- Section 731.834 - Insurance producer’s collection of taxes on wet marine and transportation insurance; report to director; rules.
- Section 731.836 - Limitation on enforcement of insurer’s tax obligations.
- Section 731.840 - Retaliatory or corporate excise tax in lieu of certain taxes and assessments; certain local taxes prohibited.
- Section 731.841 - Conditions under which local authority to tax insurer is preempted.
- Section 731.842 - Adjustment of amount to be prepaid for taxes; extension of time for payment; interest; penalty for late payment.
- Section 731.844 - No personal liability for paying invalid tax.
- Section 731.854 - Retaliatory tax.
- Section 731.858 [Formerly 736.245; repealed by 1969 c.158 §2 (731.859 enacted in lieu of 731.858)]
- Section 731.859 - Applicability of retaliatory provisions.
- Section 731.988 - Civil penalties.
- Section 731.990 [Repealed by 1965 c.241 §3]
- Section 731.992 - Criminal penalty.
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