2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 737 - Rates and Rating Organizations
Section 737.355 - Licensing rating organizations generally; licensing workers’ compensation rating organizations; rules; revocation and suspension; fees.


(2) The director need not issue a license to each workers’ compensation rating organization that meets the qualifications and requirements of subsection (1) of this section. Instead, the director may issue licenses to one or more qualifying workers’ compensation rating organizations pursuant to a selection process established by rule. At the end of the period for which one or more licenses are issued, the director may do the following pursuant to the selection process established by rule under this subsection:
(a) Renew a license or issue a license to another workers’ compensation rating organization; and
(b) Renew or issue licenses to more than one workers’ compensation rating organization.
(3) A license issued pursuant to this section shall remain in effect for three years unless suspended or revoked by the director. The license fee shall be as established by the director. A license issued pursuant to this section may be suspended or revoked by the director, after a hearing upon notice, in the event the rating organization ceases to meet the requirements of this section. If a license is issued to only one workers’ compensation rating organization and the license is suspended or revoked, the director may issue a license to another workers’ compensation rating organization for the remainder of the period for which the suspended or revoked license was issued.
(4) Each rating organization shall notify the director promptly of every change regarding matters listed in ORS 737.350 (1), (2) and (3).
(5) As a condition of receiving and holding its license, a workers’ compensation rating organization must exchange data with other licensed workers’ compensation rating organizations pursuant to rules adopted by the director that may include establishing fees for the exchange of data. [Amended by 1967 c.359 §319; 1971 c.385 §5; 1989 c.413 §9; 1999 c.235 §1]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 18 - Financial Institutions, Insurance

Chapter 737 - Rates and Rating Organizations

Section 737.007 - "Rating organization" defined.

Section 737.017 - "Member," "subscriber" defined.

Section 737.025 - Purpose, intent of chapter.

Section 737.035 - Application of chapter.

Section 737.045 - Remedies of director for violations of chapter.

Section 737.205 - Filing rates, plans with director; public inspection of filings; effect on workers’ compensation filings.

Section 737.207 - Commercial liability insurance rate filings; prior approval by director.

Section 737.209 - Hearing on rate filings under ORS 737.207; order; review.

Section 737.225 - Records requirements; inspection; statistics; workers’ compensation statistical agency; rules.

Section 737.235 - Examining rating systems of insurers; costs.

Section 737.265 - Unauthorized adherence to rates, rating systems; workers’ compensation insurance policy forms.

Section 737.270 - Determination of workers’ compensation premiums for worker leasing company; reporting statistical experience.

Section 737.310 - Method of rate making; factors considered; rules.

Section 737.316 - Combining employers for workers’ compensation insurance; conditions.

Section 737.318 - Premium audit program for workers’ compensation insurance; rules; penalties.

Section 737.320 - Review of certain filings; effective date of filings; investigation and evaluation of workers’ compensation rate filings.

Section 737.322 - Rating plan approval; rules; hearing on disapproval; costs.

Section 737.325 - Suspension or modification of filing requirement; rules; excess rates for specific risks.

Section 737.330 - Contracts to comply with effective filings; exception.

Section 737.336 - Disapproval of filings by director; noncompliance with chapter.

Section 737.340 - Initiation of proceedings by aggrieved person to determine lawfulness of filings; hearing.

Section 737.350 - Application for license by rating organization.

Section 737.355 - Licensing rating organizations generally; licensing workers’ compensation rating organizations; rules; revocation and suspension; fees.

Section 737.360 - Rating organization to accept insurers as subscribers; rules of organization to be reasonable; review of applications for subscribership and of reasonableness of rules.

Section 737.365 - Cooperative activities among rating organizations and insurers.

Section 737.505 - Insured entitled to rate information; remedies of aggrieved persons.

Section 737.510 - Advisory organizations; registration; jurisdiction of director to restrict unfair practices.

Section 737.515 - Examination of rating, advisory and other organizations; payment of costs; acceptance of report from another state.

Section 737.526 - Interchange of data; rules; promoting uniformity of rating laws.

Section 737.560 - Rating organization membership.

Section 737.600 - Fictitious grouping for rate purposes prohibited; rules; exceptions.

Section 737.602 - Authorization for insurance for certain projects; premiums; qualifications.

Section 737.604 - Rules.