2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 737 - Rates and Rating Organizations
Section 737.505 - Insured entitled to rate information; remedies of aggrieved persons.


(2) Every rating organization and every insurer which makes its own rates shall provide within this state reasonable means whereby any person aggrieved by the application of its rating system may be heard, in person or by the authorized representative, on written request by the person or authorized representative to review the manner in which such rating system has been applied in connection with the insurance afforded the person. If the rating organization or insurer fails to grant or reject such request within 30 days after it is made, the applicant may proceed in the same manner as if the application had been rejected.
(3) Any party affected by the action of such rating organization or such insurer on such request, within 30 days after written notice of such action, may appeal to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, who, after a hearing held at a place designated by the director upon not less than 10 days’ written notice to the appellant and to such rating organization or insurer, shall affirm or reverse such action.
(4) Appeals to the director pursuant to ORS 737.318 with regard to a final premium audit billing must be made within 60 days after receipt of the billing.
(5) The director may, upon a showing of good cause, stay any workers’ compensation insurer’s collection effort on a final premium audit billing during the pendency of an appeal authorized by subsection (4) of this section. [Amended by 1967 c.359 §327; 1987 c.884 §6]

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.