Oregon Preparing Switch to Electronic Proof of Coverage Filing

Beginning in July 2009, workers’ compensation insurers in Oregon will be required to send policy information instead of guaranty contracts to satisfy the proof of coverage law – and, for the first time, they’ll have to file the proof electronically.The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division (WCD) is taking no chances that insurers will be caught off guard. It has posted a notice on its website about the change, along with a schedule for rulemaking and implementing the state law that required it.The 2007 Legislature passed Senate Bill 559, which removes the requirement fo...