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What Medical malpractice insurance Requirements Apply in Oregon?

Oregon bars a malpractice insurer from refusing to defend or indemnify a health practitioner or licensed health care facility solely because of a qualifying adverse-event disclosure, patient-safety notice, or participation in statutory discussion or mediation. The law still allows policy terms governing payments made through those processes. Who may file the notice also depends on whether the incident happened in a facility. 1,2

What Is Medical Malpractice Insurance?

Medical malpractice insurance can pay defense costs and covered damages when a patient claims a clinician’s care caused harm. If you provide health care, match the quote to your practice, clinicians, specialties and procedures, then check who is insured. Read the national Medical malpractice guide.

What to Watch for With Medical Malpractice in Oregon

  • Use Oregon’s patient-safety process without assuming payment

    ORS 742.407 protects against denial or a coverage exclusion based on the specified disclosure, notice or participation. It permits insurers to set policy requirements for compensation paid through discussion or mediation. Ask how consent, settlement authority and payment documentation work before an event occurs. 1

  • Match the reporter to the care setting

    For an incident in a licensed facility or its operated location, the facility may file the notice and must give the patient a copy; it may not name the provider in the notice, but must inform involved providers. Outside a facility, the treating provider or employer may file. This is not the insurer’s claim-notice procedure. 2

  • Keep other policy conditions in view

    The statute bars specific disclosure-based denial; it does not say all claims are covered or displace every other policy condition. Confirm that each clinician and facility is insured for the service and location, and continue to meet ordinary notice and cooperation duties. 1,2

Which Providers Have Documented Oregon Licenses?

These providers publish a national listing for Medical malpractice; the state records document licenses for the entities and roles shown below. Some records rely on company-reported information rather than independent regulator verification. A national listing does not confirm the product is available in Oregon. Check the regulator’s license lookup and confirm state availability for your business when requesting a quote.

  • Corgi

    Corgi Insurance Services, Inc.

    Insurance producer · checked 2026-09-28

    Corgi’s company producer-license table lists 50 jurisdictions: 49 states and the District of Columbia, including DC license 3003091619. New Mexico does not appear in the table and is not included here; the omission does not establish that Corgi is unlicensed there. The company-reported table has no stated as-of date and does not establish product availability. 12

    Corgi markets medical malpractice insurance for health care professionals and organizations.

  • Vouch

    Vouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLC

    Insurance producer, Surplus-lines broker · checked 2026-09-28

    Vouch’s licenses page, effective January 16, 2025, lists producer licenses in all 50 states and DC. Its separate surplus-lines table includes Idaho number 870820, while a footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses. Because those statements conflict for Idaho, this record keeps Idaho producer-only and does not treat the table number as established agency surplus-lines authority. The page is company-reported and does not establish product availability. 16

    Vouch arranges medical malpractice insurance for health care and life sciences businesses.

Who Regulates Insurance in Oregon?

Oregon Division of Financial Regulation

DFR handles complaints about most insurance lines and provides Oregon license checks for agents, agencies, and insurers. You can use its consumer complaint form if an insurer or agent is not following Oregon law or rules. 3,4,5

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in Oregon

Reported tax rate. 2% of Oregon-home-state gross premiums, plus 0.3% on premium or fees for fire marshal 6,7,8,9

For Oregon-home-state risks, the surplus-lines licensee must collect a 2% tax on gross premiums and a 0.3% fire-marshal tax on premium or fees, in addition to the premium. Oregon requires the policy to warn that losses will not be paid by the state guaranty fund; the exempt-commercial-purchaser search exception requires admitted-market disclosure and a written request.

Surplus Line Association of Oregon

Questions to Ask Before You Buy Medical Malpractice in Oregon

  1. Does the event qualify under ORS 31.262, and is the facility, treating practitioner or employer the party filing?
  2. What policy provisions govern consent and insurer handling of payments after statutory discussion or mediation?
  3. Does the policy cover the actual clinician, facility, setting and treatment involved, apart from the statutory disclosure protection?

Medical Malpractice Insurance in Oregon: Frequently Asked Questions

Does Oregon’s disclosure statute guarantee malpractice coverage? 1

No. It prohibits denial or exclusion for the specified disclosure, notice or participation reasons and permits policy requirements for associated payments. Other coverage terms still matter. 1

Is an Oregon patient-safety notice the same as a claim notice to the insurer? 2

No. ORS 31.262 describes submissions to the Oregon Patient Safety Commission. It does not replace policy-specific reporting to the carrier. 2

Sources for Medical Malpractice Insurance in Oregon

  1. Oregon Revised Statutes §742.407. Oregon Legislative Assembly; Subsections (1)–(5), disclosures, incident notices, discussions and insurer payment terms; 2025 ORS. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  2. Oregon Revised Statutes §31.262. Oregon Legislative Assembly; Subsections (1)–(2), who may submit patient-safety incident notices by care setting; 2025 ORS. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  3. oregon insurance regulator. State insurance regulator; DFR homepage identifies consumer, licensing, and complaint services. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  4. DFR Check a License. State insurance regulator; Insurance industry section links Oregon agent, agency, and company license-status search in NAIC SBS. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  5. DFR File a Complaint. State insurance regulator; Online insurance complaint form; DFR says it can review whether a company or agent follows Oregon law and rules. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  6. Oregon Revised Statutes §735.470. Oregon Legislature; Subsections (1)(a)–(c), (4): 2% on Oregon-home-state gross premiums plus 0.3% of premium or fees for fire marshal; licensee collects taxes in addition to premium. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  7. Oregon Revised Statutes §§735.405, 735.410, 735.470. Oregon Legislature; ORS 735.470(1)(a) taxes Oregon-home-state risks; ORS 735.418 authorizes interstate allocation procedures. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  8. Surplus Lines Insurance. Oregon Division of Financial Regulation; Page states surplus-lines insurance through a nonlicensed insurer is not protected by the Oregon Insurance Guaranty Association. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  9. Oregon Revised Statutes §§735.405, 735.410 and 735.415. Oregon Legislature; 2025 Edition online text: §§735.405(6), 735.410(1)–(2), 735.415(1)(b)–(2); current chapter text includes the ECP definition, diligence rule, disclosure/written-request exception, and policy warning against guaranty fund coverage. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  10. Licenses. At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21.
  11. Licenses and Carriers. Coalition; Licenses and Carriers, re-read 22 September 2026: Insurance Licenses table for Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc., national producer number 18419475, with producer and surplus-lines numbers for all 50 states and DC including California 0L76155, Georgia 196479, Texas 2199630 and 2205589, Pennsylvania 815731 and 817452, Colorado 539028 and Wisconsin 3000108852. Insurance Carriers table naming, with NAIC numbers, Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company 36420, Arch Specialty Insurance Company 21199, Ascot Specialty Insurance Company 45055, Ascot Insurance Company 23752, Aspen Specialty Insurance Company 10717, Chaucer Insurance Company DAC, Coalition Insurance Company 29530, Fireman's Fund Indemnity Corporation 11380, Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company 16823, Lloyd's of London, MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc. 34886, MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company 41807, Steadfast Insurance Company 26387, Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance Company 16275 and Zurich American Insurance Company 16535. Accessed 2026-09-22.
  12. Insurance Producer Licenses. Corgi Insurance; Current complete Insurance Producer Licenses table for Corgi Insurance Services, Inc.; 50 rows covering 49 states and DC (DC 3003091619); no New Mexico row; no NPN or as-of date shown. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  13. About Hiscox US Insurance. Hiscox; Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. NAIC 10200 as Chicago, IL domiciled insurer admitted or licensed in all 50 states and D.C.; Hiscox Inc. as general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder for Syndicates 33 and 3624; surplus-lines placements through licensed surplus-lines brokers; A.M. Best rating statement. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  14. Licenses. ERGO NEXT Insurance; Current entity-by-state license table reopened 28 September 2026: 50 rows under Next First Insurance Agency, Inc., including Washington, DC; New York rows instead list Next Insurance Services PC-1423070 and AP Intego BR-1198885. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  15. Insurance Licenses by State. TechInsurance; Current state table; identifies TechInsurance as a division of Specialty Program Group LLC d/b/a SPG Insurance Solutions; lists DC 3000041536 and labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses,” without an agency license number. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  16. Licenses. Vouch; Effective 16 January 2025: Vouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLC, NPN 19926463; P&C table (50 states and DC); surplus-lines table includes Idaho 870820; footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses; Idaho retained as producer-only due to conflict. Accessed 2026-09-15.

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This guide is informational and does not determine whether a policy is available or meets your needs. Editorial policy. To suggest a correction, email The General Average with a supporting source.

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