Surety Bonds in Oregon
Contract, license, and permit bonds guaranteeing performance or compliance. Not insurance in the ordinary sense — a bond is a three-party credit instrument.
What is different in Oregon
Oregon requires PIP and uninsured motorist coverage on every auto policy. The 2020 Labor Day fires reshaped property appetite across the Cascade foothills and the wildland-urban interface, and Cascadia subduction zone earthquake exposure is excluded from homeowners policies and written separately.
Exposures that shape pricing here
- wildfire
- earthquake
- winter storm
- flood
Surety Bonds reading
- Buying guides
How to choose an insurance agent
Anyone can quote you a price. The differences that matter are who the agent represents, how they are paid, and what they write down.
- Coverage explained
Auto insurance explained: what each coverage actually pays for
An auto policy is six separate coverages sold as one product. Most of them have nothing to do with your car. Here is what each one does.
- Coverage explained
Homeowners insurance explained: the six parts of the policy
A home policy is six coverages, and the first one silently sets the size of three others. Here is how the structure works and where it goes wrong.
- Coverage explained
Flood insurance explained
A separate policy for the peril your home policy excludes. What it covers, what it does not, and the waiting period that catches people out.