Oregon Senate Bill 1540: Relating to property insurance; prescribing an effective date.

Oregon · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Tells an insurer to give to a state agency the details of models the insurer uses to score property for wildfire risk. Tells the insurer to give notice about what actions a policy holder can take to better the risk score. Takes effect 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.4). Requires an insurer that uses a catastrophe model or wildfire risk model or scoring method to provide the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services a description of each model or scoring method, along with related information, and an explanation of how the insurer uses the model or scoring method in underwriting decisions. Specifies [elements] that an insurer must [include in] incorporate applicable community-level mitigation actions and property-specific mitigation actions into each model and requires the insurer to give a premium discount or adjustment, or other incentive, to a policy holder that demonstrates having undertaken a property-specific mitigation action or that a community-level mitigation action occurred in proximity to the policy holder's property. Requires an insurer to post on the insurer's website, and provide to an applicant for insurance or a…

Latest action

In committee upon adjournment. (2026-03-06)

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