Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.752 (2026)

State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation; purpose and functions

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      656.752 State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation; purpose and functions. (1) The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation is created for the purpose of transacting workers’ compensation insurance and reinsurance business. The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation also may insure an Oregon employer against any liability such employer may have on account of bodily injury to a worker of the employer arising out of and in the course of employment as fully as any private insurance carrier.

      (2) The functions of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation shall be:

      (a) To confer with and solicit employers and to determine, handle, audit and enforce collection of premiums, assessments and fees of insured employers insured with the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation;

      (b) To make insurance available to as many Oregon employers as inexpensively as may be consistent with the overall integrity of the Industrial Accident Fund, in accordance with ORS 656.634 and sound principles of insurance;

      (c) To receive and handle and process the claims of workers and beneficiaries of workers injured in the employ of insured employers insured with the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation; and

      (d) To perform all other functions which the laws of this state specifically authorize or which are necessary or appropriate to carry out the functions expressly authorized.

      (3) The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation in its name may sue and be sued.

      (4) The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation may authorize self-insured employers or other insurers to use any physical rehabilitation center operated by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation on such terms as the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation deems reasonable.

      (5) The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation in its own name, may acquire, lease, rent, own and manage real property. It may construct, equip and furnish buildings or other structures as are necessary to accommodate its needs. It may purchase, rent, lease or otherwise acquire for its use all supplies, materials, equipment and services necessary to carry out its functions. It may sell or otherwise dispose of any property acquired under this subsection.

      (6) Any real property acquired and owned by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation under this section shall be subject to ad valorem taxation.

      (7) The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation may furnish advice, services and excess workers’ compensation and employer liability insurance to any employer qualified as a self-insured employer under the provisions of ORS 656.407, on such terms and conditions as the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation deems reasonable.

      (8) With the approval of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation may provide reinsurance coverage to Oregon employers on such terms and conditions as the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation deems reasonable.

      (9) The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation may contract with the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide claim management services for claims filed under ORS 655.505 to 655.555 by adults in custody of institutions of the Department of Corrections. [1965 c.285 §55; 1965 c.564 §7; 1967 c.253 §1; 1969 c.247 §2; 1971 c.262 §1; 1977 c.659 §3; 1979 c.815 §10; 1979 c.829 §5a; 1981 c.854 §52; 1981 c.876 §7; 1990 c.1 §3; 2007 c.326 §1; 2019 c.213 §150]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2024 · leading case: Eckles v. State of Oregon, 760 P.2d 846 (Or. 1988).
Eckles v. State of Oregon, 760 P.2d 846 (Or. 1988). · cites it 6× “751); from its purpose — SAIF "is created for the purpose of transacting workers' compensation insurance and reinsurance business" (ORS 656.752); and from its ORS 656.752 "functions" — those of any workers' compensation insurer: to "solicit employers," to collect the premiums of…”
Frohnmayer v. State Accident Ins. Fund Corp., 660 P.2d 1061 (Or. 1983). · cites it 2× “” ORS 656.752(1), 1977 Replacement Part; see Or Laws 1965, ch 285, § 55.”
Johnson v. SAIF Corp., 164 P.3d 278 (Or. 2007). · cites it 3× “7 ORS 656.752 authorizes SAIF to engage in activities necessary to participate in the insurance business, including collecting premiums and fees and processing claims.”
Crosby v. SAIF Corp., 699 P.2d 198 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “ORS 656.752(1). One of SAIF’s functions is to ‘receive and handle and process the claims of workers.”
Johnson v. SAIF Corp., 122 P.3d 66 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “” 11 The provisions of SB 255 describing the purpose and functions of the new independent corporation were codified at ORS 656.752, which provides, in part: “(1) The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation is created for the purpose of transacting workers’ compensation…”
Washington Ins. Guar. Ass'n v. Dep't of Labor & Indus., 859 P.2d 592 (Wash. 1993). “Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 656.752 (1) (1991); Ariz.”
Stamp v. Dep't of Labor & Indus., 859 P.2d 597 (Wash. 1993). “The determination of the status of the Oregon state fund in Villalobos was based upon clear evidence that the fund's enabling statute, ORS § 656.752(1) (1991), defined it as an insurer.”
Cuddigan-Placito v. SAIF, 335 Or. App. 663 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “The primary responsibility of the inves- tigator is to investigate the facts, including by conducting interviews, and provide that information to the adjuster.”
Corvallis Aero Serv., Inc. v. Villalobos, 724 P.2d 880 (Or. Ct. App. 1986). “” See ORS 656.752; 734.010. As SAIF appears to agree, the anti-subrogation provisions of ORS 734.”
State Ex Rel. Eckles v. Livermore, 696 P.2d 1153 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 3× “’ ORS 656.752(1), 1977 Replacement Part; see Or Laws 1965, ch 285, § 55.”
Glubka v. Long, 837 P.2d 553 (Or. Ct. App. 1992). “751(1); ORS 656.752. Long is the former Executive Director of SAIF Corporation.”
Cuddigan-Placito v. SAIF, 335 Or. App. 663 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “The primary responsibility of the inves- tigator is to investigate the facts, including by conducting interviews, and provide that information to the adjuster.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.752(1) — 6 cases
Frohnmayer v. State Accident Ins. Fund Corp., 660 P.2d 1061 (Or. 1983). “” ORS 656.752(1), 1977 Replacement Part; see Or Laws 1965, ch 285, § 55.”
Stamp v. Dep't of Labor & Indus., 859 P.2d 597 (Wash. 1993). “The determination of the status of the Oregon state fund in Villalobos was based upon clear evidence that the fund's enabling statute, ORS § 656.752(1) (1991), defined it as an insurer.”
Crosby v. SAIF Corp., 699 P.2d 198 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). “ORS 656.752(1). One of SAIF’s functions is to ‘receive and handle and process the claims of workers.”
Johnson v. SAIF Corp., 164 P.3d 278 (Or. 2007). “7 ORS 656.752 authorizes SAIF to engage in activities necessary to participate in the insurance business, including collecting premiums and fees and processing claims.”
State Ex Rel. Eckles v. Livermore, 696 P.2d 1153 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). “’ ORS 656.752(1), 1977 Replacement Part; see Or Laws 1965, ch 285, § 55.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.752(2)(b) — 1 case
Crosby v. SAIF Corp., 699 P.2d 198 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). “ORS 656.752(1). One of SAIF’s functions is to ‘receive and handle and process the claims of workers.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.752(3) — 3 cases
Frohnmayer v. State Accident Ins. Fund Corp., 660 P.2d 1061 (Or. 1983). “” ORS 656.752(1), 1977 Replacement Part; see Or Laws 1965, ch 285, § 55.”
Johnson v. SAIF Corp., 164 P.3d 278 (Or. 2007). “7 ORS 656.752 authorizes SAIF to engage in activities necessary to participate in the insurance business, including collecting premiums and fees and processing claims.”
State Ex Rel. Eckles v. Livermore, 696 P.2d 1153 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). “’ ORS 656.752(1), 1977 Replacement Part; see Or Laws 1965, ch 285, § 55.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.752(5) — 1 case
State Ex Rel. Eckles v. Livermore, 696 P.2d 1153 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). “’ ORS 656.752(1), 1977 Replacement Part; see Or Laws 1965, ch 285, § 55.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.752(6) — 1 case
Johnson v. SAIF Corp., 122 P.3d 66 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). “” 11 The provisions of SB 255 describing the purpose and functions of the new independent corporation were codified at ORS 656.752, which provides, in part: “(1) The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation is created for the purpose of transacting workers’ compensation…”
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