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Lou Savage

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Lou Savage was the Oregon Insurance Commissioner, appointed to that position on May 30, 2012[1] and resigning on July 15, 2013.

Early career

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Savage earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon and a law degree from Lewis & Clark Law School.[2] He worked for Multnomah County Legal Aid Services for more than a decade and a half[3] and spent eight years as its executive director.[1] He was also state director for then-U. S. Representative Ron Wyden's congressional office.[1] He was president of the Oregon Law Center from 2002 until 2012.[4] Also in 2002, he began working for the Oregon Insurance Division as a senior policy advisor.[3]

Insurance commissioner

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Previously directing the Department of Consumer and Business Services legislative activities,[5] Savage was appointed interim Oregon Insurance Commissioner in October 2011,[3] and May 30, 2012, was named permanently to the post of Insurance Commissioner by Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services director Patrick Allen.[3]

He named the regulation and reform of health insurance as one of the top priorities of his administration.[1]

Savage resigned as Oregon Insurance Commissioner effective July 15, 2013 to support legal reform in developing nations. He was replaced by Laura Cali.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Mesaros, Melanie (May 30, 2012). "Lou Savage appointed Oregon Insurance Commissioner" (PDF). Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  2. ^ "Lou Savage joins DCBS as policy advisor" (PDF). Oregon Health and Safety Resource. OR-OSHA. Fall 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d Budnick, Nick (May 30, 2012). "Lou Savage appointed Oregon Insurance Commissioner, set to tackle reforms". OregonLive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  4. ^ Slaughter, Joel (May 8, 2012). "Pearman elected president and chairwoman of Oregon Law Center". Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  5. ^ "Savage Named Oregon Insurance Commissioner". Insurance Journal. May 30, 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  6. ^ Martinis, Cheryl (June 4, 2013). "Savage leaving Oregon insurance commissioner post to pursue law reform" (PDF). Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. Retrieved June 5, 2013.