"Surplus lines insurance" means any insurance on an Oregon home state risk, permitted to be placed through a surplus lines licensee with a nonadmitted insurer eligible to accept such insurance, other than reinsurance, wet marine and transportation insurance, independently procured insurance, life insurance and health insurance and annuities. For purposes of this section, "home state" has the meaning given that term in ORS 735.405.
ORS 731.144
731.144 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 731 but was not added to any smaller series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.