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Luxury doesn’t always buy safety

Owning a BMW, Mercedes, Lexus or Volvo may mean a driver will ride in style, but when it comes to safety, such luxury vehicles don’t necessarily have the same cachet. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, paying more …

Luxury doesn’t always buy safety

Owning a BMW, Mercedes, Lexus or Volvo may mean a driver will ride in style, but when it comes to safety, such luxury vehicles don’t necessarily have the same cachet. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, paying more …

Nationwide replaces Budweiser at NASCAR

Nationwide Insurance Co. has signed a seven-year deal in Charlotte, N.C., to become the title sponsor of American stock-car racing’s No. 2 series beginning in 2008. The series will be called the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Nationwide replaces Anheuser-Busch, the maker …

Suit against Blackwater can proceed

A three-judge panel in Florida says a lawsuit can proceed against the operator of a plane that crashed in Afghanistan in 2004, killing three Army soldiers. The contractor operating the plane, Presidential Airways Inc., is the aviation subsidiary of Moyock, …

8 S.C. chief urges pre-set

hurricane damage formula Looking to minimize claims litigation 8 West Virginia lawmakers may reassert workers’ comp oversight But will they scare insurers from the state? 9 Florida brings back no-fault Lawmakers add anti-fraud provisions 9 It’s wait ’til next year …

People

Fulwider was inaugurated as the new chair of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), with C. Brett Nilsson, and J. David Daniel assuming the offices of chair-elect and vice chair, respectively. Fulwider is principal and …

News Currents

N.C.’s Rep. Watt leads debate in Congress against credit scoring The latest skirmish in the battle between politicians who want to eliminate insurance-based credit scoring and insurers that say they need it to do their job unfolded in a congressional …

Luxury doesn’t always buy safety

Owning a BMW, Mercedes, Lexus or Volvo may mean a driver will ride in style, but when it comes to safety, such luxury vehicles don’t necessarily have the same cachet. According to recent studies by the Insurance Institute for Highway …

My New Markets

Contractors Pollution Liability Nuts & Bolts: Sloan Mason is now providing contractor’s pollution liability (CPL) for oilfield diving and sub-sea contractors of all types. For full underwriting review and the best quote, the company requires a CPL supplemental application and …

Luxury doesn’t always buy safety

Owning a BMW, Mercedes, Lexus or Volvo may mean a driver will ride in style, but when it comes to safety, such luxury vehicles don’t necessarily have the same cachet. According to recent studies by the Insurance Institute for Highway …