BestWeek: Will Hybrid Cars Attract Preferred Insureds?

OLDWICK, N.J.--May 27, 2005--As automakers report waiting lists of car buyers eager to get behind the wheel of their new hybrids, insurers are evaluating their underwriting criteria for cars powered by both gasoline and electric motors. Their initial findings may surprise you.

The May 30, 2005 edition of BestWeek provides an exclusive report on why industry observers say hybrid drivers are less likely to incur claims. But they contemplate possible downsides.

Other exclusive news reports in the latest edition of BestWeek include:

-- The competitive battle for individual health insurance is heating up. Find out why the new entrants are shaking up the market.

-- Eighteen months after China's three largest insurers became publicly traded some interesting business trends are emerging.

-- Ewen Gilmour, chief executive of Lloyd's insurer Chaucer Holdings, talks with BestWeek about why contract certainty reform looks like a sure thing.

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