BestWeek: Will Hybrid Cars Attract Preferred Insureds?OLDWICK, N.J. -- As automakers report waiting lists of car buyers eager to get behind the wheel of their new hybrids, insurers are evaluating their underwriting Underwriting 1. The process by which investment bankers raise investment capital from investors on behalf of corporations and governments that are issuing securities (both equity and debt). 2. The process of issuing insurance policies. criteria for cars powered by both gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by and electric motors. Their initial findings may surprise you. The May 30 edition of BestWeek provides an exclusive report on why industry observers say hybrid drivers are less likely to incur To become subject to and liable for; to have liabilities imposed by act or operation of law. Expenses are incurred, for example, when the legal obligation to pay them arises. An individual incurs a liability when a money judgment is rendered against him or her by a court. 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 Gilmour may refer to:
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