What’s New: In Brief (November 14, 2007)

Operation Red Nose, a free service that keeps impaired drivers off the road, will be available in three Nova Scotia communities this year: Sydney, Truro and Halifax.
This service, which allows holiday revelers to opportunity to make a call and have their car and themselves drive home safely on Friday and Saturday nights, has been expanded to Truro this year, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada.
We are committed to doing our part to keep roads safe for Nova Scotians, says Don Forgeron, vice president, IBC, Atlantic. Part of this commitment is an overall contribution of [Cdn]$250,000 in Nova Scotia which goes to support the promotion, organization and administration of this program.
In addition to sponsorship from IBC, the operation is sponsored by the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation and is served by hundreds of volunteers who give not only their time, but their cars as well.

Crawford & Company has changed the name of its training and continuing education unit to Crawford Educational Services.
It will continue to provide a full complement of general and specialized training in all areas of claims and risk management, according to a release.
Crawford Educational Services more accurately reflects what we offer to the market, which is a full range of training and educational services for the loss-adjustment industry, Bill Beach, senior vice president of training and development for Crawford, said in a release.
The name change comes as a part of a major expansion of services, including the recent acquisition of ClaimStar, rebranded as Crawford Online.