What’s New: In Brief (April 27, 2009)

Supreme Collision has committed to being a National Sponsor at the Platinum Level of the Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC).
This is the first time a collision repair centre has committed to being a major WICC sponsor, according to Jean Faulkner, WICC Ontario board co-chair.
 “As an organization we have always supported a variety of charities within our respective communities,” Marty Reddick, president of Supreme Collision, said in a release.
“In 2009 we decided we wanted to associate our organization with a charity that shared our core values and was capable of helping people on a national level. Knowing that 40% of women and 45% of men will develop cancer during their lifetime and that 166,000 new cases are recorded each year was a significant factor in our decision.
“It was important for Supreme Collision to support a charity that touched people of all ages and helped to reduce their suffering and still allow them to retain their dignity.”

The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia has released a Top 5 list of why vehicles are targeted by auto thieves.
They are:
•    being an easy target (i.e. by not having an immobilizer);
•    lack of a visual deterrent such as a Club;
•    location of parked car;
•    visible content in a vehicle; and
•    the age and model of the car.