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Post subject: DAN and NAUI - new Partnership
 Posted: Apr 02, 2007 - 01:05 PM
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Blenny
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Durham, N.C. – March 2007 – DAN and NAUI (National Association of Underwater Instructors) are pleased to announce their alliance to work together for the greater good of diver safety. Effective immediately, DAN is the official dive accident insurance provider for NAUI Worldwide.
NAUI has discontinued its Dive and Travel Insurance Program and is endorsing the Membership and Dive Accident Insurance programs offered by DAN. Jim Bram, President of NAUI, said NAUI has always supported DAN’s mission.
"The quality of DAN's insurance program is well known," Bram said. " We value what DAN provides to the dive community, and we hope that our joining in this alliance will contribute to DAN’s continuing success for many years to come, while allowing NAUI to focus on maintaining the strength and quality of its diver education programs.”
As their policies come due for renewal, divers currently carrying NAUI’s Dive and Travel Insurance will be notified of the change, and they will be offered the opportunity to join DAN. In addition, NAUI dive centers and instructors will receive materials about DAN and its programs, including the DAN Student Membership Program.
Dan Orr, President and CEO of DAN, says DAN has always been dedicated solely to divers and diver safety. "Our record certainly speaks for itself," Orr said. "Yet no matter how much we’ve been able to contribute in the past, we are always looking for ways to provide more.
"When we first developed the idea of working directly with the training agencies, we intended to increase the network of resources for divers, as well as the commitment of the dive industry to safety practices. We are delighted NAUI has made this public commitment with us, and we are proud to call them our ally in this continuing directive.”
Founded in 1959, NAUI Worldwide is the second-largest diver certifying organization in the world, whose members offer a full range of training programs from Skin Diver through Instructor Course Director, with dozens of specialty courses including Nitrox and Technical diving. Tens of thousands of NAUI member instructors, dive businesses, resorts, and service centers are located throughout the world.
Divers Alert Network (DAN), a 501(c)(3) non-profit medical and research organization dedicated to the safety and health of recreational scuba divers, is associated with Duke University Medical Center.
Founded in 1980, DAN has served as a lifeline for the scuba industry by operating the only 24-hour diving emergency hotline, a lifesaving service for injured divers.
Additionally, DAN operates a diving medical information hotline, conducts vital diving medical research, and develops and provides a number of first-aid and continuing education programs for everyone from beginning divers to medical professionals.
To reach NAUI Worldwide, visit http://www.nauiww.org.
To reach DAN, visit http://www.diversalertnetwork.org. |
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Post subject: RE: DAN and NAUI - new Partnership
Posted: Apr 02, 2007 - 09:11 PM
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DAN is doing well cornering the insurance market. First PADI now NAUI.
Not that this is a bad thing. |
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Post subject: RE: DAN and NAUI - new Partnership
Posted: Apr 02, 2007 - 09:31 PM
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| its a pretty decent insurance plan, so why not - on the other hand ending up with some kind of monopoly company who knows what will be next - they could raise fees however they like. |
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Post subject: RE: DAN and NAUI - new Partnership
Posted: Apr 02, 2007 - 10:15 PM
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| At least for now it hasn't gone up |
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Post subject: RE: DAN and NAUI - new Partnership
Posted: Apr 05, 2007 - 12:08 PM
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Post subject: RE: DAN and NAUI - new Partnership
Posted: Apr 07, 2007 - 08:23 PM
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Blenny
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| While the chance is there, that they use the increasingly dominant market position i don't think they will. There is just still enough competition around if you do a good check. |
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