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For Immediate Release
Contact: Kimberly Warren

HBW Insurance Services Offers Discounted Insurance to Builders Involved in National Housing Quality Certification Program

September 13, 2004, Upper Marlboro, Md. - This summer, Home Buyers Warranty (HBW) Insurance Services, LLC, a managing general agent with underwriting authority from several insurance companies to underwrite commercial general liability insurance for residential home builders, is offering discounted insurance for builders involved in the National Housing Quality (NHQ) certification programs. Notably, these discounts are offered at a time when the home building industry is particularly concerned about insurance availability and cost.

HBW has been involved with the NHQ Program for builders and trade contractors for the past year and a half. In a letter to the NAHB Research Center this summer, Bruce Harrell, CEO of HBW explained, "HBW has become very familiar with the NHQ certification requirements, and the significant positive impact successful implementation of the requirements can have on the technical quality of the home building industry."

The discounts offered by HBW apply to builders who successfully implement the NHQ's quality assurance requirements and complete a certification audit. Additionally, HBW is also offering discounts to builders who require all or a portion of their critical classes of trade contractors to implement the NHQ's Certified Trade Contractor program and successfully complete a certification audit.

The NHQ Program has introduced many of the concepts of the worldwide quality revolution to home building and remodeling. Activities include co-sponsorship of the National Housing Quality Award, Certified Trade Contractor program, and a pilot Certified Builder program. Response among builders, trade contractors, and remodelers to the NHQ initiatives has been strong, and quality management procedures are becoming more and more prevalent throughout the residential construction industry. For more information, visit www.nahbrc.org/quality or call (800) 638-8556, ext.6225.

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The NAHB Research Center, located in Upper Marlboro, Md., promotes innovation in housing technology to improve the quality, durability, affordability, and environmental performance of homes and home building products. Created over 40 years ago as a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the NAHB Research Center has established itself as the source for reliable, objective information and research on housing construction and development issues. Through its various testing and certification services, the Research Center seal is internationally-recognized as a mark of product quality and an assurance of product performance.

NOTE TO EDITORS ON STYLE USAGE: To identify this company and its work correctly, first reference should be "NAHB Research Center." If clarification of the acronym is necessary, the phrase, "a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)," can follow. In subsequent mentions, "Research Center" is the only acceptable and accurate alternative reference.