Lockton did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Lockton, another insurance firm, continues to underwrite policies for the NRA Carry Guard program, according to the NRA's website. The NRA Carry Guard program offers coverage for certain costs associated with gun-related accidents or incidents in which the gun owner claims they lawfully acted in self defense. However, those decisions were made prior to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida last week.Ĭhubb said in a statement that it "provided notice of our intent to discontinue participation in the NRA Carry Guard insurance program" three months ago. Two other companies - the insurer Chubb and Wyndham Hotel Group - confirmed to CNNMoney Friday that they've recently ended partnerships with the NRA. Loesch blamed a flawed system for letting people who shouldn't be able to buy guns slip through the cracks. Some survivors of mass shootings confronted NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch at a CNN town hall on Wednesday. Students across the country have walked out of class to demand new restrictions on the sale of firearms and an end to mass shootings in the U.S. None of the companies gave details about why or when they decided to cut ties with the NRA, but the news comes as the hashtag #BoycottNRA has circulated widely on social media.Īfter the shooting in Parkland, Florida on February 14, survivors of the massacre have protested for stronger gun laws. Related: First National Bank of Omaha will stop issuing NRA Visa card And SimpliSafe, which sells home security systems, said the same. Symantec, which makes the Norton anti-virus software and owns the identity theft protection company LifeLock, said Friday that it is severing ties with the NRA. Insurance giant MetLife said Friday that it's ending its discounts on home and auto insurance for NRA members. The company did not describe what kind of benefits had been offered to NRA members. "We have asked them to remove our listing from their benefits site," the spokesperson added. "Effective March 26, our brands will no longer provide the NRA member discount," an Avis Budget Group spokesperson said via email.Ī spokesperson for moving van lines Allied and North American, which are both owned by Sirva, said Friday that the brands "no longer have an affiliate relationship with the NRA effective immediately." But when reached for comment, Avis Budget Group told CNNMoney that it too was ending its partnership with the organization. The National Rifle Association did not immediately comment on Saturday about the decisions by the various companies to sever ties.Īvis and Budget, which are owned by the same company, were also listed as discount providers on NRA's website Friday. The NRA was advertising a Hertz partnership on its " member benefits" page as recently as Friday morning, but that listing disappeared by the afternoon. On Friday, car rental company Hertz said in a tweet that it's also ending its NRA rental car discount program. Enterprise Holdings, which runs the Enterprise, Alamo and National car rental groups, announced that it will end the discount deal it has with the NRA on March 26. There was also a wave of car rental outfits. A bank spokesperson said "customer feedback" prompted a review of its partnership with the NRA, and it chose not to renew its current contract. The companies were the latest to abandon partnerships with the NRA amid a renewed public debate over tightened gun laws following a school shooting in Florida last week that left 17 dead.įirst National Bank of Omaha on Thursday pledged to stop issuing an NRA-branded Visa card. United Airlines followed a short time later, saying the company will no longer offer discounts on flights to the NRA annual meeting.Īnd TrueCar, a car buying service, said late Friday that it would end its deal with the NRA as of February 28. "We will be requesting that the NRA remove our information from their website," the company said in a tweet. Companies have scrambled to cut ties with the National Rifle Association over the past couple of days, and the list continued to grow into the weekend.ĭelta Air Lines announced Saturday morning that it's ending discounted rates for NRA members.
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