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{{Infobox company
| name = K&K Insurance
| logo = KandKInsuranceLogo.jpg
| type = For-profit
| slogan =
| foundation = 1952<ref name="foundingdatelocation">{{cite web | url = http://www.roughnotes.com/rnmagazine/2002/march02/03p55.htm | title = Founding date/location of K&K Insurance | publisher = Rough Notes | accessdate = 2011-07-25}}</ref>
| location = [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]], [[Indiana]]<ref name="foundingdatelocation"/>
| key_people = [[Nord Krauskopf]], <small>Founder</small>
| products = [[Insurance]]
| homepage = [http://www.kandkinsurance.com/ www.kandkinsurance.com]
}}
'''K&K Insurance''' is an [[Indiana]]-based insurance company noted for its coverarge of [[motor sports]]. It was started in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]] in 1952 by [[Nord Krauskopf]] and his wife Theodora (Teddi) to manage and market a benevolent fund for injured [[race car]] drivers.<ref name="insurance">{{cite web | url = http://www.kandkinsurance.com/Pages/CompanyHistory.aspx | title = Company history - K&K Insurance | publisher = K&K Insurance | accessdate = 2011-07-25}}</ref>
The company was sold to [[Aon (company)|Aon plc]] in 1993<ref name="sold">{{cite journal |url=http://www.roughnotes.com/rnmagazine/2002/march02/03p55.htm |title=K&K celebrates 50 years of success |date=March 2002 |last=Tadevich |first=Debra |journal=Rough Notes |accessdate=January 18, 2018}}</ref> but continues under the K&K name.<ref name="foundingdatelocation"/>
==Early history==
As enthusiasts of motor sports, the Krauskopfs understood the risks involved in that kind of work.<ref name="insurance"/> They designed and marketed products targeted at the motorsport industry, such as race teams, [[Sponsor (commercial)|sponsor]]s, and [[racetrack]] facilities.<ref name="insurance"/> They created a racing team to support the business. During the 1960s and 1970s, the Krauskopfs fielded a team for the [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series|Winston Cup Series]].<ref name="insurance"/> [[Bobby Isaac]] (and his crew chief [[Harry Hyde]]) led K&K Insurance to a championship win in [[1970 in NASCAR|1970]].<ref name="insurance"/> This victory brought 54% of [[Dodge]]s' points needed for a championship victory in the Manufacturer's Championship; breaking a seven-year streak created by the [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] vehicles.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.legendsofnascar.com/Bobby_Isaac.htm | title = Additional info about 1970 Championship Win | publisher = Legends of NASCAR | accessdate = 2011-07-26}}</ref> These vehicles were mainly [[Dodge Charger]]s and [[Dodge Daytona]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.streetlegaltv.com/news/bobby-isaacs-kk-insurance-nascar-chargers/ | title = Bobby Isaac and the K&K Insurance NASCAR Chargers | publisher = Street Legal TV | accessdate = 2011-07-25}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:KandK Insurance}}
[[Category:1952 establishments in Indiana]]
[[Category:Insurance companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Companies based in Fort Wayne, Indiana]]
[[Category:Financial services companies established in 1952]]
{{US-finance-company-stub}}
{{Infobox company
| name = K&K Insurance
| logo = KandKInsuranceLogo.jpg
| type = For-profit
| slogan =
| foundation = 1952<ref name="foundingdatelocation">{{cite web | url = http://www.roughnotes.com/rnmagazine/2002/march02/03p55.htm | title = Founding date/location of K&K Insurance | publisher = Rough Notes | accessdate = 2011-07-25}}</ref>
| location = [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]], [[Indiana]]<ref name="foundingdatelocation"/>
| key_people = [[Nord Krauskopf]], <small>Founder</small>
| products = [[Insurance]]
| homepage = [http://www.kandkinsurance.com/ www.kandkinsurance.com]
}}
'''K&K Insurance''' is an [[Indiana]]-based insurance company noted for its coverarge of [[motor sports]]. It was started in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]] in 1952 by [[Nord Krauskopf]] and his wife Theodora (Teddi) to manage and market a benevolent fund for injured [[race car]] drivers.<ref name="insurance">{{cite web | url = http://www.kandkinsurance.com/Pages/CompanyHistory.aspx | title = Company history - K&K Insurance | publisher = K&K Insurance | accessdate = 2011-07-25}}</ref>
The company was sold to [[Aon (company)|Aon plc]] in 1993<ref name="sold">{{cite journal |url=http://www.roughnotes.com/rnmagazine/2002/march02/03p55.htm |title=K&K celebrates 50 years of success |date=March 2002 |last=Tadevich |first=Debra |journal=Rough Notes |accessdate=January 18, 2018}}</ref> but continues under the K&K name.<ref name="foundingdatelocation"/>
==Early history==
As enthusiasts of motor sports, the Krauskopfs understood the risks involved in that kind of work.<ref name="insurance"/> They designed and marketed products targeted at the motorsport industry, such as race teams, [[Sponsor (commercial)|sponsor]]s, and [[racetrack]] facilities.<ref name="insurance"/> They created a racing team to support the business. During the 1960s and 1970s, the Krauskopfs fielded a team for the [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series|Winston Cup Series]].<ref name="insurance"/> [[Bobby Isaac]] (and his crew chief [[Harry Hyde]]) led K&K Insurance to a championship win in [[1970 in NASCAR|1970]].<ref name="insurance"/> This victory brought 54% of [[Dodge]]s' points needed for a championship victory in the Manufacturer's Championship; breaking a seven-year streak created by the [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] vehicles.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.legendsofnascar.com/Bobby_Isaac.htm | title = Additional info about 1970 Championship Win | publisher = Legends of NASCAR | accessdate = 2011-07-26}}</ref> These vehicles were mainly [[Dodge Charger]]s and [[Dodge Daytona]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.streetlegaltv.com/news/bobby-isaacs-kk-insurance-nascar-chargers/ | title = Bobby Isaac and the K&K Insurance NASCAR Chargers | publisher = Street Legal TV | accessdate = 2011-07-25}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:KandK Insurance}}
[[Category:1952 establishments in Indiana]]
[[Category:Insurance companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Companies based in Fort Wayne, Indiana]]
[[Category:Financial services companies established in 1952]]
{{US-finance-company-stub}}
