There have been a handful involving regional affiliates, but the majors have been virtually accident-free
Now, I realize that even including those the stats are still fairly good, but it makes the "virtually accident-free" stats of majors a result of spinning off risk to affiliates, which is not something a consumer should care about. It might be a bit of a nit-pick (as it's still a handful), but moving things into different brands to avoid stigma is a common and, in my opinion, unhealthy practice.
There have been a handful involving regional affiliates, but the majors have been virtually accident-free
Now, I realize that even including those the stats are still fairly good, but it makes the "virtually accident-free" stats of majors a result of spinning off risk to affiliates, which is not something a consumer should care about. It might be a bit of a nit-pick (as it's still a handful), but moving things into different brands to avoid stigma is a common and, in my opinion, unhealthy practice.