Category Archives: Mobile Electronics

OEMs Use Warranty for Differentiation

OEMs are increasingly looking for ways to differentiate their products from competitors, including offering longer warranties.

Using embedded insurance to transfer a portion of a Limited Warranty is a perfect solution, and the OEM can obtain the coverage directly from a carrier without outsourcing administration or file processing and incurring the associated costs.

Meramec Secure can help build a direct solution.  https://meramecsecure.com 

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2nd Annual Global Warranty & Service Contract Innovations Conference

April 18-19, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach, California

Hear top industry leaders discuss tools and strategies for cross-functional, data-driven new product development, customer service to expand market share and ensure compliance. The all new agenda features riveting case studies and timely panel discussions. Plus, you’ll want to participate in the always-popular industry-specific roundtable discussion groups and hot off the press market news flashes from Warranty Week.

To register and view the schedule of events, please visit:  www.globalwarrantyinnovations.com. Use the WarrantyNews discount code: WN300 for $300 off while available.

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Assurant Product Experience Exchange Launches Enabling Clients to Customize and Embed Insurance and Protection Programs into Omni-Channel Customer Experiences

Turnkey technology delivery platform helps clients meet customers where they are

Assurant has launched Assurant Product Experience Exchange (APEX), a turnkey technology delivery platform that enables Assurant clients across industries – mobile, retail, housing, and automotive – to customize and easily add embedded insurance and protection programs, support, and services into their omni-channel customer experiences.

Full Release: https://www.assurant.com/newsroom-detail/NewsReleases/2022/December/assurant-product-experience-exchange

New Agenda Highlights and Speakers Announced for Warranty Innovations Nashville

This year the 13th Annual Extended Warranty & Service Contract Innovations will be the best yet with the most comprehensive industry analyses and case studies! Scheduled for October 17-18, 2022, at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel, live in Nashville, Tennessee, this highly acclaimed, cross-industry event covers innovations in customer service, new product development, data & technology, operations, marketing & sales, legal & regulatory, finance & insurance.

Register today at: https://www.warrantyinnovations.com.

The following agenda highlights has been updated with exciting new sessions and speakers:

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Assurant Extends Longstanding T-Mobile Partnership with New Multiyear Agreement

Assurant, Inc., a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases, announced today a multiyear extension of its long-standing partnership with T-Mobile to continue providing comprehensive mobile device protection solutions.

Full Release: https://www.assurant.com/newsroom-detail/NewsReleases/2022/September/assurant-extends-t-mobile-partnership

13th Annual Extended Warranty & Service Contract Innovations

This year’s all-new agenda takes a deep dive into new frontiers in extended warranty and service contract innovations!

Event Highlights Include:

  • 30+ Top-flight speakers crossing multiple industries including auto, appliance, mobile, electronics, home, heavy equipment, and more
  • Unmatched learning opportunities acknowledged as the best for all industries
  • In-depth case studies, provocative panel debates, and quick sound-bite industry insight sessions to give you all you need to understand the leading issues in extended warranty/service contracts today
  • 4 industry-specific interactive networking roundtables

Comprehensive coverage of the full spectrum of your extended warranty & service contract business includes: Customer Service, New Product Development, Disruptive Technology, Marketing & Sales, Legal & Regulatory, Finance & Insurance.

For more information and to register: https://www.warrantyinnovations.com/index.php

Madison Dearborn Partners Increases Equity Investment in Insurance Services Company Amynta Group

NEW YORK and CHICAGO, March 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Amynta Group (“Amynta” or “the Company”), a leading insurance services company, announced today that funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (MDP), a leading Chicago-based private equity investment firm, have acquired all of the equity interests in Amynta held by AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (“AmTrust”).

Full Release: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/madison-dearborn-partners-increases-equity-investment-in-insurance-services-company-amynta-group-301500143.html

Warranty Life Transforms Smartphone Protection with Cost-Cutting AI-powered Usage-Based Coverage

Warranty Life launches new personalized protection for smartphone users that uses the combined power of artificial intelligence (AI), telematics, and machine learning (ML) to develop the first usage-based smartphone protection where your behavior directly impacts how much you pay.

Full Release: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/warranty-life-transforms-smartphone-protection-with-cost-cutting-ai-powered-usage-based-coverage-301408571.html

Mulberry Closes $22 Million Series B Financing Round to Transform the Product Protection Experience for Shoppers and Retailers

Mulberry announced that it has closed a $22 million Series B funding round, led by Commerce Ventures and with participation from Hudson Structured Capital Management, Ally Bank, CreditEase, and existing investors.

Full Release: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/10/13/2313494/0/en/Mulberry-Closes-22-Million-Series-B-Financing-Round-to-Transform-the-Product-Protection-Experience-for-Shoppers-and-Retailers.html