Chicago, Illinois – October 17-18, 2023
Announcing the all-new agenda covering all the topics you have asked for! This year The 14th Annual Extended Warranty & Service Contract Innovations National Forum is moving to Chicago on October 17-18, 2023, at the Palmer House Hilton. This highly acclaimed, cross-industry event covers innovations in customer service, new product development, data & technology, operations, marketing & sales, legal & regulatory, finance & insurance.
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has finally regulations to deal with so-called microcaptive transactions.
Microcaptives are, for the most part, insurance companies that attempt to qualify for treatment under section 831(b) of the Internal Revenue Code by way of a shared risk-pool arrangement which only superficially provides risk sharing and risk distribution for tax purposes, and whose real purpose is to provide inflated deductions for the businesses that the microcaptives are insuring.
Read the Full Article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jayadkisson/2023/04/11/us-treasury-department-issues-proposed-regulations-to-finally-eviscerate-microcaptive-tax-shelters/
The FTC is sending payments totaling more than $3.3 million to customers of Passport Auto, a Washington D.C.-area auto dealer.
Full Article: https://usedcarnews.com/index.php/component/k2/item/4780-ftc-sends-3-3-million-to-consumers-over-illegal-junk-fees
The average age of vehicles on U.S. roads reaches a record 12.5 years old, according to a new study
Full Article: https://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2023/05/your-car-is-likely-older-than-ever/
Enhances National Leadership Position in Roadside Assistance and Mobility Services
BDT Capital Partners to Maintain Majority Stake in Combined Platform
Nation Safe Drivers (“NSD”) and Questx today announced that they have completed a strategic business combination to form one of the nation’s largest and most innovative leaders in roadside assistance and mobility services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Full release: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/nation-safe-drivers-questx-combine-130000606.html
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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Are you alone battling with incorrect use of fault or condition codes?
Find out now by taking this 14-question survey which has been commissioned for a MAPconnected member company to help them obtain feedback on how other companies are:
All companies that participate will receive the overall results!
For details: https://www.mapconnected.com/fault-or-condition-codes-start-your-year-off-smarter-by-getting-mapconnected/
February 15 Round Robin: Good Versus Bad Claims Quality Scoring (3 – 4 pm ET)
March 21 Round Robin: Turning Warranty Data Into a Continuous Improvement Tool (3 – 4 pm ET)
April 19 Webinar: Warranty Costs Related To Serviceable and Non-Serviceable Electric Vehicle Battery Packs (11 – 12 pm ET)
October 24-25 OnSite: Vehicle Service & Warranty Lifecycle Summit (3rd annual) Oct 24 – 25 at the Henry Hotel, Dearborn MI
For more information or to register: https://www.mapconnected.com/2023-upcoming-events/
Partnership bolsters Assurant’s ability to offer products like Assurant EV One Protection℠ by combining real-time battery and actuarial data with enhanced modeling and AI
Full release: https://www.yahoo.com/now/assurant-partners-altelium-advance-battery-133000333.html
Comprehensive Press Release from Nevada related to Service Contracts