Greenwood Village, CO –August 5, 2020 — CSG® (NASDAQ: CSGS) today announced it has signed a long-term agreement with New Leaf Service Contracts, Inc. to help enhance the warranty management process with its customers. CSG will deploy a new contract management capability within its Field Service Management platform to give New Leaf the ability to automate processes, while providing critical customer data to digitally transform the end-to-end management of its contracts.
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Dealerscope 2020 40 Under 40: Adam Smith, OnPoint Warranty
Congratulations to Adam Smith from OnPoint Warranty for being named to the Dealerscope 2020 40 Under 40.
Full Details on Adam Smith: https://www.dealerscope.com/article/dealerscope-2020-40-under-40-adam-smith-onpoint-warranty/
Full List: https://www.dealerscope.com/longform/dealerscope-2020-40-under-40/
Dealerscope 2020 40 Under 40: Elizabeth Ahner, Centricity
Congratulations to Elizabeth (Liz) Ahner from Centricity for being named to the Dealerscope 2020 40 Under 40.
Full Details on Elizabeth Ahner: https://www.dealerscope.com/article/dealerscope-2020-40-under-40-elizabeth-ahner-centricity/
Full List: https://www.dealerscope.com/longform/dealerscope-2020-40-under-40/
Rethinking the Loss Data Equation: Make Better Decisions Faster and Increase Profitability
Exclusive Free Webinar for Home Warranty and Service Contract Professionals
Using traditional actuarial data sources leads to gambling on important decisions that have a large impact on your business. Making calculated decisions requires good data, but data from traditional actuary sources are lagging and expensive. Make better decisions and improve CX with real-time loss data from CSG Dash. New solutions, CSG Dash enables:
• Real-Time loss data
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Who Should Attend:
Senior Management from:
• Home warranty service contract providers
• Extended service contract third party providers
With Responsibility for:
• Contractor operations/relations
• Service provider network
• Service operations and claims
• Field technician operations
• Finance
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 1 p.m. EDT
Full Details: https://info.csgi.com/service-contract-association-csg-webinar-promotion
Blurred Lines: Another Case of Service Contract v. Warranty v. Insurance Confusion
By Brian T. Casey and Jon L. Gillum
In a brand new opinion, the Oklahoma Supreme Court in Sparks v. Old Republic Home Protection Co., Inc. [1] held that what appeared (and was likely intended) to be a “service contract” was actually an insurance contract by way of also being a warranty, thereby preventing enforcement of an arbitration clause in the contract. Say what?
Continue readingClyde raises $14 million Series A to help e-commerce businesses offer extended warranty plans
Clyde, an extended warranty startup helping small e-commerce businesses offer service contracts, announces it has raised a $14 million Series A led by Spark Capital with participation from Crosslink, RRE, Rea Sea Ventures and others.
Continue readingPersonal Safeguards Group (PSG) Supports Creation of a New Consumer Products Service Contract Provider
PSG provided support in every step of forming and operating a new service contract provider in North America. PSG leverages deep contacts in the warranty industry to help facilitate the entry into the space.
PSG’s roadmap includes support with:
- State level service contract requirements
- Financial guarantee options (CLIP/SCRIP)
- Sales and claims administration processes
- Creation of rates and reserves
- Creation of forms and coverages
- Selecting administration technology
- Repair infrastructure options
The PSG process is designed to support Independent Providers, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Retailers. OEMs and Retailers can in-source or outsource individual elements of their program for their Service Contract Program allowing individual structures to address revenue recognition issues, customer experience & lifetime value and overall program design and development.
Contact Personal Safeguards Group for more information. https://personalsafeguardsgroup.com
Personal Safeguards Group Releases 2020 Service Contract Industry Projections
UPDATE: The shutdown driven by the CoronaVirus will greatly impact every category in 2020. This should be viewed as a run rate prior to the shutdown.
For 2020 Personal Safeguards Group projects over $61b at retail for consumer related service contracts.
Automotive continues to lead the industry in terms of gross revenue with 2020 projected at over $33b for Vehicle Service Contracts and over $6.4b for Ancillary products.
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10th Annual Extended Warranty & Service Contract Innovations National Forum
10th Annual Extended Warranty & Service Contract Innovations National Forum
Extended Warranty & Service Contract Innovations is your gateway to learning new tools and strategies across industries to streamline operations, improve customer service, optimize your marketing & sales programs, and ensure compliance with evolving regulations.
The community focuses on how to drive down costs and think creativity about new ways to provide value and expand market share. See more at: https://www.warrantyinnovations.com
Use discount code WN300 to get a $300 discount off the price of registration.