Category Archives: Marine

2026 Guide: Comprehensive Insurance Solutions for Guarantees, Warranties, and other Specialty Insurance Programs

Originally Published: February 17, 2026

Executive Summary

Meramec Secure® provides end-to-end insurance solutions that help companies find the right insurance products, structure compliant programs, and deliver absolute protection to end clients. With over 25 years of industry expertise, we guide retailers, manufacturers, InsurTech companies, FinTech platforms, and service providers through the complete lifecycle of insurance-backed guarantee and warranty programs—from initial assessment to implementation and ongoing client protection.

The Meramec Secure® Advantage

In today’s competitive marketplace, companies make bold promises through warranties, guarantees, and service level agreements. However, sophisticated clients want to know: “Who backs these promises?” The market is littered with companies that offered incredible guarantees but went out of business, leaving customers without recourse. Meramec Secure® provides the answer. Our platform enables companies to differentiate themselves by demonstrating real financial backing for their commitments, building customer confidence, and gaining a competitive advantage.

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Warranty & Service Contract Leaders Gear Up for a High-Energy, Insight-Packed Event Featuring OEM Case Studies, Industry News Flash Series & Interactive Roundtables

Orlando, FL — Warranty and service contract executives will get more than just presentations at The 5th Annual Warranty & Service Contract Innovations for Vehicle, Home, Smart Products & Consumer Goods, scheduled for April 28–29, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Orlando — they’ll experience a fast-paced, insight-driven program designed to spark ideas, share solutions, and spotlight exactly where this rapidly evolving market is headed next.

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How the Meramec Secure® Platform Supports Companies Bringing Financial Strength to Their Guarantees and Warranties

With new innovative services and products comes a certain degree of uncertainty about whether the company making the promise can truly fulfill its commitments. Everyone can relate to companies offering incredible guarantees or warranties that are now out of business, or those making service promises that don’t deliver.

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Using a Contractual Liability Insurance Policy (CLIP) for Limited Warranties or Service Guarantees

Businesses offering Limited Warranties or Service Guarantees frequently encounter the question, “What backs this warranty or guarantee?”

This question is critical to clients seeking peace of mind that something supports the warranty or guarantee beyond the company’s promise. In some cases, clients will not do business with a company that doesn’t have adequate backing for its promise or guarantee.

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Boat OEMs Use Product Warranty Insurance to Offer Longer Limited Warranties

Boat OEMs Use Product Warranty Insurance to Offer Longer Limited Warranties During Special Events or Promotions.

For a single, one-time cost, an OEM can extend their limited warranty and retain the original term, transfer the risk for the extended term to a carrier, and eliminate Balance Sheet Exposure.

It’s completely transparent to the customer but makes accounting for variable terms simple.

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EFG Companies Launches Two New Marine Protection Products, and an Enhanced Powersports GAP Program

EFG Companies’ new marine and power sports protection products increase dealership back-end margins while giving consumers added confidence despite expensive repairs and uncertain economic times. 

Full Release: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231128443622/en/EFG-Companies-Launches-Two-New-Marine-Protection-Products-and-an-Enhanced-Powersports-GAP-Program

Building a Manufacturer’s In-House Service Contract Program

It’s never been easier for a manufacturer to build an in-house service contract program

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Service Contract and Limited Warranty Rate Development Tool

With just a few pieces of data, this tool calculates a rate for a service contract or limited warranty using a typical industry model. The rate development tool is available online at Warranty Resources.

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EFG Companies Maximizes Powersports Dealer Cash Flow with New VSC Product for Personal Watercraft

EFG Companies’ new personal watercraft protection product helps dealers diversify their revenue stream while protecting consumers from costly mechanical breakdowns, towing expenses, and trailer repair.

Full release: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210921005325/en/EFG-Companies-Maximizes-Powersports-Dealer-Cash-Flow-with-New-VSC-Product-for-Personal-Watercraft

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
  • Improved CX
  • Interactive Dashboards & Reporting
  • Cost-Savings

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