Retailing
Allstate Protection Plans Acquires Kingfisher
Acquisition enhances Allstate’s portfolio of mobile industry offerings
Warranties
Products
How Well Did The Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fare In The Allstate Protection Plans Breakability Drop Test?
Smartest iPhone yet is more durable—but not indestructible
Blogs
The Critical Role Of Safety And Security In The Consumer Electronics Industry
Exclusive interview with Michael Frosch, President of Personal Safeguards Group, LLC
Retailing
Allstate Protection Plans Partners With Staples Canada
Partnership offers businesses and consumers innovative product protection
Retailing
New Delivery And Installation Services Launched By Howard’s
Retailer also introduces extended warranty protection, loyalty plans
Industry
GBS Enterprises Rebrands As ProtectAll
New headquarters, executive leadership also announced
Retailing
How To Calm Queasy Connected Customers
78% are reluctant to purchase after "major frustrations"
Retailing
Extended Warranty Biz Extends Beyond Warranties
Customer support becomes hypercritical in the era of connected tech.
Buying Groups
Nationwide, Centricity Launch Innovative Extended-Service Concept
EPIC Protect offers improved service, enhanced coverage and added support.
Industry
Jeff Unterreiner To Head Assurant’s U.S. Connected Living Biz
Promoted to new post as U.S. biz booms
Industry
Fortegra Names Tom Scott Warranty Solutions VP
Will manage service contract, warranty, insurance solutions
news
Bankers Warranty + Bonded Builders = Centricity
There’s change afoot at Bankers Warranty Group (BWG). The extended-service contract provider for tech and appliance retailers has merged with Bonded Builders, which provides...
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Safeware Makes The Case For Extended Warranties
Purchasing an extended warranty for pricey, handheld devices is a no-brainer for the fumble-fingered among us. Indeed, in a recent survey by LG Electronics,...
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Warranty Group Consumer Study Reveals Surprising Attitudes Toward Service Contracts
The Warranty Group, the global warranty and underwriting resource, has released a comprehensive study of consumer attitudes and purchase behaviors toward extended service contracts,...
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Notebook Prices Are Falling, But 20% Still Sell With A Warranty: NPD
Warranties remain an important factor in the buying process when it comes to notebook computers, The NPD Group revealed. According to the market research...
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Extended Warranties: The Warranty Group Customized Accidental Damage And Repair/Replacement Service Contract Programs
TWICE VIP Award 2016 Winner! Since 1964, The Warranty Group has been a premier provider of extended-warranty and related services to leading financial and...
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Samy’s, New Leaf Sprout New Partnership
Samy’s Camera, L.A.’s iconic imaging dealer, has signed a multiyear deal with New Leaf Service Contracts, the Texas-based extended-service provider. The pact will provide...
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Pirch Alights On New Leaf
Pirch, the super-premium appliance, plumbing fixture and cabinetry chain, has chosen New Leaf Service Contracts to be its majap service plan provider. Under the...
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Howard’s TV Turns New Leaf
Howard’s TV & Appliance, Southern California’s 12-store big-box chain, has signed a multiyear deal with New Leaf Service Contracts. Under the agreement, New Leaf...
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Asurion Simplifies Warranty Registration
Asurion, the leading extended warranty provider, has developed a simple two-step process that allows consumers to register their new CE and appliance protection plans...
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OnePlus Taps B2X For Third-Party Support
OnePlus, which set smartphone fans agog with its lineup of affordable yet highly featured handsets, has formally partnered with Germany’s B2X to provide customer support,...
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Asurion Offering Blanket Coverage For Tech Devices
Asurion, the leading extended warranty provider, has developed a comprehensive, subscription-based program that lets consumers and small businesses protect multiple devices, both new and...
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Best Buy Will Soon Offer AppleCare
Apple and Best Buy appear to be forging even closer ties. After giving the No. 1 CE retailer first dibs on its smart watch,...
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GWSCA Sets 2nd Warranty Conference
Chicago — The Global Warranty and Service Contract Association (GWSCA) will hold its second annual conference and training event here Sept. 16-18 at the...
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Bang, Smash, Crash! Kids Account For $11B In Mobile Damage
San Francisco — We love our kids but it’s hard to love the damage they inflict on our mobile devices. SquareTrade, which has made...
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NATM Signs New Leaf
Irving, Texas – The NATM Buying Corp. has tapped New Leaf Service Contracts to provide its dealers with extended service programs. In a statement,...
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New Leaf Launches Majap Parts Portal
Irving, Texas – New Leaf Service Contracts, the extended service contract administrator, has partnered with Core Centric Solutions to develop an online order portal...
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Azione Signs New Leaf
Chester Springs, Pa. — Azione Unlimited, the three-year-old education and buying group, has partnered with New Leaf Service Contracts to provide its custom retailers...
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Assurant Creates ‘Connected’ Division
Atlanta — Extended-service underwriter and administrator Assurant Solutions has created a dedicated division for Internet of Things (IoT) products. The company’s new 1,700-person Connected...
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Start-Up Warranty App Taps New Leaf
Minneapolis — Extended-warranty startup Upsie is looking to upend the way service contracts are traditionally sold. The company, backed by New Leaf Service Contracts,...
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New Leaf Signs Mr. Appliance
Irving, Texas — New Leaf, a provider of extended service plans, has signed the Mr. Appliance chain of franchised servicers as its go-to majap...
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SquareTrade Extends Coverage To China’s DHgate
San Francisco – SquareTrade, the disruptive extended service provider, is lending its services to Chinese e-commerce portal DHgate. Under the agreement, SquareTrade will offer...
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NFM Extends Pact With Assurant
Omaha, Neb. — Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) marked its 10th anniversary with Assurant Solutions by extending its contract with the extended-service administrator. The new...
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Warranty Trade Group Plans Fall Conference
Chicago – The Global Warranty and Service Contract Association (GWSCA) will hold its first annual conference and industry summit Oct. 6-8 at the Millennium...
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PYB Develops Pan-Product Warranty Plan
Atlanta – Protect Your Bubble USA (PYB), the direct-to-consumer unit of extended-service provider Assurant Solutions, has introduced an all-in-one protection plan that can cover...
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Post-Breakage Service Plan Debuts
Atlanta – Protect Your Bubble USA, which sells CE and majap product insurance direct to consumers, has launched a new smartphone plan that can...
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AppliancesConnection Signs Global Warranty
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Online majap seller AppliancesConnection.com has tapped Global Warranty Group (GWG) as its exclusive extended-service provider. The Canarsie-based e-tailer, led by CEO...
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New Leaf Signs America’s Hometown
Stillwater, Okla. — America’s Hometown Brand Centers (AHBC), a national buying group based here, has selected New Leaf Service Contracts as its exclusive extended-warranty...
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VCM Solutions Signs Global Warranty
Toms River, N.J. — VCM Solutions has signed Global Warranty Group (GWG) to provide protection plans for its WhatWater line of waterproof mobile phone...
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Sam’s Club Expands SquareTrade CE Coverage
Bentonville, Ark. — Sam’s Club is offering extended-service coverage for a wide array of CE products under a newly expanded pact with SquareTrade. The...
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Sub-Zero, Seagate Win Warranty Recognition
San Diego – The Global Warranty and Service Contract Association (GWSCA), an industry trade group, named Sub-Zero its Excellence in Warranty winner for 2014....
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SquareTrade Rolling Out Authorized Repair Network
San Francisco — Extended-warranty provider SquareTrade is teaming with repair chain uBreakiFix to launch a network of local repair locations in the largest cities...