Archived Copies of Warranty Week

January 1, 2019 to today

Extended Protection Plans: While warranty data is the starting point, warranty analytics is what drives the business. Warranty analytics can be used to create an intelligent extended protection plan that identifies the types of failures, which customers are most impacted by them, and what the root cause might be. This, in turn, also helps determine the right level of coverage to meet the customer's risk profile.
March 14, 2019
WCM Conference Schedule:  Attendees have some tough choices to make between six different parallel conference tracks. Several continue to repeat the dual themes of warranty fraud detection and the Internet of Things, while many showcase the latest innovations that new technology has to offer to warranty professionals.
March 7, 2019
WCM Opening Keynotes & Closing Panel: For the 15th time, warranty industry professionals are heading to the annual WCM Conference, convening this year in Orlando, Florida. Over the course of three days, industry thought leaders are scheduled to delve deep into topics such as warranty fraud and the Internet of Things.
February 28, 2019
WCM Pre-Conference Workshops:  Warranty professionals heading to Orlando for the 15th annual Warranty Chain Management Conference could arrive a day early to attend any of six different workshops on topics such as fraud detection, claims handling, customer satisfaction, and how to launch or expand a commercial or consumer service contract program.
February 21, 2019
Early Look at Year-End Warranty Data: The Hewlett-Packard family of companies has filed their annual reports, as have a few others such as Deere and Navistar. While companies whose fiscal years end in December are just beginning to publish their warranty expense reports this week, many others with different fiscal years have already released the data.
February 14, 2019
Service Contracts and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act:  This article, by two expert attorneys, is intended to help readers navigate the subtle boundaries between the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and the service contract laws of the U.S. states, and to help explain the key differences between product warranties, service contracts, and insurance.
February 7, 2019
PCMI Signs AmTrust for Reinsurance Software: As AmTrust looks for ways to boost its core insurance underwriting business, making it easier for clients to see the financial metrics of their reinsurance investments becomes a priority. And PCMI's modular approach to reinsurance reporting software makes it easier for AmTrust to implement.
January 31, 2019
Solar Cell Quality Trends: Demand is rising and prices are falling, yet most manufacturers have managed to increase product quality in recent years. That is, except for the U.S.-based producers, who come in last in a testing lab's new white paper.
January 24, 2019
Warranty Analytics: Three reasons why warranty analytics software solutions fail -- and how to address the gaps that hinder more widespread acceptance of these solutions.
January 17, 2019
The State of Warranty Chain Management: Results of annual survey suggest the global warranty services market appears to be moving toward a more expansive period of growth in 2019.
January 10, 2019
Home Service Technology: How Smart is Your Home? The Top 5 Ways Technology Will Transform the Home Warranty Business
January 3, 2019