Archived Copies of Warranty Week

December 2002 to Today

Nine-Month New Home Warranty Report: Claims, accruals, and reserves continue to see a pattern of steady growth, despite many economists' predictions of an impending recession. Accruals per home sold continue to increase, though inflation and rising home prices mean that the accrual rate per dollar of revenue has decreased.
January 19, 2023
Homebuilder Warranty Report: All the metrics were up in 2018, and the growth continued into the first quarter of 2019. Claims and accruals are back to pre-recession levels, and warranty reserves hit a new record high. Meanwhile, the level of warranty expenses per new home sold show some curious and sudden spikes for some builders and long-term stability for others.
June 13, 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
The Global Warranty Services Community Is Reflecting a Return to Growth -- and Profitability!: After conducting its fourth annual Warranty Chain Management Benchmark Survey, Strategies For Growth president and principal consulting analyst, Bill Pollock, has put together a results package consisting of an Analysts Take paper, a webcast and a WCM Conference workshop. The webcast will be hosted by PTC Warranty and Contract Management on May 24, 2018.
May 3, 2018
Service Contract Market Size: There are signs that the market is topping out at current levels, although home warranty sales continue to soar. Other types of protection plans, such as vehicle service contracts, mobile phone insurance, and extended warranties for brown and white goods, are no longer growing like they used to, though jewelry and furniture protection programs showed slight growth.
February 1, 2018
Effective Warranty Management for Improved Customer Satisfaction and Profitability in 2015: After conducting an extensive survey of the global warranty chain management community last year, Strategies For Growth president Bill Pollock has put together a results package consisting of a white paper, a webinar, and a WCM workshop on the subject of current trends in warranty management.
January 29, 2015
Automotive Warranty Report: While suppliers seem to have gotten a reprieve from escalating pressure to pay a greater share of warranty costs, OEMs are enjoying fast sales growth and a return to old levels. Meanwhile, Ford has decided to begin reporting warranty and recall costs together.
April 5, 2012
Home Warranty Market Share: While American Home Shield continues to dominate, electrical and water utilities are shaking things up with the growth of their wire and pipe protection services. And despite a continuing multi-year dip in home sales, the home warranty industry set a record this year with $1.5 billion in premiums paid by consumers.
December 22, 2009
Warranty Claims Automation: For a motorcycle manufacturer and a home appliance manufacturer, it wasn't so much that their warranty systems were broke or that their costs were rising. It was just that their old warranty processes were inefficient and couldn't keep up with company growth.
April 4, 2006