American Guardian Announces 2022 AGWS University F&I Training Schedule
New monthly webinars provide insights and education to agents and dealers.
New monthly webinars provide insights and education to agents and dealers.
WARRENVILLE, Ill. – American Guardian Warranty Services, Inc. (AGWS), a leading finance and insurance (F&I) provider in the industry, offering products and services to the automotive, RV, powersports, marine, and commercial trucking markets, has announced the 2022 AGWS University F&I training schedule. AGWS webinars are designed to provide industry insights and education to Agents and Dealers.
“The AGWS University monthly webinar series has continued to prove successful over the past couple of years and I am excited to announce that AGWS University will continue to offer monthly F&I training webinars starting on January 12, 2022,” said Jon A. Anderson, President and COO of American Guardian Warranty Services, Inc. “The 2022 AGWS University webinar schedule will provide additional opportunities for convenient online F&I training to implement stronger sales strategies in your dealerships.”
According to Anderson, Agents and Dealers will learn the latest F&I strategies, increase their knowledge, and maximize profits without having to leave the dealership. Monthly topics are available on the AGWS LinkedIn page prior to each webinar. The webinar is held once a month at 1 p.m. CST on the following dates: January 12, February 9, March 9, April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, August 10, September 14, October 12, November 9, and December 14.
AGWS continues the webinar series with the overall theme of F&I Insights and will be led by Bob Harkins, VP of Training at AGWS, and industry-leading guest speakers. The AGWS University webinars are meant to serve as a 24/7/365 F&I and Compliance training program designed to Maximize Deal Profit for both Front End Gross and Finance & Insurance Income, in a manner that is consistent with Good Customer Relations and Sound Business Practices. The content covered in the training is meant to complement and add to what is already being utilized in each dealership respectively. Additional 2022 webinar topics will include Hot Button Topics such as, Your 2022 F&I Profitability Focus, Successful Menu Selling, Value Added F&I Sales Presentations, Compliance & Ethics, and the Protection of the Dealer and the Dealership, and much more.
If anyone missed any of the 2021 webinars, they can all be viewed at any time via AGWS’ new webinar library. Please visit agwsu.com/webinars to access all past recorded training sessions.
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