The company that symbolized the direct-to-consumer movement for F&I product sales has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — ending a seven-year run for a company known for its national advertising campaign, which included the sponsorship of the Rusty Wallace NASCAR team.
Read More →Ford Extended Service Plan (ESP) has chosen Ristken Software Services as its partner to launch the ESP Profitlink Menu, an F&I menu selling system, and ESP Profitlink Reporting, an F&I reporting system. Both products will be used to assist and support Ford dealerships in finance and sales operations.
Read More →Warrantech Corporation, an independent provider of service contracts and aftermarket warranties for the automotive industry, named the top three Asian, domestic and European vehicles in its 2009 performance reliability study.
Read More →The Asset Protection Division of Protective Life Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Protective Life Corporation, has formed a partnership with MAPFRE Asistencia, a subsidiary of MAPFRE S.A.
Read More →The magazine goes one-on-one with Brent Griggs, president of Protective’s Asset Protection Division, to discuss a host of topics ― from the F&I product sales and the credit market, to the company’s recent purchase of Prizm. Find out why the company is feeling positive about the coming year.
Read More →F&I Administration Solutions LLC, a provider of software for the administration of automotive F&I products, has signed Alpha Warranty Services, a Utah-based provider of extended service contracts, as the newest customer to its SCS Auto administration solution.
Read More →Assurant Solutions’ vehicle service contract business promoted Bill Bracken to national director of dealer sales.
Read More →Protective Life Insurance Company acquired the service contract business of the Denver-based Prizm Group Inc.
Read More →A small Rhode Island dealership’s fight to retain the right to sell Honda-backed extended service contracts over the Internet represents more than a dispute between a dealer and a manufacturer; it also symbolizes the roadblocks ahead for getting F&I online.
Read More →Service Payment Plan Inc. (SPP) introduced SPP University, an online resource that provides F&I professionals with access to sales training that instructs them how to sell vehicle service contract payment plans.
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