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American Guardian Warranty Services, Inc. (AGWS), an industry leading finance and insurance (F&I) provider that offers products and services in the automotive, RV, powersports, marine, and commercial trucking markets, has announced brand new product additions to their Appearance ......
APCO Holdings, LLC announced the launch of MemberCare, a new brand of vehicle protection products that will be sold through credit unions. MemberCare offers credit unions the ability to provide additional value to their members by helping them protect their new and used-vehicle p......
On Thursday, April 16th a class action lawsuit was filed against CarGuard Administration, Inc., Vehicle Protection Specialists LLC and AutoProtecht LLC. The complaint, with lead Plaintiffs Joseph Barrett and Matthew Silverman, alleges that telemarketers Vehicle Protection Special......
Extended car warranty seller Greenlight Auto Protection of St. Charles, Missouri which does business as Auto Protection Club stands accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in a class-action lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Missouri - Eastern Divi......
According to a filing on June 5th, 2020 in the Massachusetts District of the United Stated District Court, Plaintiffs Joseph Barrett and Matthew Silverman have tentatively reached a settlement with Defendants CarGuard Administration, Vehicle Protection Specialists, and Auto Prote......
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has filed a lawsuit against a company he believes is deceptively selling service contracts to Pennsylvania senior citizens and other residents. The suit was filed against THS Group LLC, d/b/a Total Home Protection and its owners, father......
A class action lawsuit filed against Matrix Warranty Solutions, Inc. and Car Protection USA was moved from the US District Court Northern District of Georgia to the Northern District of Texas on Thursday, April 30th at the request of the defendants. Car Protection USA, doing bus......
Suburban Chicago-based warranty provider American Guardian Warranty Services, Inc. was the recipient of a large, government-backed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan according to a database provided by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Association (SBA). The......
HomeServe USA, a leading provider of home repair solutions serving more than 4.2 million customers across the US and Canada, will acquire Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Sunbelt Group’s ServLine business division (https://www.servline.com/), a National Rural Water Association (NRW......
Spectrum Automotive Holdings Corp., an agent, marketer and administrator of finance and insurance products for the U.S. automotive market, today announced the acquisition of CalTex Protective Coatings, the largest manufacturer and provider of automotive appearance protection prod......
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., a global specialty property and casualty insurer and leading underwriter of extended warranties, today released its first "AmTrust 2020 Extended Auto Warranty Advisor." The report identifies common trends for extended warranties and claim payouts......
Four companies related to the parent company of Chicago-based extended warranty and vehicle service contract funder Mepco were approved for U.S. Government backed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in May of 2020.
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EFG Companies, the innovator behind the award-winning Hyundai Assurance program, today announced the launch of its re-imagined Motorist Assistance Plan (MAP®) vehicle service contract (VSC). This newly-engineered VSC provides dealers the potential to increase VSC sales by 15 per......
An analysis of data released by the U.S. Treasury department and the Small Business Association (SBA) reveals that the parent of CarShield, NRRM, LLC, received a Paycheck Protection Program loan of between $5 million and $10 million dollars. NRRM is one of 30 businesses in the St......
ProGuard Warranty is collaborating with SiriusXM to offer their customers nationwide a three-month SiriusXM subscription, included at no extra cost, with the purchase of any ProGuard protection plan for their vehicle. Eligible customers with a factory installed SiriusXM radio wil......
Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises consumers to use caution when doing business with US Automotive Protection Services LLC, an extended vehicle service contract company located in O’Fallon, Missouri. Consumers allege the company uses misleading and high-pressure sales tactics......
Amynta Group, a premier insurance services provider of property & casualty and warranty protection products and services, has acquired Pivotal Solutions Inc., based in Fishers, Indiana. Founded in 1999, Pivotal Solutions is a strategic partner to automotive dealer groups, providi......
ServicePower, a leading field service management software company focused on transforming service experiences, today announced that the warranty division of the Amynta Group, a leading insurance services provider of property & casualty and warranty protection products and service......
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a consent decree imposing a permanent injunction barring two individuals and two companies that transmitted massive volumes of fraudulent robocalls from conveying any telephone calls into the U.S. telephone syst......
GWC Warranty announces the launch of significant updates to their core vehicle service contract offering that allows dealers to provide even better levels of coverage and more options for consumers. These enhancements to the already expansive vehicle service contract product were......
Amynta Group, a leading insurance services provider of property & casualty and warranty protection products and services, has acquired the surety operations of Aspen Insurance, the Insurance Segment of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited. The business will now operate as Amynta Sure......
Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced it has acquired American Financial & Automotive Services, Inc. (AFAS). AFAS is a provider of auto finance and insur......
UPDATE: On May 5, 2020, Peggy Kuo, United States Magistrate Judge in United States District Court, Eastern District of New York scheduled an initial conference for all parties involved in Kopelevich v. Desilva Automotive Services, LLC et al, case number 1:20-cv-0......
On Thursday, a New York resident filed a federal lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York against Desilva Automotive Services, LLC, which does business under the name Allied Vehicle Protection, its owner, and other parties who do business with the firm. Mikhail Kopelevich of ......
Alpha Warranty Services was honored as Veteran-Owned Business of the Year, winning a Bronze Stevie® Award, in the 18th Annual American Business Awards® announced May 18th. This is the second time Alpha has been recognized in this category, winning a Silver Stevie® Award in 201......
Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced the closing of the sale of its investment in Iké Asistencia (Iké) and certain of its affiliates. Iké is a servic......
ProGuard Warranty announced today that they have formed a partnership with RepairPal to bring their network of Certified repair facilities to ProGuard's base of independent and franchise dealers across the United States. With vehicle service contract companies and auto repair fa......
A declaratory ruling issued on June 25th by the Federal Communications Commission could open the door for telemarketers of extended warranties and other products to further exploit loopholes in the TCPA. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was implemented in the early 19......
A telephonic scheduling conference was held on July 2nd in the case of Cunningham v. Matrix Financial Services, LLC et al, case number 4:19-cv-00896 in Texas Eastern District Court. In the case, Plaintiff Craig Cunningham accuses the defendants made illegal robocalls in violatio......
NXM Labs Inc. today announced NXM CyberSafe®, the world's first insurance-backed cyber security warranty program for connected consumer devices, was named the winner of the 2020 TWICE VIP Award in the Warranty Services category. NXM CyberSafe, which enhances a manufacturer's exi......
Extended car warranty telemarketers who illegally robodial consumers face strict new fines for intentionally violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) under new provisions the Federal Communications Commission outlined in the TRACED Act. The penalty for inte......
On May 1, The Federal Communications Commission issued an order that will end the practice of warning most robocallers before issuing penalties for violating the law and for harassing consumers with unwanted robocalls. Such warnings were previously required by law until the TRAC......
On Thursday, June 25th Magistrate Judge Christine A. Nowak of The Texas Eastern District of US District Court approved a Motion for Leave to Appear Telephonically filed by the Defendants filed the previous day. The Plaintiff, Craig Cunningham of Texas, initially filed the Roboc......
On May 4, 2020, Plaintiff Craig Cunningham filed an amended complaint in his Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuit against Defendant Matrix Financial Services, LLC. The initial complaint, filed in early December 2019, alleged that Cunningham received robocalls from the......
On Monday, July 20, 2020, a Joint Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice was approved by Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel in the extended warranty robocall lawsuit Timmerman v. National Car Cure, LLC et al, case number 3:20-cv-00590 in Illinois Southern District Court. The am......
A lawsuit accusing National Car Cure, LLC, SunPath LTD., and SunPath Funding, LLC of violating, among other things, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991(TCPA) was moved from the Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit in St. Clair County, to United States Distric......
Americans received around 147.2 million extended warranty scam robocalls in June 2020 according to the YouMail Robocall Index's report which was released on July 8, 2020. The number represents a slight downtick of just over 2 million warranty scam calls as compared to May 2020, w......
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of the State Attorneys General Robocall Working Group, issued a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) encouraging continued collaboration among state attorneys general and telecom companies to coordinate tracing back illegal r......
Tech giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is facing a second class-action lawsuit over connectivity issues related to the iPhone XR. The new suit was filed by Ahdoot & Wolfson PC. on behalf of the class in the San Jose Division of the United Stated District Court/Northern District of......
If you own a vehicle and a phone, you may receive calls from scammers posing as representatives of a car dealer, manufacturer or insurer telling you that your auto warranty or insurance is about to expire. The call will include some sort of pitch for renewing your warranty or pol......
On June 11, 2020, Defendant National Car Cure, LLC filed a motion in United States District Court for dismissal of case 4:19-cv-00896, Cunningham v. Matrix Financial Services, LLC et al. The lawsuit alleges the Defendants violated the TCPA by placing illegal robocalls to sell ext......
An investigation into a Paycheck Protection Program loan database provided by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Association has revealed that at least fourteen automobile extended warranty administrators or related entities were approved for PPP loans. The loan......
According to a filing on June 5th, 2020 in the Massachusetts District of the United Stated District Court, Plaintiffs Joseph Barrett and Matthew Silverman have tentatively reached a settlement with Defendants CarGuard Administration, Vehicle Protection Specialists, and Auto Prote......
American Guardian Warranty Services, Inc. (AGWS), an industry leading finance and insurance (F&I) provider that offers products and services in the automotive, RV, powersports, marine, and commercial trucking markets, has announced brand new product additions to their Appearance ......
APCO Holdings, LLC announced the launch of MemberCare, a new brand of vehicle protection products that will be sold through credit unions. MemberCare offers credit unions the ability to provide additional value to their members by helping them protect their new and used-vehicle p......
AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's largest and most recognized automotive retailer, today reported first quarter 2020 GAAP net loss from continuing operations of $232 million, or $2.58 per share, compared to net income from continuing operations of $92 million, or $1.02 per s......
On Thursday, April 16th a class action lawsuit was filed against CarGuard Administration, Inc., Vehicle Protection Specialists LLC and AutoProtecht LLC. The complaint, with lead Plaintiffs Joseph Barrett and Matthew Silverman, alleges that telemarketers Vehicle Protection Special......
For the second consecutive month, auto warranty scam robocalls topped YouMail's robocall index, which measures the volume of robocalls received by Americans each month. YouMail,estimates that U.S. consumers ......
Lone Wolf Technologies announced today an integration with First American Home Warranty, one of the leading home warranty providers in the nation and a subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation. Real estate agents may access First American Home Warranty's flexible soluti......
A telecom provider accused of carrying extended warranty scam robocalls is shut down as Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a settlement agreement requiring a California-based Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) voice service provider, MODOK LLC, to exit the VoIP tel......
A certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicle offers some of the advantages of both new and used cars. CPO is a pre-owned car, meaning a lower price for shoppers, and the car is also certified, which means it's gone through a thorough inspection and comes with a manufacturer's warranty and......
Four companies related to the parent company of Chicago-based extended warranty and vehicle service contract funder Mepco were approved for U.S. Government backed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in May of 2020.
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Suburban Chicago-based warranty provider American Guardian Warranty Services, Inc. was the recipient of a large, government-backed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan according to a database provided by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Association (SBA). The......
An analysis of data released by the U.S. Treasury department and the Small Business Association (SBA) reveals that the parent of CarShield, NRRM, LLC, received a Paycheck Protection Program loan of between $5 million and $10 million dollars. NRRM is one of 30 businesses in the St......
Extended car warranty seller Greenlight Auto Protection of St. Charles, Missouri which does business as Auto Protection Club stands accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in a class-action lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Missouri - Eastern Divi......
American Guardian Warranty Services, Inc. (AGWS), an industry leading finance and insurance (F&I) provider that offers products and services in the automotive, RV, powersports, marine, and commercial trucking markets, has announced brand new product additions to their Appearance ......
Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises consumers to use caution when doing business with US Automotive Protection Services LLC, an extended vehicle service contract company located in O’Fallon, Missouri. Consumers allege the company uses misleading and high-pressure sales tactics......
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has filed a lawsuit against a company he believes is deceptively selling service contracts to Pennsylvania senior citizens and other residents. The suit was filed against THS Group LLC, d/b/a Total Home Protection and its owners, father......
A class action lawsuit filed against Matrix Warranty Solutions, Inc. and Car Protection USA was moved from the US District Court Northern District of Georgia to the Northern District of Texas on Thursday, April 30th at the request of the defendants. Car Protection USA, doing bus......
UPDATE: On May 5, 2020, Peggy Kuo, United States Magistrate Judge in United States District Court, Eastern District of New York scheduled an initial conference for all parties involved in Kopelevich v. Desilva Automotive Services, LLC et al, case number 1:20-cv-0......
On Thursday, a New York resident filed a federal lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York against Desilva Automotive Services, LLC, which does business under the name Allied Vehicle Protection, its owner, and other parties who do business with the firm. Mikhail Kopelevich of ......
Extended auto warranty scam robocalls topped the YouMail robocall index for the first time in July 2020. YouMail estimates in their latest report that consumers received 208.4 million car warranty scam roboc......
HomeServe USA, a provider of home emergency repair service plans, announced a new partnership with United Pipeline Limited (UPL) to offer optional home repair service plans to their residential customers in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia states served by......
An investigation into a Paycheck Protection Program loan database provided by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Association has revealed that at least fourteen automobile extended warranty administrators or related entities were approved for PPP loans. The loan......
