Issue No. 19 | August 11, 2026 Intelligence for direct marketers in insurance, home services, warranty, and protection. This Week: What Gets Bought vs. What Gets Replaced THE NUMBER: 40+ A franchised dealership can run on more than 40 separate software systems that typically don’t communicate with one another, per Colonnade Advisors’ DealerTech M&A Landscape […]
Issue No. 19 | August 11, 2026 Intelligence for F&I agents, administrators, and dealership finance professionals. THE VEHICLE MARKET NUMBER: 40+ A franchised dealership can run on more than 40 separate software systems that typically don’t communicate with one another, per Colonnade Advisors’ DealerTech M&A Landscape report (March 2026). Sales, financing, service, parts, and warranty […]
Issue No. 19 | August 11, 2026 For warranty administrators who manage loss ratios, reinsurance, and contract performance. This Week: What Private Equity Is Actually Pricing THE CURVE: 40+ A franchised dealership can run on more than 40 separate software systems that don’t communicate with one another, per Colonnade Advisors’ DealerTech M&A Landscape report (March […]
Issue No. 18 | August 4, 2026 Intelligence for F&I agents, administrators, and dealership finance professionals. THE VEHICLE MARKET NUMBER: 7.0% BLS data show motor vehicle maintenance and repair CPI up 7.0% year-over-year as of June 2026, its fastest pace of any recent reading. That’s the repair cost environment your CLIP loss ratio and reserve […]
Issue No. 18 | August 4, 2026 Intelligence for direct marketers in insurance, home services, warranty, and protection. This Week: The Cost of Waiting for the Quarterly Report THE NUMBER: 7.0% BLS data show motor vehicle maintenance and repair CPI up 7.0% year-over-year as of June 2026, the fastest pace of any recent reading and […]
Issue No. 18 | August 4, 2026 For warranty administrators who manage loss ratios, reinsurance, and contract performance. This Week: The Lag Between Your Loss Ratio and Your Actual Book THE CURVE: 7.0% BLS data show motor vehicle maintenance and repair CPI up 7.0% year over year as of June 2026, the fastest pace of […]
Issue No. 17 | July 28, 2026 Intelligence for F&I agents, administrators, and dealership finance professionals. THE VEHICLE MARKET NUMBER: 25% Per Dark Sky Data’s cohort-based retention modeling, at an 8% annual cancellation rate, a portfolio of contracts turns over roughly a quarter of itself every three years just to hold flat, before any new […]
Issue No. 17 | July 28, 2026 Intelligence for direct marketers in insurance, home services, warranty, and protection. This Week: What Your Blended Retention Rate Is Hiding THE NUMBER: 25% Per Dark Sky Data’s cohort-based retention modeling, at an 8% annual attrition rate, a book of customers replaces roughly a quarter of itself every three […]
Issue No. 17 | July 28, 2026 For warranty administrators who manage loss ratios, reinsurance, and contract performance. This Week: What Blended Persistency Hides From Reserve Work THE CURVE: 25% Per Dark Sky Data’s cohort-based retention modeling, at an 8% annual cancellation rate, a book of contracts turns over roughly a quarter of itself every […]
Issue No. 2 | July 28, 2026 Tools, AI, and workflow intelligence for private equity professionals. THIS MONTH: THE METRICS UNDERNEATH NET REVENUE RETENTION THE DATA POINT: 80-90% An annual Customer Retention Rate between 80% and 90% is often considered a healthy benchmark for a recurring revenue business, a different measure from Net Revenue Retention, […]