This issue begins our series of in depth reviews of F&I Products. Starting with Appearance Protection, we will provide direct insight into the product providers, their products and how they are working to stay ahead of the pack. P&A Magazine reached out to several companies to provide company profiles to create this article. Six appearance … Read More »

Bringing the F&I Providers and Administrators Association (FIPAA) into being was a little like mating elephants: things happened at a very high level, there was a lot of grunting and snorting, and it took two years to get results. But on September 27, 2011 FIPAA was born in Las Vegas, weighing in at a healthy … Read More »

While publicly available data is not available for GAP writers, it is clear of that 2011 will go down as a profitable year for GAP Insurance. This is due to two factors: the lower leverage permitted by the credit markets and the high value of used cars. How does GAP work? Why do these factors … Read More »

Our coverage of DMS integration continues with the following questions and answers from StoneEagle’s CEO Brent Allen. Brent shares an informative and candid perspective on this integral segment of the industry. How do you describe your products to potential customers? It’s difficult to apply a single description to our products. StoneEagle offers several products and … Read More »

Finalization of the Advisory Board appointments for Agent Summit 2012, have been completed. Greg Arroyo, Executive Editor of F&I and Showroom magazine has been selected and agreed to chair this year’s Advisory Board. With his extensive knowledge of the industry Agent Summit 2012 will be another success not only for GAs making it a priority … Read More »