• Submit your nominations by August 10, 2026
  • Voting for the finalists begins September 8, 2026. Watch this website to submit your votes.
  • Voting closes September 21, 2026
  • Winners will be announced at The 17th Annual Extended Warranty & Service Contract Innovations, scheduled for October 6-8, 2026, The Drake, Chicago, Illinois. www.warrantyinnovations.com

2025 Winners!

Category 1: Innovative Product Design
  • Home Warranty of America. Accepting the award- Jim Mostofi, Chief Executive Officer, Rely Home, which is the parent company of HWA.
Category 2: Transformative Technology Innovation
  • PCMI. Accepting the award- Mark Nagelvoort, CEO, PCMI
Category 3: Customer Experience Excellence
  • Costco. Accepting the award- Eric Arnum, Publisher, Warranty Week, and Awards Advisory Board member, accepted the award on behalf of Costco
Category 4: Operational Performance & Administrative Excellence
  • Hendrick Autoguard & NationsGuard. Accepting the award- Matthew Jackson, Senior Manager - Product & Pricing.
Category 5: “Warranty Industry Champion” - to recognize one individual who, in the eyes of their peers, contributed the most to the Warranty/Service Contract industry.
  • Justin Thomas, CEO, Endurance Vehicle Services
Steering Committee

The 2026 Warranty Innovation Awards will be supervised by the following distinguished steering committee:

Eric Arnum

Publisher

WARRANTY WEEK

Travis Moore

General Counsel

Service Contract Industry Council (SCIC)

Roz Applebaum

Vice President

Warranty Innovations Conferences

Gregory Myers

Executive Managing Director

Brown & Brown

Paul Swenson

Senior Vice President

Domestic and General

Press Release

2025 Warranty Industry Awards Nominations Open - 5 Award Categories Showcase Best of Industry

The warranty industry announces the 3rd Annual Best-of-Industry Awards! Strategic Solutions Network (SSN) opens nominations for the Warranty & Service Contract Industry Annual Awards on July 13, 2026. These are peer-nominated industry awards to recognize and showcase innovation and excellence in the warranty and extended warranty/service contract industries. All industry professionals invited to submit nominations. www.warrantyawards.org
The awards feature 5 categories with one winner per category. The awards will honor companies in each category with the exception of the "Warranty Industry Champion" award, which will recognize the most significant individual contributor to the industry.

award categories
  1. Innovative Product Design
  2. Transformative Technology Innovation Leadership
  3. Customer Experience Excellence
  4. Operational Performance & Administrative Excellence
  5. Warranty Industry Champion

Please visit: www.warrantyawards.org for detailed criteria for each category and to submit your nomination. Deadline for nominations is August 10, 2026.

The 2026 Award nominees will be announced the week of July 13, 2026. Voting for one of the top 3 finalists will opens September 8, 2026, and winners will be announced on October 7, 2026, at The 17th Annual Extended Warranty & Service Contract Innovations, scheduled for October 6-8, 2026, The Drake, Chicago, Illinois. www.warrantyinnovations.com

The awards steering committee will oversee the voting process to ensure fairness and transparency:

  • Eric Arnum, Publisher, Warranty Week
  • Travis Moore, General Counsel, Service Contract Industry Council (SCIC)
  • Paul Swenson, Senior Vice President, Domestic and General
  • Dan Tafel, Chief Development Officer, Ironwood Warranty Group
  • Gregory Myers, Executive Managing Director, Brown & Brown
  • Roz Applebaum, Vice President, Warranty Innovations Conferences, SSN

Please visit:www.warrantyawards.org for more detailed information and to submit your nominees. Strategic Solutions Network (SSN) is also the producer of highly acclaimed industry-wide events including:

  • The 17th Annual Extended Warranty & Service Contract Innovations, scheduled for October 6-9, 2026, The Drake, Chicago, Illinois www.warrantyinnovations.com
  • The 5th Annual Warranty & Service Contract Innovations for Vehicle, Home, Smart Products & Consumer Goods, Spring 2027 www.globalwarrantyinnovations.com

For more information, contact: Roz Applebaum at [email protected].

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