Updates & News

Safe-Guard Announces Two High-Profile Additions To Its Management Team

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Safe-Guard Products International, LLC today announced that Kaizer Siraj has joined the company as Chief Information Officer, and David Pryor has taken the position of Chief Marketing Officer. “The addition of Kaizer and David to the Safe-Guard management team represents the beginning of the next phase of the Safe-Guard story. Already the industry leader in customer…

Goldman Sachs Affiliate Acquires Safe-Guard

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Atlanta, GA – December 21, 2012 – Safe-Guard Products International, LLC (“Safe-Guard” or the “Company”), a leading provider of finance and insurance (“F&I”) products to the automotive industry, announced today that an affiliate of Goldman Sachs, in partnership with management, has acquired the Company from H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”). The transaction will position Safe-Guard to continue…

Safe-Guard Launches New Suite of Products to Provide Greater Opportunities for Independent Dealers

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Safe-Guard Products International, LLC, today announced the launch of RideSafe, a suite of products designed specifically for independent dealerships. Safe-Guard’s RideSafe product suite is available immediately in most states. “As the automotive industry continues to rally and recover from the economic downturn of late 2008 and 2009, independent dealerships are continuing to make great strides in…

Pre-Paid Maintenance is a Service Retention Tool

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Are you approaching Pre-Paid Maintenance like a typical F&I product? Your F&I pay plans may be holding you back. Traditional pay plans in the F&I office are based on a percentage of profits, but with a slim profit margin, Pre-Paid Maintenance usually only puts a few bucks in a Finance Manager’s pocket. Why not pay…

Senior Vice President of Marketing Haas Departing Safe-Guard Products

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Safe-Guard Products International, LLC has announced that its senior vice president of marketing, Kitty Haas, will be leaving the company. “We greatly appreciate the many years of commitment and the invaluable contribution that Kitty has provided our organization,” said Dave Duncan, Safe-Guard’s president. As one of the company’s founding employees, Haas has served in a…

Safe-Guard Products International, LLC Successfully Completes SOC 1 Type II / SSAE 16 Examination

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Safe-Guard Products International, LLC, a leading ancillary finance & insurance product and service provider in the automotive, RV, marine and powersport industries, announced that it has successfully completed a SOC 1 Type II attestation performed under SSAE 16 (Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements 16) guidelines. The SOC 1 Type II attestation was provided by…

Safe-Guard Announces Bruce Herman as New CFO

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Safe-Guard Products International, LLC, today announced that Bruce Herman has joined the organization as its CFO. His career includes finance positions at various public and private companies, beginning with 16 years at Ford Motor Company, including 12 years with Ford Credit and Ford’s financial services operations. He then spent three years as treasurer of Hexcel…

Duncan and Garcia to Present at Agent Summit 2012

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Agent Summit 2012, which will take place March 12-14 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, will feature some of the top trainers in the industry along with executives from leading product and technology providers. Designed exclusively for automotive general agents, the goal of this event is to educate top agents on the latest training techniques,…