Wednesday, December 19, 2012

To Insure or Not to Insure: PV's New Fangled Warranty Insurance Option

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It is no secret that the last couple years have been rough for PV manufacturers globally. Panel makers have had to contend with compressed profit margins and an oversaturated market, both of which have driven many firms to shutter operations and enter into bankruptcy protection. Facing the difficult task of betting on which companies will be around in the future to honor product warranties, PV project developers, owners, and financiers approached the insurance industry to see if it could devise a solution for their concerns. The response came in the form of OEM (original equipment manufacturer) warranty insurance.

URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/12/to-insure-or-not-to-insure-pvs-new-fangled-warranty-insurance-option?cmpid=rss

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