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Roadside (7)

November 19, 2019 | 2 min read

Vehicle Breakdowns Cost US Economy $41B Per Year

Shana Cooper - Senior Director, Product Marketing

Here at Agero we get a firsthand glimpse at the daily disruption that tens of thousands of Americans face when their transmission fails on the highway or their battery dies in the mall parking lot. Most drivers will spend a few hours resolving the problem, get on with their day,...   Read Full Story

November 6, 2019 | 3 min read

Rideshare and Roadside

Alejandro Alvarado - Senior Director, Corporate Strategy & New Business Development

At Agero, we are always working to better understand the trends that impact roadside assistance and have been investigating ridesharing. This new transportation model changes the way consumers interact with vehicles and impacts the infrastructure, service needs and business...   Read Full Story

October 10, 2019 | 1 min read

Roadside Builds Consumer Loyalty - But Don't Take Our Word for It

Shana Cooper - Senior Director, Product Marketing

Based on consumer research we have found that consumers who use sponsored roadside support have a great affinity to theirroadside provider. In fact, this can have a dramatic impact on NPS even for consumers who don’t take advantage of the benefit.   Read Full Story

October 2, 2019 | 2 min read

From Roadside-as-a-Service to Software-as-a-Service for Roadside

Jeffrey Blecher - Chief Strategy & Digital Officer

After 45 years in the business, we know what it takes to defineroadside at scale. We know how to enable easy digital intake, empower agents with the tools they need to assist customers, digitally dispatch to a curated network, provide tracking tools for the consumer and the...   Read Full Story

July 29, 2019 | 3 min read

How The Growing Electric Vehicle Market Impacts Roadside

Alejandro Alvarado - Senior Director, Corporate Strategy & New Business Development

At Agero, we recognize that it is critical to stay up to date with trends and technologies that impact roadside. One area of rapid change is the electric vehicle market. We have been carefully researching and analyzing this space in order to determine how to best to support it...   Read Full Story

July 26, 2019 | 3 min read

Why Roadside Is A Customer-Loyalty Building Experience for Insurers

Cathy Orrico - Chief Commercial Officer, Automotive

At Agero we support some of the biggest brands in insurance and automotive and deliver peace of mind to more than 115 million consumers through roadside assistance programs. We take this responsibility seriously, and in order to do this well, we need to keep a pulse on what...   Read Full Story

June 10, 2019 | 1 min read

Roadside by the Numbers

Chris Small - VP, Contact Center Operations

Agero has been providing roadside assistance across the country for more than 45 years. We are proud of our scope and scale. We have the reach and resources to partner with leading insurers and automotive brands to help consumers with their roadside needs. Don't just take our...   Read Full Story

June 3, 2019 | 2 min read

Agero Powered by Swoop: Enabling Transparency in Roadside

Paul Widden - Co-Founder & CTO, Swoop

The challenge of delivering roadside support is the complexity and coordination involved in connecting the customer, the dispatcher, the provider and program sponsor. This team of individuals and businesses must come together for a given event. The more coordinated they are, the...   Read Full Story

May 28, 2019 | 4 min read

Agero + Swoop: The Digital Transformation of Roadside

Jeffrey Blecher - Chief Strategy & Digital Officer

Delivering a roadside service and peace of mind to over 115 million drivers is no small feat and one that we take incredibly seriously at Agero. We have been building the pieces and evolving with the needs of the industry for over 45 years. We are proud to service more than 12...   Read Full Story