GWC Warranty Introduces Revamped Online Dealer Portal
WILKES-BARRE, PA. – GWC Warranty, the best-in-class provider of used vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through automotive dealers, has released Dealer Portal 2.0 – the latest enhancement to GWC’s online e-contracting platform.
Dealer Portal 2.0 introduces to dealers a series of new features and enhancements designed to make e-contracting with GWC Warranty vehicle service contracts even easier and faster, helping them operate a successful business in today’s digital marketplace.
Highlighting the latest release is a brand new layout with a fresh new look and streamlined navigation. Dealer Portal 2.0 also features a responsive design to optimize access on tablets. Both enhancements make for a more intuitive user experience while helping dealers more quickly find the information and functions they are looking for.
In addition to a refreshed design, new features included in the Dealer Portal 2.0 release were also created to save users time. Dealership administrators can now add and edit a list of preferred lenders with information that pre-populates while rating a vehicle. Online contract cancellation inquiries are also now available to expedite the request through an easy-to-use online form complete with the ability to upload attachments.
GWC Warranty’s Dealer Portal was introduced in 2014 and has since received more than 230,000 contract submissions and 775,000 logins in that time. Since its inception three years ago, the Dealer Portal has evolved from an online tool for dealers to rate and submit contracts electronically to a comprehensive resource center used by more than 108,000 users nationwide. Today, dealerships use the Dealer Portal to rate, submit and remit contracts, access an educational video library, manage contracts and applications in real time, download electronic content such as brochures and component coverage information, brand inventory with service contract protection and much more.
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