PROTECTION.

Be it in vast industrial complexes or in a warehouse with a few simple production lines, the initial stages of any new process of transformation requires a large degree of trust in the new partner. It also requires belief in any promised outcomes. The Completion Warranty is an insurance instrument which can instantly create the encouragement needed to quickly move forward with a project as it insures the initial solution design and project set-up costs. The warranty is a boon to businesses to activate their partnership with relayr and encourages partners to begin financing the solution delivery and adoption parts of the later transformation journey.

This industry-leading ‘money-back’ guarantee is not tied to the planned business outcomes as it simply covers the implementation of the deliverables necessary to demonstrate a minimum viable product. Initial financing can cover up to 25% of the full project cost, so an insurance instrument which offers a full money back guarantee on this initial phase can be key to securing support from boards, investors and managers which are not convinced on the transformation process under discussion.

Although retrofitting to industrial hardware entails, for the most part, wireless sensors and digital monitoring, the process itself could cause a machine to temporarily malfunction or production lines to breakdown during the implementation phase or the post- transformation operations. Retro-fitting can also invalidate previous warranties on machines or production lines. relayr has developed Retrofit Warranties to cover either of these scenarios. These warranties can insure any and all equipment breakdown caused during the retrofit process itself or any malfunctions or stoppages caused by the retrofit process during normal operations, this way ensuring that your business does not suffer from its digital enhancements.

On top of the possibility of insuring the initial planning implementation and any hardware during the retrofitting process, relayr can also tailor insurance packages and provide warranties for any of the desired business outcomes that were defined at the core of the transformation journey. For hardware IIoT solutions this can be insurance for the projected Overall Equipment Effectiveness, cost savings due to reduced down-time, energy-saving or efficiencies from the implementation of smart predictive maintenance systems. The warranty applies to underlying drivers for desired business outcomes.

For XaaS IIoT solutions, a Service Level Warranty can be tied to the success of adopting a new operating model and its initial effectiveness. Changing an existing business model to an X-as-a-Service comes with unexpected challenges – not to mention a little uncertainty. For example, businesses moving to XaaS or EaaS models develop new responsibilities toward the equipment they supply to their customers. A Service Level Warranty can be built reinsure any Service Level Agreement in order to de-risk the business model transformation and cover the business against any unexpected claims coming from ‘new’ end-customers.

There is no special process or risk assessment required on the partner’s side for the initial Completion Warranty. relayr offers completion warranties on all its initial engagements, which can easily be set-up as part of the usual sales engagement, at no cost to our customers. The warranties convey the project risk and scope and our insurance partners at HSB / MUNICH RE backs them up through reinsurance, manage the warranties and enforce any claims. Relayr’s unique experience and track record in this field means that a Completion Warranty package can be drawn up in as little as two weeks.