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The Global Gadget Insurance Market was valued at $59.4 billion in 2021, and is projected to reach $193.5 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 12.9% from 2022 to 2031.
Gadget insurance is a service contract which provides component fix repair service for electronic gadgets sold by retailers, and service providers. It often provides additional coverage of gadgets such as unauthorized usage, malicious damage, e-wallet payments, or theft. Gadget insurance also covers the cost and inconvenience of mechanical and electrical failures. In addition, cover my gadget trend among customers has boosted the growth of gadget insurance market.of competitors, threat of new entrants, threat of substitutes, and bargaining power of buyers, on the gadget insurance market outlook.
Factors such as increase in incidents of accidental damage, phone thefts, virus infection, & device malfunction, and surge in adoption of high-quality smartphones are some of the major factors, which drive the gadget insurance market growth. In addition, high replacement cost of various parts of gadgets drives the growth of the gadget insurance market. However, decline in sale of PCs owing to increased penetration of smartphones and tablets is a major restraint that hinders the growth of the market. On the contrary, surge in demand for innovative multiple gadget insurance services is expected to boost the market growth in the future.
The report focuses on growth prospects, restraints, and trends of the global gadget insurance market analysis. The study provides Porter’s five forces analysis to understand the impact of various factors, such as bargaining power of suppliers, competitive intensity
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The gadget insurance market is segmented into Coverage Type, Device Type, Sales Channel and End User.
The global gadget insurance market is segmented on the basis of coverage type, device type, sales channel, end user, and region. By coverage type, it is segmented into physical damage, internal component failure, theft & loss protection, virus & data protection, and others. On the basis of device type, it is divided into laptop & PCs, mobile phones & tablets, home entertainment devices, cameras and others. The mobile phones & tablets is further divided into android, iOS, and others. The android is further segmented into budget mobile phones & tablets and mid & high mobile phones & tablets. Based on sales channel, it is segregated into retail and online. By end user, the market is divided into business and individuals. By region, it is analysed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.
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By coverage type, the physical damage segment acquired the largest market share of gadget insurance market size in 2021. This is attributed to increase in repairing and replacing cost of gadget and rise in awareness among the youth toward physical damage coverage.
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Region-wise, North America dominated the gadget insurance market share in 2021. This is attributed to increase in incidents of accidental device damage, phone thefts, virus infection, device malfunction, and other malicious activities. Furthermore, this region has nearly 10% of global smartphone users with 320 million users in 2020 and surge in number of users provide huge risk of phone thefts in crowed areas like public transport and fests.
The report analyzes the profiles of key players operating in the global gadget insurance market such as Apple Inc., Asurion, AXA, AT&T, Inc., Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company, Bolttech, Chubb, CloudClover Insurance, Gadget Cover, Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, Samsung, Singtel, Safeware (One 80 intermediares), Tinhat, Worth Ave. Group, OneAssist Consumer Pvt. Ltd., and SquareTrade, Inc. (Allstate). These players have adopted various strategies to increase their market penetration and strengthen their position in the global gadget insurance market.
The pandemic has a significant impact on the gadget insurance market as several countries have imposed travel ban; policyholders were filing claims, demanding further extension of gadget insurance coverage; and there were changes in terms of policies in the market. This has led insurers to freeze sales of new coverages for gadget insurance in the market. Although the COVID-19 outbreak negatively impacted the growth of the market, the industry has recovered quickly. This is attributed to increase in government support & initiatives toward the insurance industry and increase in purchasing power of customers to buy gadget insurance.
Rise in demand for gadget insurance on events such as mechanical breakdown, liquid damage, theft, and unauthorized usage is propelling the growth of gadget insurance market. In addition, the insurance companies are increasingly providing full coverage with advanced services to the customers in their gadget insurance portfolio. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of accidents, in terms of accidental damage from handling and loss protection, which resulted in an increase in the need for gadget insurance. For instance, in U.S., a study conducted by ASSURANT, INC., a global gadget insurance provider, stated that in 2019, around 34% consumers purchased gadget insurance for more than two years for their appliances. Hence, these aforementioned factors are expected to boost the gadget insurance market growth in the future.
The protection for gadgets has grown at a faster rate in the market with increase in usage of smart phones, wearables and other gadgets. Therefore, provision of gadget insurance for these items have increased attributed to stolen gadget cases and cyber-attacks. For instance, a recent study released from Kensington, a pioneer in desktop and mobile device accessories, stated that:
Moreover, rise in prices of spare parts continue to imply pressure on profit margins of manufacturers and retailers of consumer electronic products. Furthermore, gadget insurance for these goods is continuously evolving and are expected to maintain their dominance during the forecast period. In addition, electronic item makers continue to attract customers during the festive season. For instance, in India, the festive season lasts from August to November, hence, there’s a continuous rise in use and sale of smartphones, cameras, PCs and other gadgets which fuel the market growth.
Many consumers electronic products have a hefty price tag associated with them at the time of purchase, hence awareness for gadget insurance for those products have increased tremendously. In addition, as consumers are often worried about safety of their electronic products post expiry of seller’s warranty, thus coverage for gadget insurance have surged among the consumer electronics & mobile devices segment. Further, current technological changes such as blockchain technology has led to innovations and new trends in the gadget insurance industry. Moreover, providing gadget insurance also helps in building customer loyalty. In addition, consumers purchase a gadget insurance for consumer electronics that generally comes down to whether it makes sound financial sense, and depends on a variety of factors, including the cost of the plan and the price of the purchase. Thus, increased awareness for gadget insurance propels the market growth.
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