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Add theft prevention value through a reinsured product featuring window etching and anti-theft labeling, helping dealers bundle protection offerings while retaining underwriting profits on each enrolled vehicle.
Help your dealership turn key replacement coverage into a stronger F&I profit center with a reinsured program built for long-term control. DealerRE helps dealers structure, administer, and optimize protection products that improve customer value, support retention, and keep more underwriting profit inside the dealership.
Explore dealer-focused F&I protection programs that complement key replacement coverage and support stronger retained profitability.
Add theft prevention value through a reinsured product featuring window etching and anti-theft labeling, helping dealers bundle protection offerings while retaining underwriting profits on each enrolled vehicle.
Offer a high-demand ancillary protection product covering road hazards and roadside support, giving your F&I team another practical benefit-driven option to pair with key replacement protection.
Strengthen your ancillary lineup with windshield repair coverage for chips and cracks, creating a more complete ownership protection package that can improve customer satisfaction and per-deal revenue.
Provide paintless dent repair protection as a convenient add-on that helps preserve vehicle appearance while allowing your dealership to participate in underwriting profits through reinsurance.
Support long-term ownership confidence with reinsured vehicle service contracts that help dealers control claims experience, improve retention, and keep more F&I income in-house.
Customize limited warranty offerings that differentiate your dealership, support customer trust, and create another profitable reinsured product within your broader F&I strategy.
A key replacement protection program can do more than add another menu item. With DealerRE, dealers can structure a reinsured ancillary product strategy that supports customer peace of mind, improves F&I performance, and keeps underwriting profits from flowing to outside providers. Our team helps you align product design, administration, compliance, and training so the program works operationally and financially.
See how dealers improve F&I performance and retain more profit with reinsured protection programs.
"We've been very pleased with our relationship with DealerRE and assured vehicle protection."
"A great company with excellent staff that is always willing to go the extra mile to help with anything you need. Dealers you need to be on this program. It helps your customers, your dealership and yourself!"
"Nothing but praise for the DealerRE products and team. The team is professional, focused and will almost ensure your sucess. We find the CPI very useful, and our customers love the Service Contracts. They are members of many of the independent dealer associates and seem to really enjoy working within..."
"I became a Dealer Re client after an unfortunate incident with another reinsurance company. My experience has been nothing short of delightful. The staff are helpful and knowledgeable. Although we’ve been in the industry for many decades, they’ve provided solid advice to help us tweak our sales and control claims...."
"The program that they put together is just perfect for our organization!"
"We're SO happy with Dealer RE! Parker is a straight-shooter. He tells it like it is. Whatever he promises, he delivers. If it can't be done, he tells you right up front. And the whole team at DealerRE is friendly, responsive, and service customers the old-fashioned way--they actually answer the..."
"Great products, serious company, we already have a year doing business and we are really happy with the relationship with DealerRE. Highly recommended"
"I have been working with DealerRE for quite a while now and they have been terrific! Anytime you need anything, they are very responsive and helpful. Everyone I've dealt with at DealerRE have been very nice and personable. I highly recommend them!"
"DealerRE is professional, friendly, and very accurate in all of their reporting!"
"After 25 years in business as a buy here, pay here dealership, I saw my write offs due to uninsured customers and low insurance settlements reach an unacceptable level. I looked at several different programs, and felt that DealerRE offered the best solution for my business. After my first year,..."
"Our Family Advantage Program has allowed us offer our customers a warranty that my dealer competitors can't come close to offering."
"Excellent customer service! The team is very professional."
"Great staff and company to work with for your Reinsurance Company. Customer service is top notch and always willing to help make your Reinsurance Company more profitable with training just a phone call away. Highly Recommend any Dealers looking to start your Reinsurance company to get intouch with DealerRE to..."
"Tim is a good Christian man who is going to be honest with you, tell you if the program is going to work for you, and how best it will work for you. They have so many options there is something for everybody."
"We've done business with DealerRe for years and have been very happy with them!"
"We've been very pleased with our relationship with DealerRE and assured vehicle protection."
"A great company with excellent staff that is always willing to go the extra mile to help with anything you need. Dealers you need to be on this program. It helps your customers, your dealership and yourself!"
"Nothing but praise for the DealerRE products and team. The team is professional, focused and will almost ensure your sucess. We find the CPI very useful, and our customers love the Service Contracts. They are members of many of the independent dealer associates and seem to really enjoy working within..."
"I became a Dealer Re client after an unfortunate incident with another reinsurance company. My experience has been nothing short of delightful. The staff are helpful and knowledgeable. Although we’ve been in the industry for many decades, they’ve provided solid advice to help us tweak our sales and control claims...."
"The program that they put together is just perfect for our organization!"
"We're SO happy with Dealer RE! Parker is a straight-shooter. He tells it like it is. Whatever he promises, he delivers. If it can't be done, he tells you right up front. And the whole team at DealerRE is friendly, responsive, and service customers the old-fashioned way--they actually answer the..."
"Great products, serious company, we already have a year doing business and we are really happy with the relationship with DealerRE. Highly recommended"
"I have been working with DealerRE for quite a while now and they have been terrific! Anytime you need anything, they are very responsive and helpful. Everyone I've dealt with at DealerRE have been very nice and personable. I highly recommend them!"
"DealerRE is professional, friendly, and very accurate in all of their reporting!"
"After 25 years in business as a buy here, pay here dealership, I saw my write offs due to uninsured customers and low insurance settlements reach an unacceptable level. I looked at several different programs, and felt that DealerRE offered the best solution for my business. After my first year,..."
"Our Family Advantage Program has allowed us offer our customers a warranty that my dealer competitors can't come close to offering."
"Excellent customer service! The team is very professional."
"Great staff and company to work with for your Reinsurance Company. Customer service is top notch and always willing to help make your Reinsurance Company more profitable with training just a phone call away. Highly Recommend any Dealers looking to start your Reinsurance company to get intouch with DealerRE to..."
"Tim is a good Christian man who is going to be honest with you, tell you if the program is going to work for you, and how best it will work for you. They have so many options there is something for everybody."
"We've done business with DealerRe for years and have been very happy with them!"
"We've been very pleased with our relationship with DealerRE and assured vehicle protection."
"A great company with excellent staff that is always willing to go the extra mile to help with anything you need. Dealers you need to be on this program. It helps your customers, your dealership and yourself!"
"Nothing but praise for the DealerRE products and team. The team is professional, focused and will almost ensure your sucess. We find the CPI very useful, and our customers love the Service Contracts. They are members of many of the independent dealer associates and seem to really enjoy working within..."
"I became a Dealer Re client after an unfortunate incident with another reinsurance company. My experience has been nothing short of delightful. The staff are helpful and knowledgeable. Although we’ve been in the industry for many decades, they’ve provided solid advice to help us tweak our sales and control claims...."
"The program that they put together is just perfect for our organization!"
"We're SO happy with Dealer RE! Parker is a straight-shooter. He tells it like it is. Whatever he promises, he delivers. If it can't be done, he tells you right up front. And the whole team at DealerRE is friendly, responsive, and service customers the old-fashioned way--they actually answer the..."
"Great products, serious company, we already have a year doing business and we are really happy with the relationship with DealerRE. Highly recommended"
"I have been working with DealerRE for quite a while now and they have been terrific! Anytime you need anything, they are very responsive and helpful. Everyone I've dealt with at DealerRE have been very nice and personable. I highly recommend them!"
"DealerRE is professional, friendly, and very accurate in all of their reporting!"
"After 25 years in business as a buy here, pay here dealership, I saw my write offs due to uninsured customers and low insurance settlements reach an unacceptable level. I looked at several different programs, and felt that DealerRE offered the best solution for my business. After my first year,..."
"Our Family Advantage Program has allowed us offer our customers a warranty that my dealer competitors can't come close to offering."
"Excellent customer service! The team is very professional."
"Great staff and company to work with for your Reinsurance Company. Customer service is top notch and always willing to help make your Reinsurance Company more profitable with training just a phone call away. Highly Recommend any Dealers looking to start your Reinsurance company to get intouch with DealerRE to..."
"Tim is a good Christian man who is going to be honest with you, tell you if the program is going to work for you, and how best it will work for you. They have so many options there is something for everybody."
"We've done business with DealerRe for years and have been very happy with them!"
Dealers rely on DealerRE for strategic guidance, administration support, and long-term program performance.
Serving dealers since 1994 with decades of reinsurance and F&I program expertise.
DealerRE manages legal forms, filings, renewals, reporting, bookkeeping, and claims administration support.
Exceptional onboarding and staff training help your team present protection products with confidence.
Keep more underwriting income in-house instead of sending profits to third-party providers.
Experienced leaders focused on dealer profitability and support.
Founder
Tim Byrd founded DealerRE in 1994 and has spent decades helping auto dealers build stronger, more profitable F&I programs through reinsurance. Based in Southeast Virginia, he launched the company with a long-term commitment to dealer education, operational efficiency, and sustainable profit retention. His experience spans dealership analysis, program development, and helping clients replace third-party product structures with dealer-owned solutions. Tim's leadership helped establish DealerRE as a trusted resource for dealers seeking practical guidance, compliance-minded administration, and a clearer path to controlling underwriting income. His work continues to shape the company's consultative approach and its focus on helping dealers improve both customer experience and financial performance.
President
Taylor Byrd serves as President of DealerRE and helps dealers understand how reinsurance can strengthen profitability, ownership control, and long-term F&I performance. He is a frequent speaker at national and state independent dealer association events and has shared insights on reinsurance through industry podcasts and educational appearances. Taylor combines strategic leadership with a strong focus on dealer relationships, helping clients evaluate opportunities, structure programs, and train teams for better execution. His background in leadership and communication supports DealerRE's consultative style, especially for dealers exploring new ancillary products and captive structures. He plays a central role in guiding dealerships through growth-focused decisions that align product performance with operational goals.
Vice President of DealerRE
Parker Byrd brings hands-on dealership experience to his role as Vice President of DealerRE. Before joining the company, he worked at local dealerships as both an F&I Manager and Salesman, giving him direct insight into how protection products are presented, sold, and managed in today's retail environment. That practical background helps him relate closely to dealer principals, F&I directors, and frontline teams looking for programs that work in real-world operations. Since joining DealerRE, Parker has helped support dealers with implementation, communication, and program development strategies that balance customer value with profitability. His dealership perspective makes him especially effective in helping clients translate reinsurance concepts into usable, revenue-producing F&I processes.
Dealership key fob replacement charges often vary based on the vehicle make, programming requirements, and whether the fob includes remote start, proximity entry, or security coding. Many replacements can cost several hundred dollars once cutting, programming, and labor are included. A key replacement protection program helps dealers offer customers a predictable coverage option while creating another F&I revenue opportunity.
Speak with our team about program structure, setup, and dealer profitability.
Industry association membership and sponsorship.
Decades of dealer reinsurance experience.
Clients earned respected industry honors.
Connect with DealerRE to discuss program structure, onboarding, administration support, and how a reinsured key replacement offering can fit your dealership's F&I strategy.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at (804) 824-9533
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at (804) 824-9533