What Garde Solutions does

Garde Solutions is a Nashville-based B2B professional services firm founded in 2014 that helps manufacturers and distributors restructure warranty programs and optimize extended protection plans. The company's core offerings include Extended Protection Plan (EPP) optimization, captive insurance creation and management, warranty analytics and reporting, CRM integration for coverage quoting, compliance process implementation, and insurance and underwriting advisory services. Its differentiation is operational partnership rather than traditional consulting: the firm implements solutions alongside clients and manages programs day-in and day-out, with ongoing analytics dashboards feeding clients performance data on coverage, pricing, and claims management.

The firm serves enterprise manufacturers and industrial equipment/heavy machinery distributors, with named clients including Mustang Cat, Carter Machinery, John Deere, Mitsubishi Forklift (Logisnext Americas), Bosch, Generator Source, and Nautilus/Hyosung. Garde operates a high-touch enterprise field sales motion, with CEO Jimmy Bynum personally conducting sales consultations scheduled via HubSpot. Engagements are quote-based and structured as multi-year contracts. A disclosed case study with Mustang Cat delivered $8M in profit, $10M in parts and service revenue increase, and a $5M captive insurance investment portfolio over a four-year period.

The firm is led by CEO Jimmy Bynum, who spent 12 years in global leadership at Caterpillar's Cat Insurance captive division (including as Managing Director of Asia Pacific), and Vice President Janna Eggenschwiler, an equity partner. With 1-10 employees, the company operates as a boutique consultancy where founder-led domain expertise — spanning captive insurance, manufacturing operations, and dealership environments — is the primary value driver rather than scaled technology or AI capabilities.

Name

Garde Solutions

Website

https://gardesolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Garde Solutions is a Nashville-based B2B consultancy that helps manufacturers and distributors restructure warranty programs and optimize extended protection plans through captive insurance management, data analytics, and operational partnership. Founded in 2014 by a former Caterpillar Cat Insurance executive, it serves enterprise OEMs and industrial equipment dealers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Warranty and Insurance Risk Management Consulting

NAICS

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (52421), Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (5242), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Captive Insurance Advisory & Management (FSAEADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

Keywords

• Extended protection plans
• Captive insurance management
• Warranty optimization services
• Risk management consulting
• Dealer warranty programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Risk Management Consulting Services: Garde Solutions generates revenue by providing comprehensive risk management consulting services to manufacturers and distributors. The company partners with clients to restructure warranty programs and optimize extended protection plans, implementing solutions alongside clients rather than just providing recommendations. Revenue is derived from professional service engagements that deliver measurable bottom-line improvements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Garde Solutions partners with manufacturers, distributors, and dealers of industrial and heavy equipment to optimize extended protection plans and warranty programs. The firm implements and manages captive insurance structures, conducts feasibility studies and risk assessments, integrates extended protection plan quoting into client CRM systems, and provides ongoing warranty analytics and reporting dashboards. The company combines strategic consulting with hands-on operational implementation and day-to-day program administration.

Product overview

Garde Solutions offers a suite of interconnected risk management and warranty optimization services for manufacturers and distributors. The core offerings include Extended Protection Plans (EPP), Captive Insurance Management, Warranty Optimization, and Analytics Dashboard—all designed to work together as a comprehensive solution. Extended Protection Plans shift customers from reactive to proactive risk management while generating additional revenue streams. Captive Insurance Management enables active control over cost, coverage offerings, and claims. The Analytics Dashboard provides ongoing monitoring and data-driven decision support. Insurance and Underwriting Advisory Services and Compliance Process Implementation support the entire ecosystem. Together, these services turn warranty programs into profitable machines through data-driven strategies and long-term partnership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Extended Protection Plans (EPP) Custom extended protection plan programs designed for manufacturers and distributors to shift customer operating expenses from variable to fixed costs, build customer loyalty, and increase parts and service revenue.
• Captive Insurance Management Comprehensive management of captive insurance companies including creation and management of captive application processes, compliance implementation, and re-domiciling services focused on extended service contracts and active risk management.
• Warranty Optimization Optimization of extended protection plans to add money to clients' bottom lines through data-driven strategies and pricing and market strategy development.
• Compliance Process Implementation Expert handling of compliance processes for warranty and insurance programs, including regulatory adherence and implementation support for clients operating captive insurance structures.
• Insurance and Underwriting Advisory Services Coordination of feasibility studies and collaboration with client brokers and vendors on enterprise risk management and underwriting strategies.
• Analytics Dashboard Data analysis and reporting tools that provide regular reporting and analytics for leadership teams to make data-driven decisions on coverage, pricing, and program performance.

Quantifiable outcome

• $8M profit delivered to dealer over 4 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS): SRS is a captive insurance management and advisory firm serving mid-sized and large companies. It is directly comparable to Garde because both provide end-to-end captive formation, ongoing administration, and regulatory compliance, addressing similar mid-market clients with a similar boutique service model.
• Captive Resources: Captive Resources provides captive insurance management, feasibility studies, and re-domestication services. It is directly comparable to Garde in serving mid-market manufacturers and distributors with captive programs, particularly around extended warranty and product liability exposures.
• IronBay: IronBay provides captive insurance management, actuarial, and consulting services to mid-market companies, including manufacturers and dealer groups. It competes with Garde on captive formation, feasibility, and ongoing program administration for similar client profiles.
• Marsh Captive Solutions: Marsh Captive Solutions is the captive management practice of Marsh McLennan, advising on captive feasibility, formation, and ongoing administration. It overlaps directly with Garde's captive insurance advisory offering, but with a much larger global infrastructure and institutional client base.
• Aon Captive Solutions: Aon Captive Solutions is Aon's dedicated captive insurance practice covering feasibility, formation, and ongoing management. It is comparable to Garde as both target manufacturers seeking to internalize warranty and product risk through captive structures.

Broad incumbents

• Willis Towers Watson (WTW): WTW is a global insurance brokerage and advisory firm with captive and warranty capabilities. It is comparable to Garde as a broad incumbent offering insurance brokerage, risk advisory, and captive management services to large manufacturers, but with far broader scope and scale.
• Marsh McLennan: Marsh McLennan is a global professional services firm in insurance, risk, and reinsurance brokerage. It is comparable as a broad incumbent overlapping with Garde's risk advisory and captive work, but operating at far greater scale and breadth across industries.
• Aon plc: Aon is a global professional services firm offering insurance brokerage, reinsurance, and risk advisory. It overlaps with Garde's risk management and captive insurance services, but as a broad incumbent serving all major commercial segments rather than a specialist in OEM warranty.
• Sedgwick: Sedgwick is a major claims and managed care services firm with extended warranty and product protection administration capabilities. It is comparable as a broad incumbent in warranty program administration, but with a much larger claims-handling footprint than Garde's advisory-led model.
• Assurant: Assurant provides extended warranty, protection plans, and connected living services to manufacturers, retailers, and carriers. It is comparable to Garde through its extended protection plan focus, but Assurant operates at scale as a product and program administrator rather than as a boutique advisor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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