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CLIP Insurance


Cybersecurity Guarantees and CLIP Insurance: When Security Vendors Become Risk Bearers
Cybersecurity vendors create insurance-like risk when they guarantee breach costs, downtime recovery, or financial protection. CLIP insurance allows these obligations to be defined, capped, and transferred onto regulated insurance paper, turning open-ended security guarantees into controlled, insurable financial exposure.

Steven Barge-Siever, Esq.
15 hours ago3 min read


Marketplace Guarantees and CLIP Insurance: When Platforms Underwrite Transaction Risk
Marketplace platforms create insurance-like risk when they guarantee payments, refunds, delivery, or fraud protection. CLIP insurance allows these obligations to be clearly defined, capped, and transferred onto regulated insurance paper, turning transaction guarantees into controlled, insurable financial exposure.

Steven Barge-Siever, Esq.
2 days ago3 min read


Cloud Savings Guarantees and CLIP Insurance: When FinOps Platforms Underwrite Financial Outcomes
Cloud cost optimization platforms create insurance-like risk when they guarantee savings, refunds, or financial outcomes. CLIP insurance allows these obligations to be clearly defined, capped, and transferred onto regulated insurance paper, turning cloud savings guarantees into controlled, insurable financial exposure.

Steven Barge-Siever, Esq.
3 days ago3 min read


SaaS Performance Guarantees and CLIP Insurance: Why Outcome-Based Contracts Create Insurable Risk
SaaS and AI companies create insurance-like risk when they guarantee performance, savings, or outcomes. CLIP insurance allows these obligations to be clearly defined, capped, and transferred onto regulated insurance paper, turning open-ended promises into controlled, insurable financial exposure.

Steven Barge-Siever, Esq.
4 days ago3 min read


Rent Guarantee Platforms and CLIP Insurance: Why Housing Guarantees Create Insurable Risk
Rent guarantee and deposit replacement platforms carry insurance-like risk because they promise to cover rent defaults, lease failures, and property damage. CLIP insurance allows these obligations to be clearly defined, capped, and transferred onto regulated insurance paper, protecting capital while preserving the platform’s business model.

Steven Barge-Siever, Esq.
4 days ago3 min read


Why Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Platforms Are Natural CLIP Candidates
BNPL companies do not think of themselves as insurance businesses. But the moment a platform guarantees refunds, absorbs merchant failures, protects consumers from fraud, or promises “no-risk” transactions, it is carrying insurance-style exposure.

Steven Barge-Siever, Esq.
4 days ago3 min read


Why Warranty and Service Contract Companies Are Natural CLIP Insurance Candidates
Warranty and service contract companies carry insurance-like risk through contractual guarantees. Learn why CLIP structures stabilize reserves, reduce balance sheet exposure, and protect capital.

Steven Barge-Siever, Esq.
4 days ago2 min read


CLIP Insurance Explained: Why Warranty, Service Contract, and Protection Programs Get Reclassified as Insurance.
Written by Steven Barge-Siever, Esq. Many warranty, service contract, and “protection” programs believe they are operating outside insurance regulation simply because they avoid calling themselves insurance. That belief is wrong - and increasingly expensive. Across the U.S., regulators are not focused on labels. They are focused on economic reality : who bears risk, who controls funds, and who is legally obligated when things go wrong. When those elements line up, a program

Steven Barge-Siever, Esq.
Dec 12, 20257 min read


Is Your Warranty Actually Considered Insurance?
A 2026 State-by-State Legal Guide for Warranties, Service Contracts, and UDAP Risk This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Authored by Steven Barge-Siever, Esq. I. The Core Problem: More “Protection Plans” Than Legal Structures Across consumer and commercial markets, companies are layering on: Extended warranties Accidental damage plans Membership “protection” benefits Subscription-based replacement programs Home, appliance, auto

Steven Barge-Siever, Esq.
Dec 11, 202514 min read


CLIPs vs Captives: When to Use Each - and How They Work Together
CLIP vs captive insurance explained. Learn when to use a Contractual Liability Insurance Policy, a captive, or a hybrid CLIP + captive model across industries.

Steven Barge-Siever, Esq.
Sep 7, 20254 min read


The Future of CLIP Insurance: From Retail Credit to AI Contracts
CLIP insurance is moving beyond its retail credit origins and into SaaS and AI contracts. This article explores how Contractual Liability Insurance Policies help companies guarantee outcomes, secure revenue recognition, and transfer risk in the fast-changing digital economy.

Steven Barge-Siever, Esq.
Sep 6, 20254 min read


The Regulatory Landscape for CLIP Insurance: What Every Credit and SaaS Provider Needs to Know
Discover how CLIP insurance is regulated across key states. Learn why guarantees must be insured or reserved and what compliance means for SaaS and AI firms.

Steven Barge-Siever, Esq.
Sep 6, 20254 min read
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