CPF Partners with Aon to Provide Insurance Solutions for Solar Professionals
San Francisco, CA – November 10, 2009 – Clean Power Finance, Inc. (CPF) today announced that it has partnered with Aon Corporation, the leading global provider of insurance and risk management services, to provide insurance products specifically tailored to the unique needs of solar professionals. Access to quotes is available directly from within CPF Tools, the company’s industry-leading software as a service (SaaS) platform.
CPF Tools users are now able to obtain an instant quote from Aon for insurance products designed to fit their individual business needs. These products include general liability, contractor’s equipment and computer, installation floater, non-owned and hired auto liability, and errors and omissions insurance. Aon provides this coverage at competitive rates, and no membership or associated fees are required to take advantage of these offerings. To help solar professionals better understand how Aon’s individually tailored insurance products can help their companies, Clean Power Finance will be hosting training webinars to address the particular needs and challenges of insuring solar businesses.
“This is a major competitive advantage to solar integrators as they engage property owners making the switch to renewable energy. Proper insurance coverage is critical to reducing risk and protecting the growing businesses of integrators across the country,” said Joseph Brakohiapa, President and CEO of Clean Power Finance. “We’re excited to offer such a compelling program, and proud to partner with Aon, with their excellent track record of offering industry-best solutions.”
“Aon is delighted to partner with a leading renewable energy company like Clean Power Finance,” said Garry Edwards, Aon’s Managing Director of Power and Utility in the Western Region. “This partnership fits with one of our key goals, which is to continue to play an integral part in the renewable energy revolution in this country. Our insurance programs will help solar professionals provide clean, cost effective energy in the race against global climate change.”
About Aon
Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC) is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human capital consulting. Through its more than 37,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon readily delivers distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. Aon’s industry-leading global resources and technical expertise are delivered locally through more than 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Named the world’s best broker by Euromoney magazine’s 2008 and 2009 Insurance Survey, Aon also ranked highest on Business Insurance’s listing of the world’s largest insurance brokers based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and personal lines brokerage revenues in 2008 and 2009. A.M. Best deemed Aon the number one insurance broker based on brokerage revenues in 2007, 2008, and 2009, and Aon was voted best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary and best employee benefits consulting firm in 2007 and 2008 by the readers of Business Insurance.
For more information, visit www.aon.com.
About Clean Power Finance
Clean Power Finance is the leading provider of integrated software, services and financing solutions to the solar industry. Based in San Francisco, the company’s mission is to drive the adoption of renewable energy in the mass market. Clean Power Finance delivers an end-to-end solution that supports sales and marketing business processes for integrators, distributors and manufacturers. Since its introduction, the CPF Tools software platform has garnered enthusiastic reviews and currently supports over 30 percent of the solar installer community nationwide.
For more information, visit www.CleanPowerFinance.com.