As America prepares for the final rounds of this season's men's college basketball games, ProtectCELL® compared the fan bases of each participating school to determine which was more likely to require mobile device protection.

The study – which analyzed each school’s regional data – suggests University of Florida fans to be clumsier than UConn supporters, with Gators fans 48 percent more inclined to require a replacement smartphone or tablet. On the other side of the bracket, Wisconsin fans were found to be 31 percent more destructive with their mobile devices as compared to their Kentucky counterparts.

ProtectCELL’s findings measure the frequency of mobile replacements for smartphones and tablets across the company’s more than 2 million plans sold.

“Casualties of technology are not uncommon amongst passionate sports fans,” observed ProtectCELL Chief Marketing Officer Scott McLaren. “With the tournament coming to a close, we are sure to hear new stories of mobile devices lost or destroyed along the way. ProtectCELL is happy to offer mobile protection plans for our less fortunate Wisconsin and Florida fans – and anyone else looking to protect their device during the heat of battle – this tournament season and beyond.”

To learn more about ProtectCELL’s mobile protection plans, visit ProtectCELL.com.

About ProtectCELL
ProtectCELL®, a FortegraTM Company, is a major supplier of mobile protection plans and services. The company offers a variety of solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of today’s wireless customer, including COMPLETE™, DEVICE™, DATA™, BUYBACK™, LifeLock STANDARD™ and LifeLock ULTIMATE™. Known for its strong alliances with industry-leading partners, ProtectCELL continues to evolve in order to meet the growing demands of consumers, retailers and carriers. For more information, please visit: www.protectcell.com.

About Fortegra Financial Corporation
Fortegra Financial Corporation, traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol: FRF, is an insurance services company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Fortegra offers a wide array of revenue enhancing products, including payment protection products, motor club memberships, service contracts, device and warranty services, and administration services, to our business partners, including insurance companies, retailers, dealers, insurance brokers and agents and financial services companies. Fortegra's brands include FortegraTM, Life of the South®, 4Warranty, ProtectCELL®, Continental Car ClubTM, Auto Knight Motor ClubTM, United Motor ClubTM, ConsectaTM, Pacific Benefits GroupTM, and South Bay Acceptance Corporation.