Asurion
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| Type of Company | Private |
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| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Products | Insurance and Road Side Assistance |
| Employees | 5,000 (2006) |
| Website | www.asurion.com |
Asurion, Inc., headquartered in Nashville, TN, is currently the largest provider of wireless roadside assistance services and wireless handset insurance programs in North America. Major wireless companies, including ALLTEL, Cingular Wireless, Cricket Communications, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon Wireless agree to long-term, exclusive contracts with Asurion.
Asurion also offers a Roadside Assistance program through major wireless companies in Canada. The company provides account management services in Dallas, TX.
The company operates call centers in: Evans, CO, Houston, TX, Kansas City, MO, Moncton, New Brunswick, Nashville, TN and Salina, KS.
[edit] Corporate Time Line:
- 1994 - Founded in Silicon Valley
- 1995 - Acquired Road Rescue
- 1999 - Acquired Merrimac Group
- 2001 - Changed name to Asurion
- 2002 - Created wireless technology repair and reverse logistics center
- 2003 - Expanded into Pan-Pacific Market
- 2005 - Grew to 2,500 employees and 17 million wireless subscribers
- 2006 - Merged with lock\line, LLC headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri
Post merger Asurion employees approximately 5,000 employees worldwide.
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