- Asurion
Infobox_Company
company_name = Asurion Corp.
company_
company_type = Private| foundation =1994
location =Nashville, Tennessee
industry =Telecommunication
products =Insurance and Road Side Assistance
num_employees = 5,000 (2006 )
homepage = [http://www.asurion.com/ www.asurion.com] , [http://www.phoneclaim.com/ www.phoneclaim.com] ,Asurion Corp. is the largest global provider of wireless handset insurance and wireless roadside assistance programs. Asurion also offers data-backup services through wireless carriers in North America, as well as credit protection services to customers through
CitiBank . The International Headquarters is located inNashville, TN and the North American Headquarters is located inKansas City, MO . The company also provides account management services inDallas, TX .Asurion also has offices in
Singapore ,Taiwan ,Korea ,Hong Kong , andJapan The largest wireless companies serviced by Asurion are:
ALLTEL ,AT&T (formerly Cingular Wireless),NTT DoCoMo ,KTF (Korea Telecom Freetel),Metro PCS ,Rogers Wireless , Sprint,T-Mobile ,U.S. Cellular andVerizon Wireless . The company also partners withMVNO and regional wireless providers including: Cellutions,Centennial Communications ,Dobson Communications , andQwest Wireless . The companies agree to long-term, exclusive contracts with Asurion to provide these services.The company operates call centers in:
Dallas, TX, Evans, CO ,Houston, TX ,Kansas City, MO ,Miramar, FL , Moncton, New Brunswick,Nashville, TN andSalina, KS .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 in
Smyrna, TN *2003 - Expanded into Pan-Pacific Market
*2005 - Grew to 2,500 employees in North America
*2006 - Merged with lockline, LLC headquartered in
Kansas City, Missouri *2006 - Grew to 5,000 employees in North America
*2006 - Acquired Warranty Corporation of America (WaCA)
*2006 - Acquired Lumitrend, Inc.
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