Verizon Wireless Insurance
Verizon Wireless Insurance
| Asurion Corp. | |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Products | Insurance and Road Side Assistance |
| Employees | 5,000 (2006) |
| Website | www.asurion.com, www.phoneclaim.com, www.asurionprotectionservices.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 in Nashville, TN and the North American Headquarters is located in Kansas City, MO. The company also provides account management services in Dallas, TX.
Asurion also has offices in Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Japan
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 and Verizon Wireless. The company also partners with MVNO and regional wireless providers including: Cellutions, Centennial Communications, Dobson Communications, and Qwest Wireless. The companies agree to long-term, exclusive contracts with Asurion to provide these services.
The company operates call centers in: Evans, CO, Houston, TX, Kansas City, MO, Moncton, New Brunswick, Nashville, TN and Salina, 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 lock\line, LLC headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri
- 2006 - Grew to 5,000 employees in North America
- 2006 - Acquired Warranty Corporation of America (WaCA) and Lumitrend
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