Asurion

Asurion is a private company with its headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, that provides insurance for a number of consumer electronics as well as for a few other products. Although they are based in Nashville, in 2014, the company had operations in 14 different countries with 49 offices throughout those countries and in the United States. As of 2017, Asurion employed 17,000 people. Many of the employment opportunities and positions available within this company include corporate opportunities like marketing, sales, finance, human resources, and management. There are also customer service positions including technical support, mobile device repair and in-store positions, supply chain positions, and various other technology jobs.

Asurion was started by two Stanford graduates in 1995. Kevin Taweel and Jim Ellis put together the money to acquire a roadside assistance company called Road Rescue. The service was sold through wireless carriers. After that acquisition, they were able to purchase the Merrimac Group (which was based in Nashville) four years later. That company provided specialty insurance for cell phones. In 2003, Asurion began expanding internationally starting with Asia. Products and services provided by Asurion include insurance for smartphones, tablets, consumer electronics, satellite receivers, major appliances, and jewelry. As of 2014, the company was serving more than 280 million consumers.

Asurion began international expansion in 2003, starting with offices in Asia. They expanded into Europe in 2008 and then Australia in 2013. A year later, they entered into a partnership with America Movil to expand their reach into Latin America. Although Asurion is a private company, they recently partnered with an app called Simplr, which was part of an investment buy-in that totaled $8 million.