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Asurion company history timeline

1999

The partners struck again on the acquisition front several years after purchasing Road Rescue, acquiring The Merrimac Group, Inc. in 1999.

Asurion's business in Canada was growing rapidly as Comolli moved into the company's headquarters in San Mateo, California, having increased in size roughly 300 percent since 1999.

2001

In July 2001, the company's formidable presence was strengthened further when AT&T Wireless, one of the world's largest providers of cellular-phone service, selected Asurion to serve AT&T Wireless subscribers nationwide.

2005

In October 2005, the company announced an agreement to merge with the Lock/line subsidiary of DST Systems, Inc., a more than $100 million-in-sales business that provided administrative services for extended warranty programs offered by telecommunications carriers.

Davis, Mark, "DST Makes Merger Plans," Kansas City Star, October 28, 2005.

2006

In May 2006, Asurion purchased Warranty Corporation of America, a provider of warranty and contract services to retail, manufacturing, and telecommunications customers.

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