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Apr 21, 2021, 18:01 PM
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Tammy Graves
At Assurant, our team processes millions of mobile devices each year, repairing or reselling them while adhering to rigorous environmental practices.
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Apr 8, 2021, 10:38 AM
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Catherine Boyd
We continue to support fair and respectful treatment for all people throughout the world. At Assurant, we recognize it’s a critical time to deepen levels of understanding, engagement and actions aligned with our values and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. We’re marshaling our resources to stand up for our AAPI clients, customers, employees and neighbors.
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Mar 15, 2021, 17:07 PM
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Catherine Boyd
During the pandemic, many women across the globe have felt pressure to put their career aspirations on hold, take a step back in their careers, or even leave the workforce altogether. In fact, there were 2.2 million fewer women in the U.S. labor force in October 2020 than there were in October 2019. So many women have been rendered out of work by pandemic-related pressures that it’s been coined the “she-cession.”
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Mar 15, 2021, 16:44 PM
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Morgan Berrier
Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced the acquisition of TRYGLE Co. Ltd. (“TRYGLE”), a leading software development company.
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Mar 5, 2021, 08:00 AM
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Heather Mallory
5G devices will be a game changer for consumers, carriers, retailers and OEMs. Faster network traffic will accelerate downloads and app performance for connected consumers. But as these advanced devices start hitting the market, we should expect gradual 5G adoption rather than a fast wave.
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Mar 1, 2021, 11:47 AM
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Morgan Berrier
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Feb 26, 2021, 13:34 PM
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Catherine Boyd
While disruptive competitors have introduced entirely virtual buying options, key aspects of the customer journey will still rely on face-to-face interactions with the dealership team — primarily for the test drive event.
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Feb 16, 2021, 11:03 AM
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Catherine Boyd
This Black History Month is the first since the death of George Floyd. During the unrest that followed his death, Assurant’s Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Jerrell Moore opened up meaningful dialogue at Assurant. One that was raw and honest and, especially, courageous.
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Feb 9, 2021, 13:58 PM
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Morgan Berrier
In previous Assurant Insider Tips, my colleagues discussed how to set actionable dealership performance standards and leverage scorecard reports to evaluate how daily individual performance maps back to those standards. But for many dealers, the biggest key to profitability isn’t necessarily setting the right performance standards up front; it’s the follow through, from consistent performance evaluations to training for improvement. In this Insider Tip, we’ll talk about the importance of applying dealership training for maximum impact at your rooftops.
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Feb 8, 2021, 14:28 PM
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Morgan Berrier
In a recent Assurant Insider Tip, one of my colleagues addressed the topic of setting actionable performance standards at the dealership. In this Insider Tip, I’m going to dig deeper into how Assurant works with dealerships across the country to track their teams’ progress against those performance standards using dealership scorecards.
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Feb 8, 2021, 11:10 AM
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Morgan Berrier
Setting your dealership’s annual F&I profit goals is often easier than identifying the small, everyday steps your team needs to take to meet those goals. The key to connecting your overarching profitability targets and your team’s day-to-day actions is to establish a process for measuring your performance consistently, starting with benchmarking and moving through to regular check-ins and training that’s aligned to your team’s areas of opportunity.
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Dec 1, 2020, 17:10 PM
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Morgan Berrier
HYLA’s patented software technology joins Assurant’s end-to-end mobile device lifecycle management capabilities, creating a comprehensive solution that is built to increase trade-in attachment rates, provide better customer experiences, improve inventory supply to lower device support costs, and maximize disposition values and new revenue streams. In addition, the combination of both companies’ trade-in and upgrade programs will further sustainability practices by extending the life of mobile devices.
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Nov 18, 2020, 16:45 PM
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Catherine Boyd
Since the beginning of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, first responders have gotten a lot of attention, and for good reason. These are people who expose themselves to infection risk every time they answer a call. Darren Hall works as a business analyst in supply chain at Assurant, but also volunteers as a first responder in the town of Crewe, England.
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Nov 18, 2020, 16:43 PM
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Catherine Boyd
Assurant employee and Client Relationship Manager, Mariana Roth loves to volunteer. Together with the Brazil employee Engagement Champion Team (ECT), she has worked to raise funds for charitable organizations in her Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Nov 11, 2020, 15:20 PM
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Morgan Berrier
CPR Cell Phone Repair (CPR), the nation’s largest mobile repair franchise according to Franchise.com, recently has added several new services and customer experience-driven capabilities to one of the most comprehensive set of offerings in the industry.
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Nov 3, 2020, 11:41 AM
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Catherine Boyd
Compassion takes many different forms. For Kirsten Hale, it took shape in a simple strip of crochet. Kirsten, a true crochet maven in her spare time, works for Assurant in Health and Safety as an assistant office manager and says that looking after her colleagues is the part of her job she absolutely loves.
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Oct 23, 2020, 15:44 PM
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Catherine Boyd
Assurant quality assurance agent Tim Cooke undertook a bicycle ride of 260 kilometers (161.5 miles) from the city of Crewe, England to Dublin, Ireland, to raise money for charity. It wasn’t an outdoor ride, conducted on the road; rather, Tim covered the distance at home on his recumbent bike.
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Oct 12, 2020, 11:58 AM
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Catherine Boyd
At Assurant, we’re proud that our global team is comprised of a broad array of individuals representing different backgrounds, ethnicities and ideologies. Our differences are often our greatest strengths, which is why we celebrate those differences and uplift the voices of our valued employees.
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Sep 14, 2020, 11:08 AM
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Assurant a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced that its Executor Assist, powered by ProtectHeir, offering won the Technology Providers - Innovation New Applications award at the 2020 WealthManagement.com industry awards program.
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Aug 31, 2020, 11:14 AM
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Morgan Berrier
At Assurant, social responsibility means caring about our communities, our colleagues and our customers. Assurant donates millions of dollars to charities around the globe, but it’s through our employees that we make the biggest impact. Assurant volunteers act every day to uplift the communities where they live and work.
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