Assurant Solutions to Expand Oregon Wireless Service Center, Create 56 New Jobs

ALBANY, Ore., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Assurant Solutions, a leading global provider of extended service contracts and protection programs, today announced plans to create up to 56 new jobs at its customer service center in Albany. The company is adding customer service representatives and a trainer at the Albany center as part of a consolidation of customer service resources that support its wireless protection business. The Albany center, located at 1880 14th Ave. SE, currently employs 183.The service representative positions require a minimum of six months of previous customer service experience. Candidates need to have excellent customer service and communications skills and knowledge or experience using a computer and the Internet. Bilingual capability is a plus. Additional information about all open positions is available in the Careers section of the company's Web site: www.assurantsolutions.com. Interested persons must apply online at http://www.assurant.jobs. The first group of new hires begins training in mid-January 2010. The ramp-up is now scheduled to be completed by April 1, 2010. Rebecca Spencer, director of call center operations, said Assurant Solutions selected the Albany site for this expansion because of the region's high quality workforce and because the service center can accommodate a larger staff. The 41,000 square foot center first opened in May 2004. Assurant Solutions is part of Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services.Assurant expanded its wireless protection business in 2008 through the acquisition of Signal Holdings LLC, a leading provider of wireless handset protection programs and repair services. That business now operates as Assurant Solutions Wireless. About Assurant Solutions and AssurantAssurant Solutions businesses develop, underwrite, market and administer specialty insurance, extended service contracts and other risk management solutions through collaborative relationships with leading financial institutions, retailers, automobile dealers, funeral homes, utilities and other entities. Assurant Solutions serves clients and their customers in 12 countries throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and Asia. www.assurantsolutions.comAssurant Solutions is part of Assurant, a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North American and selected international markets. Assurant, a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Assurant has in excess of $25 billion in assets and $8 billion in annual revenue. www.assurant.comMedia Contact: James A. Sykes, 770.763.1015, [email protected] Assurant Solutions