07:04 AM EDT, 10/11/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Assurant ( AIZ ) said Friday it opened its new research and repair center in Mt. Juliet, Tenn.

The company said the 259,000-square-foot facility is double the size of its previous location.

The 800-employee facility will be used to repurpose devices and to develop new ways to use automation, robotics, and machine learning to grow the used and refurbished device market.