Speaker Bio
Jeff Unterreiner is president of U.S. Connected Living at Assurant. He is focused on helping Connected Living’s clients deliver a better customer experience, increase revenue and build loyalty through premium support and protection offerings including device lifecycle management, trade-in and upgrade solutions, extended service contracts and technical support.
Unterreiner assumed this role after previously overseeing the strategy, client management, new business development, marketing, consumer insights, channel development and point-of-sale execution for the extended protection and payment protection businesses at Assurant.
He has served as chief marketing officer for Europe, leading European sales and marketing in key growth categories including extended warranty programs, mobile services and creditor businesses. During his tenure, his redesign of the company’s strategic approach in Europe resulted in a doubling of the business in the region.
He also has served as vice president for strategic business development, where he led Assurant’s efforts to become a major player in the service contract industry both in the U.S. and abroad, and pioneered an approach to prospecting, sales and implementation that the company continues to utilize today. Unterreiner began his career at Assurant in 1996.
Unterreiner is a member of the CTIA Board of Directors, was named to Dealerscope magazine’s 40 Under 40 list, and has been frequently quoted as an expert in trade publications including TWICE Magazine, Warranty Week, Dealerscope and Powersports Business. He earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and professional sales from the Michael J. Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University.