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American Home Shield is the nation's oldest and largest home warranty company offering over 30 years of service experience.

• One of the largest (14,000+ contractors) and most established contractor networks in the nation.
• Over 1,200 employees dedicated to home warranty (processed over 2 million work orders in 2001).
• AHS has the highest customer retention rates in the industry.

History

American Home Shield (AHS) was founded in 1971; in fact, AHS "founded" the home warranty industry. In 1989, the decision was made to become part of ServiceMaster . . . a perennial selection by Fortune magazine as the nation's leading service company . . . a move which only increased the strength and stability of AHS.

The ServiceMaster Company provides service to residential and commercial customers in the United States where 10.5 million homes and businesses are served each year. The ServiceMaster Company's core capabilities include lawn care and landscape maintenance, termite and pest control, plumbing, heating and air conditioning maintenance and repair, appliance maintenance and repair, cleaning and furniture maintenance and home warranties.

These services are provided through a network of over 5,400 company-owned and franchised service centers and business units, operating under leading brands which include TruGreen ChemLawn, TruGreen LandCare, Terminix, American Home Shield, American Residential Services, Rescue Rooter, American Mechanical Services, ServiceMaster Clean, Merry Maids, AmeriSpec and Furniture Medic.

Today American Home Shield is the oldest and largest home warranty provider in the nation. Currently, AHS has over one million customers. AHS customers use their home warranty an average of 2.2 times a year - more often than any other home warranty company in the industry