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NEW YORK, July 1, 2009 -- Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant") (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, today announces the appointment of Lawrence V. Jackson, former president and chief executive officer, global procurement division, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ("Wal-Mart"), to its board of directors,...

NEW YORK, June 12, 2009 -- Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant") (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialized insurance and insurance-related products and services, today announced that it has finalized the structure of its 2009 property catastrophe reinsurance ("CAT") program, effective for both January 1, 2009 and June 1, 2009. Gene Mer...

NEW YORK, May 15, 2009 -- Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant") (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, today announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $.15 per share of common stock. This represents a seven percent increase above the quarterly dividend of $.14 per sh...

NEW YORK, April 29, 2009 - Assurant, Inc. (Assurant) (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialized insurance and insurance-related products and services, today reported results for first quarter 2009. Net operating income1 for first quarter 2009 decreased 36 percent to $137.8 million, or $1.17 per dilute...

NEW YORK, March 16, 2009 -- Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant") (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, today announces that Sylvia R. Wagner, 60, is the new executive vice president, human resources and development, effective April 1, 2009. She succeeds Lesley G. Silvester, 62, who retires on ...

NEW YORK, March 9, 2009 - Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant") (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialized insurance and insurance-related products and services, today announced that Michael J. Peninger, interim chief financial officer, will become executive vice president and chief financial officer. He will succeed P. Bruce Camacho. Assurant's Board...

NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2009 -- Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant") (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announced today that its president and chief executive officer, Robert B. Pollock, is scheduled to present at the Merrill Lynch Insurance Investor Conference on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 at 8:00 ...

New York - February 4, 2009 - Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant") (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialized insurance and insurance-related products and services, today reported results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2008. Robert B. Pollock, Assurant's president and chief executive officer, said: "Although we c...

NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2009 -- Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant") (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share of common stock. The dividend will be payable on March 9, 2009 to stockholders of record as of ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2008 -- Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant") (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announced today that Robert B. Pollock, president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at the Goldman Sachs 2008 U.S. Financial Services Conference in New York on Thursday, Dec....