Jun 15, 2006, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, June 15, 2006 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialized insurance and insurance-related products and services, today announced that it has purchased its property catastrophic ("CAT") reinsurance program effective June 1, 2006.

May 19, 2006, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, May 19, 2006 -- Assurant, Inc., 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 $0.10 per common share, a 25% increase over the common share dividend declared on February 8, 2006.

May 17, 2006, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, May 17, 2006 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, today announced that it has elected Juan N. Cento, 54, to its board of directors. Mr. Cento will also serve on the board's compensation committee.

May 4, 2006, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, May 4, 2006 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialized insurance and insurance-related products and services, today reported its results for the first quarter 2006. Net income in the first quarter of 2006 increased 42% to $162.5 million, or $1.23 per diluted share, versus first quarter 2005 net income of $114.4 million, or $0.82 per diluted share.

May 1, 2006, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK and SEATTLE, May 1, 2006 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announced today it has acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Safeco Financial Institution Solutions, Inc., a California corporation and indirect subsidiary of Safeco Corporation.

Mar 22, 2006, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, March 22, 2006 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, will release its 2006 first quarter financial results on Thursday, May 4, 2006 before the market opens.

Mar 16, 2006, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, March 16, 2006 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announced today that it will host an Investor Day on Thursday, March 23, 2006 at 8:30 am (ET).

Mar 3, 2006, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, March 3, 2006 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announced today that John S. Roberts, senior vice president, Assurant Employee Benefits, is scheduled to present at the 31st Annual Association of Insurance Financial Analysts (AIFA) Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona on March 6, 2006 at 12:55 p.m. (EST).

Feb 8, 2006, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, February 8, 2006 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per common share.

Feb 8, 2006, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, February 9, 2006 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialized insurance and insurance-related products and services, today reported its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005.

Jan 23, 2006, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, January 23, 2006 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announced today that its chief executive officer, J. Kerry Clayton, 60, plans to retire and that Robert B. Pollock, 51, Assurant's president and chief operating officer, has been named president and chief executive officer and has been appointed to the company's board of directors effective March 17, 2006.

Jan 5, 2006, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, January 5, 2006 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, will release its 2005 fourth quarter financial results on Thursday, February 9, 2006 before the market opens.

Nov 14, 2005, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, November 14, 2005 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announced today that it will realign its funeral pre-funding and preplanning business segment, Assurant Preneed, under its Assurant Solutions business segment.

Nov 11, 2005, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, November 11, 2005 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per common share. The dividend will be payable on December 12, 2005 to shareholders of record as of November 28, 2005.

Nov 3, 2005, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, November 3, 2005 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialized insurance and insurance-related products and services, today reported its results for the third quarter 2005 and the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005.

Oct 7, 2005, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, October 7, 2005 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, will release its 2005 third quarter financial results on Thursday, November 3, 2005 before the market opens.

Sep 26, 2005, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, September 26, 2005 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announced that it has named Ronny B. Lancaster, 54, senior vice president, federal government relations.

Sep 22, 2005, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, September 22, 2005 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announced that it has purchased additional reinsurance coverage as part of its catastrophic reinsurance program. The company is still assessing the total amount of claims related to Hurricane Katrina; however, its reinsurance coverage goes up to $210 million of total loss, or $185 million in excess of a $25 million deductible. The company expects claims from Hurricane Katrina to fall within reinsurance coverage limits.

Sep 1, 2005, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, September 1, 2005 -- Assurant, Inc., a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, today announced that J. Kerry Clayton, chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at the Keefe, Bruyette and Woods Insurance Conference on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at 4:45 PM (ET).

Aug 16, 2005, 09:00 AM by User Not Found

NEW YORK, August 16, 2005 - Assurant, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: AIZ), today announced that it has filed notification with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 12b-25 pursuant to which the Company is seeking an extension of up to five days to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005. The Company's preliminary unaudited financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005 will be included as part of a Form 8-K to be filed tomorrow with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The quarterly report on Form 10-Q, which was due to be filed on August 15, 2005, is expected to be filed prior to or on August 22, 2005; however, there can be no assurance that the 10-Q will be filed on or prior to such date. Assurant, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ, has over $20 billion in assets and $7 billion in annual revenue. www.assurant.com Press Contact: Drew Guthrie Manager, Communications and Media Relations