Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(d) On August6, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Assurant, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Harriet Edelman and Debra Perry to the Board and Ms.Edelman to the Compensation Committee of the Board and Ms.Perry to the Finance and Risk Committee of the Board, effective immediately.There are no arrangements or understandings between Mmes. Edelman or Perry and any other person to which Mmes. Edelman or Perry were selected as directors and no related party transactions involving Mmes. Edelman or Perry are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

As compensation for their service as directors, Mmes. Edelman and Perry will each receive annual retainers in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Assurant, Inc. Amended and Restated Directors Compensation Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June30, 2016, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August2, 2016 (the “Directors Compensation Plan”). Consistent with the terms of the Directors Compensation Plan, Mmes. Edelman and Perry will each receive an initial grant, to the Assurant, Inc. 2017 Long Term Equity Incentive Plan, of restricted stock units with a grant date fair market value of $125,000. The terms and conditions of this grant will be governed by an agreement substantially in the form of the Assurant, Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Time-Based Awards for Directors, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on May12, 2017.

In connection with Mmes. Edelman’s and Perry’s appointment, the Company issued a news release on August7, 2017, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

ASSURANT INC Exhibit
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About Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ)

Assurant, Inc. is a provider of specialty protection products and related services. The Company’s segments include Assurant Solution, Assurant Specialty Property and Corporate & Other. The Assurant Solutions segment provides mobile device protection products and services; debt protection administration; credit insurance; extended service products and related services for consumer electronics, appliances and vehicles, and offers pre-funded funeral insurance. The Assurant Specialty Property segment provides lender-placed homeowners insurance; property preservation and valuation services; flood insurance; renters insurance and related products, and manufactured housing homeowners insurance. The Corporate & Other segment includes activities of the holding company, financing and interest expenses, net realized gains (losses) on investments and interest income earned from short-term investments held.