• The Last Year Proved Moms are Superheroes - at Home and in the Workplace

    Mar 15, 2021, 17:07 PM by User Not Found
    During the pandemic, many women across the globe have felt pressure to put their career aspirations on hold, take a step back in their careers, or even leave the workforce altogether. In fact, there were 2.2 million fewer women in the U.S. labor force in October 2020 than there were in October 2019. So many women have been rendered out of work by pandemic-related pressures that it’s been coined the “she-cession.”
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  • Assurant Acquires TRYGLE Co. Ltd.

    Mar 15, 2021, 16:44 PM by User Not Found
    Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced the acquisition of TRYGLE Co. Ltd. (“TRYGLE”), a leading software development company.
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  • Assurant Affirms Long-standing Commitment to Social Responsibility

    Mar 15, 2021, 16:17 PM by Andrew Dechellis
    NEW YORK, March 15, 2021 – Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ), a global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today published its 2021 Social Responsibility Report.
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  • Assurant's Connected Social Responsibilities: Strengthening Our Environmental, Social and Governance Commitments

    Mar 15, 2021, 16:15 PM by Andrew Dechellis
    Infographic highlights from Assurant's 2021 Social Responsibility Report.
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  • Assurant to Sell Global Preneed to CUNA Mutual Group for $1.3 Billion

    Mar 9, 2021, 07:05 AM by Andrew Dechellis
    NEW YORK, March 9, 2021—Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ), a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its prearranged funeral insurance and final expense business, Global Preneed, and related legal entities and assets to CUNA Mutual Group, a broad financial services provider, for approximately $1.3 billion in cash.
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  • How to Drive Higher 5G Mobile Adoption

    Mar 5, 2021, 08:00 AM by User Not Found
    5G devices will be a game changer for consumers, carriers, retailers and OEMs. Faster network traffic will accelerate downloads and app performance for connected consumers. But as these advanced devices start hitting the market, we should expect gradual 5G adoption rather than a fast wave.
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  • All Roads Lead to the Test Drive: Automotive Customer Experience in the Connected Decade

    Feb 26, 2021, 13:34 PM by User Not Found
    While disruptive competitors have introduced entirely virtual buying options, key aspects of the customer journey will still rely on face-to-face interactions with the dealership team — primarily for the test drive event.
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  • Assurant Donates $25,000 for NADA Foundation’s Emergency Relief Fund at NADA Show

    Feb 23, 2021, 12:33 PM by Andrew Dechellis
    TYSONS, Va. - Assurant, Inc., a global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases like automobiles, donated $25,000 during the recent NADA Show for the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Foundation’s Emergency Relief Fund.
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  • Revisiting Courageous Conversations on Race for Black History Month

    Feb 16, 2021, 11:03 AM by User Not Found
    This Black History Month is the first since the death of George Floyd. During the unrest that followed his death, Assurant’s Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Jerrell Moore opened up meaningful dialogue at Assurant. One that was raw and honest and, especially, courageous.
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  • Assurant Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2020 Financial Results

    Feb 9, 2021, 16:16 PM by Andrew Dechellis
    NEW YORK, February 9, 2021 — Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today reported results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2020.
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  • This Disciplined Approach to Dealership Training Drives Profits

    Feb 9, 2021, 13:58 PM by User Not Found
    In previous Assurant Insider Tips, my colleagues discussed how to set actionable dealership performance standards and leverage scorecard reports to evaluate how daily individual performance maps back to those standards. But for many dealers, the biggest key to profitability isn’t necessarily setting the right performance standards up front; it’s the follow through, from consistent performance evaluations to training for improvement. In this Insider Tip, we’ll talk about the importance of applying dealership training for maximum impact at your rooftops.
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  • Assurant Global Automotive Introduces Automotive Training Academy by Assurant

    Feb 8, 2021, 16:17 PM by Andrew Dechellis
    NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2021 – Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases like automobiles today announced the introduction of Automotive Training Academy by Assurant – its modernized and expanded automotive training program delivered in the classroom, at dealerships, and online via the Assurant Virtual Learning Platform.
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  • Scorecard Reporting: The Trick to Successfully Evaluating Your Dealership’s Performance Standards

    Feb 8, 2021, 14:28 PM by User Not Found
    In a recent Assurant Insider Tip, one of my colleagues addressed the topic of setting actionable performance standards at the dealership. In this Insider Tip, I’m going to dig deeper into how Assurant works with dealerships across the country to track their teams’ progress against those performance standards using dealership scorecards.
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  • Assurant Global Automotive Launches Pocket Geek Auto

    Feb 2, 2021, 08:58 AM by Andrew Dechellis
    NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2021 – Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases like automobiles today announced the launch of Pocket Geek Auto.
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  • Assurant Included in 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

    Feb 1, 2021, 10:09 AM by Andrew Dechellis
    New York, Feb. 1, 2021 – Assurant today announced that it is one of 380 companies across 11 sectors included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI).
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  • Assurant Named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality for Third Consecutive Year

    Jan 28, 2021, 09:51 AM by Andrew Dechellis
    NEW YORK, JAN. 28, 2021 – Assurant, Inc., (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of housing and lifestyle solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, announced that, for the third consecutive year, it received a score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s premier benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.
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  • Assurant’s Cover360 Ensures Continuous Insurance Protection For Renters and Property Management Companies

    Jan 28, 2021, 09:15 AM by Andrew Dechellis
    NEW YORK – January 28, 2021– Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced the launch of Cover360, which enables property management companies (PMCs) and their residents to easily include renters insurance with rent payments.
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  • Assurant Announces Warranty Partnership with The London Electric Vehicle Company

    Jan 21, 2021, 16:16 PM by Andrew Dechellis
    Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases like automobiles, has announced its partnership with The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) to provide extended warranty solutions for their electric commercial vehicles.
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  • Status Update: Assurant Political Action Committee (PAC)

    Jan 15, 2021, 18:51 PM by Andrew Dechellis
    Assurant is committed to constructive and ethical engagement in the U.S. political and public policy process that serves the best interests of our business, employees, clients, policyholders, and shareholders
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  • Assurant Board of Directors Authorizes New Share Repurchase Program; Declares Quarterly Dividends on its Common and Preferred Stock

    Jan 12, 2021, 15:32 PM by Andrew Dechellis
    NEW YORK, January 12, 2021 — Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, announced that the company’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program for up to $600 million of the company’s outstanding common stock.
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