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Mar 15, 2021, 17:07 PM
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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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Mar 15, 2021, 16:44 PM
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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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Mar 15, 2021, 16:17 PM
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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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Mar 15, 2021, 16:15 PM
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Andrew Dechellis
Infographic highlights from Assurant's 2021 Social Responsibility Report.
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Mar 9, 2021, 07:05 AM
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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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Mar 5, 2021, 08:00 AM
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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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Feb 26, 2021, 13:34 PM
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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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Feb 23, 2021, 12:33 PM
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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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Feb 16, 2021, 11:03 AM
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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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Feb 9, 2021, 16:16 PM
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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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Feb 9, 2021, 13:58 PM
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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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Feb 8, 2021, 16:17 PM
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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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Feb 8, 2021, 14:28 PM
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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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Feb 2, 2021, 08:58 AM
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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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Feb 1, 2021, 10:09 AM
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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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Jan 28, 2021, 09:51 AM
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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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Jan 28, 2021, 09:15 AM
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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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Jan 21, 2021, 16:16 PM
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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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Jan 15, 2021, 18:51 PM
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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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Jan 12, 2021, 15:32 PM
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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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