Press Release

16 August 2010

Assurant Solutions Appoints European Product Development Manager

Assurant Solutions has today announced the appointment of Richard Preston as European Product Development Manager.

Based at the European headquarters in Windsor, Richard will be responsible for driving product development and innovation for the specialist lines that Assurant Solutions focuses on across its operations in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Germany. This includes creditor insurance, as well as warranties and extended service contracts on appliances and consumer electronics.

Richard will be working alongside a team of product executives to deliver a strong product pipeline. He will also work closely with the marketing teams in each country to identify and qualify opportunities as well as ensuring the correct marketing mix is utilised for each product line in each country.

Commenting on this latest appointment to the business, European Marketing Director Adrian Fowler said: "Richard is a skilled marketing professional with extensive financial services experience in both the general insurance and retail banking consumer credit markets. He is a highly driven individual, with a proven track record of executing strategies that deliver results. With Richard on board, I am confident that the Assurant Solutions businesses in Europe will continue to bring cutting edge products to market in our chosen lines of business throughout the region."

Richard joins the business having held a range of senior product management and direct marketing roles over the past 20 years at a variety of financial services organisations including AEGON, Royal Bank of Scotland, GE Capital and HSA Health Insurance.

MEDIA CONTACT

For further information, please contact Lesley Russell at Spotlight Communications on 07815 778038 or email: lesley@spotlightcomms.co.uk.

NOTES TO EDITORS

Assurant Solutions

Assurant Solutions businesses develop, underwrite, market and administer specialty insurance, extended service contracts and other risk management solutions through collaborative relationships with leading financial institutions, retailers, automobile dealers, funeral homes, utilities and other entities. With operations in 25 locations, including executive offices in Atlanta, Ga., Assurant Solutions serves clients and their customers in 12 countries throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and Asia.
Visit: www.assurantsolutions.com

Assurant Solutions is part of Assurant Inc., a premier provider of specialised insurance products and related services in North America and selected worldwide markets. The four key businesses -- Assurant Solutions, Assurant Specialty Property, Assurant Health and Assurant Employee Benefits -- partner with clients who are leaders in their industries and have built leadership positions in a number of specialty insurance market segments in the U.S. and select worldwide markets. The Assurant business units provide debt protection administration; credit-related insurance; warranties and service contracts; pre-funded funeral insurance; creditor-placed homeowners insurance; manufactured housing homeowners insurance; individual health and small employer group health insurance; group dental insurance; group disability insurance; and group life insurance.

Assurant, a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Assurant has more than $26 billion in assets and $8 billion in annual revenue. Assurant has approximately 14,500 employees worldwide and is headquartered in New York's financial district. www.assurant.com.