• Assurant Global Automotive Launches Virtual Learning Platform with Virtual Coach

    Feb 12, 2020, 14:58 PM by User Not Found
    NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2020 – Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases like automobiles, launched Virtual Coach, a simulated, interactive classroom experience as part of the Assurant Virtual Learning Platform.
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  • Assurant Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Financial Results

    Feb 11, 2020, 16:15 PM by User Not Found
    NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2020 — 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, 2019.
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  • This dealer switched to The Mechanic 2.0 and put PVR in overdrive

    Feb 6, 2020, 09:32 AM by User Not Found
    Offering the right F&I product can be a real game changer for a car dealer and its customers. That’s what one East Coast dealer group discovered when they began offering Assurant’s Mechanic 2.0 vehicle service contract. Most VSCs have limited options, which makes it harder to tailor the product to specific customers. And when options are limited, revenue potential is limited, too.
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  • 6 Hot Trends at NADA Show 2020 that Dealers Should Watch

    Feb 3, 2020, 15:26 PM by User Not Found
    Assurant Resource Automotive will be at NADA Show 2020 Booth 2354 discussing ways to increase dealer PVR, align F&I participation models to growth opportunities and more.
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  • Assurant Appoints Martin Jenns to SVP Global Transformation for Global Automotive

    Jan 30, 2020, 15:24 PM by User Not Found
    NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2020 – Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ), a global provider of housing and lifestyle solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases like automobiles, today announced the appointment of Martin Jenns to the role of senior vice president, Global Transformation for its Global Automotive business.
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  • Help Assurant support the next generation of auto professionals

    Jan 23, 2020, 10:14 AM by User Not Found
    The Assurant Foundation is supporting partnering with the NADA Foundation Workforce Initiative to help develop the next generation of auto professionals. Find out how you can help.
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  • What's Next After CES 2020?

    Jan 21, 2020, 10:32 AM by User Not Found
    As the lines between devices, homes and vehicles blur, people are using connected technology with more urgency and more frequency. Today, 70% of connected products are accessed multiple times per week. And approximately one of every four U.S. consumers owns 16 connected products according to a recent consumer study by Assurant.
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  • Assurant Named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality for Second Consecutive Year

    Jan 21, 2020, 09:34 AM by User Not Found
    NEW YORK, JAN. 21, 2020 – 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 second 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 Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividends on its Common and Preferred Stock

    Jan 14, 2020, 16:57 PM by User Not Found
    NEW YORK, Jan. 14, 2020 — Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of housing and lifestyle solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, announced that its Board of Directors declared dividends on its common and preferred stock.
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  • Assurant to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results

    Jan 13, 2020, 16:18 PM by User Not Found
    NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2020 – Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of housing and lifestyle solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, will release fourth quarter and full year 2019 financial results on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, after the market closes.
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  • Assurant Appoints New President for Canada

    Jan 2, 2020, 16:29 PM by User Not Found
    NEW YORK, 2 January 2020 – Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of housing and lifestyle solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced the appointment of Paul Cosgrove as president of its Canadian operations, effective immediately. Cosgrove succeeds Robert “Bob” Zanussi, who, after 16 years with Assurant, is retiring as President and CEO, Canada. Zanussi will remain with the business through January 30, 2020 to ensure a smooth transition.
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  • See how Normandin increased PVR by 140% with help from Assurant Resource Automotive

    Nov 14, 2019, 08:55 AM by User Not Found
    Assurant Resource Automotive took a look at Normandin’s F&I compensation model, recommended adjustments to their plan, and established formal goals, objectives and processes to help them succeed.
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  • Assurant Introduces FlexDeposit to Help Property Managers Lower Risk and Streamline Security Deposit Claims and Collections

    Nov 13, 2019, 12:50 PM by User Not Found
    NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2019 - Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a global provider of housing and lifestyle solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, has launched FlexDeposit, a security deposit alternative product that offers the benefits of a surety bond without a claims pool.
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  • How Used Car Dealers Can Thrive in the Digital Age

    Nov 11, 2019, 16:22 PM by User Not Found
    The opportunity for dealers to succeed with today’s used car shoppers and today’s technologies exists, but it requires understanding and leveraging the technological tools at your disposal and integrating the F&I office further into the process to drive increased revenue and the profits that go with it.
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  • Assurant Board of Directors Approves Common Stock Dividend Increase of 5%

    Nov 8, 2019, 11:45 AM by User Not Found
    NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2019 — Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of housing and lifestyle solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend increase of $0.03 to $0.63 per share of common stock.
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  • Assurant Appoints Paget Alves and Ogi Redzic to Its Board

    Nov 7, 2019, 09:03 AM by User Not Found
    NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2019 – Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of housing and lifestyle solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced the appointment of Paget Alves, a retired chief sales officer at Sprint Corporation, and Ogi Redzic, chief digital officer and vice president of Caterpillar Inc. with responsibility for Cat Digital, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
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  • Assurant Reports Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results

    Nov 5, 2019, 16:15 PM by User Not Found
    NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2019 — Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of housing and lifestyle solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019.
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  • Assurant Acquires Global Cell Phone Repair Operator CPR

    Oct 31, 2019, 16:31 PM by User Not Found
    NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2019 –- Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of housing and lifestyle solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced it has acquired MMI-CPR LLC, which operates as Cell Phone Repair (CPR), one of the largest global franchisors of mobile device repair stores with more than 700 locations. The CPR franchise provides a wide variety of same-day electronic device repairs and offers consumers the ability to sell and buy devices at their local CPR store.
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  • Assurant Raises More than $210,000 at Fourth Annual 5K Race Benefiting United Way of Miami-Dade

    Oct 23, 2019, 10:21 AM by User Not Found
    MIAMI, Oct. 23, 2019 – Warmed up and ready to run, a sea of hundreds of blue-shirted Assurant employees served as a poignant backdrop at the starting line of the fourth annual Assurant 5K as company President and CEO Alan Colberg presented a ceremonial check for $210,459.32 to Maria C. Alonso, president and CEO, United Way of Miami-Dade. That amount pushed the total funds raised over four years from the annual 5K event to $648,233 in donations, sponsorships and employee matches from the Assurant Foundation.
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  • Assurant Resource Automotive Partners with Vehicle Administrative Services to Provide Dealers with Improved Roadside Assistance Offering

    Oct 23, 2019, 09:10 AM by User Not Found
    NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2019 – Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ), a global provider of housing and lifestyle solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases like automobiles, has announced a partnership aimed at improving dealer offerings and the driver experience. The Assurant Resource Automotive business has partnered with Vehicle Administrative Services (VAS), a company that provides the automotive and recreational vehicle industries with business-to-business wholesale roadside assistance and ancillary products.
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