Robert B. Pollock, Assurant, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to Present at Standard and Poor's Insurance 2004 Conference "Structuring for Success" on June 16

News Release

NEW YORK, June 2, 2004—Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading provider of specialized insurance and insurance-related products and services, today announced that Robert B. Pollock, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to present at Standard and Poor's Insurance 2004 Conference "Structuring for Success" on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at 2:45 PM (EDT). The event will be hosted by Standard and Poor's in New York City.

Investors can access this presentation on Assurant's website at www.assurant.com. After connecting to the home page, look for the link to Investor Relations, then Events, to access the Standard and Poor's conference webcast. Slides of the presentation will be posted on the company website for viewing shortly before the presentation begins. An archive of the webcast will be available for one month on Assurant's website beginning on June 16.

About Assurant

Assurant is a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected other markets. The four key businesses -- Assurant Employee Benefits; Assurant Health; Assurant Preneed; and Assurant Solutions -- have partnered 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 selected international markets. The Assurant business units provide creditor-placed homeowners insurance; manufactured housing homeowners insurance; debt protection administration; credit insurance; warranties and extended services contracts; individual health and small employer group health insurance; group dental insurance; group disability insurance; group life insurance; and pre-funded funeral insurance.

The company, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ, has approximately $24 billion in assets and $7 billion in revenue. Assurant has more than 12,000 employees and is headquartered in New York's financial district.

Investor Relations:
Larry Cains
Assurant
212-859-7045
larry.cains@assurant.com

Carina Thate or Jason Thompson
Abernathy MacGregor Group
212-371-5999
cct@abmac.com or jft@abmac.com

Press contacts:
Melissa Kivett
Assurant
212-859-7029
melissa.kivett@assurant.com