Assurant President and Chief Operating Officer Robert B. Pollock to Present at Merrill Lynch Insurance Investors Conference on February 15

News Release

NEW YORK, February 6, 2006—Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant") (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announced today that its president and chief operating officer, Robert B. Pollock, is scheduled to present at the Merrill Lynch Insurance Investors Conference on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 8:15am (EST) in New York City.

Access to this presentation will be available through Assurant's Web site at www.assurant.com. After connecting to the home page, click on Investor Relations, then Events, to access the Merrill Lynch Insurance Investors Conference webcast. Slides of the presentation will be posted on the company's Web site for viewing shortly before the presentation begins.

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Assurant is a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected other international markets. Its five key businesses -- Assurant Employee Benefits; Assurant Health; Assurant Preneed; Assurant Solutions and Assurant Specialty Property -- 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.

Assurant, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ, has over $20 billion in assets and $7 billion in annual revenue. www.assurant.com

Press Contact:
Drew Guthrie
Manager, Communications
and Media Relations
Phone: 212-859-7002
Fax: 212-859-5893
drew.guthrie@assurant.com

Investor Relations:
Melissa Kivett
Vice President
Investor Relations
Phone: 212-859-7029
Fax: 212-859-5893
melissa.kivett@assurant.com

Larry Cains
Senior Vice President
Investor Relations
Phone: 212-859-7045
Fax: 212-859-5893
larry.cains@assurant.com