NEW YORK, March 3, 2006—Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant") (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announced today that John S. Roberts, senior vice president, Assurant Employee Benefits, is scheduled to present at the 31st Annual Association of Insurance Financial Analysts (AIFA) Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona on March 6, 2006 at 12:55 p.m. (EST).

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 AIFA 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

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