NEW YORK, May 31, 2007—Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant") (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announced today that it will host an investor workshop at its Assurant Specialty Property operations facility in Springfield, Ohio on June 7, 2007. The workshop will provide investors an in-depth understanding of the Assurant Specialty Property business, specifically its creditor-placed homeowners product.

Assurant will host an invited audience of institutional investors and financial analysts and will also webcast the event beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. Speakers will include: Robert Pollock, Assurant's president and chief executive officer; John Owen, president and chief executive officer, Assurant Specialty Property; Gene Mergelmeyer, executive vice president, Assurant Specialty Property; Michael Campbell, senior vice president, Assurant Specialty Property; John Frobose, senior vice president, Assurant Specialty Property; and Melissa Kivett, senior vice president, investor relations.

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 Assurant Specialty Property webcast. Slides of the presentation will be posted on the company's Web site for viewing shortly before the presentation begins. A replay of the webcast will be available beginning June 7, 2007.

Assurant is a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected international markets. Its four key businesses—Assurant Employee Benefits, Assurant Health, 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 worldwide.

Assurant, a Fortune 500 company, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Assurant has more than $20 billion in assets and $7 billion in annual revenue. The Assurant Web site is www.assurant.com.

Press Contact:

Drew Guthrie
Manager, Communications
and Media Relations
Phone: 212-859-7002
Fax: 212-859-5893
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Investor Relations:

Melissa Kivett
Senior Vice President
Investor Relations
Phone: 212-859-7029
Fax: 212-859-5893
[email protected]

John Egan
Vice President
Investor Relations
Phone: 212-859-7197
Fax: 212-859-5893
[email protected]