Assurant President and CEO Robert B. Pollock to Present at Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Services Conference 2009

News Release

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2009 -- Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant") (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announces that Robert B. Pollock, president and chief executive officer, will present at the Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Services Conference 2009 in New York on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 at 2:10 p.m. ET.

Access to the 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 Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Services Conference 2009 webcast. Slides of the presentation will be posted on the company's Web site for viewing shortly before the presentation begins, and along with the transcript, will be archived. A webcast of the presentation will be available for 180 days.

Assurant is a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected international markets. Its four key businesses -- Assurant Solutions, Assurant Specialty Property, Assurant Health, and Assurant Employee Benefits -- 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 and a member of the S&P 500, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Assurant has more than $25 billion in assets and $8 billion in annual revenue. www.assurant.com

Media Contact:
Shawn Kahle
Vice President
Corporate Communications
Phone: 212-859-7047
Fax: 212-859-5893
shawn.kahle@assurant.com

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

John Egan
Vice President
Investor Relations
Phone: 212-859-7197
Fax: 212-859-5893
john.egan@assurant.com