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Assurant, Inc. is a leading global business services company that operates through two main segments: Global Lifestyle and Global Housing. The company provides a range of solutions including mobile device services, extended service contracts, and insurance products for consumer electronics, appliances, and vehicles . Additionally, Assurant offers various insurance products for homeowners, renters, and manufactured housing . The Global Lifestyle segment is the larger contributor to Assurant's revenue compared to the Global Housing segment .
- Global Lifestyle - Offers mobile device solutions, extended service contracts, and related services for consumer electronics and appliances, as well as credit and other insurance products.
- Connected Living - Provides mobile device solutions and extended service contracts for consumer electronics and appliances.
- Global Automotive - Offers vehicle protection services and other related services.
- Global Housing - Provides lender-placed homeowners, manufactured housing, and flood insurance, as well as voluntary manufactured housing, condominium, and homeowners insurance, along with renters insurance and other products.
- Homeowners Insurance - Offers insurance products for homeowners, including lender-placed and voluntary options.
- Renters and Other Products - Provides renters insurance and other related insurance products.
- With ongoing profitability challenges in Global Auto due to longer-term policies and elevated losses, how exactly do you plan to accelerate the turnaround in this segment, and can you provide more details on the operational efficiencies you're implementing to achieve this?
- Considering the active catastrophe season and its impact on Global Housing, how confident are you that reinsurance costs will remain stable in 2025, and what contingency plans are in place if reinsurance rates increase significantly?
- Given the substantial investment spend in Connected Living this year and expectations of similar investments next year, can you elaborate on how these investments will translate into tangible revenue and EBITDA growth, and what key metrics are you using to measure success?
- With the addition of new clients in Asia Pacific contributing to subscriber growth, how are you addressing potential challenges in scaling operations and ensuring profitability comparable to your established markets?
- You mentioned the hard market is contributing to increased placement rates in your voluntary business; with the potential for market conditions to soften, how sustainable is this growth, and what steps are you taking to mitigate the risk of declining placement rates in the future?
Recent developments and announcements about AIZ.
Legal & Compliance
- Seller: Assurant, Inc., through its subsidiary, American Bankers Life Assurance Company of Florida.
- Buyer: GPC Miami Business Park, LLC.
- Assurant, Inc. has entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement to sell its Miami, Florida campus for $126 million.
- The agreement includes a 90-day due diligence period for the buyer starting from January 22, 2025.
- The transaction is contingent upon the buyer obtaining necessary development approvals from state and local authorities, including land use, rezoning, and site plan approvals. This process is expected to take 18 to 24 months.
- Closing of the transaction will occur within 30 days after the buyer secures the required approvals.
- Assurant plans to relocate its Miami operations to a new leased site by the end of Q2 2025.
- The sale is expected to generate $126 million in proceeds for Assurant, Inc.
- The relocation of operations may involve additional costs and logistical considerations.
- The timeline for the transaction's completion is dependent on the buyer's ability to secure the necessary approvals, which introduces potential delays or uncertainties.
Legal Proceedings
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Corporate Leadership
Board Change
Kevin Warren has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Assurant, Inc., effective January 15, 2025. He will also serve on the company's Compensation and Talent Committee. Warren previously held the position of chief marketing and customer experience officer at UPS and has extensive experience from his 34-year tenure at Xerox Corporation .
Leadership Change
Lawrence V. Jackson is retiring from the Board of Directors of Assurant, Inc., effective at the company's 2025 annual meeting of stockholders. Paget L. Alves is resigning from the Board, effective January 15, 2025, to become CEO of Sorenson. Kevin Warren has been appointed to the Board and will join the Compensation and Talent Committee, effective January 15, 2025. Warren brings extensive experience from his previous roles at UPS and Xerox .