8-K

ASSURANT, INC.

Date: July 15, 2020

/s/ Mariana Wisk

Mariana Wisk

Vice President and Corporate Secretary

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 9, 2020

Assurant, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-31978

39-1126612

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

28 Liberty Street, 41st Floor

New York, New York 10005

(212) 859-7000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	AIZ	New York Stock Exchange
6.50% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, $1.00 Par Value	AIZP	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 9, 2020, the board of directors of Assurant, Inc. (the “Company”) approved senior management appointments in connection with a new operating structure for its administrative function, as described in Item 8.01 below. Robyn Price Stonehill, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, will also step down from the CHRO role and assist with the transition until she leaves the Company effective December 31, 2020.

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On July 15, 2020, the Company announced that Francesca Luthi has been appointed to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer with oversight for the Company’s consolidated administrative functions, including human resources, real estate, facilities and procurement, marketing, communications, investor relations and corporate social responsibility. Jay Rosenblum has assumed the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Both will report to Alan Colberg, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mariana Wisk was appointed to the role of Corporate Secretary and will report to Jay Rosenblum. These changes are effective July 15, 2020.

A copy of the Company’s news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Exhibit

	99.1	News Release, dated July 15, 2020

	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.