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): October 28, 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 No.)

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 28, 2020, Assurant, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing that, in connection with the preparation of the third quarter 2020 financial statements, the Company expects to record a goodwill impairment charge of approximately $136 million related to the Global Preneed segment given its decision to explore strategic alternatives. The segment will show a balance of $312 million of estimated GAAP equity, on its third quarter balance sheet, reflecting the impairment. The estimated segment equity also excludes $639 million of AOCI associated with the Global Preneed legal entities. This non-cash charge will be included in the Company’s third quarter 2020 net income.

The text of the news release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is furnished and not filed pursuant to General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Exhibit
99.1	News Release, dated October 28, 2020
104	The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

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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.

	ASSURANT, INC.
Date: October 28, 2020	By:	/s/ Mariana Wisk
		Name: Mariana Wisk
		Title: Vice President and Corporate Secretary

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