Acquisitions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions	Acquisitions On July 1, 2016, the Company acquired 100% of American Title, Inc., a leader in title and valuation services for home equity lenders, for approximately $45,000 in cash, with a possible earn out payment based on future performance. The initial accounting for this acquisition is incomplete due to the timing of the acquisition date, thus the estimated range of outcomes for the contingent consideration and the total amount of other intangible assets and goodwill for Assurant Specialty Property is not yet available. On March 14, 2016, the Company acquired certain renewal rights to the National Flood Insurance Program block of business of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. The estimated acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred totaled $20,329, which consists of an initial cash payment of $1,000 and an expected contingent payment of $19,329. The contingent consideration arrangement is based on future expected revenue. In connection with this asset acquisition, the Company recorded $20,329 of renewal rights intangible assets which are amortizable over a five-year period. The contingent payment may change over time, with any resulting adjustments required to be evaluated and recorded as adjustments through the income statement when a change in estimated payment is determined.

Acquisitions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

On July 1, 2016, the Company acquired 100% of American Title, Inc., a leader in title and valuation services for home equity lenders, for approximately $45,000 in cash, with a possible earn out payment based on future performance. The initial accounting for this acquisition is incomplete due to the timing of the acquisition date, thus the estimated range of outcomes for the contingent consideration and the total amount of other intangible assets and goodwill for Assurant Specialty Property is not yet available.

On March 14, 2016, the Company acquired certain renewal rights to the National Flood Insurance Program block of business of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. The estimated acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred totaled $20,329, which consists of an initial cash payment of $1,000 and an expected contingent payment of $19,329. The contingent consideration arrangement is based on future expected revenue. In connection with this asset acquisition, the Company recorded $20,329 of renewal rights intangible assets which are amortizable over a five-year period. The contingent payment may change over time, with any resulting adjustments required to be evaluated and recorded as adjustments through the income statement when a change in estimated payment is determined.