Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 23, 2019

Assurant, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in 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)

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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☐

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD

Assurant, Inc. (“Assurant” or the “Company”) announced today that it expects to record approximately $46 million pre-tax, or $36 million after-tax, of reportable catastrophes¹, mainly in the Global Housing segment for third quarter 2019. This is primarily related to Hurricane Dorian, which impacted the Bahamas, where the Company incurred losses from assumed residential policies in the region. To a lesser extent, Dorian losses were also incurred in parts of the Mid-Atlantic United States for lender-placed and manufactured housing products. The remaining reportable catastrophes¹ related to Tropical Storm Imelda, for manufactured housing and lender-placed products in Texas, and a net increase in reportable catastrophes from events in 2017 and 2018.

Below is a table summarizing the third quarter 2019 expected reportable catastrophes¹:



Event	Assurant 3Q19 reportable catastrophes¹ (Pre-tax, dollars in millions)
Hurricane Dorian	$33
Tropical Storm Imelda	$7
Other²	$6


1	The Company’s reportable catastrophes include individual catastrophic events that generate losses in excess of $5 million, pre-tax, net of reinsurance and client profit sharing adjustments and including reinstatement and other premiums.


2	Net increase in reportable catastrophes from events that occurred in 2017 and 2018.

On November 5, 2019, the Company will report complete third quarter 2019 results.

The information in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any document whether or not filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such document.

Cautionary Statement

Some of the statements included in this Form 8-K, particularly expected reportable catastrophes, may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on management's best estimates, assumptions and projections and are subject to significant uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in this Form 8-K as a result of new information or future events or developments. For a detailed discussion of the general risk factors that could affect the Company's results, please refer to the risk factors identified in the Company's annual and periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, as filed with the SEC.

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SIGNATURE

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