1Vote!
Consumer Electronics Daily News (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Extended service plan provider Assurant, Inc. today completed its acquisition of Signal Holdings LLC, a leading provider of wireless handset protection programs and repair services, from Trident II L.P., a private equity fund managed by Stone Point Capital LLC, and...
1Vote!
InsureBlog (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
First, the good news. Assurant Health has inked a new 10 year marketing agreement with State Farm Insurance. This allows State Farm agents nationwide to continue offering Assurant products to their clients. Assurant Health has been in business since 1892 and is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by Time Insurance Company, John Alden Life Insurance Company and Union Security Insurance...
1Vote!
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant")
(NYSE: ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and
insurance-related products and services, will release its 2008 third
quarter financial results on Thursday, October 30, 2008 before the market
opens. The news release will be available on Assurant's Web site at
.
The company will broadcast its 2008 third quarter conference...
+Vote!
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Assurant, Inc.
("Assurant") (NYSE: ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and
insurance-related products and services, announced today that it has
appointed Stephen W. Gauster senior vice president and chief corporate
counsel effective immediately.
Mr. Gauster, 38, will report to Bart Schwartz, Assurant's executive
vice president and chief legal...
1Vote!
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
NEW YORK, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Assurant, Inc.
("Assurant") (NYSE: ), a premier provider of specialized insurance and
insurance-related products and services, today announced that it has
completed its acquisition of the Warranty Management Group business from GE
Consumer & Industrial, a unit of General Electric (NYSE: ). The
acquisition was completed on September 26, 2008. As part of the...
1Vote!
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- State Farm Insurance(R) and
Assurant Health have renewed the national marketing alliance that makes
Assurant Health's individual medical insurance products available through
State Farm agents nationwide. The original alliance became official in July
2000 and marked the first time that State Farm had joined forces with a
national health insurance provider.
Highlights...
+Vote!
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Assurant Inc. on Wednesday said it has incurred paid and case reserves of roughly $21 million on Hurricane Gustav, and predicted total claims in the range of $40 million to $60 million. The insurance company forecast claims generated by hurricane Ike will likely reach the its $95 million retention limit. Also, Assurant said it as realized about $42 million in gross pretax investment...
+Vote!
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
NEW YORK, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Assurant, Inc.
("Assurant") (NYSE: ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and
insurance-related products and services, today released an estimate of
losses resulting from hurricanes Gustav and Ike as well as the impact of
the recent financial market developments on certain holdings within its
investment portfolio.
Robert B. Pollock, Assurant's president...
+Vote!
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
ATLANTA, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Assurant Specialty Property
and National ID Recovery (NIDR) have launched a Red Flag ID fraud
detection, notification and protection program for financial institutions
and credit unions. Red Flag ID Fraud Solutions is a collaborative identity
theft solution created in response to the need for all financial
institutions to comply with the FACTA Identity Theft...
1Vote!
www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
Weather permitting, the $300 million Mobile Container Terminal is set to open in two weeks, and accept its first vessel within a month. That ship, the ZIM Canada, is part of the terminal’s first contract a deal with ZIM Integrated Shipping Source: www.al.com Assurant signs warranty accord with GE unit [...]
1Vote!
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Specialty insurer Assurant Inc. has agreed to acquire the warranty management business of General Electric Co.'s appliance and consumer electronics division.
2Vote!
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Specialty insurer Assurant Inc. has agreed to acquire the warranty management business of General Electric Co.'s appliance and consumer electronics division.
1Vote!
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
General Electric agreed to sell its warranty-management-group business to Assurant for $140 million.
1Vote!
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
NEW YORK, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant")
(NYSE: ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and
insurance-related products and services, announced today that Robert B.
Pollock, president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at
the Keefe, Bruyette and Woods Insurance Conference in New York on
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 2:55 p.m. EDT.
Mr. Pollock's...
+Vote!
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting
