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): March 8, 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
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 859-7000

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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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).

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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.

(b) At a meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Assurant, Inc. (the “Company”), held on March 8, 2019, the Board accepted Howard L. Carver’s resignation, effective as of May 7, 2019, the date of the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Carver tendered his resignation from the Board in accordance with the director retirement policy included in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.

SIGNATURE

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: March 11, 2019				By:		/s/ Carey S. Roberts
						Carey S. Roberts
						Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary