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): January 21, 2010
Assurant, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Commission File Number: 001-31978
| Delaware | 13-3689915 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Chase Manhattan Plaza, 41st Floor
New York, New York 10005
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(212) 859-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On January 21, 2010, Assurant, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it has entered into a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) that concludes the previously disclosed investigation by the SEC into a finite reinsurance arrangement entered into by the Company. A copy of the Company’s news release regarding the settlement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit 99.1 | News release, dated January 21, 2010 | |
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SIGNATURES
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.
| Assurant, Inc. | ||
| By: | /S/ STEPHEN W. GAUSTER | |
| Stephen W. Gauster Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Counsel and Assistant Secretary | ||
Date: January 21, 2010
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