Who we are
About Assurant Employee Benefits
We specialize in quality employee benefits and services, including long-term and short-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, dental coverage, and disability reinsurance management services. Assurant Employee Benefits also offers voluntary (employee-paid) disability, life and dental plans. Products and services marketed by Assurant Employee Benefits are underwritten or provided by Union Security Insurance Company, Union Security Life Insurance Company of New York, or an affiliated prepaid dental company. Underwriting flexibility allows Assurant Employee Benefits to market tailor-made benefit plans for groups of most any size. Assurant Employee Benefits is located in Kansas City, Missouri.
An Industry Leader
We rank fourth in dental, fourth in long-term disability, fifth in life and fourth overall based on master contracts in force.*
Employees
We employ nearly 1,000 individuals at the Kansas City home office and approximately 1,700 total employees, including those located in sales offices and benefit centers.
Sales Office Locations
We operate group sales offices in 36 cities across the U.S., including: Albuquerque, N.M.; Atlanta, Ga.; Austin, Texas; Birmingham, Ala.; Boston, Mass.; Charlotte, N.C.; Chicago, Ill.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio; Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colo.; Detroit, Mich.; Houston, Texas; Irvine, Calif.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Los Angeles, Calif.; Memphis, Tenn.; Miami, Fla.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Nashville, Tenn.; New York, N.Y.; Overland Park, Kan.; Parsippany, N.J.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Portland, Ore.; Sacramento, Calif.; Saint Louis, Mo.; San Diego, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; Tampa, Fla.; Tulsa, Okla.; and Washington, D.C.
Benefit Center Locations
We operate benefit centers in the Kansas City home office, as well as Indianapolis, Ind. and Minneapolis, Minn.
Senior Management Executive Bios
John S. Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer
Kenneth D. Bowen, Vice President and General Counsel
Dianna D. Duvall, Senior Vice President – Underwriting
Sheryle L. Ohme, Senior Vice President – Claims
Rosemary Polk, Senior Vice President – Human Resources and Development
Karla J. Schacht, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Joi Tillman, Senior Vice President – Customer Advocacy
Joseph A. Sevcik, Senior Vice President – Marketing
J. Marc Warrington, Senior Vice President – Sales
Miles B. Yakre, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Assurant, Inc.
Assurant Employee Benefits is part of Assurant, which offers specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected international markets. Its four key businesses -- Assurant Solutions; Assurant Specialty Property; Assurant Health; and Assurant Employee Benefits -- have partnered with clients who are leaders in their industries and have built leadership positions in a number of specialty market segments worldwide.
Assurant, a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, is headquartered in New York. The Assurant website is www.assurant.com.
Investing in Assurant.
Assurant is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Shares may be purchased through a broker. To reach the Investor Relations department, please contact Melissa Kivett, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, at 212.859.7029 or melissa.kivett@assurant.com.
Who to contact
For assistance with media inquiries about Assurant Employee Benefits, please contact Renee Robinson, PR Consultant, at 816.556.7815 or renee.robinson@assurant.com.
*Rankings include contracts in force with Union Security Insurance Company and Union Security Life Insurance Company of New York. Source: Employee Benefit Plan Review, August 2007.