Media room
May 23, 2006
Lewis to Help Lead Sales Support Center for Assurant Employee Benefits
New manager brings 15 years of management experience to Kansas City
KANSAS CITY - Assurant Employee Benefits has named Janelle Lewis as a manager for the Kansas City Sales Support Center.
In this position, Lewis is responsible for improving effectiveness and efficiency in quote accuracy, quote turnaround time and broker and sales representative satisfaction. Lewis joins three other managers in her current position.
"I am excited to have someone with Janelle's level of knowledge on our team," said Michelle Herrold, second vice president, Field Operations. "Her management experience will be valuable for Assurant Employee Benefits and will help us continue to be successful."
Lewis is attending The University of Kansas in Lawrence. She lives in Shawnee, Kan., with her 15-year-old son, Skylar. Lewis enjoys participating in community activities as well as traveling to places such as Italy and the Caribbean. When she is at home, Lewis enjoys reading and spending time with her family and friends.
Assurant Employee Benefits specializes 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. Plans contain limitations and exclusions. 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 .
Assurant Employee Benefits is part of Assurant, which offers specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected other markets. Its five key businesses – Assurant Employee Benefits; Assurant Health; Assurant Preneed; Assurant Solutions and Assurant Specialty Property – have partnered with clients who are leaders in their industries and have built leadership positions in a number of specialty market segments in the U.S. and selected international markets.
Assurant is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. The Assurant website is www.assurant.com.
For more information contact:
John Martellaro or Morgan Johnson
Corporate Communications Group, Inc.
(913) 451-2990 or mjohnson@ccgcorp.com