Media room
August 20, 2007
Assurant Employee Benefits Names Joseph A. Sevcik as Vice President-Marketing
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — (Aug. 20, 2007) — Assurant Employee Benefits, a leading provider of ancillary group employee benefits based in Kansas City, Mo., has announced the appointment of Joseph A. Sevcik as vice president – marketing, effective Sept. 1, 2007. He replaces Mark J. Bohen, who has been named to the newly formalized position of senior vice president, marketing, at Assurant, Inc., the parent company of Assurant Employee Benefits.
In his new position, Sevcik will report to John Roberts, interim chief executive officer, Assurant Employee Benefits. He will have responsibility for the execution of a customer-driven business strategy to increase market share in Assurant Employee Benefits' core business segment and shared responsibility for product development. Sevcik previously served as second vice president – voluntary marketing.
Prior to joining the company in 2005, Sevcik had responsibilities in product development, advertising and client segmentation at H & R Block. Prior to that, he developed expertise in customer marketing, strategic development and consumer and trade advertising execution of key product brands while employed at Hallmark Cards, Inc.
“Joe's vast marketing experience and accomplishments since joining Assurant Employee Benefits make him the ideal person to lead our marketing initiatives going forward,” said John Roberts. “We look forward to his continued contributions in this new role.”
Sevcik earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame and holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Central Michigan University. He currently serves on the group insurance marketing committee of LIMRA International.
Sevcik resides in Overland Park, Kan.
About Assurant Employee Benefits
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 or an affiliated prepaid dental company. In New York, group insurance products and services are marketed by Assurant Employee Benefits and underwritten by Union Security Life Insurance Company of New York, which is licensed in New York and has its principal place of business in Syracuse, New York. 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, a premier provider of 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 insurance market segments worldwide.
Assurant, a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Assurant has over $25 billion in assets and $7 billion in annual revenue. www.assurant.com.
For more information contact:
Liz Dunavant
Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
816.512.2246 or dunavanl@fleishman.com