Assurant Announces Two Executive Ap...( NEW YORK Aug. 13 /- Assurant Inc....),Health

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant") (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announced today that Jane Meyer has been appointed senior vice president, human resources, and Allen Walker has been appointed senior vice president, organizational development and corporate communications effective immediately. Both positions are newly created.

Both Ms. Meyer and Mr. Walker will continue to report to Assurant executive vice president Lesley Silvester. In their new roles, Ms. Meyer will lead Assurant's corporate human resources activities, while Mr. Walker will head the company's organizational development initiatives, as well as corporate internal and external communications.

"I am extremely pleased to recognize the outstanding contributions of these two long-tenured employees," said Ms. Silvester. "Jane's in-depth understanding of Assurant's human resource needs has played an instrumental role in fostering a positive company culture, and Allen's leadership position in Assurant's corporate communications department has been integral to the development of the company. Both Jane and Allen are valuable assets at Assurant and we look forward to their continued involvement in developing the talent and leadership necessary to execute our business strategies."

Ms. Meyer, 59, joined Assurant in 1993 and has progressively expanded her responsibilities. Most recently, as vice president, human resources, Ms. Meyer played a lead role in several strategic human resources initiatives. In particular, she led the human resource integration initiatives for Assurant's Finance, Legal, Corporate Technology and Risk Advisory Services groups. Ms. Meyer e
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