Readers of Auto Dealer Today and F&I and Showroom cite Assurant across multiple criteria

ATLANTA, Oct. 11, 2024 – Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect, and connect major consumer purchases like automobiles, today announced that the company has won two 2024 Dealers’ Choice Awards. These latest accolades celebrate the comprehensive training and development programs offered through The Automotive Training Academy by Assurant and increase the total number of awards earned by Assurant companies to 43 Dealers’ Choice Awards since first participating in 2014.

Readers of Auto Dealer Today and F&I and Showroom were asked to enter their provider’s company name in an online vote, and score their provider on quality, value, customer service, and whether they would recommend them to another dealer.

“These awards are more than a recurring testament to our best-in-class training programs; they also reflect Assurant’s mission to drive dealer performance in this, our 60^th year of supporting our automotive retail partners,” said Jeff Strickland, Senior Vice President, Assurant Dealer Services & Strategic Accounts. “The team at the Automotive Training Academy by Assurant continues to innovate in ways that help our dealers meet and exceed their business goals. In our increasingly digital world, this includes training on technology and platforms that mirror those found in today’s modern dealerships, for quicker, more actionable training.”

Assurant earned gold recognition in Sales Training and Special Finance training. These latest Dealers’ Choice awards join other 2024 accolades, including recognition of Assurant as one of Fortune’s America’s Most Innovative Companies, one of Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, and being named by Ethisphere as One of the 2024 World’s Most Ethical Companies®.

The Automotive Training Academy by Assurant is a comprehensive training program that includes F&I, Sales, Service, Leadership, Compliance, Digital Retailing training, and more. Dealership employees can participate in award-winning courses in-person at the Automotive Training Academy (ATA) classrooms in Atlanta, Houston, or Chicago; in the dealership; or online via ATA On-Demand.

About Assurant Global Automotive 

Assurant Global Automotive is a leading global solutions provider in the automobile and commercial equipment industries. Automotive industry partners span manufacturers, large group and independent dealers, agents, third-party administrators, financial institutions, insurance providers, and vehicle technology companies. With over 60 years of automotive industry experience, Assurant protects 55 million motor vehicles, including heavy trucks and heavy equipment. In 19 countries Assurant provides innovative automotive solutions like vehicle service contracts, guaranteed asset protection, and ancillary products, while providing dealer performance management and training, participation options, and more. Assurant Global Automotive is also a market leader in protection products for the commercial equipment industry, with more than 35 years of equipment protection expertise. Assurant provides a full suite of protection products and services for equipment dealers and financial institutions supporting commercial equipment. These include extended service protection plans, physical damage protection, guaranteed asset protection, automatic insurance, portfolio protection, insurance tracking services and more.

About Assurant

Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ) is a leading global business services company that supports, protects and connects major consumer purchases. A Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries, Assurant supports the advancement of the connected world by partnering with the world’s leading brands to develop innovative solutions and to deliver an enhanced customer experience through mobile device solutions, extended service contracts, vehicle protection services, renters insurance, lender-placed insurance products and other specialty products.

Learn more at assurant.com.

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Assurant Dealer Services Earns 2024 Dealers’ Choice Awards for Dealership Training in Sales and Special Finance

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