NEW YORK, September 1, 2005—Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant") (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, today announced that J. Kerry Clayton, chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at the Keefe, Bruyette and Woods Insurance Conference on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at 4:45 PM (ET). The conference is being held at The Pierre Hotel in New York City.

Mr. Clayton's presentation will be available on Assurant's website at www.assurant.com. After connecting to the home page, click on Investor Relations, then Events, to access the Keefe, Bruyette and Woods Insurance Conference webcast. Slides of Mr. Clayton's presentation will be posted on the company's website for viewing shortly before the presentation begins. An archive of the webcast will be available for 60 days on Assurant's website beginning on September 7.

Assurant is a premier provider of 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 insurance market segments in the U.S. and selected international markets.

Assurant, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ, has over $20 billion in assets and $7 billion in annual revenue. www.assurant.com

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Larry Cains
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