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ASSURANT INC (NYSE)
AIZ 30.72 N/A (N/A%) Vol.  0 N/A ET

Day Low - High N/A - N/A
52wk Low - High 14.29 - 33.37
Avg Volume 1,327,308
Industry INS-MULTI LINE
Market Cap 3.62 B
Div - Yield 0.60 - 1.95
PE (forward) 7.56
PEG Ratio .86
Current Year Est. 4.07
EPS Last Year 4.39
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.36
ABR (Last Week) 2.36
# of Recs in ABR 14
Average Target Price 34.88
Industry Rank by ABR 141 out of 217
Rank in Industry 14 out of 27
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3 stars Hold 40%
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NEWS
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Nov 19, 2009
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Nov 18, 2009
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Assurant, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries
Nov 18, 2009
Assurant Health(R) Teams with USAA to Provide Individual Medical Insurance
Nov 18, 2009
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
12/2009
Next Quarter
03/2010
This Year
12/2009
Next Year
12/2010
Average Estimate 1.00 1.08 4.07 4.21
Number of Estimates 12 5 13 13
Low Estimates 0.85 1.00 3.90 3.73
High Estimate 1.13 1.13 4.24 4.85
Year Ago EPS 1.31 1.17 5.36 4.07
EPS Growth -23.79% -7.35% -24.15% 3.60%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Assurant Inc is a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected other international markets. The four key businesses Assurant Employee Benefits; Assurant Health; 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. The Assurant business units provide creditor placed homeowners insurance; manufactured housing homeowners insurance; debt protection administration; credit-related insurance; warranties and extended service contracts; individual health and small employer group health insurance; group dental insurance; group disability insurance; group life insurance; and pre-funded funeral insurance.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 4.39
Sales 8601.23
Net Income 601.07
Price/Earnings 7
Price/Book .74
Price/Cash Flow 5.16
Price/Sales .41


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