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ASSURANT INC (NYSE)
AIZ	31.15	-0.06	(-0.19%)	Vol. 1,077,581	16:02 ET

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.

General Information

ASSURANT INC

One Chase Manhattan Plaza 41st Floor New York, NY 10005 Phone: 212 859-7000 Fax: 212 859-5893 Web: www.assurant.com Email: Investor.Relations@assurant.com

Industry	INS-MULTI LINE
Sector:	Finance

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/10/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	31.21
52 Week High	33.22
52 Week Low	16.19
Beta	1.68
20 Day Moving Average	1,257,157.88
Target Price Consensus	34.88

% Price Change
4 Week	4.26
12 Week	11.13
YTD	4.53

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	0.27
12 Week	0.31
YTD	-15.25

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	117.93
Market Capitalization (millions)	3,698.19
Short Ratio	0.89
Last Split Date	N/A

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	1.91%
Annual Dividend	$0.60
Payout Ratio	0.14
Change in Payout Ratio	0.04
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	08/27/2009 / $0.15

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	1.00
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	4.07
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	8.80
Next EPS Report Date	02/10/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.25
30 Days Ago	2.33
60 Days Ago	2.17
90 Days Ago	2.00

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	7.71
Trailing 12 Months:	7.14
PEG Ratio	0.88

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	52.86%
vs. Previous Quarter	27.38%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	10.38%
vs. Previous Quarter:	-5.13%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	0.75
Price/Cash Flow	5.27
Price / Sales	0.42

ROE
09/30/09	12.42
06/30/09	12.25
03/31/09	14.59

ROA
09/30/09	2.09
06/30/09	1.92
03/31/09	2.24

Current Ratio
09/30/09	0.46
06/30/09	0.44
03/31/09	0.43

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	0.46
06/30/09	0.44
03/31/09	0.43

Operating Margin
09/30/09	5.92
06/30/09	5.55
03/31/09	6.58

Net Margin
09/30/09	9.61
06/30/09	5.47
03/31/09	5.11

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	9.61
06/30/09	5.47
03/31/09	5.11

Book Value
09/30/09	41.58
06/30/09	37.06
03/31/09	31.16

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	-
03/31/09	-

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.24
06/30/09	0.27
03/31/09	0.32

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	19.25
06/30/09	21.52
03/31/09	24.24


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