[February 24, 2014]

Assurant Solutions Contact Center Director Named Silver Stevie® Award Winner

Assurant Solutions, a leading global provider of extended service contracts, today announced that Jimmy Griffith, director of quality assurance, was presented a silver award at the eighth annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service.

The Stevie Awards recognized Griffith for excellence and achievement in the contact center leader of the year category. This is the fourth Stevie award Assurant has won in the past three years.

"Assurant Solutions helps consumers protect what matters most to them with responsive, reliable customer service," said Griffith. "It is a great honor to be recognized for making a positive contribution to our team and in our customers' lives on a daily basis."

Griffith led the relocation of an Assurant Solutions customer contact center to Oregon and was instrumental in recruiting, hiring, training and developing local employees. Under his leadership, the team has met or exceeded all performance measurements, consistently received high customer ratings, attained a company-wide low in contact center employee turnover and achieved significant efficiencies.

"Our mission is to help our clients increase customer loyalty by improving the post-purchase experience," said Joe Erdeman, president of extended protection solutions at Assurant Solutions. "We are proud of the customer experience Jimmy and his team deliver on behalf of our clients and are happy to see their accomplishments recognized with this prestigious award."

Griffith has more than 15 years of experience in the customer service industry. He joined Assurant Solutions in 2004 and has served as manager, senior manager and director.

More than 1,500 nominations from organizations worldwide were evaluated in this year's Stevie Awards, which are recognized s the world's premier business awards for sales, contact center and customer service professionals. The eighth annual awards were announced on Feb. 21, 2014 during an awards ceremony in Las Vegas.

About Assurant Solutions

Assurant Solutions businesses develop, underwrite, market and administer specialty insurance including mobile device protection, extended service contracts and other risk management solutions through collaborative relationships with mobile carriers, electronic goods and household appliance manufacturers, retailers, leading financial institutions, automobile dealers, funeral homes and other entities. Assurant Solutions serves customers and clients in Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia. With operations in 25 locations worldwide, the Assurant Solutions executive offices are based in Atlanta, in the United States. www.assurantsolutions.com Follow us on Twitter (News - Alert) @AssurantMatters.

Assurant is a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America, Latin America, Europe and other select worldwide markets. The four key businesses -- Assurant Solutions, Assurant Specialty Property, Assurant Health and Assurant Employee Benefits -- partner with clients who are leaders in their industries and build leadership positions in a number of specialty insurance market segments.

Assurant, a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Assurant has approximately $30 billion in assets and $9 billion in annual revenue. Assurant has approximately 16,600 employees worldwide and is headquartered in New York's financial district. www.assurant.com

About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in five programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. A sixth program, the German Stevie Awards, will debut later this year. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

Sponsors and supporters of the eighth annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service include the BusinessTalkRadio Network, Competence Call Center, and ValueSelling Associates.

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