Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 14, 2020, Assurant, Inc. (the "Company") announced that Dimitry DiRienzo was appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of the Company at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on September 10, 2020, effective September 14, 2020. In connection with Mr. DiRienzo's appointment, Richard S. Dziadzio, the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ceased serving as the Company's interim Chief Accounting Officer and Controller as of September 14, 2020. Mr. DiRienzo, 44, most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of IT and Operations at Chubb Limited from June 2020 to August 2020. Prior to that, from July 2019 to June 2020, Mr. DiRienzo was Deputy Chief Financial Officer of its overseas operations, and held several other leadership roles during his 13-year tenure at Chubb, including Senior Vice President, Chief Auditor from June 2015 to June 2019, and Senior Vice President, Controller for Chubb Life. Mr. DiRienzo's offer letter provides that he will receive the following compensation: (i) an annualized base salary of $425,000, (ii) a target annual incentive award opportunity of 65% of his annual base salary under the Company's Short Term Incentive Plan and (iii) a target long-term incentive award opportunity of 60% of his annual base salary under the Company's 2017 Long Term Equity Incentive Plan, as amended in May 2019 ("ALTEIP"). Mr. DiRienzo will also participate in the compensation and benefit programs available to officers of the Company, including the Executive 401(k) Plan. In addition, Mr. DiRienzo will receive a one-time equity award on October 1, 2020 of 5,000 restricted stock units ("RSUs") under the Company's ALTEIP. The RSUs will vest in equal instalments over a 3-year period, subject to continued employment through the applicable vesting dates. Mr. DiRienzo will also receive a $50,000 sign-on bonus payable on October 2, 2020. Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the Company's news release in connection with Mr. DiRienzo's appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information being furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.



The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
Exhibit No.         Exhibit
  99.1                News Release, dated September 14, 2020
                    The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline
104                 XBRL



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