UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 12, 2004
| Delaware | 001-31978 | 39-1126612 | ||
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| One Chase Manhattan Plaza,
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 859-7000
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| Item 8.01 Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| Assurant Guidelines on Business Conduct - Our Code of Ethics | ||||||||
Section 8 – Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
As a company that first became subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 in February 2004, Assurant, Inc. was required to develop an ethics code that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees by the end of October 2004. Effective October 12, 2004, the board of directors of Assurant, Inc. has adopted the Assurant Code of Ethics, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 14.
The Assurant Code of Ethics is also publicly available on our website at www.assurant.com. If we subsequently make any substantive amendment to the Assurant Code of Ethics, or grant any waiver, including any implicit waiver, for a provision of the code, that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, we will disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver on our website. We may elect to also disclose the amendment or waiver in a report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Assurant, Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ Douglas R. Lowe | |||
| Name: | Douglas R. Lowe | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Corporate Counsel | |||
Dated: October 15, 2004
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