Assurant Affirms Long-Standing Commitment to Social Responsibility - Seite 3

• Activated Assurant’s business continuity plans to ensure continuing support of its clients by providing uninterrupted essential services to their customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, including quickly equipping more than 12,000 employees to work remotely
• Accelerated investments to enable enhanced experiences with digital-first platforms and robust digital self-service tools, adding convenience and efficiency to support clients and customers; expanded ratings and reviews infrastructure to integrate real-time customer feedback, gain insights and enhance the overall customer experience
• Completed five acquisitions during 2020 to continuously improve capabilities in its Connected Living and Global Automotive businesses for the benefit of Assurant’s clients and their customers; through Assurant Growth Investing have invested more than $100 million during the past six years in 21 portfolio companies that are complementary or disruptive to its core businesses.

Integrity and Ethics

• Expanded Board-level oversight of ESG matters and increased frequency of updates with management regarding important related topics such as human capital management, diversity equity and inclusion, and cybersecurity
• Formed a new Board-level Information Technology Committee in 2020 that is responsible for oversight of risk management with respect to information technology
• Completed 210 information security audits, conducted 938 third-party IT vendor assessments and three tabletop information security exercises; experienced no material information security breaches in 2020
• Updated its global Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Supplier Code of Conduct, and reinforced Assurant’s Human Rights and other ESG-related commitments in effect for Assurant and its suppliers
• Rolled out comprehensive and mandatory ethics, privacy and information security training programs that were completed by more than 14,000 employees worldwide.

The full Assurant 2021 Social Responsibility Report and additional information about Assurant’s ESG strategic initiatives is available online at socialresponsibility.assurant.com.

About Assurant

Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ) is a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases. Anticipating the evolving needs of consumers, Assurant partners with the world’s leading brands to develop innovative products and services and to deliver an enhanced customer experience. A Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries, Assurant offers mobile device solutions; extended service contracts; vehicle protection services; pre-funded funeral insurance; renters’ insurance; lender-placed insurance products; and other specialty products. The Assurant Foundation strengthens communities by supporting charitable partners that help protect where people live and can thrive, connect with local resources, inspire inclusion and prepare leaders of the future.

Learn more at assurant.com or on Twitter @AssurantNews.

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