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Assurant is born when Fortis, Inc. completes its initial
public offering process and begins to trade on the New York
Stock Exchange.
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| 2003 |
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Fortis announces its intention to sell Fortis, Inc. via an
initial public offering. Fortis, Inc. begins process of
becoming Assurant -- a publicly traded company.
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| 2001 |
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Acquisition of Protective Life’s indemnity dental business
and prepaid dental subsidiaries, positioning Assurant
Employee Benefits as the leader in the voluntary
(employee-paid) dental benefits market.
Fortis
Financial Group, the company’s variable life insurance and
annuity businesses and its proprietary mutual fund complex,
is sold when variable products outgrow their specialty
insurance status.
Acquisition
of CORE, INC., a leading provider of employee absence
management and disability reinsurance management services. |
| 2000 |
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Acquisition of American Memorial Life Insurance Company (now
part of Assurant Preneed) expands the company's market share
and management expertise in the preneed funeral insurance
market.
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| 1999 |
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American Bankers Insurance Group in Miami, Florida, one of
the two leading U.S. credit-related insurers, is acquired.
American Bankers is combined with American Security Group to
form Assurant Group (now
Assurant Solutions).
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| 1998 |
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Acquisition of Insureco Inc., a mortgage market managing
general agency and service provider, strengthening American
Security Group (now Assurant Solutions).
Pierce
National Life Insurance, a U.S. funeral insurance company,
is acquired strengthening Assurant Preneed.
John Alden
Financial Corporation, an independent provider of group
health insurance and health-care services, is acquired,
making Assurant Health the leading independent carrier in
the small group health-care market. |
| 1992 |
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Time Insurance Company (now Assurant Health) celebrates its
100th birthday.
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| 1991 |
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Acquisition of Mutual Benefit Life Group division (now
Assurant Employee Benefits).
AMEV Holdings
is renamed Fortis, Inc. (now Assurant) |
| 1990 |
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AMEV/VSB of the Netherlands and AG, Belgium’s biggest
insurer, join forces in the first cross-border European
merger in the financial sector, creating Fortis. Fortis is a
Latin word meaning "strong, steadfast and determined."
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| 1984 |
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Acquisition of Western Life, creating Fortis Financial
Group.
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| 1980 |
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Acqusition of Interfinancial, composed of American Security
Group (now Assurant Solutions) and United Family Life (now
Assurant Preneed).
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| 1977 |
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N.V. AMEV of the Netherlands makes its first acquisition in
the U.S., Time Insurance Company (now Assurant Health), via
the U.S. holding company AMEV Holdings, Inc. |
