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December 02, 2004

Assurant Health Appoints New Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary for Group Markets

Assurantshaw Nov. 30, 2004--Milwaukee-based Assurant Health (NYSE:AIZ), a national provider of individual medical, small group and specialty health insurance products, announces that Mark Shaw will serve as Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary for Group Markets, effective immediately. In his new role, Shaw will have overall responsibility for pricing and rating products on the Group Markets side of the Assurant Health business.

Shaw joined the company in 2003 as Vice President, Product Development. In that role, he served as the architect of VoluntaryMart(sm) - Assurant Health's new product portfolio for the voluntary market - as well as assisting in other Development initiatives and in the Group Markets' strategy work. Shaw is a seasoned insurance executive who brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise relative to voluntary, work site and brokerage markets. He is also highly proficient in developing product, risk and pricing strategies.

Shaw is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (1987), a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (1984) and a Fellow of the Life Management Institute. Before joining Assurant Health, Shaw was a Senior Vice President of Corporate Risk Management for AFLAC's worldwide operations. Prior to his tenure at AFLAC, Shaw had been Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary for a total of 15 years at Conseco, Capitol American Financial and Loyal American Life.

Posted by Tom Troceen