ASSURANT, INC. 8-K

What Happened

• On January 28, 2026, Assurant, Inc. (AIZ) announced the appointment of Lynn Blake to its Board of Directors, and to the Board’s Finance and Risk Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, subject to customary regulatory approval. Ms. Blake served as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Global Equity Beta Solutions at State Street Investment Management from 2011–2021 and had been with State Street since 1987. She currently serves on the boards of United Natural Foods, Inc. and WisdomTree, Inc., including audit committee roles.
• The Board also accepted Debra Perry’s resignation pursuant to the Company’s director retirement policy; her resignation will be effective as of Assurant’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders. The Company issued a news release on January 28, 2026 (filed as Exhibit 99.1).

Key Details

• Appointment date: January 28, 2026; appointment subject to customary regulatory approval.
• Committee assignments: Finance and Risk Committee; Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
• Compensation: Ms. Blake will receive the standard director cash retainer and restricted stock unit grants described in Assurant’s April 8, 2025 Proxy Statement; equity terms governed by the Assurant Amended and Restated Directors Compensation Plan.
• Governance notes: No arrangements or understandings led to her selection and no related-party transactions reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S‑K.

Why It Matters

• Board change and experience: Adding a director with deep investment-management and audit committee experience can strengthen oversight of Assurant’s finance, risk and investment-related matters.
• Governance and succession: Acceptance of a retirement-based resignation demonstrates the company’s planned board turnover and adherence to its governance guidelines.
• Investor impact: The change is governance-related (board composition and committee expertise); compensation is standard director pay (cash retainer and RSUs), so direct financial impact should be limited and consistent with prior disclosures in the proxy.