Assurant, Inc. Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript

Assurant, Inc. (AIZ)

Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript

July 29, 2010 8:00 am ET

Executives

Melissa Kivett – SVP, IR

Rob Pollock – President and CEO

Mike Peninger – EVP and CFO

Chris Pagano – EVP and Treasurer; President and Chief Investment Officer, Assurant Asset Management

Analysts

Vinay Misquith – Credit Suisse

Mark Finkelstein – Macquarie

Ed Spehar – Bank of America/Merrill Lynch

John Nadel – Sterne, Agee

Jeff Schuman – KBW

Steven Schwartz – Raymond James

Jack Sherck – SunTrust

Presentation

Operator

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Welcome to the Assurant’s second quarter 2010 financial results conference call. All participants are in a listen-only mode. After the prepared remarks, we will open it up for questions. Instructions will be given at that time.

Now, at this time, I would like to turn the call over to Ms. Melissa Kivett, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations. Please go ahead, ma’am.

Melissa Kivett

Thanks Michelle. Welcome to Assurant’s 2010 second quarter earnings conference call. Joining me with prepared remarks are Rob Pollock, President and Chief Executive Officer of Assurant; Mike Peninger, our Chief Financial Officer.

Prepared remarks will last about 20 minutes and then we will open up the call to questions. Chris Pagano, our Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer, is also here for questions.

Yesterday we issued a news release announcing our second quarter 2010 financial results. The news release, as well as corresponding supplemental financial information is available on our Web site at assurant.com. Some of the statements we make during today’s call may contain forward-looking information. Our actual results may differ materially from those projected in those forward-looking statements.