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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 13, 2020 (November 11, 2020)
Assurant, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware001-3197839-1126612
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

28 Liberty Street, 41st Floor
New York, New York 10005
(212) 859-7000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par ValueAIZNew York Stock Exchange
6.50% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, $1.00 Par ValueAIZPNew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  




Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On November 11, 2020, the Board of Directors of Assurant, Inc. (the “Company”) approved amendments to the Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (the “By-laws”), effective immediately. Among other matters, the amendments to the By-laws expressly permit the Company to hold annual meetings of stockholders solely by means of remote communication and clarify procedures related to remote-only annual meetings, amend the advance notice procedures for stockholders in connection with the information required for the nominations of directors or proposals of business to be considered at an annual meeting of stockholders, and implement certain other technical, conforming or clarifying changes.

The foregoing summary of the amendments to the By-laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the By-laws, as amended, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.Exhibit
104The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ASSURANT, INC.
Date: November 13, 2020By:/s/ Mariana Wisk
Name: Mariana Wisk
Title: Vice President and Corporate Secretary

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