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Page 1: Voluntary Products and Services - AssurantWith Assurant Specialty Property’s Voluntary Products and Services you can rest assured knowing that your customers will receive the highest

Voluntary Products and Services

Page 2: Voluntary Products and Services - AssurantWith Assurant Specialty Property’s Voluntary Products and Services you can rest assured knowing that your customers will receive the highest

ASSURANT SPECIALTY PROPERTY

Assurant Specialty Property develops, underwrites, markets, and administers specialty property and personallines of insurance and related services through collaborative relationships with industry leaders.

We are the industry leader in voluntary products, lender placed homeowners insurance and insurance outsourcingservices, with a growing presence in collateral protection insurance for automobiles. Assurant partners with adiverse portfolio of companies including mortgage lenders and other financial and non-financial institutions tounderwrite and market a variety of insurance-based, membership and warranty products.

Our clients receive:

• The peace-of-mind that our underwriting companies are financially solid with excellent operatingperformance, ensuring that customers will be protected in the event of a loss.

• The prestige that we are part of Assurant, Inc., a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, with$26 billion in assets and $8 billion in annual revenue, with approximately 14,500 employees, and anational provider of various insurance products to consumers.

• The benefits of being partnered with an all-inclusive provider that manages its administration, claims,underwriting, customer service, and marketing under one umbrella, allowing for greater control overservice levels.

• The experience of our knowledgeable representatives who are available to speak with our clients and theircustomers on any issues regarding our programs.

A Name You Can Trust.

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CUSTOMER FOCUSED. RESULTS DRIVEN.

As a decision maker you want to ensure that the products you offer your customers adhere to the same core

values and customer service standards as your own. Partnering with an organization that can help you deliver

on that promise is an important decision.

With Assurant Specialty Property’s Voluntary Products and Services you can rest assured knowing that your

customers will receive the highest quality products and services and that your interests will always be protected.

For more than 60 years, Assurant Specialty Property has been creating and achieving ways to provide value-

added support for our business partners.

Let us put your goals within reach.

A Partner You Can Rely On.

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An Indispensable Portfolio of Value Added Products.

Identity Fraud SolutionsAn identity theft program that offers protection andrecovery from the complicated financial tangle that canresult from identity theft.

Our Identity Theft Solutions program is truly the most uniqueand competitive solution in the marketplace today. Theproduct is highly flexible, with a robust set of features andbenefits. The program provides a user-friendly, secure, andthorough resolution option to the complicated financial tanglethat can result from identity theft. This important protectionalso offers several plan options at varying price levels to fit theindividual consumer’s identity protection needs.

Plans can include:

• Single or Triple Credit Reports & Scores

• Single or Triple Credit Bureau Monitoring

• Legal Network Access

• Live Restoration Services

• Financial Reimbursement up to $50,000

• $500 Emergency Cash/Cash Recovery up to $1,000

• Public Records Monitoring

• Credit Education Specialists

• And more.

First ProtectorOur First Protector product is a supplemental homeownersinsurance program that pays valuable benefits typically notcovered in one’s homeowners policy.

First Protector helps alleviate the financial hardship that adevastating disaster can bring by paying:

• The monthly mortgage payment for up to two years,regardless of all other insurance, includinghomeowners, if a customer’s home is uninhabitable formore than 48 hours.

• The mortgage balance if the land where the home islocated is condemned or judged permanentlyuninhabitable.

• A homeowners deductible reimbursement up to $1,000, up to a maximum of 2 losses in a consecutive12 month period.

• Up to $1,000 Emergency Cash to further assist withany additional expenses a customer may incur as aresult of being displaced from their home due to acovered loss.

• Involuntary Unemployment Insurance pays themortgage payment, or a portion thereof, in the eventone becomes involuntarily unemployed.

• Additional optional service benefits can be offered,which include: Contractor Emergency Assistance,Contractor Referral Service, Reviews of ContractorQuotes and Emergency Messaging.

VOLUNTARY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

We pride ourselves on our expertise in targeting a variedconsumer market. Assurant’s diverse portfolio of productsenables us to bring your customers supplementalinsurance and membership programs not always offeredthrough traditional marketing channels.

Our product offerings are available in both English andSpanish to meet the needs of bilingual customers. They arealso fully supported in both languages well after the sale,including fulfillment, claims and customer service.

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Home Protection PlanA membership program that provides comprehensivebenefits related to the ownership and maintenance of acustomer’s home and personal property.

The Home Protection Plan provides:

• A Contractor Referral Service and Professional Reviewof Contractor Quotes/Estimates

• A homeowners deductible reimbursement up to $250• Photo inventory system to record belongings in case of

theft or damage• Encoded property identification stickers to help

identify lost or stolen property• $500 Emergency Cash if a customer is displaced from

their home due to a covered loss• An additional $500 for Emergency Lodging if a

customer is displaced from their home due to acovered loss

• 24-hour home assistance from an experiencedtradesperson for emergency repairs

• A 100% reimbursement of replacement on any covereditem up to $2,500 if it is damaged or stolen within 90days of purchase

• Savings of 25% to 50% on more than 300,000 brandname items with our members-only discount shoppingservices

• Extended U.S. manufacturers’ warranties for one extrayear on all items purchased

• Access to MyPersonalVault™, and online virtual safedeposit box available 24-7.

Help Safeguard Your Customers’Most Important Assets.

Accidental Death and Disability InsuranceAn insurance product that provides valuable benefits if acustomer is seriously injured or dies due to an accident.Multiple coverage amounts are available.

Our Accidental Death (AD) product suite includes multipleproduct variations with different price points and benefits thathave proven to have different appeal to different subsets of aportfolio. Our AD products help alleviate the financial burdenresulting from an accidental death by offering several benefitamount options that can be chosen by the insured, along withfamily coverage available to include both spouses and children.

Mortgage-related Life InsuranceAn insurance product that provides valuable benefits if acustomer dies due to any event.

Our Life Insurance Plans are designed to provide financialsecurity to our customers in the event of a death. Our plans paythe outstanding loan balance or $300,000, whichever is less in theevent the single or joint insured’s dies due to a covered event. Inaddition, some of our plans feature a Living Benefit, whichprovides an advanced lump-sum cash payment of up to 50% ofthe loan balance, if the customer is diagnosed as terminally ill.

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Unparalleled Resources At Your Disposal.

CLIENT-CUSTOMIZED SERVICESOur in-house services will provide effective strategies,promotional resources and operational capabilities thatwill drive customer acquisition and deliver persuasivemarketing communications to your customers clearly andeffectively. These services are tailored for each ourclients’ specific needs and portfolio.

Services can include:

• Dedicated Client Management

• Campaign Management

• Analytics and Modeling Insight

• Marketing Communications Capabilities

• Web and E-Marketing Capabilities

• Outbound Telemarketing Programs

• Dedicated Customer Service and Direct Sales Team Support

• Cross-Sell Initiatives

• Claims Administration

• Systems Integration

Dedicated Client Management

To ensure that our clients receive the highest level of service, adedicated Account Executive is assigned to manage each account.

The Account Executive serves as the intermediary between ourbusiness partners and the various functional areas withinAssurant Specialty Property. The Account Executive worksdirectly with the client to understand all of their business needsand requirements to ensure their goals are met and exceeded.

Campaign Management

Campaign Managers supervise and coordinate the overallexecution of all campaigns across the board. CampaignManagers work with our Account Executives to coordinate theimplementation phase of each campaign and manage thecreative process including development of marketingmaterials and all compliance, legal state-filing, andoperational reviews.

In addition, they also develop the campaign plans, campaignproduction schedules, creative strategies, tactics andcollaborate with our direct marketing analysts to define themost suitable modeling and contact management strategy forour clients.

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Analytics and Modeling Insight

Our modeling and analytics infrastructure thoroughly analyzescustomer and geo demographic data in order to developinsights that lead to a successful and profitable campaign.

In addition to our modeling capabilities, Assurant maintains aCampaign Management System that operates on an Oracledatabase, and enables us to centralize our cumulativecampaign results, track and evaluate our past direct marketingefforts. This allows us view our historical data and reviewresults by product, media, client, insured, member, line ofbusiness, premium/fee, or a number of other factors todetermine the best strategies for our individual clients’marketing goals.

Marketing Communications Capabilities

Our in-house creative agency offers turnkey marketingcommunications services from design to print and webmarketing capabilities.

Our services include:

• Copywriting

• Graphic Design

• Web Design and Development

• Public Relations Writing

• Pre-production

• Pre-press

• Post-production

Web and E-Marketing Capabilities

Assurant’s E-Marketing platform provides a comprehensivesolution for the creation and distribution of customizedelectronic marketing campaigns via email, banners, andcustomized websites. Our Web and E-Marketing capabilitiesare client specific and incorporate your company and privatelabel branding; all are hosted on-site on our own secureservers. When the marketing campaign is completed, emailand Web-based analytic reporting is conducted.

Outbound Telemarketing Programs

Direct contact with the consumer is one of the most effectiveways to increase the likelihood of a successful sale. Assurantassigns a dedicated vendor manager to each telemarketingcampaign to ensure that the highest quality of service isprovided by our telemarketing partners and to handle all aspectsof our telemarketing programs. We have established long termrelationships with many telemarketing providers, which allowus to demand their services at highly competitive rates.

Knowledgeable and Professional StaffDedicated to Assist You.

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Dedicated Customer Service and Direct SalesTeam Support

In support of our programs, Voluntary Products and Serviceshas a dedicated call center located in Miami, Florida staffedwith licensed insurance sales agents. Our call center is able to fully support inbound sales, customer service, cross-sellinitiatives and some specialized services offered through our products.

We pride ourselves on our commitment and service to ourclients. Our Customer Service Standards are the cornerstone ofour business and they are based on measured serviceexcellence and quick turn-around times:

• 80% of calls are answered within 20 seconds

• No more than 3% abandoned calls

• Calls returned within 24 hours

• 95% of cancellations are processed in real-time, theremaining are processed within 24 hours

Over 50% of our agents are bilingual in English and Spanish,allowing us to support customer service and sales initiatives inboth languages. They employ a consultative approach to assistcustomers on their product elections, ensuring that they arepurchasing the right coverage to fit their needs and budget.

Cross-Sell InitiativesAssurant has the ability to tailor customer service cross-sellopportunities, either by initiating sales efforts through liveagents or through an automated Voice-Response Unit (VRU).The process can be seamlessly presented to the customer sothat Assurant is given all the necessary customer informationfor enrollment via a data push prior to the transfer, or a basictransfer where all the information needed is captured directlyfrom the customer.

Claims AdministrationOur claims department has infrastructure designed tominimize cycle times, and is an integral part of managing ourclient relationships.

We expedite payments according to the terms and conditionsof the policy. By processing most of our claims in-house, itenables us to consistently meet the expectations of our clientsand their customers with the greatest sense of urgency.

Systems IntegrationThrough a collaborative relationship with our Operations andInformation Technology departments, we can seamlesslyintegrate the timely processing of quality data. Our highlyflexible systems allow our team of skilled professionals tooperate effectively and efficiently with minimal integrationrequirements.

Web system integration requirements are customized by clientand marketing communications approach. Our websites canefficiently support client customization, product enrollment,billing, fulfillment and interactive member sites.

Regular management monitoring and reporting ensures allservice levels are consistently met or exceeded. All processesare fully or semi-automated allowing for continuousprocessing with the necessary quality checks to ensureaccuracy and quality output.

Service and Technology Merge to Further Your Business Objectives.

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AN ENDURING COMMITMENT TO YOUR SUCCESS

Retaining existing customers and attaining new business isessential for you to grow your revenue. Assurant’s reputationhas been founded upon a profound commitment to thesuccess of our clients.

As our client, we will collaborate with you to bringcustomized products and services that will allow you toacquire and maintain profitable customers. Our diverseplatform of marketing media and operational capabilities willgive you the tools to grow your bottom-line by increasingyour revenue, reducing your operational expenses andbuilding the value of your portfolio.

www.assurantspecialtyproperty.com

Assurant Specialty PropertyVoluntary Products and Services11222 Quail Roost DriveMiami, FL 33157-6596Telephone: 800.852.2244

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