Sector: Financials|Industry: Insurance - Property & Casualty|Market Cap: $10.65B|Employees: 14K
Assurant, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides business services that supports, protects, and connects consumer purchases in North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through two segments: Global Lifestyle and Global Housing. The Global Lifestyle segment offers mobile device solutions, and extended service contracts and related services for consumer electronics and appliances, and credit and other insurance products; and vehicle protection, commercial equipment, and other related services. The Global Housing segment provides lender-placed homeowners, manufactured housing, and flood insurance; renters insurance and related products; and voluntary manufactured housing, and condominium and homeowners insurance products. The company was formerly known as Fortis, Inc. and changed its name to Assurant, Inc. in February 2004. Assurant, Inc. was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Net income increased $122.8 million YoY to $236.4 million, primarily driven by higher earnings in Global Housing, including lower reportable catastrophes and a lower effective tax rate. Global Lifestyle also contributed to the increase.
Global Lifestyle Adjusted EBITDA increased $8.8 million, or 4%, YoY to $207.7 million, as growth in Connected Living was partially offset by lower results in Global Automotive. Stronger mobile device protection results in North America and a one-time client contract benefit drove Connected Living's growth.
Global Housing Adjusted EBITDA increased $124.1 million, or 181%, YoY to $192.5 million, including a $36.6 million decrease in reportable catastrophes. Excluding catastrophes, Adjusted EBITDA increased 74%, driven by lower non-catastrophe loss experience and favorable prior period reserve development.