Company: AIZ
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001267238-25-000018
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Company: ASSURANT, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: DEF 14A
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 State a certificate of amendment that includes the amendments corresponding to this proposal, which will become effective upon filing.

Stockholders are also asked to consider proposals four and five, which relate to amendments to the Charter to enable adoption of a stockholders’ right to call special meetings of stockholders, as well as to limit the liability of officers as permitted by law, respectively. Proposals four, five and six are independent of each other and the approval of this proposal is not conditioned on the approval of any other proposal. Our Board retains the discretion to abandon the amendments and not implement them at any time before they become effective.

The Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote FOR this proposal.

| 31 |     | Notice of 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement |

| Proposals Requiring Your Vote - Stockholder Proposal |

### PROPOSAL SEVEN - STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL
The following shareholder proposal has been submitted by John Chevedden, 2215 Nelson Avenue, No. 205, Redondo Beach, CA 90278, the owner of at least $2,000 of shares of Assurant, Inc. stock. The proposal, including the caption, graphic and supporting statement submitted by the proponent, are set forth below and will be voted on at the 2025 Annual Meeting upon proper presentation by Mr. Chevedden.

Give Shareholders the Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting

Shareholders ask our Board of Directors to take the steps necessary to amend the appropriate company governing documents to give the owners of a combined 10% of our outstanding common stock the power to call a special shareholder meeting or the owners of the lowest percentage of shareholders, as governed by state law, the power to call a special shareholder meeting.

A shareholder right to call for a special shareholder meeting, as called for in this proposal, can help make shareholder engagement meaningful. A shareholder right to call for a special shareholder meeting will help ensure that the Assurant Board and management engages with shareholders in good faith because shareholders will have a viable Plan B by calling for a special shareholder meeting.

Companies like to claim that shareholders have multiple means to communicate with management but in most cases these means are as effective as mailing a letter to the CEO. Since a special shareholder meeting can be called to replace a director, adoption of this proposal could foster better performance by our directors.

With the widespread use of online shareholder meetings it is much easier for management to conduct a special shareholder meeting for important issues and Assurant bylaws thus need