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Letter of Extension of Change in Control Severance Agreement - Atkinson

 EXHIBIT 10.24 
  

					
		 		  	One Chase Manhattan Plz
		 		  	New York, NY 10005
		 		  	 Phone: 212.859.7000
  
 www.assurant.com

 PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL 
 December 15, 2006 
 Jerome Atkinson 
 Assurant, Inc. 
 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza 
 New York, NY 10005 
 Re: Extension of Change in Control Severance Agreement 
 Dear Jerome, 
 You are presently covered by a Change in Control Severance Agreement (“CIC Agreement”) with
Assurant, Inc. (the “Company”) that may provide certain benefits to you in the event that a Change in Control (as defined in the CIC Agreement) occurs. The CIC Agreement, as amended, was due to expire on December 31, 2006. 

As permitted by Section 1(a) of the CIC Agreement, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has authorized the Company to extend the term of the CIC
Agreement for two years, through December 31, 2008. 
 As always, we appreciate your dedication to Assurant. If you have any questions or concerns,
please feel free to contact me. 
 Sincerely, 
  

	
	 /s/ Robert B. Pollock

	Robert B. Pollock
	Chief Executive Officer

 In New York state, Assurant, Inc. does business under the name Assurant Group.Assurant, Inc. Amended and Restated Directors Compensation Plan

 EXHIBIT 10.26 
 ASSURANT, INC. 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED DIRECTORS COMPENSATION PLAN 
 ARTICLE 1 
 PURPOSE 

1.1 PURPOSE. The purpose of the Assurant, Inc. Amended and Restated Directors Compensation Plan is to attract, retain and compensate highly-qualified
individuals who are not employees of Assurant, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates for service as members of the Board by providing them with competitive compensation and an ownership interest in the Common Stock of the Company. The
Company intends that the Plan will benefit the Company and its stockholders by allowing Non-Employee Directors to have a personal financial stake in the Company through an ownership interest in the Common Stock and will closely associate the
interests of Non-Employee Directors with that of the Company’s stockholders. 
 1.2 ELIGIBILITY. All active Non-Employee Directors shall
automatically be participants in the Plan. 
 ARTICLE 2 
 DEFINITIONS 
 2.1 DEFINITIONS. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms
shall have the following meanings: 
 (a) “Base Annual Retainer” means the annual cash retainer (excluding meeting fees and
expenses) payable by the Company to a Non-Employee Director pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof for service as a director of the Company (i.e., excluding any Supplemental Annual Retainer), as such amount may be changed from time to time. 

(b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 (c) “Company” means Assurant, Inc., a Delaware corporation. 
 (d) “Common Stock” means
the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company. 
 (e) “Disability” means any illness or other physical or mental
condition of a Non-Employee Director that renders him or her incapable of performing as a director of the Company, or any medically determinable illness or other physical or mental condition resulting from a bodily injury, disease or mental disorder
which, in the judgment of the Board, is permanent and continuous in nature. The Board may require such medical or other evidence as it deems necessary to judge the nature and permanency of a Non-Employee Director’s condition. 

 (f) “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6 of the Plan. 
 (g) “Fair Market Value,” on any date, means (i) if the Common Stock is listed on a securities exchange or is traded over the Nasdaq
National Market, the closing sales price of a share of Common Stock on such date , or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a securities exchange or traded over the Nasdaq National Market, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as
determined by such other method as the Board determines in good faith to be reasonable. 
 (h) “Non-Employee Director” means a
director of the Company who is not an employee of the Company or Fortis Insurance N.V (“Fortis”), or any of its respective subsidiaries or affiliates, and who is not a director of the Company designated by Fortis pursuant to the
Shareholders’ Agreement between the Company and Fortis 
 (i) “Plan” means the Assurant, Inc. Directors Compensation Plan, as
amended from time to time. 
 (j) “Plan Year(s)” means the calendar year. 
 (k) “Stock Appreciation Rights” or “SARs” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 of the Plan. 
 (l) “Stock Grant Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(c) of the Plan. 
 (m) “Supplemental Annual Retainer” means the annual retainer (excluding meeting fees and expenses) payable by the Company to a Non-Employee
Director pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof for service as a member or chair of a committee of the Board, as such amount may be changed from time to time. 
 ARTICLE 3 
 ADMINISTRATION 
 3.1 ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by the Board. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall be authorized to interpret the
Plan, to establish, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The Board’s interpretation of the Plan, and all actions taken
and determinations made by the Board pursuant to the powers vested in it hereunder, shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties concerned including the Company, its stockholders and persons granted awards under the Plan. The Board may appoint a
plan administrator to carry out the ministerial functions of the Plan, but the administrator shall have no other authority or powers of the Board. 
 3.2 RELIANCE. In administering the Plan, the Board may rely upon any information furnished by the Company, its public accountants and other experts. No individual will have personal liability by reason of anything done or omitted to be done
by the Company or the Board in connection with the Plan. 
  

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 3.3 INDEMNIFICATION. Each person who is or has been a member of the Board or who otherwise participates
in the administration or operation of the Plan shall be indemnified by the Company against, and held harmless from, any loss, cost, liability or expense that may be imposed upon or incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any
claim, action, suit or proceeding in which such person may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and shall be fully reimbursed by the Company for any and all amounts paid by such person in satisfaction of
judgment against him or her in any such action, suit or proceeding, provided he or she will give the Company an opportunity, by written notice to the Board, to defend the same at the Company’s own expense before he or she undertakes to defend
it on his or her own behalf. This right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification. 
 ARTICLE 4 

 SHARES 
 4.1 SHARES
SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. Subject to Section 6.2(c)(vi), the shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan shall not exceed in the aggregate 500,000. Such shares may be authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares. 

ARTICLE 5 
 CASH COMPENSATION 

 5.1 BASE ANNUAL RETAINER. Each Non-Employee Director shall be paid a Base Annual Retainer for service as a director during each Plan Year,
payable in such installments as the Board may determine at its discretion. The amount of the Base Annual Retainer shall be established from time to time by the Board. Until changed by the Board, the Base Annual Retainer shall be $40,000 for a full
Plan Year. Each person who first becomes a Non-Employee Director on a date other than January 1 of any year shall be paid a pro-rata retainer equal to the Base Annual Retainer for such Plan Year, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which
is the number of full months and portions thereof before the end of the Plan Year, and the denominator of which is 12. Payment of such prorated Base Annual Retainer shall begin on the date that the person first becomes a Non-Employee Director.

 5.2 SUPPLEMENTAL ANNUAL RETAINER. Non-Employee Directors who serve as Chairman of the Board or as a member or chair of a committee of the
Board during a Plan Year shall be paid a Supplemental Annual Retainer with respect to such service, payable quarterly at the same times as installments of the Base Annual Retainer are paid. The amount of the Supplemental Annual Retainer shall be
established from time to time by the Board. Until changed by the Board, the Supplemental Annual Retainer for a full Plan Year shall be as follows: 
  

							
	 	  	Chair	  	Non-Chair Member
	 Chairman of the Board
	  	$	7,500	  	 	n/a
	 Audit Committee
	  	$	25,000	  	$	10,000
	 Compensation Committee
	  	$	7,500	  	$	3,750
	 Governance/ Nominating Committee
	  	$	5,000	  	$	2,500
	 Executive Committee
	  	$	0	  	$	0
	 Any additional committee formed in the future
	  	$	5,000	  	$	2,500

  

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 A pro-rata Supplemental Annual Retainer will be paid to any Non-Employee Director who becomes chairman or joins a
committee of the Board on a date other than the beginning of a Plan Year, based on the number of full months and portions thereof between the date such Non-Employee Director became chairman or joined such committee and the beginning of the next Plan
Year. 
 5.3 FEES. Each Non-Employee Director shall be paid a fee for each meeting or conference call of the Board or committee thereof in
which he or she participates. The amount of the fees shall be established from time to time by the Board. Until changed by the Board, the fee for attending a meeting of the Board or any committee thereof shall be $2,000, and the fee for
participating in a conference call of the Board or any committee thereof shall be $500; provided that no more than $2,000 will be payable for service on a single day. For purposes of this provision, the Chairman of the Board or chairman of the
respective Board committee may authorize the full meeting fee to be payable with respect to any extended conference call or any other special off-site meeting required as part of a Non-Employee Director’s service on the Board or any committee
thereof. 
 5.4 TRAVEL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT. All Non-Employee Directors shall be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses (including
spouse’s expenses to attend events to which spouses are invited) in connection with attendance at meetings of the Board and its committees, or other Company functions at which the Chief Executive Officer requests the Non-Employee Director to
participate. If the travel expense is related to the reimbursement of commercial airfare, such reimbursement will not exceed full-coach rates for domestic travel or business-class rates for international travel. If the travel expense is related to
reimbursement of non-commercial air travel, such reimbursement shall not exceed the rate for comparable travel by means of commercial airlines. 
 5.5 FINANCIAL PLANNING. During each Plan Year, each Non-Employee Director shall be entitled to receive, at the Company’s expense, financial planning services having a value of up to $5,000 to be provided by a financial advisor selected
by the Company. Any such expenses in excess of $5,000 shall be borne by the Non-Employee Director. 
 ARTICLE 6 
 EQUITY COMPENSATION 
 6.1 STOCK GRANTS.

 (a) Initial Stock Grant. Each Non-Employee Director shall receive, on the later of the Effective Date of the Plan or the first date
he or she becomes a Non-Employee Director, an award of shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the grant date equal to $60,000. Such shares shall be subject to the transfer restrictions described below in 

  

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Section 6.1(d). For purposes of computing the number of shares subject to an Initial Stock Grant, fractional shares shall be rounded up to the nearest
whole share. In no event will a director receive an initial award of shares if the next annual meeting of stockholders is within four months of the date he or she becomes a Non-Employee Director. 
 (b) Annual Stock Grants. On the day following the 2005 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders, and on the day following each subsequent
annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders, each Non-Employee Director in service on that date will receive an award of shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of grant equal to $60,000. Such shares shall be subject to the transfer
restrictions described below in Section 6.1(d). For purposes of computing the number of shares subject to an Annual Stock Grant, fractional shares shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share. 
 (c) Reduced Awards. Each day that shares are to be granted under the Plan is referred to hereinafter as a “Stock Grant Date.” If on any
Stock Grant Date, shares of Common Stock are not available under the Plan to grant to Non-Employee Directors the full amount of a grant contemplated by Section 6.1(a) or (b), then each Non-Employee Director then entitled to an award of shares
shall receive a reduced grant of shares (a “Reduced Grant”) in an amount equal to the number of shares of Common Stock then available under the Plan, divided by the number of Non-Employee Directors entitled to an award of shares as of the
applicable Stock Grant Date. Fractional shares shall be ignored and not granted. If a Reduced Grant has been made and, thereafter, during the term of the Plan, additional shares of Common Stock become available for grant (e.g., by an amendment to
the Plan approved by the stockholders), then each person who was a Non-Employee Director both on the Stock Grant Date on which the Reduced Grant was made and on the date additional shares of Common Stock become available (a “Continuing
Non-Employee Director”) shall receive an additional grant of shares. The number of newly available shares shall be divided equally among the shares granted to the Continuing Non-Employee Directors up to the full number of shares that were due
to be granted. If more than one Reduced Grant has been made, available shares shall be granted beginning with the earliest such Stock Grant Date. 
 (d) Minimum Holding Period. A Non-Employee Director receiving shares of Common Stock under Section 6.1(a) or (b) of the Plan shall not sell, transfer, exchange, assign, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber such shares
to or in favor of any party other than the Company, or subject such shares to any lien, obligation, or liability of the grantee to any other party other than the Company, until the earlier of (i) the fifth anniversary of the date of grant, or
(ii) the Non-Employee Director’s termination as a director of the Company for any reason. 
 6.2 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

 (a) Initial SAR Grant. Each Non-Employee Director shall receive, on the later of the Effective Date of the Plan or the first date he
or she becomes a Non-Employee Director, an award of Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARs”) with respect to that number of shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the grant date equal to $60,000. For purposes of
computing the number of SARs subject to an Initial SAR Grant, fractional shares shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share. In no event will a director receive an initial award of SARs if the next annual meeting of stockholders is within four
months of the date he or she becomes a Non-Employee Director. 
  

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 (b) Annual SAR Grants. On the day following the 2005 annual meeting of the Company’s
stockholders, and on the day following each subsequent annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders, each Non-Employee Director in service on that date will receive an award of SARs with respect to that number of shares of Common Stock having a
Fair Market Value on the date of grant equal to $60,000. For purposes of computing the number of SARs subject to an Annual SAR Grant, fractional shares shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share. 
 (c) Terms and Conditions of SARs. 
 (i) Base Value and Benefit. The base value of each SAR granted under the Plan shall equal the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant of the SAR. Each SAR entitles the grantee, in accordance with and subject
to the restrictions set forth in this Section 6.2, to receive from the Company upon the exercise of the SAR that number of shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value, as of the date of such exercise, equal to the excess, if any, of
(a) the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of exercise; over (b) the base value of the SAR. For purposes of computing the number of Shares that a Non-Employee Director has the right to acquire by exercise of a SAR,
fractional shares shall be disregarded, and the Board shall determine whether cash shall be given in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares shall be eliminated by rounding up or down. 
 (ii) Term, Vesting and Exercise of SARs. The term of the SARs shall be for a period of five years. The SARs shall be fully vested and exercisable
on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent not previously exercised, all SARs granted hereunder shall be automatically exercised (and shall thereupon expire) on earlier of (i) the first anniversary of a Non-Employee
Director’s termination as a director of the Company for any reason, or (ii) the fifth anniversary of the date of grant of the SAR. The Board may at its discretion force the early exercise of SARs (which shall thereupon expire) for any
reason. In requiring such mandatory exercise, the Board in its discretion shall select which SARs shall be exercised. 
 (iii)
Restrictions on Transfer and Pledge; Minimum Holding Period. The SARs may not be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to or in favor of any party other than the Company, nor shall they be subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of the
grantee to any party other than the Company. The SARs are not assignable or transferable by the grantee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The SARs may be exercised during the lifetime of the grantee only by the grantee. The
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the SARs may not be sold, transferred, exchanged, assigned, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered to or in favor of any party other than the Company, or subjected to any lien, obligation, or
liability of the grantee to any other party other than the Company, until the earlier of (i) the fifth anniversary of the date of grant, or (ii) the Non-Employee Director’s termination as a director of the Company for any reason.

  

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 (iv) Award Agreements. All awards of SARs under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written Award
Agreement between the Company and the Non-Employee Director, which shall include such provisions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as may be specified by the Board. 
 (v) Beneficiaries. A Non-Employee Director may, in the manner determined by the Board, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the Non-Employee Director and to receive any distribution with respect to
any SAR upon his or her death. A beneficiary, legal guardian, legal representative, or other person claiming any rights under the Plan is subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to the Non-Employee
Director, except to the extent the Plan and Award Agreement otherwise provide, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Board. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives the Non-Employee Director, payment
shall be made to the Non-Employee Director’s estate. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by a Non-Employee Director at any time provided the change or revocation is filed with the Board. 
 (vi) Source of Shares. The SARs described in this Section 6.2 shall be deemed to be granted pursuant to the Assurant, Inc. 2004 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”), and the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of such SARs shall be issued pursuant to the LTIP. 
 6.3 ADJUSTMENTS. In the event of any distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization,
merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or other similar
corporate transaction or event, then the Board shall, in its discretion, adjust awards outstanding under the Plan and the number and type of shares (or other securities or property) which may be granted under the Plan in such manner as it may deem
equitable or appropriate. Any decision of the Board pursuant to the terms of this Section 6.3 shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the Non-Employee Directors, the Company and all other interested parties. Without limiting the foregoing,
in the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock (stock-split), a declaration of a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Common Stock into a lesser number of shares, the
authorization limit under Article 4 shall automatically be adjusted proportionately, any outstanding SARs shall automatically be adjusted proportionately, and any resulting shares payable with respect to shares of Common Stock granted under
Section 6.1(a) or (b) of the Plan, or shares issued upon the exercise of SARs granted under Section 6.2(a) or (b) of this Plan, shall be subject to any remaining minimum holding period for such shares imposed under
Section 6.1(d) or Section 6.2(c)(iii) hereof. 
 ARTICLE 7 
 AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION 
 7.1 AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND
TERMINATION. The Board may, at any time and from time to time, amend, modify or terminate the Plan; provided, that no such 

  

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amendment, modification or termination shall adversely affect awards outstanding as of the effective date of such amendment; provided, further, however, that
if an amendment to the Plan would constitute a change requiring shareholder approval under applicable laws, policies or regulations or the applicable listing or other requirements of a securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or
traded, then such amendment shall be subject to stockholder approval. 
 ARTICLE 8 
 GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 8.1 ELECTION TO
DEFER PAYMENT. A Participant may elect to defer receipt of any cash payment under the Plan. Such election shall be made in writing and delivered to the plan administrator in compliance with, and such deferral shall be governed solely by the terms
of, the Assurant, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan. 
 8.2 RESTRICTIONS OF LENDERS. The Company’s obligations under the Plan shall be
subject to, and may from time to time be prohibited by, agreements that may be in effect from time to time among or between the Company or its affiliates and their respective lenders. In the event that the Company would not be able to perform any of
its agreements or fulfill any of its obligations hereunder without violating such a loan agreement, the Company shall be excused from such performance or fulfillment with no liability therefor to the Non-Employee Directors; provided that if and when
such performance or fulfillment would no longer be such a violation, the Company shall have the obligation to complete such performance or fulfillment at that time. 
 8.3 DURATION OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall remain in effect until the day immediately following the 2013 annual meeting of Company’s stockholders, unless terminated earlier by the Board. 
 8.4 EXPENSES OF THE PLAN. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company. 
 8.5 GOVERNING LAW. To the extent not governed by federal law, the Plan and all Award Certificates shall be construed in accordance with and governed by
the laws of the State of Delaware. 
 8.6 EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan was originally adopted by the Board on October 15, 2003 and was
approved by the sole stockholder on October 15, 2003. The Plan was amended by the Board on December 12, 2003, became effective on February 4, 2004 (the “Effective Date”), was amended and restated on June 3, 2005,
amended on March 9, 2007 and amended on November 9, 2007. 
  

			
	ASSURANT, INC.
	
	 /s/ Lesley Silvester

	By:	 	
	Title:	 	

  

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