Edgar Filing: ASSURANT INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

HELMAN JEFFREY

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ASSURANT INC [AIZ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP, General Auditor

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA, 41ST FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/30/2005

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10005

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 36.74

06/30/2005

323.75 ⁽¹⁾

02/04/2005

01/01/2009

Common Stock

323.75

$ 0

323.75

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 21.56

06/30/2005

556.63 ⁽¹⁾

02/04/2005

01/01/2009

Common Stock

556.63

$ 0

556.63

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 33.36

06/30/2005

374.11 ⁽¹⁾

02/04/2005

01/01/2010

Common Stock

374.11

$ 0

374.11

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 26.82

06/30/2005

468.5 ⁽¹⁾

02/04/2005

01/01/2010

Common Stock

468.5

$ 0

468.5

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 32.51

06/30/2005

510.81 ⁽¹⁾

02/04/2005

01/01/2011

Common Stock

510.81

$ 0

510.81

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 30.11

06/30/2005

549.68 ⁽¹⁾

02/04/2005

01/01/2011

Common Stock

549.68

$ 0

549.68

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 36.33

06/30/2005

456.4 ⁽¹⁾

02/04/2005

01/01/2011

Common Stock

456.4

$ 0

456.4

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 22.88

06/30/2005

755.42 ⁽¹⁾

02/04/2005

01/01/2012

Common Stock

755.42

$ 0

755.42

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 48.08

06/30/2005

357.86 ⁽¹⁾

02/04/2005

01/01/2012

Common Stock

357.86

$ 0

357.86

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 14.69

06/30/2005

1,172.1 ⁽¹⁾

02/04/2005

01/01/2012

Common Stock

1,712.1

$ 0

1,172.1

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 25.08

06/30/2005

712.25 ⁽¹⁾

12/31/2005

01/01/2013

Common Stock

712.25

$ 0

712.25

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 33.45

06/30/2005

535.76 ⁽¹⁾

12/31/2005

01/01/2013

Common Stock

535.76

$ 0

535.76

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 42.43

06/30/2005

422.68 ⁽¹⁾

12/31/2005

01/01/2013

Common Stock

422.68

$ 0

422.68

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 21.89

06/30/2005

816.29 ⁽¹⁾

12/31/2005

01/01/2013

Common Stock

816.29

$ 0

816.29

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 26.56

06/30/2005

877.72 ⁽¹⁾

12/31/2006

01/01/2014

Common Stock

877.72

$ 0

877.72

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 31.3

06/30/2005

742.18 ⁽¹⁾

12/31/2006

01/01/2014

Common Stock

742.18

$ 0

742.18

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 33.13

06/30/2005

701.45 ⁽¹⁾

12/31/2006

01/01/2014

Common Stock

701.45

$ 0

701.45

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 28.26

06/30/2005

826.75 ⁽¹⁾

12/31/2006

01/01/2014

Common Stock

826.75

$ 0

826.75

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 30.83

06/30/2005

558.95 ⁽¹⁾

02/04/2005

01/01/2012

Common Stock

558.95

$ 0

558.95

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 22

06/30/2005

11,646.82 ⁽¹⁾

02/04/2005

01/01/2009

Common Stock

11,646.82

$ 0

11,646.82

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 22

06/30/2005

15,475.91 ⁽¹⁾

02/04/2005

01/01/2010

Common Stock

15,475.91

$ 0

15,475.91

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 22

06/30/2005

13,095 ⁽¹⁾

02/04/2005

01/01/2011

Common Stock

13,095

$ 0

13,095

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 22

06/30/2005

15,009.55 ⁽¹⁾

02/04/2005

01/01/2012

Common Stock

15,009.55

$ 0

15,009.55

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 22

06/30/2005

12,837.27 ⁽¹⁾

12/31/2005

01/01/2013

Common Stock

12,837.27

$ 0

12,837.27

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 22

06/30/2005

12,682 ⁽¹⁾

12/31/2006

01/01/2014

Common Stock

12,682

$ 0

12,682

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HELMAN JEFFREY ONE CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA 41ST FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10005			Senior VP, General Auditor

Signatures

Lisa Richter Attorney-in-Fact		11/18/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This award was granted in replacement of appreciation awards previously granted to the Reporting Person, which have been cancelled.

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