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ASSURANT, INC.2012 Form10-K 61
PARTII
ITEM 9B Other Information
ITEM 9A Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
e management of Assurant is responsible for establishing and
maintaining e ective disclosure controls and procedures, as de ned
under Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  e Company’s management,
including the chief executive o cer and chief  nancial o cer, has
evaluated the e ectiveness of the design and operation of Assurant’s
disclosure controls and procedures as of December31, 2012. Based
on that evaluation, management concluded that Assurant’s disclosure
controls and procedures as of December31, 2012, were e ective.
ere have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over
nancial reporting that occurred during the Company’s fourth  scal
quarter in 2012 that have materially a ected, or are reasonably likely to
materially a ect, the Company’s internal control over  nancial reporting.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
e management of the Company is responsible for establishing and
maintaining adequate internal control over  nancial reporting for
the Company as de ned in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act.
A company’s internal control over  nancial reporting is a process
designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
nancial reporting and the preparation of  nancial statements for
external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States. A company’s internal control over
nancial reporting includes policies and procedures that (1)pertain to
the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly
re ect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
(2)provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of  nancial statements in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and
that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in
accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the
company; and (3)provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention
or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of
the company’s assets that could have a material e ect on the  nancial
statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over
nancial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of e ectiveness to future periods are subject
to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes
in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or
procedures may deteriorate.
e Company’s management assessed its internal control over  nancial
reporting as of December31, 2012 using criteria established in “Internal
Control—Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Management, including the Company’s chief executive o cer and
its chief  nancial o cer, based on their evaluation of the Company’s
internal control over  nancial reporting (as de ned in Exchange Act
Rule 13a-15(f)), have concluded that the Company’s internal control
over  nancial reporting was e ective as of December31, 2012.
e e ectiveness of the Company’s internal control over  nancial reporting
as of December31, 2012 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, an independent registered public accounting  rm, as stated in
their report which appears herein.
ITEM 9B Other Information
None.