About us

The Assurant PAC allows us to support candidates and key policymakers who support our mission, business goals, and, most importantly, the best interests of our customers and employees.

You have the right to refuse to contribute without reprisal.

Federal law limits corporate PAC participation to only US citizens or individuals admitted for permanent residence (green card holders) whose responsibilities include executive, managerial, or senior administrative responsibilities. Assurant has decided to further restrict this group and only solicit employees who serve on the Management Committee and the Assurant Leadership Team.

All PAC communications to employees are strictly regulated and no ineligible employees can receive a PAC communication, either verbal or written, that is not preapproved by legal.

PAC contributions are made on a bipartisan basis to federal and, where permitted, state candidates and political committees. Decisions regarding PAC contributions are made by the Government Affairs team, under the direction of the Assurant PAC Board of Directors and oversight of the Assurant’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors. Contribution decisions do not reflect the personal political views or interests of senior management.

Guiding principles considered when the PAC contributes to support individual candidates include:
1) the candidate’s views on issues relevant to Assurant, its shareholders, clients, and employees;
2) the candidate’s leadership positions;
3) the jurisdiction of policy committees on which the candidate serves, or committees on which a non-incumbent has declared desire to serve;
4) the candidate’s representation of a jurisdiction where Assurant has a significant employee presence; and 
5) a determination that the candidate’s character and integrity is in line with Assurant’s values.

Assurant PAC is governed by a new PAC Board of Directors which represents a cross-section of our business units’ and employees’ interests. Further, the AIZ Board of Directors exercises oversight over all political activities at Assurant, including the activities of the PAC Board, Assurant’s public policy priorities, our engagement with government officials and other stakeholders, and compliance with laws and regulations.

Assurant PAC is comprised of and depends on voluntary individual donations from our employees, which are subject to a $5,000 annual limit. Assurant PAC, though connected to Assurant, Inc., is required by law to operate from a separate segregated fund from the Assurant’s general treasury. As allowed by federal law, Assurant does provide the modest cost to support the administration of the Assurant PAC.

Corporate-sponsored employee PACs have been heavily regulated and transparent for decades and are among the most regulated and transparent types of political giving. PACs such as Assurant PAC simply allow individual employees to collectively and responsibly participate in the political process. For instance, every receipt Assurant PAC collects from an individual employee is disclosed to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Similarly, every expenditure a PAC makes to a candidate or political committee is also disclosed to the FEC. Anyone with access to the internet can view these reports that are filed regularly with the Federal Election Commission and track every PAC contributor.

No. Corporate-sponsored employee PACs can only contribute $5,000 per election to a candidate. The narrative that a corporate-sponsored PAC is an avenue for an individual corporation to direct millions of dollars (or more) to candidates for elected office is simply not true.

No. Contributions to the PAC are not deductible for federal income tax purposes.

No. Contributions to Assurant PAC are voluntary and Assurant is prohibited from reimbursing employees who give to the company PAC.

The former AVIP Club to support only Florida state candidates has been dissolved in favor of a single PAC to support both state and federal candidates for elected office.