Milwaukee, WI, September 10, 2009 -- Milwaukee-based Assurant Health, a leading national provider of Individual Medical, Small Group and Specialty health insurance products, announces two changes to the company’s leadership. Steve Cain was promoted to senior vice president–chief administrative and risk officer, and Jack Rogers was promoted to senior vice president–strategic development and provider management. Both report to President and Chief Executive Officer Don Hamm.
In his new role, Cain will oversee the company’s various administrative touch points, aligning claims, customer service, medical management, underwriting and risk management functions.
Cain joined Assurant Health in 1983, and has held several leadership positions throughout the organization, including underwriting, product P&L, competitive research and actuarial. He has been instrumental in developing many of the company’s signature products and capabilities, including condition-specific deductibles, Express Underwriting and ExpressYES®. Cain earned his bachelor of science degree in actuarial science from the University of Wisconsin. He is an associate of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
Rogers’ new role combines his previous capacity as senior vice president– provider management with the strategic development and mergers and acquisitions functions, as well as the mission of examining the future of health care delivery.
Rogers joined Assurant Health in 1996, serving in executive roles in network management. In 2007, he transformed this area into Assurant Health’s provider management function, which executes the company’s network management, national, regional and direct contracting, pharmacy benefit and negotiations activities. Prior to joining Assurant Health, Rogers was director of managed care at Boston Medical Center. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Boston College and masters of business administration from the University of Massachusetts.
About Assurant Health
Assurant Health has been in business since 1892 and is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by Time Insurance Company, John Alden Life Insurance Company and Union Security Insurance Company. Together, these three underwriting companies provide health insurance coverage to people in 45 states. Each underwriting company is finically responsible for its own insurance products. Primary products include individual medical, small group, short-term and student health insurance products, as well as non-insurance products and consumer-choice products such as Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Arrangements. With almost 3,000 employees, Assurant Health is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with operations offices in Minnesota, Idaho and Florida, as well as sales offices across the country. The Assurant Health Web site is www.assuranthealth.com.
Assurant Health is part of Assurant, a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected international markets. Its four key businesses – Assurant Employee Benefits, Assurant Health, Assurant Solutions and Assurant Specialty Property – have partnered with clients who are leaders in their industries and have built leadership positions in a number of specialty insurance market segments worldwide.
Assurant, a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Assurant has more than $25 billion in assets and $8 billion in annual revenue. Assurant has approximately 15,000 employees and is headquartered in New York’s financial district.