Milwaukee, Wis., July 7, 2011—Jennifer Kopps-Wagner, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Milwaukee-based Assurant Health, recently was named one of the 2011 Women in the Law by the Wisconsin Law Journal.

Kopps-Wagner was one of 26 women selected to receive the award from more than 70 nominations received. Nominees were evaluated for tackling difficult cases, balancing work and family, volunteering their time to mentor others and furthering the role women play in the modern legal community.

Among her many accomplishments, Kopps-Wagner has been instrumental in helping Assurant Health to comply with all provisions of the 2010 health care law. As a member of the company’s Executive Management Committee, she plays a critical role in setting the strategic direction of the business. Colleagues who nominated Kopps-Wagner cited her conscientiousness in bringing all pertinent in-house parties to the table regardless of gender.

Kopps-Wagner received her bachelor’s degree from Alverno College in Milwaukee and her law degree form the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In her spare time, she mentors three female lawyers.

Assurant Health is the brand name for a family of health insurance products focused on providing a variety of affordable plan choices to consumers. The portfolio of health care products includes major medical, supplemental and fixed-benefit plans for individuals, families and small employers. Assurant Health is committed to providing access to convenient health care delivery, easy-to-understand products and value-added services that help customers better manage their health care dollars and get the most out of their coverage—ultimately seeking to protect not only financial security but also the health and well being of its customers. Assurant Health’s products are underwritten and issued by John Alden Life Insurance Company, Union Security Life Insurance Company and Time Insurance Company, which has been in business since 1892. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Assurant Health employs approximately 2,000 employees. More information about Assurant Health can be found on the company’s website at assuranthealth.com.

Assurant Health is part of Assurant, a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and select worldwide markets. Its four key businesses — Assurant Solutions, Assurant Specialty Property, Assurant Health and Assurant Employee Benefits — partner with clients who are leaders in their industries and build leadership positions in a number of specialty insurance market segments in the United States and selected international markets. A publicly held company, Assurant is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. With approximately $US26 billion in assets at year-end 2010 and $US8 billion in annual revenue, Assurant currently has a market capitalization of about $US4.2 billion. In 2011, Assurant was ranked No. 285 on the Fortune 500 list of the largest publicly traded companies in the United States and No. 1123 on the Forbes Global 2000, a ranking of the top 2,000 companies in the world. Assurant is a component of the S&P 500 stock market index.