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Get filing alertsAssurant shareholders approve 480,000-share equity plan expansion at annual meeting
Filed May 22, 2026 · Period ending May 21, 2026 · ~1 min read
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Shareholders approved adding 480,000 shares to the 2017 Long Term Equity Incentive Plan, expanding the pool available for employee and executive stock compensation. This represents potential dilution for existing shareholders.
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All 10 director nominees elected to one-year terms with strong support (over 43 million votes each), indicating board continuity with no unexpected changes or failed elections.
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Executive compensation for fiscal 2025 received 97% shareholder approval in non-binding say-on-pay vote, signaling support for management's pay practices.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers ratified as independent auditor for 2026 with 94% approval, confirming no auditor change.
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Shareholders rejected proposal to allow stockholder action by written consent, with 71% voting against the governance change backed by management.
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Summary
Assurant held its 2026 annual meeting on May 21, with shareholders approving several routine matters and one notable equity compensation expansion. The most material outcome was approval to add 480,000 shares to the company's 2017 equity incentive plan, increasing the pool available for future stock-based awards to employees and executives.
This represents modest potential dilution for existing shareholders, though the company provided no details on how quickly these shares will be granted or to whom. All other votes followed expected patterns. The full slate of 10 directors was re-elected with strong support, executive compensation received overwhelming approval at 97%, and PwC was ratified as auditor.
Shareholders sided with management in rejecting a proposal for written consent rights, a governance change the board opposed. Retail investors should watch upcoming proxy filings and quarterly reports to see how the newly authorized equity shares are deployed—whether they fund retention packages, performance awards, or executive bonuses. The rate of share grants relative to earnings growth will indicate whether dilution is being offset by value creation.
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Event · Item 5.07 — Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Assurant held its 2026 annual meeting, electing 10 directors, ratifying auditor PwC, approving executive compensation and equity plan amendments.
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Approved the Amended ALTEIP.
Shareholders approved amendments to the company's long-term equity incentive plan (ALTEIP) with 43,536,600 votes for versus 663,805 against. This likely authorizes additional shares for employee equity compensation or modifies plan terms.
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Elected the 10 nominees listed below to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.
All 10 director nominees were elected to serve one-year terms until the 2027 annual meeting. Each nominee received over 43 million votes in favor, with minimal opposition. This represents routine board continuity with no unexpected departures or failed elections.
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Ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
Shareholders ratified PwC as the independent auditor for fiscal 2026 with 44,144,033 votes for versus 2,592,908 against. This is a routine annual vote confirming no auditor change.
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Did not approve a stockholder proposal entitled “Stockholder right to act by written consent”.
Shareholders rejected a proposal to allow stockholder action by written consent, with 31,302,676 votes against versus 12,892,508 for. The board likely opposed this governance change, and shareholders sided with management.
Event · Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Assurant filed an amended and restated 2017 Long Term Equity Incentive Plan with no material business impact disclosed.
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Assurant, Inc. 2017 Long Term Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.
The company filed an amended and restated version of its 2017 Long Term Equity Incentive Plan as Exhibit 10.1. The 8-K provides no details about what changes were made to the plan, such as share reserve increases, eligibility modifications, or award type changes. Without the exhibit text, the materiality and investor impact cannot be assessed.
Event · Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensation
Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensation filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Assurant, Inc. 2017 Long Term Equity Incentive Plan (the “ALTEIP”; and as amended and restated, the “Amended ALTEIP”), previously approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors subject to stockholder approval, to increase the available share reserve under the ALTEIP by 480,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
Shareholders voted to expand the company's equity compensation pool by 480,000 shares. This increases the number of shares available for future stock-based awards to employees and executives under the 2017 Long Term Equity Incentive Plan. The amendment had already been approved by the Compensation Committee but required shareholder ratification.
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