Assurant, Inc. (AIZ) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
GlobalData, April 2012, Pages: 29
Assurant, Inc. (AIZ) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
Summary
Assurant, Inc. (Assurant) is a provider of specialized insurance products and services. Assurant, through its subsidiaries, provides specialized insurance products such as debt protection administration, credit insurance, warranties and service contracts, pre-funded funeral insurance, creditor–placed homeowners insurance, and manufactured housing homeowners’ insurance. It also offers individual health and small employer group health insurance, group dental insurance, group disability insurance, and group life insurance. The company has presence in other countries such as Canada, the UK, Argentina, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Chile, Germany, Spain, Italy, Mexico and China. Assurant is headquartered in New York, the US.
The company's business strategy is to manage a select portfolio of specialty businesses that are leaders in their markets.
This comprehensive SWOT profile of Assurant, Inc. provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.
The profile contains critical company information including:
- Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
- Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
- SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
- Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
- Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
- Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
- Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
- Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
- Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
- Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
- Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
- Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.
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List of Tables
List of Figures
Section 1 - About the Company
Assurant, Inc. - Key Facts
Assurant, Inc. - Key Employees
Assurant, Inc. - Key Employee Biographies
Assurant, Inc. - Major Products and Services
Assurant, Inc. - History
Assurant, Inc. - Company Statement
Assurant, Inc. - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 – Company Analysis
Assurant, Inc. - Business Description
Assurant, Inc. - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
Assurant, Inc. - Strengths
Strength - Niche Product Offerings
Strength - Strong Business Model
Strength - Strong Operational Performance
Assurant, Inc. - Weaknesses
Weakness - Decline in Segmental Profitability
Weakness - Business Concentration
Assurant, Inc. - Opportunities
Opportunity - Growth Prospects in Emerging Markets
Opportunity - Strategic Acquisitions
Assurant, Inc. - Threats
Threat - Stagnant Growth in Non-Life Insurance
Threat - Huge Capital in US Insurance Industry
Threat - Solvency II Regulations
Threat - Competition
Assurant, Inc. - Key Competitors
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts
Section 4 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
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List of Tables
Assurant, Inc., Key Facts
Assurant, Inc., Key Employees
Assurant, Inc., Key Employee Biographies
Assurant, Inc., Major Products and Services
Assurant, Inc., History
Assurant, Inc., Other Locations
Assurant, Inc., Subsidiaries
Assurant, Inc., Key Competitors
Assurant, Inc., Ratios based on current share price
Assurant, Inc., Annual Ratios
Assurant, Inc., Interim Ratios
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios
List of Figures
Assurant, Inc., Performance Chart (2007 - 2011)
Assurant, Inc., Ratio Charts
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