1st Quarter - Report

ASSURANT, INC. for ASSURANT INC

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$320,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
1st Quarter - Report (this page) Apr 21, 2008 $320,000 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment Dec 19, 2008 $516,000 Yes

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

See addendum HR 227 Health Care Tax Deduction Act of 2007, HR 2639 Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007, HR 3234 HSA Improvement and Expansion Act, HR 46 Small Business Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007, S 397 Tax Equity and Affordability Act of 2007

Foreign entity interest: Fortis, NV (Fortis, B)* Fortis SA/NV (Fortis, NL)* *Together these entities own 3.5% of Assurant, Inc.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREL K CALL —
EDWIN L HARPER —
RONNY B LANCASTER —

Bills named: H.R. 3234 (110th), H.R. 2639 (110th), H.R. 46 (110th), H.R. 227 (110th)

Retirement RET

HR 3185, 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security

Foreign entity interest: Fortis, NV (Fortis, B)* Fortis SA/NV (Fortis, NL)* *Together these entities own 3.5% of Assurant, Inc.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWIN L HARPER —

Bills named: H.R. 3185 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

See addendum HR 1200 American Health Security Act of 2007, HR 1368 Personalized Health Information Act, HR 1368 Personalized Health Information Act of 2007, HR 15 National Health Insurance Act, HR 2833 Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, HR 5348 American Health Benefits Program Act of 2008, HR 676 United States National Health Insurance Act, S 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S 1899 Universal Health Coverage Act of 2007, S 2236 Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, S 2706 Health Insurance Coverage, Protection Act , S 334 Healthy Americans Act

Foreign entity interest: Fortis, NV (Fortis, B)* Fortis SA/NV (Fortis, NL)* *Together these entities own 3.5% of Assurant, Inc.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREL K CALL —
EDWIN L HARPER —
RONNY B LANCASTER —

Bills named: H.R. 676 (110th), H.R. 15 (110th), H.R. 1200 (110th), H.R. 2833 (110th), H.R. 5348 (110th), H.R. 1368 (110th)

Insurance INS

See addendum HR 1065 Nonadmitted and ReInsurance Reform Act of 2007, HR 1081 Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007, HR 1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, HR 1682 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007, HR 1820 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2007, HR 2132 Small Business Health Plans Act of 2007, HR 2671 TRIA, HR 3200 National Insurance Act of 2007, HR 4460 Health Care Choice Act of 2007, HR 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, HR 506 Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act, S 40 National Insurance Act of 2007, S 1198 Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act, S 1556 Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act, S 2477 Health Care Choice Act of 2007, S 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, S 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, S 618 Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007, S 618 Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007, S 929 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007

Foreign entity interest: Fortis, NV (Fortis, B)* Fortis SA/NV (Fortis, NL)* *Together these entities own 3.5% of Assurant, Inc.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREL K CALL —
EDWIN L HARPER —
RONNY B LANCASTER —

Bills named: H.R. 1820 (110th), H.R. 2671 (110th), H.R. 2132 (110th), H.R. 506 (110th), H.R. 3200 (110th), H.R. 1065 (110th), H.R. 4460 (110th), H.R. 1682 (110th), H.R. 1081 (110th), H.R. 493 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

See addendum Legislation include: HR 1685 Data Security Act of 2007, HR 2046 Social Security Number Privacy and Id Theft Prevention Act of 2007, HR 220 Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007, HR 275 Global Online Privacy Act, HR 336 Identity Theft Prevention and Timely Reporting Act of 2007, HR 4175 Privacy and Cyber Crime Enforcement Act of 2007, HR 948 SSN Protection Act, HR 958 Data Accountability and Trust Act, S 1178 Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007, S 1202 Personal Data Protection Act of 2007, S 1260 Data Security Act of 2007, S 2168 Id Theft Restitution Act of 2007, S 239 Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007, S 495 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007, S 806 Consumer ID Protection and Security Act

Foreign entity interest: Fortis, NV (Fortis, B)* Fortis SA/NV (Fortis, NL)* *Together these entities own 3.5% of Assurant, Inc.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREL K CALL —
EDWIN L HARPER —
RONNY B LANCASTER —

Bills named: H.R. 948 (110th), H.R. 4175 (110th), H.R. 958 (110th), H.R. 220 (110th), H.R. 1685 (110th), H.R. 336 (110th), H.R. 2046 (110th), H.R. 275 (110th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.