"Our first quarter performance represented a strong start to 2024. Global Housing delivered exceptional results, which combined with the ongoing momentum in our U.S. Connected Living business within Global Lifestyle, continued to demonstrate Assurant's differentiated business model and competitive advantages within the attractive markets we serve. Leveraging our unwavering commitment to deliver an outstanding customer experience, we launched programs with several new clients across our global business lines ...

Wall Street analysts forecast that Assurant (AIZ) will report quarterly earnings of $3.87 per share in its upcoming release, pointing to a year-over-year increase of 40.7%. It is anticipated that revenues will amount to $2.82 billion, exhibiting an increase of 6.1% compared to the year-ago quarter.The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has undergone a downward revision of 2.3% in the past 30 days, bringing it to its present level. This represents how the covering analysts, as a whole, have reassessed th ...

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Assurant Inc. (AIZ) , a global leader in lifestyle and housing solutions, has expanded its footprint in the UK market through the acquisition of iSmash, the country's top independent tech repair brand. This strategic move solidifies Assurant's position in the drop-in mobile equipment service and protection sectors.Enhanced Scale and ExpertiseFounded in 2013, iSmash has quickly risen to prominence with 38 retail locations and 152 employees across the UK. Its specialization in express drop-in repair services ...

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Momentum investing revolves around the idea of following a stock's recent trend in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will be essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." With this methodology, taking advantage of trends in a stock's price is key; once a stock establishes a course, it is more than likely to continue moving that way. The goal is that once a stock heads down a fixed path, it will lead to timely and profitable trades.While many investors like to look for moment ...

The insurance industry has benefited from better pricing, prudent underwriting and exposure growth. Redesigning and repricing of products and services to maintain sales and profitability, increased automation, prudent underwriting standards, and an improving rate environment are expected to drive premium growth and boost the industry’s efficiency.The insurance industry has outperformed the Zacks S&P 500 composite and the Finance sector in the past year. The insurance industry has rallied 30.7% in the past y ...

Assurant, Inc.’s (AIZ) shares have rallied 57.6% in a year compared with the industry's growth of 27.3%. The Finance sector and the Zacks S&P 500 index have gained 26.1% and 27.7% in the said time frame, respectively.With a market capitalization of $9.73 billion, the average volume of shares traded in the last three months was 0.3 million.Image Source: Zacks Investment ResearchThe rally was largely driven by the well-performing Global Lifestyle business, growth of fee-based capital-light businesses, solid c ...

Investors interested in Finance stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Is Assurant (AIZ) one of those stocks right now? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Finance peers, we might be able to answer that question.Assurant is a member of the Finance sector. This group includes 855 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #8. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from b ...

A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Assurant (AIZ) . Shares have added about 2.6% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is Assurant due for a pullback? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at its most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important catalysts. Assurant Q4 Earnings Top on Solid Global Housing ResultsAs ...