Insurer Assurant (AIZ) will raise its quarterly dividend by 19.0 percent to 0.25 per share. This comes after a 16.7 percent dividend increase by the company last year, marking the second year of double digit dividend increases at the time. The dividend now has been increased annualy since the company went public in 2004.

Assurant, Inc. is a provider of risk management solutions in the housing and lifestyle markets, protecting where people live and the goods they buy. The company operates in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific through three operating segments: Global Housing, Global Lifestyle and Global Preneed. Assurant, Inc. was incorporated as a Delaware corporation in 2004 and has paid a dividend every year since the company went public.