Assurant (AIZ) will increase its quarterly dividend by 8.0 percent to $0.27 per share in 2014. Last year the company increased its dividend by a total of 19.0 percent, marking the third consecutive year of double digit dividend increases at the time.

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.