Assurant (AIZ) will raise its quarterly dividend by 11.1 percent from $0.27 to $0.30 per share. This follows a dividend increase of 8.0 percent by the company last year.

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.