NEW YORK (ContentDesk) October 29, 2004 — "NAMWOLF applauds Michele Coleman Mayes on her recent appointment as member of Assurant’s Board of Directors," stated Yolanda Coly, Associate Director of NAMWOLF. "Michele has been an ardent supporter of diversity within the legal profession. We are sure that Michele will be able to provide Assurant with valuable counsel through the coming years!"Assurant (www.assurant.com) is a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected other markets. The four key businesses — Assurant Employee Benefits; Assurant Health; Assurant Preneed; and Assurant Solutions — have partnered with clients who are leaders in their industries and have built leadership positions in a number of specialty insurance market segments in the U.S. and selected international markets. The Assurant business units provide creditor-placed homeowners insurance; manufactured housing homeowners insurance; debt protection administration; credit insurance; warranties and extended services contracts; individual health and small employer group health insurance; group dental insurance; group disability insurance; group life insurance; and pre-funded funeral insurance. The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (www.namwolf.org) was founded in June, 2001. It is a national trade association comprising a select group of minority and women-owned law firms who exhibit excellence in the legal profession. The primary aim of the organization is to advocate for the increased utilization of minority and women-owned law firms by major corporations and public entities throughout the United States..