 AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating FSR of A Excellent and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings Long Term ICR of a of most U.S. propertycasualty PC subsidiaries of Assurant, Inc. Assurant headquartered in New York, NY NYSE: AIZ. Concurrently, AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term ICR to a from a and affirmed the FSR of A Excellent of Virginia Surety Company, Inc. Chicago, IL, a PC subsidiary of Assurant. In addition, AM Best has affirmed the FSR of A- Excellent and the Long Term ICRs of a- of the core U.S. lifehealth LH subsidiaries of Assurant, which comprise the organizations current writers of domestic and foreign preneed life insurance, and U.S. and Canada-based credit life and health insurance operations. AM Best also has affirmed the Long-Term ICR of bbb and the Long- and Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings Long-Term IR; Short-Term IR of Assurant. Concurrently, AM Best has downgraded the Long-Term ICRs to bbb from bbb and affirmed the FSR of B Good of Union Security Insurance Company USIC Topeka, KS and Union Security Life Insurance Company of New York USLICNY Fayetteville, NY. The outlook of these Credit Ratings ratings is stable. See below for a detailed list of the companies and Long- and Short-Term IRs. 