FORTIS BENEFITS INSURANCE CO
AMENDMENT TO AMENDED/RESTATED 2004 EMPLOYEE STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN
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<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;10.1</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE<BR>
TO THE<BR>
ASSURANT, INC.<BR>
AMENDED AND RESTATED<BR>
2004 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>THIS AMENDMENT </B>to the Assurant, Inc. Amended and Restated 2004 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), is adopted by Assurant, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;).


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>W I T N E S S E T H:</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>WHEREAS</B>, the Company currently maintains the Plan;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>WHEREAS</B>, the Company wishes to amend the Plan&#146;s governance provisions;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>WHEREAS</B>, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company (the &#147;Compensation Committee&#148;) previously had the right to amend the
Plan; and


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>WHEREAS</B>, the Board of Directors of the Company has transferred such
amendment authority to the Assurant, Inc. Benefit Plans Committee (the
&#147;Committee&#148;).


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>NOW, THEREFORE</B>, the Committee hereby amends the Plan as follows:


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">1.




<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">Effective as of October&nbsp;1, 2004, Section&nbsp;2.4 is revised to read as
follows:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&#147;2.4 <B>Committee</B>. Committee shall mean the Assurant, Inc. Benefit Plans
Committee that shall have the general responsibility for the
administration of the Plan. The Committee also shall have the authority
set forth in Section&nbsp;9.6 of the Plan.&#148;


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">2.




<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">Effective as of October&nbsp;1, 2004, Article&nbsp;2 is amended to add the following
definitions:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&#147;2.7A <B>Compensation Committee </B>shall mean the Compensation Committee of the
Board.&#148;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&#147;2.13A <B>Executive Committee </B>shall mean the committee consisting of the
Company&#146;s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Executive
Vice President of Human Resources.&#148;


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">3.




<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">Effective as of October&nbsp;1, 2004, the first paragraph of Section&nbsp;8.2 is
amended as follows:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&#147;8.2 <B>Termination</B>. The Plan will continue into effect for a term of ten
(10)&nbsp;years from the Effective Date unless earlier terminated by the
Executive Committee. The Executive Committee may terminate the Plan in
whole or in part at any time in its sole and absolute discretion. The
Plan shall be terminated by the Executive Committee if at any time the
number of shares of Common Stock authorized for purposes of the Plan is
not sufficient to meet all purchase requirements, except as specified in
Section&nbsp;4.1.&#148;


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">4.




<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">Effective as of October&nbsp;1, 2004, Section&nbsp;9.6 is amended to add the
following paragraph:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&#147;The Committee also shall have the authority to amend any or all of the
provisions of the Plan, except if any amendment would significantly
increase the liabilities of the Plan. In such case, the Executive
Committee shall have the authority to amend the Plan. In addition, the
Committee shall also have the authority to appoint and remove the
administrators or other outside persons or vendors, and to delegate such
duties to each administrator or other persons or vendors as the Committee
deems appropriate.&#148;


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">5.




<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">Effective as of October&nbsp;1, 2004, Article&nbsp;9 is amended to add the following
new sections to read as follows:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&#147;9.6A <B>Authority of the Compensation Committee</B>. The Compensation
Committee shall have the authority to appoint and/or remove the members
of the Committee. The Compensation Committee shall have no other
responsibilities with respect to the Plan.



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">9.6B <B>Authority of the Executive Committee. </B>The Executive Committee shall
have the authority to determine the source of the shares authorized for
purposes of the Plan and that are to be made available for purchase by
Participants. The Executive Committee also shall approve any amendment
to the Plan that would significantly increase the cost of the Plan, and
to terminate the Plan at any time in whole or in part. The Executive
Committee shall have no other responsibilities with respect to the Plan.&#148;


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<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">Except as amended herein, the Plan shall continue in full force and
effect.


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>&#091;</B><B><I>Signature on Next Page</I></B><B>&#093;</B>



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</B>, the Committee has caused this Amendment to be executed
effective as of the dates set forth above.

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