ASSURANT INC
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT WITH DONALD HAMM
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-10.19
<SEQUENCE>8
<FILENAME>dex1019.htm
<DESCRIPTION>AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT WITH DONALD HAMM
<TEXT>
<HTML><HEAD>
<TITLE>Amendment No. 1 To The Change in Control Severance Agreement with Donald Hamm</TITLE>
</HEAD>
 <BODY BGCOLOR="WHITE">

 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.19 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>CHANGE IN
CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this &#147;<U>Amendment</U>&#148;) is
effective January&nbsp;1, 2006, by and between Assurant, Inc. (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) and Donald Hamm (the &#147;<U>Executive</U>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Company and Executive entered into that certain Change in Control Severance Agreement dated as of January&nbsp;1, 2005 (the &#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;); and </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, by its terms the Agreement expires on December&nbsp;31, 2005; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has authorized the extension of the Agreement through December&nbsp;31, 2006, subject to certain amendments being agreed to by the parties; and </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Company and Executive now desire to extend and amend the Agreement as set forth in this Amendment; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises made herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>1. <U>Agreement Term</U>. </I>The definition
of &#147;Agreement Term&#148; in Section&nbsp;1(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by changing the date in the first sentence from &#147;December 31, 2005&#148; to &#147;December 31, 2006.&#148; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>2. <U>Compliance With Section&nbsp;409A</U>. </I> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(a) Section&nbsp;4 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new subsection 4(a)(i)(C): </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;C.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Delayed Payments</U>. To the extent required to comply with Section&nbsp;409A of the Code, as reasonably determined by the Company&#146;s legal counsel, the payments under this
Section&nbsp;4(a)(i) shall be delayed to the six-month anniversary of the Date of Termination.&#148; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Section&nbsp;4 of
the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end of subsection 4(a)(ii): </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;To the extent required to
comply with Section&nbsp;409A of the Code, as reasonably determined by the Company&#146;s legal counsel, Executive will pay the entire cost of receiving the Welfare Benefits pursuant to his or her COBRA elections for the first six months after the
Date of Termination, </FONT></P>

<p Style='page-break-before:always'>
<HR  SIZE="3" COLOR="#999999" WIDTH="100%" ALIGN="CENTER">

 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">and the Company will reimburse Executive for the Company&#146;s share of such costs, as required by
subsection 4(a)(ii)(A), on or as soon as practicable after the six-month anniversary of the Date of Termination.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>3. <U>Certain
Additional Payments by the Company</U>. </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Section&nbsp;8(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph
at the end of such Section: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section&nbsp;8(a), if the Parachute Value (as defined
below) of all Payments does not exceed 105% of Executive&#146;s Safe Harbor Amount (as defined below), then the Company shall not pay Executive a Gross-Up Payment, and the Payments due under 4(a)(i) of this Agreement (the &#147;<U>Cash Severance
Payments</U>&#148;) shall be reduced so that the Parachute Value of all Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount; provided, that if even after all Cash Severance Payments due under this Agreement are reduced to zero, the Parachute
Value of all Payments would still exceed the Safe Harbor Amount, then no reduction of any Cash Severance Payments shall be made and the Gross-Up Payment shall be made. The reduction of the Cash Severance Payments, if applicable, shall be made in
such a manner as to maximize the economic present value of all Payments actually made to Executive, determined by the Accounting Firm for purposes of Section&nbsp;280G of the Code using the discount rate required by Section&nbsp;280G(d)(4) of the
Code. For purposes of this Section&nbsp;8, the &#147;<U>Parachute Value</U>&#148; of a Payment means the present value as of the date of the change of control for purposes of Section&nbsp;280G of the Code of the portion of such Payment that
constitutes a &#147;parachute payment&#148; under Section&nbsp;280G(b)(2) of the Code, as determined by the Accounting Firm for purposes of determining whether and to what extent the Excise Tax will apply to such Payment. For purposes of this
Section&nbsp;8, Executive&#146;s &#147;<U>Safe Harbor Amount</U>&#148; means one dollar less than three times Executive&#146;s &#147;base amount&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;280G(b)(3) of the Code.&#148; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Section&nbsp;8(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence thereof and replacing it with the following: </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Subject to the provisions of Section&nbsp;8(c), all determinations required to be made under this Section&nbsp;8, including whether and when a
Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be used in arriving at such determination, shall be made by an independent, nationally recognized accounting firm or compensation consulting firm mutually
acceptable to the Company and Executive (the &#147;<U>Accounting Firm</U>&#148;), which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive within 15 business days of the receipt of notice from the Executive that
there has been a Payment, or such earlier time as is reasonably requested by the Company.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">- 2 - </FONT></P>


<p Style='page-break-before:always'>
<HR  SIZE="3" COLOR="#999999" WIDTH="100%" ALIGN="CENTER">

 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Section&nbsp;8(c) of the Agreement is amended by deleting subsection 8(c)(ii) and replacing it with
the following: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;(ii)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">take such action in connection with contesting such claim as the Company shall reasonably request in writing from time to time, including, without limitation, accepting legal
representation with respect to such claim by an attorney reasonably selected by the Company, and designating such attorney as authorized to act on Executive&#146;s behalf with respect to such examination, if necessary, through a power of
attorney,&#148; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>4. <U>No Other Amendments</U>.</I> Except as expressly set forth herein, the parties make no other
amendment, alteration or modification of the Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the day and
year first above written. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="40%" BORDER="0">

<TR>
<TD WIDTH="7%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="92%"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ASSURANT, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ J. Kerry Clayton</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">J. Kerry Clayton</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="3"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EXECUTIVE</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="3"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Donald Hamm</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Donald Hamm</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">- 3 - </FONT></P>

</BODY></HTML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
