On February 10, Simpson Thacher closed the initial public offering of…

On February 10, Simpson Thacher closed the initial public offering of 2.2 billion of common stock for its client, Assurant, Inc., a New York based insurance company that provides individual health, group dental and disability, homeowners and pre funded funeral insurance. Lawyers working on the transaction which began in July of 2002 were Gary Horowitz, Tara Gabbai, Alireza Odouli, Iris Chen and Gabrielle Jampol.