Assurant, a global provider of risk management solutions, has appointed John Pawloski as chief compliance officer. He succeeds Doris Vigo, who will remain with Assurant until her retirement at the end of 201

Reporting to Carey Roberts, Assurant’s chief legal officer, Pawloski will be based in Assurant’s Atlanta office. As chief compliance officer, Pawloski will lead Assurant’s global compliance team and have responsibility for the company’s global corporate and regulatory compliance programs.

Prior to joining Assurant, Pawloski served as chief compliance officer for USAA’s Enterprise Staff Agencies group. In that role, he led a team of professionals who managed the compliance risks facing their insurance, banking and investment operations. Prior to his career at USAA, Pawloski was general counsel at Southwest Business Corporation (SWBC), a diversified financial services company that provides lender-placed products for auto and home lending.

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