Rebekah Biondo

Rebekah Biondo is Deputy Chief Finance Officer of Assurant and a member of the company’s Management Committee. As Deputy CFO, she leads Assurant’s business finance, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), and investor relations functions, ensuring alignment between the company’s business goals and its overall financial objectives. Directing a global 200-member team, Rebekah is responsible for providing financial leadership to all of Assurant’s businesses, setting both short- and longer-term financial objectives, and ultimately driving financial outperformance. Throughout her 23-year tenure with Assurant, Rebekah has assumed roles of increasing responsibility. A credentialed actuary by trade, she started as an actuary within the company’s Global Housing segment and later assumed responsibility of the segment’s entire finance team before moving into the FP&A leadership role. In addition to her responsibilities, Rebekah has been instrumental in supporting the Finance team’s multi-year transformation efforts. This has included establishing the company’s core FP&A function and capabilities, directing & orchestrating enterprise expense management efforts, and enhancing the analytics and financial disclosures for Assurant's vast portfolio of businesses. Supporting Assurant’s growth strategy across its key lines of business, Rebekah has played a critical role in re-positioning the company’s relevant financial metrics and disclosure narratives to bring greater financial transparency to the investment community. During her tenure with the company, Rebekah also oversaw the financial support for the company’s merger & acquisition activities. This involved assessing numerous acquisition targets, closing 10 transactions, and supporting the successful divestiture of several businesses. She served as a key finance leader in the $2.5 billion acquisition and integration of The Warranty Group in 2018, the largest acquisition in Assurant’s history. Committed to helping others succeed, Rebekah champions emerging women leaders at Assurant and mentors aspiring actuaries. Additionally, she recognizes the power of diverse thinking, given her everyday job as a mother to both a neurotypical and a neurodiverse child. Through her work in the South Florida community, Rebekah has focused on supporting organizations and other families living with autism by sharing her experiences. She has recognized the power in diversity of thought, which has served her well to lead a team of diverse resources across the globe.