$8.4 billion specialist insurance provider Assurant has appointed Andy Mills to the newly created role of international compliance officer.

Prior to Assurant, Mills worked as the European compliance director at Assurant Solutions, a subsidiary of the Assurant group. His former experience also includes two years with Grant Thornton UK as director of the financial markets group, and as a senior manager at Ernst & Young in the firm’s regulatory practice group. Mills also is a regular speaker at industry events.