CLEARWATER, Fla., June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRTG) (“Heritage” or the “Company”), a property and casualty insurance holding company, announced today that it placed its 2020-2021 catastrophe reinsurance program for its statutory insurance subsidiaries, including Heritage Property Casualty Insurance Company (HPCIC), Narragansett Bay Insurance Company (NBIC) and Zephyr Insurance Company (ZIC).
2020-2021 catastrophe reinsurance program key points:
- Total cost to Heritage of $272.1 million, accounting for 28.4% of March 31, 2020 premiums-in-force, up 6.0% from 26.8% last year.
- First event reinsurance tower exhaustion point of $1.347 billion in the southeast, inclusive of loss retentions and co-participations. Automatic reinstatement of private market layers, some of which are prepaid, resulting in $2.382 billion of total limit in the southeast, inclusive of loss retentions and co-participations.
- First event loss retention in the southeast and Hawaii of $20 million, with additional co-participation above $945.4 million in the southeast. First event loss retention in the northeast of $13.3 million, with additional co-participation above $390 million.
- Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund participation of 90%, consistent with last year.
Bruce Lucas, Heritage’s Chairman and CEO, said, “We were able to place our 2020-2021 catastrophe reinsurance program on reasonable terms in a challenging renewal year, which is a testament to our multi-state diversification, Florida de-risking, prudent reserving and long-standing relationships with our reinsurance partners. I would like to thank all of our reinsurance partners for their continued support.”
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About Heritage
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. is a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company. Through its insurance subsidiaries and a large network of experienced agents, the Company writes over $950 million of gross personal and commercial residential premium across its multi-state footprint.
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Investor Contact:
Arash Soleimani, CFA, CPA
Executive Vice President
727.871.0206
asoleimani@heritagepci.com
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