HCI Group
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Estimates were revised from $845mn to $740mn.
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The Insurance Insider US news team runs you through the earnings results for the day.
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The company announced it is undertaking several strategic steps designed to increase operational and capital flexibility and to better position it for future growth opportunities.
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The assumption brings TypTap’s total in-force premium to $1bn.
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HCI sold a total of 1.15 million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $78 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions.
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HCI is offering one million common stock shares priced at $78 per share.
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CORE plans to commence operations in February 2024 by assuming policies representing approximately $75mn of in-force premium from state-backed insurer Citizens.
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The Floridian was approved for 75,000 policies, made 72,958 offers and assumed 53,750 policies – a 74% acceptance rate.
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The Inside P&C news team runs you through the earnings results for the day.
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Awaiting Floir approval, the move will mark the Floridian’s entry into the commercial residential insurance space, CEO Paresh Patel told analysts Tuesday.
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HCI subsidiary TypTap Insurance Company has received approval from Floir to assume up to 25,000 policies from Florida’s state-owned insurance company.
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Inside P&C’s morning summary of the key stories to get you up to speed fast.
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The company had assumed 200,000 policies by the end of Q2 and will now “resume growth to a higher number in the future”, Patel told analysts.
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The Inside P&C news team runs you through the earnings results for the day.
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Forecasts for “near-normal” activity may mean the chance at a reprieve for the Florida market, but a history of underestimates warrants caution.
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The carrier is obligated to use the RAP program and upped its ceded premiums.
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The stock price went as high as $60.60 per share at midday Wednesday, compared to yesterday’s close at $50.48 per share.
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HCI was modelling a decrease in claim frequency of about 15% to 20% and in litigation frequency of about 3%.
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Inside P&C’s morning summary of the key stories to get you up to speed fast.
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Inside P&C’s morning summary of the key stories to get you up to speed fast.
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HCI will own all its stock, launching it with 2.5 million shares valued at $1 per share.
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The carrier reported a Q4 consolidated loss ratio of 39.4%, down one point on the year as claims frequency declined while severity stabilized towards the end of the year.
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The company is confident it has sufficient additional reinsurance capacity should claims begin to develop outside of initial expectations.
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The Florida carrier suggested that Ian will not exhaust the state’s reinsurance Cat Fund.
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As the loss numbers for Hurricane Ian begin to come into focus, three topics to watch are impact from demand surge, litigation trends, and rate activity.
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Hurricane Ian’s total effect is still unknown, but lessons from Hurricane Irma give insight into potential outcomes.
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If current forecasts prove accurate, this will be a pivotal moment for the already off-balance Florida cohort and could result in a new market landscape.
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With the most active hurricane month just a week away, the moment of truth has finally come for the already strained Floridians.
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The company sees and opportunity to grow market share in the state.
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The sector was hit by a rough first half of 2022, with more to come in the second half of the year.
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The US P&C carrier is putting more premium through its captive.
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Excessive litigation costs and continued losses threaten the Sunshine state’s market.
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Forecasters have again predicted an active season for storm activity, with the Florida market particularly vulnerable to high cat activity.
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The chunky deal comes as many reinsurers are heavily cutting their Florida cat books.
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Insurers could face pressure if interest rate and recession fears intersect with worsening loss cost trends.
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The Florida carrier has yet to finalise its programs as it awaits potential reforms.
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The company’s convertible notes now have $24mn outstanding.
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Investors are taking a second look at private valuations, as they realize that an IPO or a SPAC exit is no longer an attractive option in the short term.
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The next generation must stay private longer, employ a partnership approach to capital and take the complexities of insurance more seriously.
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Stock prices fluctuated, and InsurTech short-sellers took some profits.
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InsurTechs, including Lemonade, Root, Hippo, and Metromile, shed some short interest but remain the target of choice for short-sellers.
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The Inside P&C research team looks forward to the big issues of the new year.
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Lemonade, Root, and Metromile remain the focus of short sellers, as most firms see little short interest change.
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The deal follows a similar transaction on northeast business in January.
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Lemonade and Root remain the focal points of short sellers, while Metromile’s stock loan fee rate increases (pending acquisition).
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Short interest fell in InsurTechs, but not enough to ease the pressure on the sector.