May 5, 2015
CLEARWATER, Fla., May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRTG) (“Heritage” or the “Company”), a property and casualty insurance holding company, today announced that its subsidiary, Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Co “(Heritage P&C) closed three catastrophe bond transactions.
The bonds are named Citrus Re 2015-1, and offer three classes of notes that total $ 277.5 million. The Class B and C notes are the first bonds to replace a portion of the coverage provided by the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”). This industry leading transaction reduces Heritage’s level of participation in the FHCF to 75%, down from the typical 90% level used by most of the Florida Domestic Insurers. The bonds provide three years of coverage at an average rate below what is charged by the FHCF.
Heritage also placed the Series A notes well within guidance which total $ 150 million in coverage for three years. The Citrus Re 2015-1 transaction is Heritage’s third catastrophe bond placement, which in total provides $ 477.5 million in coverage. The catastrophe bonds feature an indemnity trigger on a per occurrence basis, and provide fully collateralized coverage for personal residential and commercial residential policies.
“We are pleased with the pricing for Citrus Re 2015-1 and particularly with the cost savings achieved by using the Class B and Class C notes to replace a portion of the FHCF,” said Bruce Lucas, Chairman & CEO. “We were concerned that the FHCF would pass on a large rate increase resulting from its purchase of private reinsurance and wanted to protect our policyholders. The pricing generated a savings for our reinsurance program for the three year period, and the savings were amplified when the FHCF announced on April 14, 2015 that there would be a 7.29% rate increase on Floridians to incorporate the cost of its newly approved risk transfer program. We are proud to have had the foresight to once again recognize market trends before they happen, which we believe will result in an estimated $ 2.5 million in savings over the next three years. We appreciate the support the ILS investor community has provided to Heritage and look forward to continued transactions.”
Willis Capital Markets & Advisory acted as sole bookrunner and sole structuring agent on the transaction.
About Heritage
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRTG) is a property and casualty insurance holding company headquartered in Clearwater, Florida. Its subsidiary, Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Company, writes approximately $ 500 million of personal and commercial residential premium through a large network of experienced agents. Heritage is led by an experienced senior management team with an average of 28 years of insurance industry experience.
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Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc.
Stephen Rohde
Chief Financial Officer
investors@heritagepci.com
www.heritagepci.com
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