EX-99.1 2 d378180dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Heritage Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results

Tampa, FL – November 8, 2022: Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRTG) (“Heritage” or the “Company”), a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company, today reported third quarter of 2022 financial results.

Third Quarter 2022 Result Highlights

 

   

Third quarter net loss of $48.2 million or $1.83 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $16.4 million or $0.59 per diluted share in the prior year quarter.

 

   

Gross premiums written of $304.5 million, up 11.1% from $274.2 million in the prior year quarter.

 

   

Gross premiums earned of $308.0 million, up 4.6% from $294.4 million in the prior year quarter.

 

   

Net earned premiums of $159.7 million, down 1.7% from $162.4 million in the prior year quarter.

 

   

Net current accident year weather losses of $63.8 million, up 24.2% from $51.4 million in the prior year quarter. Current accident year catastrophe weather losses are $40.0 million up 150.5% from $16.0 million in the prior year quarter. Current accident year other weather losses are $23.8 million, down 32.8% from $35.4 million in the prior year quarter.

 

   

Ceded premium ratio of 48.1%, up 3.3 points from 44.8% in the prior year quarter.

 

   

Net loss ratio of 97.6%, 17.8 points higher than the prior year quarter of 79.8%.

 

   

Net expense ratio of 35.7%, up 3.0 points from the prior year quarter amount of 32.7%.

 

   

Net combined ratio of 133.3%, up 20.8 points from 112.5% in the prior year quarter.

 

   

Repurchased 632,744 shares for $1.7 million.

“Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on September 28th. Our highest priority is our policyholders and all those who continue to be affected by Hurricane Ian remain in our thoughts. We are committed to fair and timely claim handling for our customers,” said Heritage CEO Ernie Garateix. At the same time, we are focused on managing exposure and achieving rate adequacy throughout the book of business. We continue to de-risk products or geographies which are not producing appropriate margins, which includes being more selective on both new and renewal business. While I am disappointed with the loss in the quarter, the strategies outlined below are having a positive impact, as demonstrated by the Supplemental Information table included in this earnings release, and I expect that improvement to continue and be reflected in future quarters.”

Strategic Profitability Initiatives

The following provides an update to the Company’s strategic initiatives that we expect will enable Heritage to achieve consistent long-term quarterly earnings and drive shareholder value. The Supplemental Information table included in this earnings release demonstrates progress made since third quarter 2021.

 

   

Generate underwriting profit though rate adequacy and more selective underwriting.

 

   

Premiums-in-force of $1.24 billion are up 5.8% from the prior year quarter, while policy count is down 6.9%, driven by higher rates.

 

   

Average premium per policy throughout the book increased 13.6% over the prior year quarter.

 

   

Continued focus on tightening underwriting criteria while also restricting new business, for policies written in over-concentrated markets or products.

 

   

Optimize capital allocation toward products and geographies that maximize long-term returns.

 

   

Reduction of policy count for Florida personal lines product is a key focus and will continue if meaningful legislation to reduce abusive claims practices does not occur. Policy count for Florida personal lines business intentionally declined by 18.8% as compared to the prior year period.

 

   

Continued offering of Florida commercial lines product with 18.2% growth in annual premium while total insured value (“TIV”) increased only 4.2%.

 

   

Improve portfolio diversity.

 

   

Diversification efforts led to a premium in-force growth of 14.1% in other States.

 

   

Overall premium-in-force increase of 5.8%, despite an 8.5% reduction in Florida admitted personal lines business.

 

   

TIV in other states improved to 74.8%, compared to 71.3% as of the third quarter of 2021.

Capital Management

Given that Heritage’s stock is trading below tangible book value and the loss in the quarter, Heritage’s Board of Directors has decided to temporarily suspend the quarterly dividend to shareholders. The Board of Directors will re-evaluate dividend distribution and stock repurchases on a quarterly basis.


Results of Operations

The following table summarizes results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (amounts in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts):

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2022     2021     Change     2022     2021     Change  

Revenue

   $ 165,493     $ 167,408       (1.1 )%    $ 487,872     $ 464,849       5.0

Net loss

   $ (48,240   $ (16,410     194.0   $ (166,864   $ (25,509     554.1

Adjusted net loss [1]

   $ (48,240   $ (16,410     194.0   $ (76,090   $ (25,509     198.3

Loss per share

   $ (1.83   $ (0.59     210.1   $ (6.29   $ (0.91     587.8

Adjusted net loss [1]

   $ (1.83   $ (0.59     210.1   $ (2.87   $ (0.91     213.6

Book value per share

   $ 4.54     $ 14.57       (68.8 )%    $ 4.54     $ 14.57       (68.8 )% 

Adjusted book value[1]

   $ 6.65     $ 14.55       (54.3 )%    $ 6.65     $ 14.55       (54.3 )% 

Return on equity

     (129.4 )%      (15.8 )%      (113.6 )pts      (96.6 )%      (8.0 )%      (88.6 )pts 

Adjusted return on equity*[1]

     (129.4 )%      (15.8 )%      (113.6 )pts      (44.0 )%      (8.0 )%      (36.0 )pts 

Underwriting summary

            

Gross premiums written

   $ 304,501     $ 274,178       11.1   $ 952,981     $ 886,059       7.6

Gross premiums earned

   $ 307,959     $ 294,409       4.6   $ 891,539     $ 850,466       4.8

Ceded premiums earned

   $ (148,266   $ (131,964     12.4   $ (420,645   $ (399,323     5.3

Net premiums earned

   $ 159,693     $ 162,445       (1.7 )%    $ 470,894     $ 451,143       4.4

Ceded premium ratio

     48.1     44.8     3.3  pts      47.2     47.0     0.2  pts 

Ratios to Net Premiums Earned:

            

Loss ratio

     97.6     79.8     17.8  pts      84.4     72.8     11.6  pts 

Expense ratio

     35.7     32.7     3.0  pts      36.3     35.8     0.5  pts 

Combined ratio

     133.3     112.5     20.8  pts      120.7     108.6     12.1  pts 

 

[1] 

Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. Information regarding non-GAAP financial measures, including required reconciliations, are set forth below under the “Non-GAAP Financial Measuressection of this release.

*

Return on equity represents annualized net income for the period divided by average stockholders’ equity during the period.

 

Note:

Percentages and sums in the table may not recalculate precisely due to rounding.

Ratios

Ceded premium ratio represents ceded premiums as a percentage of gross premiums earned.

Net loss ratio represents net losses and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”) as a percentage of net premiums earned.

Net expense ratio represents policy acquisition costs (“PAC”) and general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses as a percentage of net premiums earned. Ceding commission income is reported as a reduction of PAC and G&A expenses.

Net combined ratio represents the sum of net losses and LAE, PAC and G&A expenses as a percentage of net premiums earned. The net combined ratio is a key measure of underwriting performance traditionally used in the property and casualty industry. A net combined ratio under 100% generally reflects profitable underwriting results.

Third Quarter 2022 Results

 

   

Third quarter net loss of $48.2 million or $1.83 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $16.4 million or $0.59 per diluted share in the prior year quarter driven primarily by current accident year weather losses, including a $40 million net retention for Hurricane Ian. In addition, the Company recorded a $10.7 million valuation allowance against our net deferred tax asset related to certain tax elections made by Osprey Re, our captive reinsurer domiciled in Bermuda.

 

   

Gross premiums written of $304.5 million, up 11.1% from $274.2 million in the prior year quarter, reflecting a 4.8% rate related increase in Florida, despite a policy count reduction of approximately 40,000, and 15.4% growth in other states primarily due to rate increases. Rate increases continued to meaningfully benefit written premiums throughout the book of business.

 

   

Gross premiums earned of $308.0 million, up 4.6% from $294.4 million in the prior year quarter, reflecting higher gross premiums written over the last twelve months driven by higher average premium per policy.


   

Net earned premiums are down 1.7% reflecting a 12.4% increase in contract year reinsurance cost with higher ceded premium outpacing the increase in gross earned premiums for the quarter.

 

   

Net current accident year weather losses of $63.8 million, up 24.2% from $51.4 million in the prior year quarter. Current accident year catastrophe weather losses are $40.0 million up 150.5% from $16.0 million in the prior year quarter. The catastrophe loss for the current quarter represents a $40.0 million retention for Hurricane Ian. Current accident year other weather losses are $23.8 million, down 32.8% from $35.4 million in the prior year quarter.

 

   

Ceded premium ratio of 48.1%, up 3.3 points from 44.8% in the prior year quarter driven by a higher cost of the 2022-2023 catastrophe excess of loss program, stemming from both higher costs and higher TIV.

 

   

Net loss ratio of 97.6%, 17.8 points higher than the prior year quarter of 79.8%, driven by higher losses incurred and slightly lower net earned premium than the prior year quarter.

 

   

Net expense ratio of 35.7%, up 3.0 points from the prior year quarter amount of 32.7%, mostly driven by the reduction of net earned premium from the prior year quarter, with a small portion of the increase related to higher underwriting costs associated with an increase in gross premiums written.

 

   

Net combined ratio of 133.3%, up 20.8 points from 112.5% in the prior year quarter, driven by a higher net loss ratio and net expense ratio as described above.

 

   

Effective tax rate was 2.2% compared to 6.4% in the prior year quarter, driven by the impact of permanent differences in relation to the pre-tax loss each quarter, as well as a $10.7 million valuation allowance as described above in the current period quarter.

Supplemental Information:

 

     At September 30,         
     2022      2021      % Change  

Policies in force:

        

Florida

     188,383        228,572        -17.6

Other States

     352,989        352,714        0.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     541,372        581,286        -6.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Premiums in force:

        

Florida

   $ 569,589,537      $ 584,994,491        -2.6

Other States

     672,812,875        589,527,230        14.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,242,402,412      $ 1,174,521,721        5.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Insured Value:

        

Florida

   $ 102,784,056,201      $ 114,537,338,974        -10.3

Other States

     304,657,398,158        284,498,624,168        7.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 407,441,454,359      $ 399,035,963,142        2.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Book Value Analysis

Book value per share decreased to $4.54 at September 30, 2022, down 64.6% from fourth quarter 2021. The decrease from December 31, 2021 is attributable to a year-to-date net loss, driven primarily by a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $90.8 million made in the second quarter of 2022, and higher weather losses as described above, as well as unrealized losses on the Company’s available-for-sale fixed income securities portfolio. The unrealized losses were due to the sharp decline in bond prices during 2022 as a result of the higher interest rate environment. The Company’s fixed income portfolio average credit rating is A+ with a duration of 3.4 years at September 30, 2022.

 

Book Value Per Common Share    As Of  
     Sept 30, 2022      Jun 30, 2022      Mar 31, 2022      Dec 31, 2021      Sep 30, 2021  

Numerator:

              

Common stockholders’ equity

   $ 117,697      $ 180,546      $ 281,766      $ 343,051      $ 405,025  

Denominator:

              

Total Shares Outstanding

     25,898,930        26,544,096        26,444,720        26,753,511        27,802,626  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Book Value Per Common Share

   $ 4.54      $ 6.80      $ 10.65      $ 12.82      $ 14.57  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted Book Value Per Common Share

   $ 6.65        8.35        11.75        12.99        14.55  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 


Conference Call Details:

Wednesday, November 9, 2022– 9:00 a.m. ET

Participant Dial-in Numbers Toll Free: 1-888-346-3095

Participant International Dial In: 1-412-902-4258

Canada Toll Free: 1-855-669-9657

Webcast:

To listen to the live webcast, please go to http://investors.heritagepci.com/. This webcast will be archived and accessible on the Company’s website.


HERITAGE INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

     September 30, 2022     December 31, 2021  
ASSETS    (unaudited)        

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value

   $ 633,192     $ 669,354  

Equity securities, at cost

     1,514       1,415  

Other investments

     17,084       23,929  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments

     651,790       694,698  

Cash and cash equivalents

     297,548       359,337  

Restricted cash

     6,265       5,415  

Accrued investment income

     3,517       3,167  

Premiums receivable, net

     76,126       71,925  

Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid claims, net

     866,625       269,391  

Prepaid reinsurance premiums

     381,368       265,873  

Income tax receivable

     13,760       11,739  

Deferred income tax asset, net

     14,637       —    

Deferred policy acquisition costs, net

     100,649       93,881  

Property and equipment, net

     22,784       17,426  

Right-of-use lease asset, net

     25,218       27,753  

Intangibles, net

     51,163       55,926  

Goodwill

     —         91,959  

Other assets

     11,133       12,272  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 2,522,583     $ 1,980,762  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

   $ 1,209,352     $ 590,166  

Unearned premiums

     651,913       590,419  

Reinsurance payable

     278,298       191,728  

Long-term debt, net

     121,283       120,757  

Deferred income tax liability, net

     —         9,426  

Advance premiums

     37,855       24,504  

Accrued compensation

     8,067       8,014  

Lease liability

     28,901       31,172  

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     69,217       71,525  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ 2,404,886     $ 1,637,711  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

    

Common stock,

     3       3  

Additional paid-in capital

     334,246       332,797  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

     (54,573     (4,573

Treasury stock

     (130,286     (123,557

Retained (deficit) earnings

     (31,693     138,381  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     117,697       343,051  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 2,522,583     $ 1,980,762  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


HERITAGE INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Income and Other Comprehensive Loss

(Amounts in thousands, except per share and share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
    For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2022     2021     2022     2021  

REVENUES:

        

Gross premiums written

   $ 304,501     $ 274,178     $ 952,981     $ 886,059  

Change in gross unearned premiums

     3,458       20,231       (61,442     (35,593
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross premiums earned

     307,959       294,409       891,539       850,466  

Ceded premiums earned

     (148,266     (131,964     (420,645     (399,323
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net premiums earned

     159,693       162,445       470,894       451,143  

Net investment income

     2,887       1,548       7,050       3,797  

Net realized losses

     (3     (6     (121     (926

Other revenue

     2,916       3,421       10,049       10,835  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     165,493       167,408       487,872       464,849  

EXPENSES:

        

Losses and loss adjustment expenses

     155,849       129,632       397,409       328,376  

Policy acquisition costs, net

     39,194       35,984       115,826       109,183  

General and administrative expenses, net

     17,758       17,169       54,947       52,490  

Goodwill impairment

     —         —         91,959       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     212,801       182,785       660,141       490,049  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (47,308     (15,377     (172,269     (25,200

Interest expense, net

     2,027       2,150       5,750       5,953  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (49,335     (17,527     (178,019     (31,153
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Benefit for income taxes

     (1,095     (1,117     (11,155     (5,644
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (48,240   $ (16,410   $ (166,864   $ (25,509
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

        

Change in net unrealized losses on investments

     (17,471     (1,344     (65,403     (8,316

Reclassification adjustment for net realized investment losses (gains)

     3       6       121       (96

Income tax expense related to items of other comprehensive loss

     4,089       310       15,282       1,950  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss

   $ (61,619   $ (17,438   $ (216,864   $ (31,971
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

        

Basic

     26,369,265       27,938,028       26,536,700       27,902,814  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     26,369,265       27,938,028       26,536,700       27,902,814  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss earnings per share

        

Basic

   $ (1.83   $ (0.59   $ (6.29   $ (0.91

Diluted

   $ (1.83   $ (0.59   $ (6.29   $ (0.91


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 approximately $1.24 billion of gross personal and commercial residential premium across its multi-state footprint.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We measure our performance with several financial and operating metrics. We use these metrics to assess the progress of our business, make decisions on where to allocate capital, time and investments and assess the long-term performance of our company. Certain of these financial metrics are reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP and certain of these metrics are considered non-GAAP financial measures. As our business evolves, we may make changes to our key financial and operating metrics used to measure our performance. For further information and a reconciliation to the most applicable financial measures under U.S. GAAP, refer to our reconciliations below.

Non-GAAP adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial measure and the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net income. Non-GAAP adjusted net income is calculated by adding back the non-recurring, non-cash charges of $90.8 million, net of taxes related to impairment of goodwill for nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share (EPS) is a non-GAAP measure and is calculated by dividing the non-GAAP adjusted net income by the number of fully diluted shares at the end of the period.

Non-GAAP adjusted return on equity is a non-GAAP measure and is calculated by using non-GAAP adjusted net income as the base for the calculation.

Non-GAAP adjusted book value per share is a non-GAAP measure and is calculated by dividing total stockholders’ equity excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, by the total common shares outstanding.

We use these non-GAAP financial measures internally as performance measures and believe that these measures reflect the financial performance of the Company’s ongoing business and core operations. As a supplement to the primary GAAP presentations, non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information about our operating performance. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate comparisons with our historical results and with the results of peer companies who present similar measures (although other companies may define non-GAAP measures differently than we define them, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures). These metrics should only be considered as supplemental to net income, earnings per share and return on equity as measures of our performance. These measures should also not be used as a supplement to, or substitute for, cash flow from operating activities (computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP).

The following tables are reconciliations of adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share and adjusted return on equity to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively:

 

Statement of Operations Non-GAAP Reconciliation    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2022     2021     Change     2022     2021     Change  
     (in thousands except per share data)  

Income Statement Data

  

Net loss

   $ (48,240   $ (16,410     194.0   $ (166,864   $ (25,509   $ 554.1

Less: Goodwill impairment, net of tax

     —         —         —         (90,774     —         NM  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP adjusted net loss

   $ (48,240   $ (16,410     194.0   $ (76,090   $ (25,509   $ 198.3

Diluted Earnings Per Share Data

 

         

Net loss

   $ (1.83   $ (0.59     (1.2 )%    $ (6.29   $ (0.91     (5.4 )% 

Less: Goodwill impairment, net of tax

     —         —         —         (3.42     —         NM  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP adjusted net loss

   $ (1.83   $ (0.59     (1.2 )%    $ (2.87   $ (0.91     (2.0 )% 

Return on Equity Data

 

         

Return on Equity

     (129.4 )%      (15.8 )%      (113.6 )pts      (96.6 )%      (8.0 )%      (88.6 )pts 

Less: Goodwill impairment, net of tax

     —       —       —    pts      (52.5 )%      —       (52.5 )pts 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP adjusted return on equity

     (129.4 )%      (15.8 )%      (113.6 )pts      (44.0 )%      (8.0 )%      (36.0 )pts 


     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
Return on Equity Non-GAAP Reconciliation    2022     2021     2022     2021  
     (in thousands except per share data)  
     (annualized)  

Income Statement Data

  

Net loss

   $ (192,961   $ (65,640   $ (222,486   $ (34,012

Adjusted net loss

   $ (192,961   $ (65,640   $ (101,454   $ (34,012

Divided by Average Equity:

        

Shareholders’ equity at the beginning of period

   $ 180,546     $ 424,873     $ 343,051     $ 442,344  

Shareholders’ equity at the end of period

     117,697       405,025       117,697       405,025  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 149,121     $ 414,949     $ 230,374     $ 423,685  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Return on equity

     (129.4 )%      (15.8 )%      (96.6 )%      (8.0 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted return on equity

     (129.4 )%      (15.8 )%      (44.0 )%      (8.0 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     As Of  
Stockholders’ Equity Reconciliation    30-Sep-22      30-Jun-22      31-Mar-22      31-Dec-21      30-Sep-21  

Common stockholders’ equity

   $ 117,697      $ 180,546      $ 281,766      $ 343,051      $ 405,025  

Add: Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

     54,573        41,194        28,894        4,573        405  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-GAAP adjusted common stockholders’ equity

   $ 172,270      $ 221,740      $ 310,660      $ 338,478      $ 404,620  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted shares outstanding

     25,899        25,644        26,444        26,754        27,803  

Book value per common share

   $ 4.54      $ 7.04      $ 10.66      $ 12.82      $ 14.57  

Non-GAAP adjusted book value per common share

   $ 6.65      $ 8.65      $ 11.75      $ 12.65      $ 14.55  

Note: Percentages and sums in the tables may not recalculate precisely due to rounding


Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those discussed herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “estimate,” “or “continue” or the other negative variations thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. This release includes forward-looking statements relating to the expected positive impact of our strategic initiatives on our future financial results, including focus on profitability, exposure management, rate adequacy and our ability to create value for our shareholders; ability to achieve consistent long-term quarterly earnings and drive shareholder value; continued increase in average premium per policy; expected continued changes in our portfolio to reduce exposure and generate long term returns; the expected benefits of excess and surplus insurance products; expected losses from Hurricane Ian; future dividend payments; the impact of legislation on the homeowner’s insurance marketplace and litigious practices in Florida; our ability to successfully manage inflationary pressures; expectations regarding our fixed income investment portfolio; and our ability to successfully regain value in the Company and achieve our target return on equity. The risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ from those expressed or implied herein include, without limitation: the success of the Company’s underwriting and profitability initiatives; the continued and potentially prolonged impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, demand for our products and our operations; inflation and other changes in economic conditions (including changes in interest rates and financial and real estate markets), including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, including the impact of supply chain constraints, inflationary pressures, labor availability and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine; the impact of new federal and state regulations that affect the property and casualty insurance market; the costs of reinsurance, the collectability of reinsurance and our ability to obtain reinsurance coverage on terms and at a cost acceptable to us; assessments charged by various governmental agencies; pricing competition and other initiatives by competitors; our ability to obtain regulatory approval for requested rate changes, and the timing thereof; legislative and regulatory developments; the outcome of litigation pending against us, including the terms of any settlements; risks related to the nature of our business; dependence on investment income and the composition of our investment portfolio; the adequacy of our liability for losses and loss adjustment expense; our ability to build and maintain relationships with insurance agents; claims experience; ratings by industry services; catastrophe losses; reliance on key personnel; weather conditions (including the severity and frequency of storms, hurricanes, tornadoes and hail); changes in loss trends; acts of war and terrorist activities; court decisions and trends in litigation; and other matters described from time to time by us in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2022 and subsequent filings. The Company undertakes no obligations to update, change or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, additional or subsequent developments or otherwise.

Investor Contact:

Kirk Lusk

Chief Financial Officer

klusk@heritagepci.com

investors@heritagepci.com

Mike Houston and Julia Ward

Lambert

HRTG@lambert.com