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CLEARWATER, Fla., May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRTG) ("Heritage" or the "Company"), a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company, announced today that it placed its 2021-2022 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).

2021-2022 catastrophe reinsurance program key points:

• Total cost to Heritage of approximately $312 million, accounting for 28% of March 31, 2021 premiums-in-force.
• First event reinsurance tower exhaustion point of $1.4 billion and total limit of $2.5 billion in the southeast.
• $640 million of private market layers automatically reinstate, all of which are prepaid and included in the cost above.
• First event loss retention in the southeast and Hawaii of $32.0 million and $20.7 million in the northeast.
• Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund participation of 90%.

Ernie Garateix, Heritage's CEO, said, "We completed our 2021-2022 catastrophe reinsurance program meaningfully earlier this year, which is a testament to our strong reinsurance partner relationships, diversified book of business and solid reserving track record. Compared to last year, we prepaid reinstatement premiums for all layers with a reinstatement available and substantially eliminated co-participations in the reinsurance tower above our regional retentions. Overall, we have a stronger program with fewer moving parts. We are grateful to our reinsurance partners for their support."

Financial information, including material announcements about Heritage, is routinely posted on investors.heritagepci.com. 

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 $1.1 billion of gross personal and commercial residential premium across its multi-state footprint.

Forward-Looking Statements
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Investor Contact:
Arash Soleimani, CFA, CPA
Executive Vice President
727.871.0206
asoleimani@heritagepci.com

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