UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 31, 2023

HCI GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida		01-34126		20-5961396
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)
3802 Coconut Palm Drive Tampa, Florida 33619
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(813) 405-3600

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		HCI		New York Stock Exchange

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

 

To mitigate risk from hurricanes, tornados, severe thunderstorms and other catastrophes, each year our two insurance subsidiaries, Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Inc. (Homeowners Choice) and TypTap Insurance Company (TypTap), implement a comprehensive reinsurance program whereby Homeowners Choice and TypTap pay premiums to other entities that agree to indemnify Homeowners Choice and TypTap against costs associated with policyholder claims caused by certain catastrophic events.

 

Homeowners Choice and TypTap secured their reinsurance program for the year June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024 by entering into contracts with multiple private reinsurance companies and with the State Board of Administration of Florida, which administers the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and the Reinsurance to Assist Policyholders program.

 

The private reinsurance companies include Arch Reinsurance Ltd., Chubb Tempest Reinsurance Ltd., Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd., Munich Reinsurance America, National Liability & Fire Insurance Company, Odyssey Reinsurance Company, Swiss Reinsurance America, Transatlantic Reinsurance Company, various Lloyd’s syndicates, and our own Bermuda-based reinsurance subsidiary, Claddaugh Casualty Insurance Company Ltd. All of our private reinsurers are AM Best rated ‘A-’ (Excellent) or better or have fully collateralized their obligations to us.

 

The reinsurance contracts provide various coverages, limits, retentions, and durations. The private reinsurance contracts cover, in general, hurricanes, tropical storms, tornados, and other large events. The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund agreement and Reinsurance to Assist Policyholders program covers only storms designated as hurricanes by the National Hurricane Center.

 

Management assessed the reinsurance needs for each insurance subsidiary, including Homeowners Choice and TypTap, by region and peril for the 2023-2024 treaty year. The company has secured two reinsurance towers for its two insurance subsidiaries. Reinsurance Tower 1 covers all Homeowners Choice policies issued in Florida. Reinsurance Tower 2 is shared between TypTap and Homeowners Choice and covers all TypTap policies (whether issued in Florida or outside of Florida) and Homeowners Choice policies issued outside of Florida. Claddaugh, our Class 3A Bermuda reinsurer, selectively participates on certain portions of each reinsurance tower.
 

 

Tower 1 - Covering All Homeowners Choice Florida Policies

 

Tower 1’s 2023-2024 reinsurance program provides coverage up to $992.8 million for catastrophic losses from a single event in Florida, which is sufficient to cover the company’s probable maximum loss resulting from a 1 in 318-year storm based on projected exposure at September 30, 2023. The total coverage for all occurrences is $1.42 billion. The reinsurance retention for Tower 1 is $12.5 million for both first and second event.

 

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund component of the program is estimated to cover 90% of $520.6 million in excess of $242.7 million retention at a total estimated cost of $40.0 million.

 

Premiums for the private reinsurance component of the program, including coverage provided by Claddaugh, are approximately $126.4 million, assuming no losses occur during the period.

 

The Reinsurance to Assist Policyholders program (“RAP”), created by the Florida Legislature, was deferred by Homeowners Choice for the 2022-2023 treaty year. As a result, the company is obligated to utilize RAP coverage for the 2023-2024 treaty year. The RAP component of the program is estimated to cover 90% of $76.9 million in excess of $173.4 million retention with no premium paid by the company for this coverage.

 

Effective June 1, 2022, Homeowners Choice entered into a multi-year private reinsurance agreement which included retrospective provisions that adjust premiums in the event losses are minimal or zero. This reinsurance agreement remains in place for the 2023-2024 reinsurance treaty year. Like last year and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, we will recognize an asset in the period in which the absence of loss experience obligates the reinsurer to pay cash or other consideration under the contract. On the contrary, we will derecognize such asset in the period in which a loss experience arises. Such adjustments to the asset, which accrue throughout the contract term, will negatively impact our operating results if a catastrophic loss event occurs.

 

Tower 2 - Covering All TypTap Policies, Whether Florida or Outside of Florida, and Homeowners Choice Policies Outside of Florida

 

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Tower 2’s 2023-2024 reinsurance program provides coverage up to $684.2 million for catastrophic losses from a single event in Florida, which is sufficient to cover the company’s probable maximum loss resulting from a 1 in 376-year storm based on projected exposure in Florida at September 30, 2023. The reinsurance program provides coverage up to $337 million for catastrophic losses from a single event outside of Florida, which is sufficient to cover the company’s probable maximum loss resulting from a 1 in 208-year storm based on projected exposure outside of Florida at September 30, 2023. The total coverage for all occurrences is $990.8 million. The reinsurance retention for Tower 2 is $9.0 million for both first and second event.

 

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund component of the program is estimated to cover 90% of $336.1 million in excess of $156.7 million retention at a total estimated cost of $25.8 million.

 

Premiums for the private reinsurance component of the program, including coverage provided by Claddaugh, are approximately $102.4 million, assuming no losses occur during the period.

 

The Reinsurance to Assist Policyholders program (“RAP”), created by the Florida Legislature, was deferred by TypTap for the 2022–2023 treaty year. As a result, the company is obligated to utilize RAP coverage for the 2023-2024 treaty year. The RAP component of the program is estimated to cover 90% of $49.7 million in excess of $112.0 million retention with no premium paid by the company for this coverage.

 

TypTap has entered into a single-year reinsurance agreement which includes retrospective provisions that adjust premiums in the event losses are minimal or zero. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, we will recognize an asset in the period in which the absence of loss experience obligates the reinsurer to pay cash or other consideration under the contract. On the contrary, we will derecognize such asset in the period in which a loss experience arises. Such adjustments to the asset, which accrue throughout the contract term, will negatively impact our operating results if a catastrophic loss event occurs.

 

Claddaugh

 

Where we think prudent, particularly where, in our view, premium rates are high relative to the risk, we selectively retain risk whereby Homeowners Choice and TypTap purchase reinsurance from Claddaugh, our Class 3A Bermuda reinsurer. Claddaugh participates across multiple reinsurance layers, geographies, and perils through its participation on Towers 1 and 2. For the 2023-2024 treaty year, Claddaugh has approximately $39.4 million of capital at risk and will collect approximately $28.0 million in premium from our insurance subsidiaries assuming no losses occur during that period.

 

HCI Group, Inc.

 

In total, HCI Group expects to incur net consolidated reinsurance premiums ceded to third parties, excluding Claddaugh, of approximately $266.6 million from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024, assuming no losses occur during that period. Our reinsurance premiums are an estimate based on exposure projections and subject to true up at September 30, 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 31, 2023.

HCI GROUP, INC.
BY:		/s/ James Mark Harmsworth
		Name: James Mark Harmsworth Title: Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this Form 8-K has been provided to HCI Group, Inc. and will be retained by HCI Group, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

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