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Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRTG) is a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company that regularly issues news on its financial performance, catastrophe exposure and strategic initiatives. As a catastrophe-focused property insurer, Heritage reports on how wildfires, hurricanes, winter storms and severe convective storms affect its personal and commercial residential property portfolio across the northeast, southeast, Hawaii and California excess and surplus lines.
News for HRTG frequently includes quarterly and annual earnings releases, where the company discusses net income, premiums earned, loss ratios, expense ratios and combined ratios. These updates often explain how rate actions, underwriting discipline and exposure management have influenced underwriting results, as well as how changes in weather-related and catastrophe losses have impacted profitability.
Investors can also find announcements about strategic profitability initiatives, such as re-opening profitable geographies, maintaining rate adequacy, using data-driven analytics and enhancing customer service and claims capabilities. Heritage’s communications highlight its efforts to balance growth with risk management in catastrophe-exposed markets.
Another key category of news involves reinsurance and capital management. Heritage has announced the full placement of its catastrophe excess-of-loss reinsurance program, including multi-year indemnity coverage and catastrophe bonds, and has described the role of its affiliate captive reinsurer. The company also issues press releases about credit facility amendments, dividend decisions and share repurchase authorizations.
In addition, Heritage periodically announces investor events, such as participation in virtual investor conferences and scheduled earnings calls. These items provide context on how management communicates with the investment community. For ongoing insight into HRTG, this news feed aggregates company-issued press releases and related coverage in one place.
Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE: HRTG) has successfully completed its 2025-2026 catastrophe excess-of-loss reinsurance program for its insurance subsidiaries. The company increased its purchased limit by $285 million to $2.479 billion, with total cost rising by just $7.8 million to $430.9 million. The program includes $200 million in new catastrophe bonds through Citrus Re Ltd.
Key features include external party first event reinsurance tower exhaustion points of $1.6 billion for Southeast, $1.1 billion for Northeast, and $865 million for Hawaii. The company maintains loss retentions of approximately $50 million for Southeast and Hawaii, and $39.3 million for Northeast, with potential reductions through Osprey Re. The program maintains a 90% Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund participation.
Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE: HRTG), a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company, has scheduled its first quarter 2025 financial results announcement. The company will release its Q1 2025 results after market close on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
A conference call and webcast will follow on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 9:00 am ET. Investors can join via telephone using the domestic dial-in (1-888-346-3095) or international dial-in (1-412-902-4258). A live audio webcast will be available in the investors section of Heritage's website, with a replay option available afterward.
Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE: HRTG) reported Q4 2024 financial results with net income of $20.3 million ($0.66 per diluted share), down from $30.9 million ($1.15 per share) in Q4 2023. The quarter included a $57.0 million pre-tax impact from Hurricane Milton losses.
Key metrics include:
- Gross premiums earned: $360.4 million (+6.1% YoY)
- Net premiums earned: $199.3 million (+12.1% YoY)
- Net loss ratio: 54.7% (+3.7 points YoY)
- Net combined ratio: 89.7% (+4.8 points YoY)
- Book value per share: $9.50 (+30.3% from 2023)
The company achieved its 12th consecutive quarter of in-force premium growth, reaching $1.43 billion (+5.7% YoY). Heritage's Board continues to suspend quarterly shareholder dividends to prioritize strategic growth. The company plans to strategically re-open territories for new personal lines business and maintain focus on profitable geographies.
Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE: HRTG) has announced it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results after market close on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. The company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the results on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 9:00 am ET.
The earnings call will be accessible via phone through domestic (1-888-346-3095) and international (1-412-902-4258) dial-in numbers. A live audio webcast will also be available in the investors section of Heritage's website, with an archived version provided for replay. The company regularly posts financial information and material announcements on investors.heritagepci.com.
Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE: HRTG) anticipates its strongest earnings quarter of 2024 in Q4, surpassing Q2's $18.9 million after-tax net income. The Q4 results include a $57.0 million impact from Hurricane Milton, comprising $40.0 million in retained catastrophe losses and $17.0 million in net reinstatement premium.
The company has successfully settled over 9,000 hurricane claims from 2024, disbursing more than $140 million, with approximately 90% of 2024 hurricane claims now closed. Lower than expected non-catastrophe accident year losses positively influenced Q4 results.
For Q1 2025, Heritage expects to incur $35.0 - $40.0 million in pre-tax net catastrophe losses from Southern California wildfires. The company is actively participating in insurance villages in California to assist affected policyholders.
Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE: HRTG) announced a new $10.0 million share repurchase program starting December 31, 2024, following the expiration of its prior $10.0 million repurchase plan. The new program will run through December 31, 2025, allowing the company to repurchase shares through open market purchases and privately negotiated transactions.
Share purchases will be determined by trading windows, liquidity, market conditions, and other factors including legal requirements and debt covenant restrictions. Heritage, a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company, currently writes approximately $1.4 billion of gross personal and commercial residential premium across multiple states.
Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE: HRTG) reported strong Q3 2024 results with net income of $8.2 million ($0.27 per share), improving from a net loss of $7.4 million in Q3 2023. The company achieved gross premiums earned of $354.2 million (up 5.1%) and net premiums earned of $198.8 million (up 12.6%). The net combined ratio improved to 100.6%, down 10.2 points year-over-year. Despite retaining $48.0 million in hurricane losses, Heritage maintained profitability and demonstrated successful execution of strategic initiatives focused on rate adequacy and portfolio improvement. The company's book value per share increased to $9.10, up 61.1% from Q3 2023.
Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE: HRTG) announced estimated losses for Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton. The company expects to incur $48 million in net catastrophe losses for Q3 2024 from Hurricanes Debbie and Helene, and $57 million for Q4 2024 from Hurricane Milton. Despite these impacts, Heritage anticipates positive net income for Q3 2024.
CEO Ernie Garateix highlighted the company's strong financial position, backed by a $1.30 billion reinsurance tower. Gross losses from Hurricane Milton may reach the third layer of their reinsurance, which starts at $450 million and goes to $914 million. Heritage will announce Q3 2024 financial results on November 6, 2024, followed by a conference call on November 7, 2024.
Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE: HRTG) reported strong Q2 2024 results, with net income of $18.9 million ($0.61 per diluted share), up from $7.8 million ($0.30 per diluted share) in the prior year.
Gross premiums earned increased 6.1% to $350.1 million, and net premiums earned rose 7.6% to $190.3 million. The net loss ratio improved by 4.6 points to 55.7%, while the net combined ratio improved by 2.6 points to 92.5%.
Key strategic initiatives included selective underwriting and rate adequacy, leading to a 6.1% increase in premiums-in-force to $1.4 billion. Heritage's commercial residential premium increased by 29.4%, contributing to top-line growth and margin expansion.
The company plans controlled growth, leveraging new opportunities in disrupted markets, particularly in New York. The Board of Directors continued to suspend the quarterly dividend to prioritize financial stability and strategic growth.