HCI Group Reports First Quarter 2024 Results

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HCI Group, Inc.
HCI Group, Inc.

First Quarter Pre-Tax Income of $77.4 million
First Quarter Diluted EPS of $3.81
First Quarter Gross Loss Ratio of 31.1%

TAMPA, Fla., May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HCI Group, Inc. (NYSE:HCI), a holding company with operations in homeowners insurance, information technology services, real estate, and reinsurance, reported pre-tax income of $77.4 million and net income of $57.0 million, or $3.81 diluted earnings per share, in the first quarter of 2024, compared with net income of $17.8 million, or $1.54 diluted earnings per share, in the first quarter of 2023.

Adjusted net income (a non-GAAP measure which excludes net unrealized gains or losses on equity securities) for the first quarter of 2024 was $55.0 million, or $3.65 diluted earnings per share compared with adjusted net income of $17.4 million, or $1.50 diluted earnings per share, in the first quarter of 2023. This press release includes an explanation of adjusted net income as well as a reconciliation to net income and earnings per share calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (known as “GAAP”).

Management Commentary
“The strong results in the first quarter further reinforce the power of the technology that we’ve built. We’ve successfully added a significant amount of premium with almost no added expense, and we’ve launched a new carrier,” said HCI Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Paresh Patel. “The opportunity for the future is to further leverage our technology platform.”

First Quarter 2024 Commentary
Consolidated gross premiums earned in the first quarter increased to $256.6 million from $180.1 million in the first quarter of 2023. Gross premiums earned in the first quarter of 2024 include $67.0 million of premium from the assumption of policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.

Premiums ceded for reinsurance in the first quarter decreased to $68.1 million from $70.5 million in the first quarter of 2023. Premiums ceded represented 26.5% of gross premiums earned in the first quarter of 2024 compared with 39.2% in the first quarter of 2023. The decrease in reinsurance cost as a percentage of gross premiums earned was due in part to the timing of the large assumption of premiums assumed from Citizens.

Net investment income in the first quarter was $14.1 million compared with $17.7 million in the first quarter of 2023. Net investment income in the first three months of 2023 included a gain of $8.9 million from the sale of two real estate investment properties. Excluding the real estate gain in the prior year quarter, net investment income increased to $14.1 million from $8.8 million. The increase was primarily attributable to higher balances of fixed maturity securities and cash combined with higher yields.