Federated National Holding Company Reports 2013 Third Quarter and Nine-Months Ended Financial Results

SUNRISE, Fla., Oct. 31, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Federated National Holding Company (Nasdaq:FNHC) (the "Company"), a Florida-based provider of insurance, today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 (see attached tables).

Highlights:

• 337% increase in net income Q3 2013 as compared with Q3 2012; 152% increase in year to date net income for 2013 as compared with 2012
• 143% increase in gross premiums written for Q3 2013 as compared with Q3 2012
• 86% increase in net premiums earned for Q3 2013 as compared with Q3 2012
• 74% increase in homeowners' policy count to approximately 100,300 as of September 30, 2013, compared with approximately 57,600 as of September 30, 2013
• Book value increased to $9.17 at September 30, 2013 as compared with $8.26 at December 31, 2012
• Total expenses, excluding loss and loss adjustment expenses, as a percentage of total revenue, totaled 40% during Q3 2013 as compared with 47% during Q3 2012

Mr. Michael H. Braun, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and President, said, "I am pleased to report another successful quarter which included significant growth in policy count, premium and net income. I see opportunities for us to continue growing our business while remaining committed to the discipline that has helped generate our results during the third quarter and first nine months of 2013. We believe that our business model, capabilities, and relationships are unique in our marketplace. While we'll always face competition and challenges, I'm very pleased with and proud of the position of the Company today."

Third Quarter 2013 Financial Review

• For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company reported net income of $3.3 million, or $0.41 per share on 8.07 million average undiluted and $0.39 per share on 8.35 million average diluted shares outstanding, compared with net income of $0.8 million, or $0.09 per share on 7.95 million average undiluted and $0.09 per share on 8.04 million average diluted shares outstanding in the same three-month period last year.
   
• For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company reported net income of $8.2 million, or $1.02 per share on 8.02 million average undiluted and $0.99 per share on 8.26 million average diluted shares outstanding, compared with net income of $3.2 million, or $0.40 per share on 7.95 million average undiluted and $0.40 per share on 8.01 million average diluted shares in the same nine-month period last year. 
   
• Gross written premiums increased $36.2 million, or 142.7%, to $61.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $25.3 million for the same three-month period last year. Homeowners' gross written premiums increased $33.5 million, or 163.1%, to $54.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $20.6 million for the same three-month period last year.
   
• Gross written premiums increased $87.9 million, or 98.1%, to $177.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $89.7 million for the same nine-month period last year. Homeowners' gross written premiums increased $80.5 million, or 105.9%, to $156.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $75.9 million for the same nine-month period last year.
   
• Unearned premiums increased $58.0 million, or 98.3%, to $117.0 million as of September 30, 2013, compared with $59.0 million as of December 31, 2012.
   
• Net premiums earned increased $13.0 million, or 86.3%, to $28.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $15.1 million for the same three-month period last year. Net premiums earned increased $28.7 million, or 67.4%, to $71.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $42.6 million for the same nine-month period last year.
   
• Total revenues increased $14.6 million, or 84.9%, to $31.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $17.3 million for the same three-month period last year. Total revenues increased $33.2 million, or 67.9%, to $82.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $48.8 million for the same nine-month period last year.

Conference Call Information

The Company will hold an investor conference call at 4:30 PM (ET) today, October 31, 2013. The Company's CEO and its CFO, Peter J. Prygelski, III, will discuss the financial results and review the outlook for the Company. Messrs. Braun and Prygelski invite interested parties to participate in the conference call.

Listeners interested in participating in the Q&A session may dial-in with the number below:

            (877) 303-6913

A live webcast of the call will be available online via the "Conference Calls" section of the Company's website at FedNat.com or interested parties can click on the following link:

http://www.fednat.com/investors/conference-calls/

Please call at least five minutes in advance to ensure that you are connected prior to the presentation. A webcast replay of the conference call will be available shortly after the live webcast is completed and may be accessed via the Company's website.

About the Company

The Company is authorized to underwrite and/or place through our wholly owned subsidiaries, homeowners' multi-peril ("homeowners"), commercial general liability, federal flood, personal auto and various other lines of insurance in Florida and various other states.  The Company markets and distributes its own and third-party insurers' products and our other services through a network of independent agents. The Company also utilizes a select number of general agents for the same purpose.

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• Projections of revenues, income, earnings per share, dividends, capital structure or other financial items or measures;
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• Forecasts of future insurable events, economic performance, liquidity, need for funding and income; and
• Descriptions of assumptions or estimates underlying or relating to any of the foregoing.

The risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties related to estimates, assumptions and projections generally; the nature of the Company's business; the adequacy of its reserves for loss and loss adjustment expense; claims experience; weather conditions (including the severity and frequency of storms, hurricanes, tornadoes and hail) and other catastrophic losses; reinsurance costs and the ability of reinsurers to indemnify the Company; raising additional capital and our potential failure to meet minimum capital and surplus requirements; potential assessments that support property and casualty insurance pools and associations; the effectiveness of internal financial controls; the effectiveness of our underwriting, pricing and related loss limitation methods; changes in loss trends; court decisions and trends in litigation; our potential failure to pay claims accurately; ability to obtain regulatory approval applications for requested rate increases or to underwrite in additional jurisdictions, and the timing thereof; inflation and other changes in economic conditions (including changes in interest rates and financial markets); pricing competition and other initiatives by competitors; legislative and regulatory developments; the outcome of litigation pending against the Company, and any settlement thereof; dependence on investment income and the composition of the Company's investment portfolio; insurance agents; ratings by industry services; the reliability of our information technology systems; reliance on key personnel; acts of war and terrorist activities; and other matters described from time to time by the Company in releases and publications, and in periodic reports and other documents filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

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