Jon Springer
Analyst · Capital Returns. Your line is open Samir
Thank you, Sean. I’d like to share a few specifics regarding the first quarter changes in exposures, and also touch on where we are in June 01, 2016 reinsurance renewal process. First, from a growth perspective, before I start I’d like to point out that we expressed our growth numbers as true net growth, new policies written, less policies that are left us for one reason or another. In the first quarter of 2016, we continued to successfully add profitable, organically grown policies in each and every state. Overall, during the first quarter, UPCIC Group policies in-force by 2.1% to now ensuring over 637,000 policies and in-force premium grew by 1.8% to total now of nearly $900 million. This successful first quarter brings the UPCIC growth rate over the past 12 months, 1Q ‘15 to 1Q ‘16 to 11.65% for policy count and 11.5% for in-force premium, all organically written one policy at a time. During the first quarter, we were again successful in growing policy count organically in Florida by over 1% and in-force premium by 1.25%. The corresponding growth rate for Florida over the past 12 months was 7.6% for policy count and 9.2% for in-force premium. In addition, the portfolio business outside of Florida continues to develop nicely, experiencing first quarter policy count growth of over 10% and in-force premium growth of 9%. The corresponding growth rate for business outside of Florida over the past 12 months was 51% for policy count and 47% for in-force premium. Lastly, from our reinsurance perspective, we are currently deep into the process of renewing our catastrophe reinsurance coverage to be effective June 01, 2016. We are pleased to report that as of today, we have secured authorizations to complete over 90% of our core all states catastrophe excess or loss tower. In addition, as part of this tower, we have secured some additional multi-year capacity below the attachment level of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe fund bringing the total of our program below the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe fund that has truly multi-year to just over 50%. As we have in the past, we will release additional details when all of our placement efforts are complete and coverage is bound. With that, I’ll now turn it over to Frank Wilcox for our financial highlights.