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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: September 17, 2018
(Date of earliest event reported)
FEDNAT HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Florida | | 000-25001 | | 65-0248866 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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14050 N.W. 14th Street, Suite 180 Sunrise, FL | | |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 293-2532
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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On Friday morning, September 14, 2018, Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wilmington, NC, on as a Category 1 hurricane and then moved slowly into South Carolina as a Tropical Storm. FedNat Holding Company (the “Company”) has two insurance subsidiaries: FedNat Insurance Company (“FedNat”) and Monarch National Insurance Company (“Monarch National”). FedNat writes a small book of homeowners’ insurance in South Carolina, but has no exposure in North Carolina. Monarch National has no exposure to Hurricane Florence as they currently write homeowners’ insurance only in Florida. The Company has deployed the appropriate resources to the affected areas to best serve our policyholders in their time of need.
FedNat currently estimates that its aggregate gross liabilities as a result of Hurricane Florence, which will be paid out in the coming months, will be $4 million based on preliminary post land fall catastrophe model estimates. This estimate is well within our current non-Florida property catastrophe excess of loss first event reinsurance retention of $15 million. Further, any aggregate gross liabilities from Hurricane Florence will be reduced by 50% after taking into account the profit sharing agreement that FedNat has with the nonaffiliated managing general underwriter that writes our non-Florida property business thereby decreasing FedNat's estimated exposure to $2 million.
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: September 17, 2018 | By: | /s/ Ronald A. Jordan | |
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| Name: | Ronald A. Jordan |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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