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Exhibit 10.14

Reinstatement Premium Protection

Reinsurance Contract

Effective: June 1, 2009

issued to

Homeowners Choice Property and Casualty Insurance Company

Clearwater, Florida

and

any other insurance companies which are now or

hereafter come under the ownership, control or management of

Homeowners Choice, Inc.

 

  

  

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Table of Contents

 

Article

  

 

  

Page

I

  

Coverage

  

1

II

  

Commencement and Termination

  

1

III

  

Concurrency of Conditions

  

3

IV

  

Reinsurance Premium

  

3

V

  

Loss Notices and Settlements

  

4

VI

  

Late Payments

  

4

VII

  

Offset (BRMA 36C)

  

6

VIII

  

Access to Records

  

6

IX

  

Errors and Omissions (BRMA 14F)

  

6

X

  

Currency (BRMA 12A)

  

7

XI

  

Taxes (BRMA 50B)

  

7

XII

  

Federal Excise Tax (BRMA 17D)

  

7

XIII

  

Reserves

  

7

XIV

  

Insolvency

  

9

XV

  

Arbitration

  

10

XVI

  

Service of Suit (BRMA 49C)

  

11

XVII

  

Governing Law (BRMA 71B)

  

11

XVIII

  

Confidentiality

  

11

XIX

  

Entire Agreement

  

12

XX

  

Severability (BRMA 72E)

  

12

XXI

  

Agency Agreement (BRMA 73A)

  

12

XXII

  

Notices and Contract Execution

  

12

XXIII

  

Intermediary

  

13

  

Schedule A

  

 

  

  

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Reinstatement Premium Protection

Reinsurance Contract

Effective: June 1, 2009

issued to

Homeowners Choice Property and Casualty Insurance Company

Clearwater, Florida

and

any other insurance companies which are now or

hereafter come under the ownership, control or management of

Homeowners Choice, Inc.

( hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Company”)

by

The Subscribing Reinsurer(s) Executing the

Interests and Liabilities Agreement(s)

Attached Hereto

( hereinafter referred to as the “Reinsurer”)

Article I - Coverage

By this Contract the Reinsurer agrees to indemnify the Company for 100% of any reinstatement premium which the Company pays or becomes liable to pay as a result of loss occurrences commencing during the term of this Contract under the provisions of the First Excess Layer of reinsurance coverage provided by the Company’s Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract, effective June 1, 2009 (hereinafter referred to as the “Underlying Contract” and described in Schedule A attached to and forming part of this Contract), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

Article II - Commencement and Termination

 

A.

This Contract shall become effective on June 1, 2009, with respect to reinstatement premium payable by the Company under the provisions of the Underlying Contract as a result of losses arising out of loss occurrences commencing on or after that date, and shall remain in force until May 31, 2010, both days inclusive, Local Standard Time at the location where the loss occurrence commences.

 

B.

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph A above, the Company may terminate a Subscribing Reinsurer’s percentage share in this Contract in the event any of the following circumstances occur, as clarified by public announcement for subparagraphs 1 through 6 below, or upon discovery for subparagraphs 7 through 9 below. To terminate a Subscribing Reinsurer’s percentage share in this Contract, the Company must give the Subscribing Reinsurer written notice. The effective date of termination will be as selected by the Company, which may be a date that is retroactively applied up to a maximum of 65 days prior to the date of applicable public announcement or discovery, subject to the condition that such selected date must be the last day of a calendar month:

 

 

1.

The Subscribing Reinsurer’s policyholders’ surplus (or its equivalent under the Subscribing Reinsurer’s accounting system) at the inception of this Contract has been reduced by more than 20.0% of the amount of surplus (or the applicable equivalent) 12 months prior to that date; or

 

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2.

The Subscribing Reinsurer’s policyholders’ surplus (or its equivalent under the Subscribing Reinsurer’s accounting system) at any time during the term of this Contract has been reduced by more than 20.0% of the amount of surplus (or the applicable equivalent) at the date of the Subscribing Reinsurer’s most recent financial statement filed with regulatory authorities and available to the public as of the inception of this Contract; or

 

 

3.

The Subscribing Reinsurer’s A.M. Best’s rating has been assigned or downgraded below A- and/or Standard & Poor’s rating has been assigned or downgraded below BBB+; or

 

 

4.

The Subscribing Reinsurer has become merged with, acquired by or controlled by any other entity or individual(s) not controlling the Subscribing Reinsurer’s operations previously; or

 

 

5.

A State Insurance Department or other legal authority has ordered the Subscribing Reinsurer to cease writing business; or

 

 

6.

The Subscribing Reinsurer has become insolvent or has been placed into liquidation, receivership, supervision, administration, winding-up or under a scheme of arrangement, or similar proceedings (whether voluntary or involuntary) or proceedings have been instituted against the Subscribing Reinsurer for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, rehabilitator, supervisor, administrator, conservator or trustee in bankruptcy, or other agent known by whatever name, to take possession of its assets or control of its operations; or

 

 

7.

The Subscribing Reinsurer has reinsured its entire liability under this Contract with an unaffiliated entity or entities without the Company’s prior written consent; or

 

 

8.

The Subscribing Reinsurer has ceased assuming new or renewal property or casualty treaty reinsurance business; or

 

 

9.

The Subscribing Reinsurer has hired an unaffiliated runoff claims manager that is compensated on a contingent basis or is otherwise provided with financial incentives based on the quantum of claims paid.

 

C.

If this Contract is terminated or expires while a loss occurrence covered hereunder is in progress, the Reinsurer’s liability hereunder shall, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Co


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