GlobeNewswire Inc | Apr 15, 2021 08:00AM EDT

April 15, 2021

TAMPA, Fla., April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TypTap Insurance Group, Inc.(TypTap), a rapidly growing, technology-driven insurance company and a subsidiary of HCI Group, Inc. (NYSE: HCI), has received regulatory approval to write homeowners insurance in Connecticut.

The approval is part of TypTaps planned nationwide expansion announced in August of 2020. TypTap has received approvals in 12 states outside of Florida.

About TypTap Insurance Group, Inc.Funded by HCI Group, Inc. (NYSE:HCI), TypTap was founded in 2016 with the mission of utilizing technology, data, and data analytics to simplify the insurance experience. TypTap is a rapidly growing, technology-driven insurance company that provides homeowners and flood insurance in Florida with plans to expand its operations nationwide. TypTap uses its innovative, proprietary, online platform to quote and bind policies quickly and efficiently. It also has powerful algorithms, enabled by artificial intelligence, designed to identify policies that deliver profitable results while mitigating risk.

About HCI Group, Inc.HCI Group, Inc. owns subsidiaries engaged in diverse, yet complementary business activities, including homeowners insurance, reinsurance, real estate, and information technology services. HCIs leading insurance operation, TypTap Insurance Company, is a rapidly growing, technology-driven insurance company that is expanding nationwide to provide homeowners and flood insurance. TypTaps operations are powered in large part by insurance-related information technology developed by HCIs software subsidiary, Exzeo USA, Inc.HCIs largest subsidiary, Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Inc., provides homeowners insurance primarily in Florida. HCIs real estate subsidiary, Greenleaf Capital, LLC, owns and operates multiple properties in Florida, including office buildings, retail centers and marinas.

TypTap Company Contact:Kevin Mitchell, PresidentTypTap Insurance CompanyTel (813) 405-3603kmitchell@typtap.com

TypTap Media Contact:Jordan Schmidt, Managing DirectorGateway GroupTel (949) 386-6332TypTap@gatewayir.com

HCI Company Contact:Rachel Swansiger, Esq. HCI Group, Inc.Tel (813) 405-3206rswansiger@hcigroup.com

HCI Investor Relations Contact:Matt GloverGateway GroupTel (949) 574-3860HCI@gatewayir.com