(Source: PrimeNewswire)
LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla., Sept. 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Federated National Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 21st Century Holding Company (Nasdaq:TCHC), announced today that it has received approval for a premium rate increase for its homeowner's program within the state of Florida by Florida's Office of Insurance Regulation ("OIR"). The premium rate increase, which will average of approximately nineteen percent (19%) statewide, will be deployed on policies with effective dates of November 1, 2009 and December 1, 2009 for new and renewals, respectively.
Michael H. Braun, President of Federated National and Chief Executive Officer and President of 21st Century Holding Company, commented, "We appreciate the OIR's timely approval of our rate filing. We anticipate that this rate increase, which varies by location, will allow us to compete over a broader geographic range within the state of Florida. In addition, the rate increase will help Federated National Insurance Company offset increased reinsurance costs and reduce the effects of State imposed wind mitigation credits."
About the Company
The Company, through its subsidiaries, underwrites commercial general liability insurance, homeowners' property and casualty insurance, flood insurance, personal automobile insurance and commercial automobile insurance in the state of Florida. The Company underwrites general liability coverage as an admitted carrier in the states of Alabama, Louisiana and Texas for many classes of business. The Company is approved to operate as a surplus lines/non-admitted carrier in the states of Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia and offering the same general liability products. The Company is licensed and has the facilities to market and underwrite other insurance carriers' lines of business, as well as to process and adjust claims for third party insurance carriers. In addition to insurance services, the Company offers premium finance services to its insureds as well as insureds of certain third party insurance companies.
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