TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 6, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Homeowners Choice, Inc. (NYSE:HCI), a Florida-based insurance holding company, is scheduled to attend the Sterne Agee Financial Institutions Investor Conference being held on February 11-13, 2013 at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami, Florida.

For additional information or to schedule a one-on-one meeting with HCI management, please contact your Sterne Agee representative.

About Homeowners Choice

Homeowners Choice, Inc. is a Florida-based insurance holding company headquartered in Tampa. Through its subsidiary corporations, Homeowners Choice provides property and casualty homeowners' insurance, condominium owners' insurance and tenants' insurance. The company's common shares and 8% Senior Notes trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols "HCI" and "HCJ." Its common shares are also included in the Russell 2000 Index. Its Series A, cumulative redeemable preferred shares trade on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol "HCIIP." More information about Homeowners Choice is available at www.hcpci.com.

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CONTACT: Company Contact:
         Jay Madhu, V.P. of Investor Relations
         Homeowners Choice, Inc.
         Tel (813) 405-3660
         jmadhu@hcpci.com
         
         Investor Relations Contact:
         Matt Glover or Michael Koehler
         Liolios Group, Inc.
         Tel (949) 574-3860
         hci@liolios.com

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