TAMPA, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 08/27/12 -- Homeowners Choice, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCII), a leading provider of homeowners' insurance, today announced that Scott Wallace, president of its property & casualty division, is scheduled to present a corporate overview at the 2012 Gateway Conference being held on Sept. 6, 2012 at the W San Francisco Hotel. Mr. Wallace will be accompanied by Jay Madhu, the company's vice president of investor relations.

The Homeowners Choice presentation is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. PDT, with one-on-one meetings held throughout the day during which Mr. Wallace and Mr. Madhu will discuss the company's financial and operational performance, and its outlook.

The presentation will also be available via live webcast at www.gateway-conference.com, under the Presenting Companies menu.

For additional information or to schedule a one-on-one meeting with management, please visit www.gateway-conference.com and click on the Register/Login tab. You may also email your request to schedule@gateway-conference.com or call 949-574-3860.

About the Gateway ConferenceThe Gateway Conference is designed to provide a unique gateway between influential members of the investment community and a select group of compelling publicly-traded companies. Portfolio managers, research analysts and brokers from buy-side and sell-side institutions will have the opportunity to learn about more than 50 emerging growth companies across a broad range of industries, from technology, business services, and digital media, to clean-tech, consumer/retail, life sciences and natural resources. For more information, visit www.gateway-conference.com.

The invitation-only conference is hosted by Liolios Group, one of the nation's top investor relations agencies, and sponsored by leading firms that service the financial community. For more information about Liolios Group, visit www.liolios.com.

About Homeowners Choice, Inc.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. Founded in 2006, Homeowners Choice serves approximately 110,000 policyholders throughout Florida representing approximately $220 million in annualized premiums. The company's common shares trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol HCII and are included in the Russell 2000 Index. Its warrants trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol HCIIW. Its Series A, cumulative redeemable preferred shares trade on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol HCIIP. More information about Homeowners Choice, Inc. is available at www.hcpci.com.

Media Contact: 
Suzie Boland 
RFB Communications Group 
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Investor Relations Contact:
Jay Madhu
Homeowners Choice, Inc.
813.405.3660
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