Earnings Release: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, After Market Closes

Earnings Conference Call and Webcast: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. EST

CLEARWATER, Fla., March 1, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Homeowners Choice, Inc. (Nasdaq:HCII), a Florida-based provider of homeowner's insurance, today announced that it will release results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009 after the market closes on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. That same day at 4:30 p.m. EST, the company's management will host an earnings conference call to discuss its results. 

Conference Call Details

Interested parties are invited to listen to the call live over the Internet at http://www.ir-site.com/hcpci/events.asp. The call is also available by dialing (877) 407-9210 (toll-free). International participants should instead call (201) 689-8049. Participants should dial into the conference call approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled start time. Replays of the webcast will be available until May 9, 2010.

Investors wishing to participate in the call should contact Jay Madhu, Vice-President – Marketing and Investor Relations at: jmadhu@hcpci.com or (727) 213-3660. 

About Homeowners Choice, Inc.

Homeowners Choice, Inc. is a Florida-based insurance holding company headquartered in Clearwater. Through its subsidiary corporations, Homeowners Choice provides property and casualty homeowners' insurance, condominium owners' insurance and tenants' insurance solely to Florida property owners. Founded in 2006, Homeowners Choice today serves approximately 70,000 policyholders throughout Florida representing approximately $132 million in annualized premiums. The company's common shares trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol HCII and were recently added to the Russell Microcap Index. Warrants trade on the same market under the ticker symbol HCIIW. More information about Homeowners Choice, Inc. is available at www.hcpci.com.

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