Homeowners Choice to Present at the Sterne Agee Financial Institutions Investor Conference on February 12, 2013

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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