FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LIGHTHOUSE PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE PREPARED INSURANCE COMPANY
Merger creates unified Southeastern carrier with $275 million in revenue
ORLANDO, FL. (March 13, 2020) - Lighthouse Property Insurance Corporation (Lighthouse) has announced its plans to acquire sister carrier, Prepared Insurance Company (Prepared) from Prepared Holdings Group. Lighthouse is a Louisiana-domiciled property and casualty insurance carrier authorized to write policies in Louisiana, Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina. Prepared is a Florida-domiciled property and casualty insurance carrier authorized to write in Florida and Louisiana. The acquisition and merger are subject to regulatory review and approval.
“In light of the current legal and regulatory challenges facing the Florida homeowners insurance market, we believe that our Prepared policyholders, my Prepared Holdings co-investors, and our insurance enterprise as a whole will be best served by the financial strength of a unified carrier,” said White.
Under the Plan of Operations, Lighthouse will assume the Prepared portfolio and write directly in the state of Florida through Prepared Managers LLC, a licensed Florida managing general agent. Lighthouse will also assume all assets and liabilities of Prepared. The resultant carrier, including wholly owned subsidiary Lighthouse Excalibur Insurance Company (Lighthouse Excalibur), which Lighthouse acquired in May of 2019, will have a statutory surplus in excess of $45 million and will cover approximately 175,000 homes across the Southeast. Lighthouse Excalibur has $11.5 million of statutory surplus as of 2019 year- end. Gross written premium for the combined enterprise will be in excess of $275 million.
Lighthouse began writing homeowners policies in Louisiana in 2008. It has steadily expanded its geographic footprint, revenue and capital base over the past twelve years, increasing statutory surplus each year. Lighthouse holds a Financial Stability Rating® of A, Exceptional, from Demotech, Inc., and an A+ Accreditation with the Better Business Bureau.
For more information on Lighthouse, please visit: https://www.lighthouse.insurance/.
ABOUT LIGHTHOUSE PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
Established in 2008, Lighthouse Property Insurance Corporation (Lighthouse) is an admitted property and casualty insurance company authorized to write in Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas. In 2019, Lighthouse acquired Excalibur National Insurance Company (Excalibur), a Louisiana domiciled property insurance carrier. Excalibur was later relaunched as Lighthouse Excalibur Insurance Company (Lighthouse Excalibur) and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lighthouse. Lighthouse and Lighthouse Excalibur sell and distribute its policies through an exclusive network of licensed, professional independent agencies. They have been assigned a Financial Stability Rating of A, Exceptional, from Demotech, Inc.
For more information about Lighthouse, please visit the company website at: https://www.lighthouse.insurance/.
Media inquiries should be directed to Carli Saldsman, Marketing Communications Manager at csaldsman@lhmgt.com or 407-901-3247.