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April 28, 2017 

Dear Fellow Shareholders: 

We  appreciate  you  being  a  shareholder  of  our  company.    When  we  launched  the  company,  we  told 
investors that our plan was to structure the business to not only achieve high ROEs in periods with minimal 
catastrophe  activity,  but  also  to  compound  book  value  over  time  by  limiting  our  downside  risk  during 
periods with heavier catastrophe activity.  2016 was a year where our management team encountered 
several weather events and still succeeded in growing book value.   

We have consistently stressed the point that our business is designed in a risk-averse manner such that 
we expect to break even, or even produce a modest profit, despite CAT events.  In the absence of such 
storms, we expect to deliver ROE in the mid-20% range.  Our 2016 results bear testament to both of these 
points as we grew book value four cents for the full year despite three  CAT events.  In quarters where 
storm  activity  was  muted  –  the  second  and  fourth  quarters  –  we  produced  solid  earnings  and  ROE 
consistent with our goals. 

Our long-term strategy of leveraging our years of underwriting experience to deliver strong performance 
in higher premium coastal markets has served us well in our organic expansion in Louisiana and Texas.   

Doug  Raucy,  PIH’s  CEO,  leveraged  years  of  experience  at  Allstate  to  build  a  trustworthy  network 
throughout  Louisiana  and  underwrite  homes  throughout  multiple  cycles  consistent  with  this  strategy.  
Louisiana  is  a  concentrated  market  with  the  majority  of  the  population  in  the  four  largest  cities,  New 
Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Shreveport.  Each of these parishes has an agent network that is truly 
built on relationships.  Our Chief Underwriter, Dean Stroud, has been working in this state for his entire 
40-year  career, and  we  believed  that  we  could expand  by  cultivating  these  relationships and  truly win 
business based on our integrity and performance.   

2016  also  saw  an  acceleration  in  our  business  in  Texas.    We  spent  considerable  time  laying  a  proper 
foundation for success in the state, from identifying the best independent agents to designing insurance 
products  that  provide  value  to  homeowners.    With  that  foundation  in  place,  we  really  began  seeing a 
noticeable increase in policies written in Texas in the second half of the year and that momentum has 
continued into 2017.      

On that front, I want to highlight our recent news regarding our approval to begin writing policies in the 
state of Florida.  As we noted in our Q4 and year-end earnings call, our management team has tremendous 
experience in Florida, especially with niche insurance products, which we feel positions us well for success 
as we enter that market.  We intend to be methodical in our approach and expect to build our business 
there organically, using the same model that we have been successful with in both Louisiana and Texas.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Review for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016 

Throughout  the  year  we  continued  to  grow  with  the  policies  we  want.    The  Company’s  total  gross 
premiums written for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased 17.0% to $51.3 million from $43.9 
million in 2015.  The in-force policy count increased over 19% year over year and totaled 33,800, versus 
28,400 at December 31, 2015.  

The  Company’s  net  combined  ratio  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2016 was  105.6%,  compared to 
113.6% in the prior year.  We reported a strong fourth quarter of profitability, which allowed PIH to report 
net income for the year ended December 31, 2016 of $11,000, compared to a net loss of $(1.7) million for 
the  2015  fiscal  year.    We  feel  that  these  results  do  exhibit  the  earnings  power  of  the  Company,  with 
profitable operations despite a year of unusual activity.  As we grow and become more diversified, we 
only see our value proposition improving in our selected markets. 

Conclusion 

I am very excited to work with Doug and the team at PIH into 2017 and beyond.  Our business in Texas is 
accelerating while our recent approval to enter Florida opens up significant expansion opportunities.  

We also continue to view our business in Louisiana as the foundation upon which we are able to grow into 
other  coastal  markets.    As  we  noted  in  our  fourth  quarter  and  year-end  2016  earnings  results,  the 
insurance  market  in  Louisiana  is  still  focused  on  helping  homeowners  rebuild  following  several  severe 
storm events in 2016.  As a result, there has been a bit of pause in terms of new policy writing.  We have 
every expectation that we will return to growth mode there as the market returns to normal.  

We  are  very  proud  of  the  Company’s  progress  over  the  past  year  ended  December  31,  2016  and  are 
looking  forward to  continued  success  in 2017.   On  behalf of 1347 Property  Insurance  Holdings’  senior 
management team, our Board of Directors and associates, I thank you for your continued support. 

Sincerely, 

Larry G. Swets, Jr. 
Chairman 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

 

 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016

or

 

 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____________________ to _______________________

Commission file number 001-36366

1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State of incorporation)

46-1119100
(I.R.S Employer Identification No.)

1511 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 870, Tampa, FL
(Address of principal executive offices)

(813)-579-6213
(Registrant’s telephone number)

33607
(Zip Code)

Title of each class

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

Name of each exchange on which registered

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Nasdaq Global Market

none

Yes   No 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act.

Yes   No 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the 
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 
90 days.

Yes   No 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 
and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required 
to submit and post such files). 

Yes   No 
Indicate  by  check  mark  if  disclosure  of  delinquent  filers  pursuant  to  Item  405  of  Regulation  S-K  is  not  contained  herein,  and  will  not  be  contained,  to  the  best  of 
Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.

 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions 
of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer

Non-Accelerated Filer 





Accelerated Filer 

Smaller Reporting Company 





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes   No 
The aggregate market value of the Registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates was $29,850,923 on June 30, 2016, computed on the basis of the closing sale price 
of the Registrant’s common stock on that date.

As of March 8, 2017, the total number of common shares outstanding of the Registrant’s common stock was 5,956,766.

Part III of this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference to certain sections of the Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will be filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than April 30, 2017.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 
Table of Contents

PART I  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 1. BUSINESS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART II  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS 

AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS 
OF OPERATIONS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND 

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART III  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND RELATED 

STOCKHOLDER MATTERS   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR 

INDEPENDENCE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART IV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SIGNATURES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. PART I

CAUTIONARY NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). 
These statements are therefore entitled to the protection of the safe harbor provisions of these laws. These statements may be identified 
by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “budget,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “envision,” 
“estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “indicate,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “plan,” “possibly,” “potential,” “predict,” 
“probably,” “pro-forma,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue” or the negative thereof or 
other  variations  thereon  or  comparable  terminology.  We  have  based  these  forward-looking  statements  on  our  current  expectations, 
assumptions, estimates, and projections. While we believe these to be reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions 
and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. These and other important factors may cause 
our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or 
implied by these forward-looking statements. Management cautions that the forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 
10-K are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assume that such statements will be realized or the forward-looking events 
and circumstances will occur. Factors that might cause such a difference include, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties discussed 
under “Risk Factors” in this Form 10-K, and discussed from time to time in our reports filed with the SEC.

Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-
looking statements included or incorporated by reference to the Form 10-K are made only as of the date hereof. We do not undertake 
and specifically decline any obligation to update any such statements or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any such 
statements to reflect future events or developments.

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Overview

1347  Property  Insurance  Holdings,  Inc.  (“PIH”,  the  “Company”,  “we”,  or  “us”)  was  incorporated  on  October  2,  2012  in  the  State 
of Delaware under the name Maison Insurance Holdings, Inc. On November 19, 2013 we changed our legal name to 1347 Property 
Insurance Holdings, Inc. The Company has three wholly owned subsidiaries: Maison Insurance Company (“Maison”), Maison Managers, 
Inc. (“MMI”), and ClaimCor, LLC (“ClaimCor”).

Prior to March 31, 2014, the Company was a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingsway America Inc. (“KAI”). KAI, in turn is a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (“KFSI”), a publicly owned holding company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. On 
March 31, 2014, the Company completed an initial public offering (“IPO”) of its common stock and then on June 13, 2014, the Company 
completed a follow-on offering. Through the combination of the Company’s IPO and follow-on offering, we issued approximately five 
million shares of our common stock. As of December 31, 2016 KAI and companies affiliated with KAI held approximately 975,000 
shares of our common stock equivalent to approximately 16.4% of our outstanding shares.

Through Maison, we began providing property and casualty insurance to individuals in Louisiana in December 2012. In September 
2015, Maison began writing manufactured home policies in the State of Texas on a direct basis. Our current insurance offerings in 
Louisiana and Texas include homeowners insurance, manufactured home insurance and dwelling fire insurance. We write both full peril 
property policies as well as wind/hail only exposures and we produce new policies through a network of independent insurance agents. 
We refer to the policies we write through independent agents as voluntary policies.

We  also  write  commercial  business  in  Texas  through  a  quota  share  agreement  with  Brotherhood  Mutual  Insurance  Company 
(“Brotherhood”).  Through  this  agreement,  we  have  assumed  wind/hail  only  exposures  on  certain  churches  and  related  structures 
Brotherhood insures throughout the State of Texas.

We  have  also  participated  in  depopulation  programs  implemented  by  Louisiana  Citizens  Property  Insurance  Company  (“Citizens”) 
as well as the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (“TWIA”). These programs were instituted by each respective state in order 
to reduce the number of properties each state insures. Under the programs, state-approved insurance companies such as Maison have 
the  opportunity  to  assume  insurance  policies  written  by  both  Citizens  and  TWIA.  We  have  voluntarily  participated  in  the  last  five 
depopulation rounds from Citizens, occurring on December 1st of each year, while December 1, 2016 marked the inaugural depopulation 
for TWIA.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.Maison Managers, Inc. serves as the Company’s management services subsidiary, known as a managing general agency. MMI earns 
commissions on a portion of the premiums Maison writes, as well as a per policy fee which ranges from $0-$75 for providing policy 
administration, marketing, reinsurance contract negotiation, and accounting and analytical services. Both Maison and MMI are licensed 
by and subject to the regulatory oversight of the Louisiana Department of Insurance (“LDI”) and Texas Department of Insurance (“TDI”).

On January 2, 2015, the Company completed its acquisition of 100% of the membership interest of ClaimCor, a claims and underwriting 
technical solutions company. Maison processes claims made by its policyholders through ClaimCor, and also through various third-party 
claims adjusting companies.

Florida Certificate of Authority

On March 1, 2017 Maison received a certificate of authority from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) which authorizes 
Maison to write personal lines insurance in the State of Florida. Pursuant to the Consent Order issued, Maison has agreed to comply with 
certain requirements as outlined by the OIR until Maison can demonstrate three consecutive years of net income following the Company’s 
admission into Florida as evidenced by its Annual Statement filed with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Among 
other requirements, the OIR requires the following as conditions related to the issuance of Maison’s certificate of authority:

•  Although domiciled in the State of Louisiana, Maison agreed to comply with the Florida Insurance Code as if Maison were a 

domestic insurer within the State of Florida;

•  Maison agreed to maintain capital and surplus as to policyholders of no less than $35 million;

•  Maison agreed to receive prior approval from the OIR prior to the payment of any dividends and;

•  Maison agreed to receive written approval from the OIR regarding any form of policy issued, or rate charged to its policyholders 

prior to utilizing any such form or rate for policies written in the State of Florida.

To  comply  with  the  Consent  Order,  Maison  will  receive  a  capital  contribution  from  its  parent  company,  1347  Property  Insurance 
Holdings, Inc., in the approximate amount of $15 million. This contribution is expected to be in the form of one or more surplus notes as 
well as a direct contribution to paid in and contributed surplus and is expected to occur prior to March 31, 2017. As of March 16, 2017 
Maison has not written any insurance policies covering risks in the State of Florida.

Business Strategy

Mission  Statement:  We  will  deploy  internal  expertise  and  leverage  external  partnerships  to  provide  market  solutions  and  in  return 
generate the expected profits identified in our vision statement while taking prudent steps to limit exposure to downside. Our team will 
continuously evaluate existing markets to ensure they remain consistent with our expectations and identify potential new markets where 
expansion opportunities may emerge. If writing other property lines that compliment these specifically targeted segments allows us to 
reduce operating expenses, improve reinsurance purchasing or support distribution we will do so. We will reduce exposure to, or exit, 
any markets where attributes no longer support the expected amount of underwriting profit.

Our primary goal is to continue to expand our property and casualty writings through:

• 

• 

Increasing  our  number  of  voluntary  policies.  Ease  of  use  enhancements for  our  web-based  agent  quoting  portal  as  well  as 
refining our product offerings has provided a marketable advantage in organic new policy growth for Maison. Our goal is to 
continue to grow through strategic relationships with agencies in the states where we currently provide insurance and also 
potentially in new coastal markets in the U.S. Our years of experience in the coastal markets make us uniquely qualified to 
manage agent expectations and provide superior support and service for policyholders.

Strategic  acquisitions. We  intend  to  explore  growth  opportunities  through  strategic  acquisitions  in  coastal  states,  including 
Louisiana, Texas and Florida. We also plan to pursue complementary books of business provided they meet our underwriting 
criteria. We will evaluate each opportunity based on expected economic contribution to our results and support of our market 
expansion initiatives.

•  Attracting  and  retaining  high-quality  agents.  We  intend  to  focus  our  marketing  efforts  on  maintaining  and  improving  our 
relationships  with  highly  productive  independent  agents,  as  well  as  on  attracting  new  high  quality  agents  in  areas  with  a 
substantial potential for profitable growth.

•  Reducing our ratio of expenses to net premiums earned and using technology to increase our operating efficiency. We are 
committed to improving our profitability by reducing expenses through enhanced technologies and by increasing the number 

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. of policies we write through the strategic deployment of our capital. We currently outsource our policy administration and 
a portion of our claims handling functions to third parties with dedicated Maison oversight and direction, which we believe 
results in increased service and lower expense and loss ratios.

Competition

We operate in a highly competitive market and face competition from national and regional insurance companies, many of whom are 
larger and have greater financial and other resources and offer more diversified insurance coverage. Our competitors include companies 
which market their products through independent agents, as well as companies with captive agents. Large national companies may have 
certain competitive advantages over regional companies such as ours, including increased name recognition, increased loyalty of their 
customer base and reduced policy acquisition costs.

We  may  also  face  competition  from  new  entrants  in  our  niche  markets.  In  some  cases,  these  companies  may  price  their  products 
below ours due to their interest in quickly growing their business in Louisiana or Texas. Although our pricing is inevitably influenced 
to some degree by that of our competitors, we believe that it is generally not in our best interest to compete solely on price. We also 
compete on the basis of underwriting criteria, our distribution network and superior policy, underwriting and claims service to our 
agents and insureds.

Some of the national and regional companies which compete with us in the Texas and Louisiana homeowners’ markets include ASI 
Lloyds,  Lighthouse  Property  Insurance  Corporation,  United  Property  &  Casualty,  First  Community  Insurance  Company,  Southern 
Fidelity  Insurance,  Safepoint  Insurance  Company,  Imperial  F&C  Insurance  Company, Americas  Insurance  Company, Access  Home 
Insurance Company, Family Security Insurance Company, Gulfstream Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Federated National 
Insurance Company, and Centauri Specialty Insurance Company.

Claims Administration

Claims administration and adjusting involves the handling of routine “non-catastrophic” as well as catastrophic claims. In the event 
of a hurricane or other catastrophic claim, our claims volume would increase significantly. Rather than increase the size of our staff in 
anticipation of such an event, we believe that outsourcing claims adjusting improves our operational efficiency because an appropriately 
selected third party will have the resources to adjust the catastrophe related claims cost effectively and with the level of service we 
endeavor to provide for our policyholders. Accordingly, we have outsourced our claims adjusting program to certain third party adjusters 
with experience in Texas and Louisiana. We expect to implement a similar model in Florida when appropriate.

Under the terms of the service contract between Maison and MMI, MMI handles the actual claims administration for both catastrophic 
and non-catastrophic insurable events. In handling the claims administration, the examiner for MMI reviews all claims and loss reports, 
and if warranted, investigates such claims and losses. 

Field  adjusting  is  outsourced  to  our  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  ClaimCor,  as  well  as  third-party  service  providers,  who,  subject  to 
company guidance and oversight, either settle or contest the claims. Approval for payment of a claim is given by MMI after careful 
review of the field adjuster’s report. We maintain a claims fund for the disbursement of payments to our customers after insurable events, 
and make deposits into the claims fund as claims are incurred. We pay adjusters based on a pre-determined fee schedule. Although we are 
ultimately responsible for paying the claims made by our policyholders, we believe that outsourcing our claims handling program while 
maintaining an oversight function is an efficient mechanism for  handling individual matters. Furthermore, by delivering responsive 
service in a challenging situation, we optimize the relationship between insured and insurer.

Reinsurance

Maison follows the industry practice of reinsuring a portion of its risk. When an insurance company purchases reinsurance, it transfers 
or “cedes” all or a portion of its exposure on insurance underwritten by it to another insurer-the “reinsurer.” Although reinsurance is 
intended to reduce an insurance company’s risk, the ceding of insurance does not legally discharge the insurance company from its 
primary liability for the full obligation of its policies. If the reinsurer fails to meet its obligations under the reinsurance agreement, the 
ceding company is still required to pay the insured for the loss. Maison and its reinsurance broker are selective in choosing reinsurers and 
they consider various factors, including, but not limited to, the financial stability of the reinsurers, the reinsurers’ history of responding 
to claims, as well as the reinsurer’s overall reputation in making such determinations.

From  year-to-year,  both  the  availability of  reinsurance  and  the  costs  associated  with  the  acquisition  of  reinsurance  will  vary. These 
fluctuations are not subject to our control and may limit our insurance subsidiary’s ability to purchase adequate coverage.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.In  order  to  limit  the  credit  risk  associated  with  amounts  which  may  become  due  from  our  reinsurers,  Maison  predominantly  uses 
several  different  reinsurers,  which  have  an A.M.  Best  Rating  of A-  (Excellent)  or  better. Absent  such  rating,  we  have  required  the 
reinsurers to place collateral on deposit with an independent financial institution under a trust agreement for our benefit. A list of some 
of the reinsurance companies which we currently use includes Allianz Risk Transfer, AXIS Specialty Limited, Everest Re, DaVinci Re, 
Renaissance Re, Odyssey Re, Gen Re, as well as various Lloyd’s of London participating syndicates.

The Company’s excess of loss reinsurance treaties are based upon a treaty year beginning on June 1st of each year and expiring on May 
31st of the following year. Thus, the financial statements for the years ending December 31, 2016 and 2015 contain premiums ceded 
under three separate excess of loss treaties. Under the Company’s 2015/2016 excess of loss treaty which expired on May 31, 2016, 
for each catastrophic event occurring within a 144-hour period, the Company received reinsurance recoveries of up to $121 million in 
excess of a retention of $4 million per event. The Company had also procured another layer of reinsurance protection that could have 
been used for any event above $125 million, up to a maximum recovery of $15 million. This $15 million second layer of coverage 
applied in total to all events occurring during the treaty year of June 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016. Thus, the aggregate loss which the 
Company retained for the two catastrophes which occurred during the 2015/2016 treaty year was $5 million.

On June 1, 2016 the Company entered into a new excess of loss treaty whereby for each catastrophic event occurring within a 144-hour 
period, the Company receives reinsurance recoveries of up to $170 million in excess of a $5 million retention per event. For any event 
above $175 million, the Company has purchased aggregate coverage, with an additional limit of $25 million and subject to a franchise 
deductible of $125,000 for each 144-hour occurrence. The $25 million aggregate coverage applies in total to all events occurring during 
the June 1, 2016 to May 31, 2017 treaty year. The aggregate loss the Company could retain for two catastrophes occurring during its 
current treaty year is $7 million.

Investments

We have historically tailored our investment policy in an effort to minimize risk in the current financial market. Although applicable 
laws and regulations permit investments (within specified limits and subject to certain qualifications) in federal, state and municipal 
obligations, corporate bonds, preferred and common equity securities and real estate mortgages, as of December 31, 2016, we invested 
primarily in high quality fixed income instruments rated “BBB” or higher by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services.

The cash balances of our subsidiaries may be invested in other types of securities subject to domiciliary state regulations, but those 
investments are subject to pre-approval by our investment committee and the performance of such investments must be reported to 
our board of directors quarterly. Our investment policy is approved by our investment committee and is reviewed on a regular basis in 
order to ensure that our investment policy evolves in response to changes in the financial market. Our investment policy is designed to 
maximize investment income within specified guidelines, with a strong emphasis on protection of principal.

As part of the Company’s strategic planning process which was concluded in the first quarter of 2017, it was determined that investments 
should evolve to include alternative opportunities, all of which will be overseen by the Company’s Investment Committee. This Committee 
will operate as a sub-committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, and with the Company’s expected return on equity target in mind, 
particularly at times where the Company’s capital exceeds the amount necessary to support insurance underwriting activities.

Technology

Our business depends upon the use, development and implementation of integrated technology systems. These systems enable us to 
provide a high level of service to agents and policyholders by: processing business in a timely and efficient manner; communicating and 
sharing data with agents; providing a variety of methods for the payment of premiums and; allowing for the accumulation and analysis 
of information for the management of our insurance subsidiary. We believe the availability and use of these technology systems has 
resulted in improved service to agents and customers and increased efficiencies in processing the business of Maison and resulted in 
lower operating costs.

Regulation

We are subject to the laws and regulations in Louisiana, Florida and Texas, and will be subject to the regulations of any other states 
in which we may seek to conduct business in the future. In these states, it is the duty of each respective department of insurance to 
administer the provisions of the insurance code in that state. The purpose of each state’s insurance code is to regulate the insurance 
industry in all of its phases, including, but not limited to the following: licensing of insurers and producers, regulation of investments and 
solvency, review and approval of forms and rates, and market conduct. Furthermore, as Maison is domiciled in the State of Louisiana, 
the LDI conducts periodic examinations of the financial condition and market conduct of Maison and requires Maison to file financial 
and other reports on a quarterly and annual basis.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. Regulation of the Payment of Dividends

Dividends paid by Maison are restricted by the Louisiana Insurance Code. Dividends can only be paid if Maison’s paid-in capital and 
surplus exceed the minimum required by the Louisiana Insurance Code by one hundred percent or more, or as otherwise provided. Any 
dividend or distribution (that when aggregated with any other dividends or distributions made within the preceding twelve months) 
which exceeds the lesser of (a) ten percent of the insurer’s surplus as regards policyholders as of the thirty-first day of December next 
preceding; or (b) the net income of the insurer, not including realized capital gains, for the twelve month period ending the thirty-first day 
of December next preceding; is considered to be extra-ordinary and shall not be paid until thirty days after the LDI has received notice 
of the declaration thereof and has not within that period disapproved the payment, or until the LDI has approved the payment within the 
thirty-day period. In determining whether a dividend or distribution is extra-ordinary, an insurer may carry forward net income from the 
previous two calendar years that has not already been paid out in dividends. Furthermore, pursuant to the Consent Order issued to us, 
Maison is restricted from issuing any dividends to its shareholder without receiving prior approval from the OIR. As of December 31, 
2016, Maison has not paid any dividends to its sole shareholder, PIH.

Regulation of Rates and Rules

Maison is subject to state laws and regulations regarding approval of rates and rules. The LDI and TDI have the exclusive authority 
to approve insurance rates or rate changes for all lines of property and casualty insurance in their respective states. Maison’s ability to 
change rates and the relative timing of the rate making process are dependent upon each state’s statutory and regulatory requirements.

Requirements for Exiting Geographic Markets and/or Canceling or Non-renewing Policies

Maison is subject to Louisiana and Texas state laws and regulations which may restrict Maison’s timing or ability to either discontinue 
or substantially reduce its writings in the states in which it operates. These laws and regulations limit the reasons for cancellation or non-
renewal, typically require prior notice, and in some instances require prior approval from the respective regulatory agency. In Louisiana, 
no insurer may cancel or fail to renew a homeowner’s policy of insurance or increase the policy deductible that has been in effect and 
renewed for more than three years unless the change is based upon non-payment of premium, fraud of the insured, a material change 
in the risk being insured, two or more claims within a period of three years, or if continuance of such policy endangers the solvency of 
the insurer.

Risk of Assessment by Louisiana and Texas 

Maison is a member of the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association as a condition of its authority to transact insurance in Louisiana 
and is subject to assessment as set forth in the Louisiana Insurance Code.

Maison is also required to participate, as a condition of its authority to transact insurance in Louisiana, in the residual insurance market 
programs operated by Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation and designated as the Coastal Plan and the Fair Plan. Maison 
is subject to assessment as set forth in the Louisiana Insurance Code for its participation in the Coastal Plan and its participation in the 
Fair Plan.

As a property insurer licensed in Texas, Maison is a member of TWIA, which provides wind and hail coverage to coastal risks unable 
to procure coverage in the voluntary market. Maison may become subject to assessment from TWIA on or after the second anniversary 
from the date in which Maison was first admitted to write insurance in Texas (May 2017) should a major loss event deplete TWIA’s 
available loss reserves and reinsurance coverage. Maison is also a member insurer of the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty 
Association and the FAIR Plan and is subject to assessment by each as set forth in the Texas Insurance Code.

Insurance Regulatory Information System

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) developed the Insurance Regulatory Information System (“IRIS”) to 
help state regulators identify companies that may require special attention. Using IRIS, financial examiners develop key financial ratios 
in order to assess the financial condition of insurance companies such as Maison. Each ratio has an established “usual range” of results. 
A ratio which falls outside the usual range however, is not considered a failing result, but instead may be viewed as part of the regulatory 
early monitoring system. In some cases, it may not be unusual for financially sound companies to have several ratios with results outside 
of the usual range.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, Maison had twelve of the thirteen IRIS ratio results within the usual range. The ratio which had 
results which fell outside of the usual range was due to the fact that Maison’s yield on investments was below the lower end of the usual 

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.range (3%) due to the general low investment yields currently realized on the highly rated fixed income securities we hold as part of our 
overall investment strategy.

Management does not anticipate regulatory action as a result of these IRIS ratio results.

Risk Based Capital Requirements

In the United States, a risk-based capital (“RBC”) formula is used by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) 
to identify property and casualty insurance companies that may not be adequately capitalized. Most states, including Louisiana and 
Texas, have adopted the NAIC RBC requirements. In general, insurers reporting surplus with respect to policyholders below 200% of 
the authorized control level, as defined by the NAIC, on December 31st of the previous year are subject to varying levels of regulatory 
action, which may include discontinuation of operations. As of December 31, 2016, Maison’s reported surplus was considered to be in 
the “no action” level as defined by the state regulators. Furthermore, pursuant to the consent order approving Maison’s admission into 
the State of Texas, Maison has agreed to maintain a RBC ratio of 300% or more, and provide calculation of such ratio to the TDI on a 
periodic basis. As of December 31, 2016, Maison’s RBC ratio was 346%.

State Deposits

States routinely require deposits of assets for the protection of policyholders either in those states or for all policyholders. As of 
December 31, 2016, Maison held investment securities with an estimated fair value of approximately $100,000 as a deposit with the 
LDI and cash and investment securities with an estimated fair value of approximately $1,992,000 as a deposit with the TDI.

Employees

As of December 31, 2016 we had twenty-seven employees, seventeen of whom work at our offices in Tampa, Florida, six of whom work 
at our offices in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and four of whom work from Texas. From time to time, we employ and supplement our staff 
with temporary employees and consultants. We are not a party to any collective bargaining agreement and believe that relations with our 
employees are satisfactory. Each of our employees has entered into confidentiality agreements with us.

Website

Our corporate website is www.1347pih.com.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Risks Relating to our Company

We have a limited operating history and it is difficult to predict our future growth and operating results. 

Our  business  began  in  February  2012  as  a  subsidiary  of  KAI  when  we  began  conducting  market  due  diligence,  establishing  the 
infrastructure and seeking to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals to be able to assume and write homeowners’ insurance policies 
focusing on coastal regions of the United States. We assumed our first insurance policies from Citizens in December 2012. Due to our 
limited operating history, our ability to execute our business strategy is uncertain and our operations and prospects are subject to all risks 
inherent in a developing business enterprise. Our limited operating history also makes it difficult to evaluate our long-term commercial 
viability.  More  specifically,  our  ability  to  execute  our  business  strategy  must  be  evaluated  in  light  of  the  problems,  expenses  and 
difficulties frequently encountered by new businesses in general as well as by property and casualty insurance companies doing business 
only in two states and offering primarily homeowners’ insurance policies in particular.

We may not have future opportunities to participate in take-out programs. 

We were able to obtain policies from the last five annual Citizens take-outs occurring on December 1st of each year from 2012 to 2016, 
from which we have approximately 8,900 policies in-force or approximately 26% of our total policies in-force as of December 31, 2016. 
Furthermore, we participated in the inaugural take-out of policies from TWIA on December 1, 2016. In the future, we may not be able 
to obtain the quantity or quality of policies currently obtained due to changes in the take-out programs or due to changes to the market 
in general. Additionally, competitors could change their risk profile characteristics, and write these risks directly, which would cause 
us to lose these policies. The loss of these policies could impact our ability to absorb fixed expenses with lower volumes in the future.

A substantial portion of our in-force policies have been assumed from state-run insurers and cover losses arising only from wind 
and hail, which creates large concentration of our business in wind and hail only coverage and limits our ability to implement our 
restrictive underwriting guidelines. 

While  Citizens  writes  full  peril  protection  policies  in  addition  to  wind  and  hail  only  policies,  the  majority  of  policies  that  we  have 
obtained through the Citizens take-out program cover losses arising only from wind and hail. Furthermore, the policies which we have 
assumed through TWIA are wind and hail only policies, as TWIA does not write full peril protection policies. Prior to our take-out, both 
Citizens and TWIA policyholders were not able to obtain such coverage from any other marketplace. Approximately 26% of our total 
number of policies in-force as of December 31, 2016 represent Citizens wind and hail only coverage that other insurance companies 
have declined to insure. We also have an additional 1,251 policies we have assumed from TWIA which cover the perils of wind and 
hail only. These exposures may subject us to greater risk from catastrophic events. While our voluntary independent agency program 
includes various restrictive underwriting strategies, we are unable to implement these strategies to the wind and hail only policies that are 
taken-out from Citizens and TWIA. Pursuant to both the Citizens and TWIA depopulation programs, we must offer a minimum number 
of renewals on any policy taken out under the programs, thus limiting our ability to implement some of our underwriting guidelines. 
Upon renewal of these policies, however, we analyze replacement cost scenarios to ensure appropriate amount of coverage is in effect. 
Our results may be negatively impacted by these limitations.

We have a risk posed by the lack of geographic diversification and concentration of policyholders in Louisiana and Texas. 

As of December 31, 2016, we have approximately 33,800 policies in force. Of these policies, 31,100, or approximately 92% are in 
the State of Louisiana while the remaining 2,700 policies are in the State of Texas. Both of these states have significant exposed 
coastline to the Gulf of Mexico. According to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana, over 2 million residents 
— approximately 47% of the state’s population based on 2009 U.S. Census estimates — live in Louisiana’s coastal parishes.

Maison insures personal property located in 62 of the 64 parishes in Louisiana. As of December 31, 2016, these policies are concentrated 
within these parishes as follows: Saint Tammany Parish 15.2%, Jefferson Parish 14.2%, East Baton Rouge Parish 7.7%, Orleans Parish 
5.6%, Livingston Parish 5.6%, Tangipahoa Parish 5.3%, and Terrebonne Parish 5.2%. No other parish individually has over 5.0% of 
the policies in force as of December 31, 2016. The remaining 56 parishes combine to equal 33% of the total policies in force as of 
December 31, 2016. On a direct basis, Maison writes in 105 of the 254 counties that comprise the State of Texas, however no single 
county represents over 5.0% of our policies in force as of December 31, 2016.

If we are not able to significantly expand to other states, we may risk higher reinsurance costs and greater loss experience with storm 
activity occurring in Texas and Louisiana.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.Our strategy to expand into other states, including Florida, may not succeed.

Our strategy for growth includes potentially entering into new states. This strategy could divert management’s attention. We cannot 
predict whether we will be able to enter new states or whether applicable state regulators will grant Maison a license to do business 
in  such  states.  We  cannot  know  if  we  will  realize  the  anticipated  benefits  of  operating  in  new  states  or  if  there  will  be  substantial 
unanticipated costs associated with such expansion. Any of these factors could adversely affect our financial position and results of 
operations. Although we have received authorization from the OIR to write personal lines business in the State of Florida, we have not 
yet done so and are required to comply with a number of regulations as outlined by the OIR before we can do so. Should we not be able 
to comply with these regulations our expansion into Florida may not succeed.

We have exposure to unpredictable catastrophes, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial results if they occur. 

We offer full peril protection and wind/hail-only insurance policies that cover homeowners and owners of manufactured homes, as 
well as dwelling fire policies for owners of property rented to others, for losses that result from, among other things, catastrophes. We 
are therefore subject to claims arising out of catastrophes that may have a significant effect on our business, results of operations, and/
or financial condition. Catastrophes can be caused by various events, including hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes, windstorms, 
earthquakes,  hailstorms,  explosions,  flood,  fires  and  by  man-made  events,  such  as  terrorist  attacks.  The  incidence  and  severity 
of  catastrophes  are  inherently  unpredictable.  The  extent  of  losses  from  a  catastrophe  is  a  function  of  both  the  total  amount  of 
insured  exposure  in  the  area  affected  by  the  event  and  the  severity  of  the  event.  Our  policyholders  are  currently  concentrated 
in Louisiana and Texas. These states are subject to adverse weather conditions such as hurricanes and tropical storms. Insurance 
companies are not permitted to reserve for catastrophes until such an event takes place. Therefore, although we actively manage our 
exposure to catastrophes through our underwriting process and the purchase of reinsurance protection, a severe catastrophe or series 
of catastrophes could exceed our reinsurance protection and may have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and/or 
financial condition.

Our results may fluctuate based on many factors, including cyclical changes in the insurance industry. 

The insurance business has historically been a cyclical industry characterized by periods of intense price competition due to excessive 
underwriting  capacity,  as  well  as  periods  when  shortages  of  capacity  permitted  an  increase  in  pricing  and,  thus,  more  favorable 
underwriting profits. An increase in premium levels is often offset over time by an increasing supply of insurance capacity in the form 
of capital provided by new entrants and existing insurers, which may cause prices to decrease. Any of these factors could lead to a 
significant reduction in premium rates, less favorable policy terms and fewer opportunities to underwrite insurance risks and any of these 
factors could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows. In addition to these considerations, changes in 
the frequency and severity of losses suffered by insureds and insurers may affect the cycles of the insurance business significantly. These 
factors may cause the price of our common stock to be volatile.

We cannot predict whether market conditions will improve, remain constant or deteriorate. Negative market conditions may impair 
our ability to write insurance at rates that we consider appropriate relative to the risk assumed. If we are not able to write insurance at 
appropriate rates, our ability to transact business would be materially and adversely affected.

Increased competition could adversely impact our results and growth. 

The property and casualty insurance industry is highly competitive. We compete not only with other stock companies but also with 
mutual companies, underwriting organizations and alternative risk sharing mechanisms. Many of our competitors have substantially 
greater  resources  and  name  recognition  than  us.  While  our  principal  competitors  cannot  be  easily  classified,  Maison  considers 
its primary competing insurers to be: ASI Lloyds, Lighthouse Property Insurance Corporation, United Property & Casualty, First 
Community  Insurance  Company,  Southern  Fidelity  Insurance,  Safepoint  Insurance  Company,  Imperial  F&C  Insurance  Company, 
Americas Insurance Company, Access Home Insurance Company, Family Security Insurance Company, Gulfstream Property and 
Casualty Insurance Company, Federated National Insurance Company, and Centauri Specialty Insurance Company. Our principal 
lines of business are written by numerous other insurance companies. Competition for any one account may come from very large 
national  firms,  smaller  regional  companies  or  companies  that  write  insurance  only  in  Louisiana  and/or  Texas.  We  compete  for 
business not only on the basis of price, but also on the basis of financial strength, availability of coverage desired by customers, 
underwriting criteria and quality of service to our agents and insureds. We may have difficulty in continuing to compete successfully 
on any of these bases in the future.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. In addition, industry developments could further increase competition in our industry, including: 

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an  influx  of  new  capital  in  the  marketplace  as  existing  companies  attempt  to  expand  their  businesses  and  new  companies 
attempt to enter the insurance business as a result of better pricing and/or terms;

the creation or expansion of programs in which state-sponsored entities provide property insurance in catastrophe-prone areas 
or other alternative market types of coverage;

changing practices caused by the Internet, which has led to greater competition in the insurance business;

changes to the regulatory climate in the states in which we operate, and;

the passage of federal proposals for an optional federal charter that would allow some competing insurers to operate under 
regulations different or less stringent than those applicable to our insurance subsidiary.

These developments and others could make the property and casualty insurance marketplace more competitive. If competition limits our 
ability to write new business at adequate rates, our future results of operations would be adversely affected.

If our actual losses from insureds exceed our loss reserves, our financial results would be adversely affected. 

We record liabilities, which are referred to as reserves, for specific claims incurred and reported as well as reserves for claims incurred 
but not reported. The estimates of losses for reported claims are established on a case-by-case basis. Such estimates are based on our 
particular experience with the type of risk involved and our knowledge of the circumstances surrounding each individual claim. Reserves 
for reported claims encapsulate our total estimate of the cost to settle the claims, including investigation and defense of the claim, and 
may be adjusted for differences between costs as originally estimated and the costs as re-estimated or incurred. Reserves for incurred 
but not reported claims are based on the estimated ultimate cost of settling claims, including the effects of inflation and other social and 
economic factors, using past experience adjusted for current trends and any other factors that would modify past experience. We use a 
variety of statistical and actuarial techniques to analyze current claim costs, frequency and severity data, and prevailing economic, social 
and legal factors. While management believes that amounts included in the consolidated financial statements for loss and loss adjustment 
expense reserves are adequate, there can be no assurance that future changes in loss development, favorable or unfavorable, will not 
occur. Due to these uncertainties, the ultimate losses may vary materially from current loss reserves which could have a material adverse 
effect on our future financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

As of December 31, 2016, our net loss and loss adjustment expense reserves of $3.3 million were comprised of incurred but not reported 
reserves of $1.8 million and known case reserves of $1.5 million.

The effects of emerging claim and coverage issues on our business are uncertain. 

As industry practices and legal, judicial, social and other environmental conditions change, unexpected and unintended issues related 
to claims and coverage may emerge. These changes may have a material adverse effect on our business by extending coverage beyond 
our underwriting intent or by increasing the number or size of claims. In some instances, these changes may not become apparent until 
sometime after we have issued insurance contracts that are affected by the changes. As a result, the full extent of liability under our 
insurance contracts may not be known for many years after a contract is issued and/or renewed, and this may have a material adverse 
effect on our financial position and results of operations.

The failure of third party adjusters to properly evaluate claims or the failure of our claims handling administrator to pay claims fairly 
could adversely affect our business, financial results and capital requirements. 

We have outsourced a portion of our claim adjusting function to third party adjusters and therefore rely on these third party adjusters 
to accurately evaluate claims that are made under our policies. Many factors affect our ability to pay claims accurately, including the 
training and experience of their claims representatives, the culture of their respective claims organizations, the effectiveness of their 
management and their ability to develop or select and implement appropriate procedures and systems to support their claims functions. 
MMI functions as our claims administrator and authorizes payment based on recommendations from third party adjusters; any failure on 
the part of the third party adjusters to recommend payment on claims fairly could lead to material litigation, undermine our reputation 
in the marketplace, impair our image and adversely affect our financial results.

If we are unable to expand our business because our capital must be used to pay greater than anticipated claims, our financial results 
may suffer. 

Our future growth may depend on our ability to expand the number of insurance policies we write, the kinds of insurance products we 
offer and the geographic markets in which we do business, all balanced by the business risks we choose to assume and cede. Our existing 

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.sources of funds include possible sales of our securities and our earnings from operations and investments. Unexpected catastrophic 
events in our market areas, such as the hurricanes and other storms experienced in Louisiana and Texas in recent years, may result 
in greater claims losses than anticipated, which could require us to limit or halt our growth while we deploy our capital to pay these 
unanticipated claims, unless we are able to raise additional capital.

Our  financial  results  may  be  negatively  affected  by  the  fact  that  a  portion  of  our  income  is  generated  by  the  investment  of  our 
company’s capital and surplus, premiums and loss reserves various investment vehicles. 

A portion of our expected income is likely to be generated by the investment of our cash reserves in money market funds, bonds, and 
other investment vehicles. The amount of income generated from these investments is a function of our investment policy, available 
investment opportunities, and the amount of invested assets. If we experience larger than expected losses, our invested assets may need 
to be liquidated in order to provide the cash needed to pay current claims, which may result in lower investment income. We periodically 
review our investment policy in light of our then-current circumstances and available investment opportunities. Fluctuating interest rates 
and other economic factors make it difficult to accurately estimate the amount of investment income that will actually be realized. We 
may realize losses on our investments, which may have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and/or financial condition.

We may experience financial exposure from climate change. 

Our financial exposure from climate change is most notably associated with losses in connection with increasing occurrences of weather-
related events striking the states in which we insure risks. We attempt to mitigate the risk of financial exposure from climate change 
through restrictive underwriting criteria, sensitivity to geographic concentrations and reinsurance. Restrictive underwriting criteria can 
include, but are not limited to, higher premiums and deductibles and excluded policy risks, such as fences and screened-in enclosures. 
Our maximum reinsurance coverage amount is determined by subjecting our homeowner exposures to statistical forecasting models 
that are designed to quantify a catastrophic event in terms of the frequency of a storm occurring once in every 100 years. 100 years is 
used as a measure of the relative size of a storm as compared to a storm expected to occur once every 250 years, which would be larger, 
or conversely, a storm expected to occur once every 50 years, which would be smaller. We assess the appropriateness of the level of 
reinsurance we purchase by giving consideration to our own risk appetite, the opinions of independent rating agencies as well as the 
requirements of state regulators. Our amount of losses we retain (referred to as our deductible) in connection with a catastrophic event 
is determined by market capacity, pricing conditions and surplus preservation.

Industry  trends,  such  as  increased  litigation  against  the  insurance  industry  and  individual  insurers,  the  willingness  of  courts  to 
expand covered causes of loss, rising jury awards, and the escalation of loss severity, may contribute to increased costs and to the 
deterioration of the reserves of our insurance subsidiary. 

Loss severity in the property and casualty insurance industry has continued to increase in recent years, principally driven by larger court 
judgments. In addition, many legal actions and proceedings have been brought on behalf of classes of complainants, which can further 
increase the size of judgments. The propensity of policyholders and third party claimants to litigate, the willingness of courts to expand 
causes of loss and the size of awards may render the loss reserves of our insurance subsidiary inadequate for current and future losses, 
which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operation and cash flows.

Our ability to compete in the property and casualty insurance industry and our ability to expand our business may be negatively 
affected by the fact that we do not have a rating from A.M. Best. 

We are not rated by A.M. Best, although we currently have a Financial Stability Rating (FSR) of ‘A’ Exceptional from Demotech, Inc. We 
have never been reviewed by A.M. Best and do not intend to seek a rating from A.M. Best. Unlike Demotech, A.M. Best may penalize 
companies that are highly leveraged, i.e. that utilize reinsurance to support premium writings. We do not plan to give up revenues or 
efficiency of size as a means to qualify for an acceptable A.M. Best rating. While our Demotech rating has proved satisfactory to date 
in attracting an acceptable amount of business from independent agents, some independent agents are reluctant to do business with 
a company that is not rated by A.M. Best. As a result, not having an A.M. Best rating may prevent us from expanding our business 
into certain independent agencies or limit our access to credit from certain financial institutions, which may in turn limit our ability to 
compete with large, national insurance companies and certain regional insurance companies.

We rely on independent agents to write our insurance policies, and if we are not able to attract and retain independent agents, our 
revenues would be negatively affected. 

While we currently obtain some of our policies through the assumption of policies from Citizens, we still require the cooperation and 
consent of our network of independent agents. We rely on these independent agents to be the primary source for our property insurance 
policies. Many of our competitors also rely on independent agents. As a result, we must compete with other insurers for independent 
agents’ business. Our competitors may offer a greater variety of insurance products, lower premiums for insurance coverage or higher 

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. commissions to their agents. If our products, pricing and commissions are not competitive, we may find it difficult to attract business 
from independent agents to sell our products. A material reduction in the amount of our products that independent agents sell would 
adversely affect our revenues.

We face a risk of non-availability of reinsurance, which may have a material adverse effect on our ability to write business and our 
results of operations and financial condition. 

We use, and we expect to continue to use, reinsurance to help manage our exposure to catastrophic losses due to various events, including 
hurricanes, windstorms, hailstorms, explosions, power outages, fires and man-made events. The availability and cost of reinsurance are 
each subject to prevailing market conditions beyond our control which can affect business volume and profitability. We may be unable 
to maintain our current reinsurance coverage, to obtain additional reinsurance coverage in the event our current reinsurance coverage is 
exhausted by a catastrophic event, or to obtain other reinsurance coverage in adequate amounts or at acceptable rates. Similar risks exist 
whether we are seeking to replace coverage terminated during the applicable coverage period or to renew or replace coverage upon its 
expiration. We can provide no assurance that we can obtain sufficient reinsurance to cover losses resulting from one or more storms in 
the future, or that we can obtain such reinsurance in a timely or cost-effective manner. If we are unable to renew our expiring coverage 
or to obtain new reinsurance coverage, either our net exposure to risk would increase or, if we are unwilling to accept an increase in net 
risk exposures, we would have to reduce the amount of risk we underwrite. Either increasing our net exposure to risk or reducing the 
amount of risk we underwrite may cause a material adverse effect on our results of operations and our financial condition.

We face a risk of non-collectability of reinsurance, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations 
and/or financial condition. 

Although reinsurers are liable to us to the extent of the reinsurance coverage we purchase, we remain primarily liable as the direct insurer 
on all risks that we reinsure. Therefore, our reinsurance agreements do not eliminate our obligation to pay claims. As a result, we are 
subject to risk with respect to our ability to recover amounts due from reinsurers, including the risks that: (a) our reinsurers may dispute 
some of our reinsurance claims based on contract terms, and we may ultimately receive partial or no payment, or (b) the amount of losses 
that reinsurers incur related to worldwide catastrophes may materially harm the financial condition of our reinsurers and cause them 
to default on their obligations. While we will attempt to manage these risks through underwriting guidelines, collateral requirements, 
financial strength ratings, credit reviews and other oversight mechanisms, our efforts may not be successful. Further, while we may 
require collateral to support balances due from reinsurers not authorized to transact business in the applicable jurisdictions, balances 
generally are not collateralized because it has not always been standard business practice to require security for balances due. As a result, 
our exposure to credit risk may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flow.

We use actuarially driven catastrophe models to provide us with risk management guidelines. 

As is common practice within the insurance industry, we run our exposures in an actuarially driven model that uses past storm data to 
predict future loss of certain events reoccurring based upon the location and other data of our insured properties. These models, which 
are provided by independent third parties, can produce wide ranging results within Louisiana and Texas. While we use these models 
along with the advice of our reinsurance intermediary to select the amount and type of reinsurance to mitigate the loss of capital from 
catastrophic wind events, these models are not verified, and there are risks that the amount of reinsurance purchased will be insufficient 
to cover the ultimate catastrophic wind event. Furthermore, the probability of the occurrence of a catastrophic event may be larger than 
that predicted by the models.

The failure of the risk mitigation strategies we utilize could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of 
operations. 

We utilize a number of strategies to mitigate our risk exposure including: 

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carefully evaluating and monitoring the terms and conditions of our policies;

focusing on our risk aggregations by geographic zones and;

ceding insurance risk to reinsurance companies.

However, there are inherent limitations in all of these tactics. No assurance can be given that an event or series of events will not result 
in loss levels which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.The failure of any of the loss limitation methods we employ could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or our 
results of operations. 

Various provisions of our policies, such as limitations or exclusions from coverage which have been negotiated to limit our risks, 
may not be enforceable in the manner we intend. At the present time, we employ a variety of endorsements to our policies that 
limit  exposure  to  known  risks,  including  but  not  limited  to  exclusions  relating  to  homes  in  close  proximity  to  the  coast  line. 
In  addition,  the  policies  we issue  contain  conditions  requiring  the  prompt  reporting  of  claims  to  us  or  to  our  claims  handling 
administrator and our right to decline coverage in the event of a violation of that condition. While our insurance product exclusions 
and limitations reduce the loss exposure to us and help eliminate known exposures to certain risks, it is possible that a court or 
regulatory authority could nullify or void an exclusion or that legislation could be enacted modifying or barring the use of such 
endorsements and limitations in a way that would increase our loss experience, which could have a material adverse effect on our 
financial condition or results of operations.

Maison is subject to an independent third party rating agency and must maintain certain rating levels to continue to write much of 
its current and future policies. 

In  the  event  that  Maison  fails  to  maintain  an  “A”  rating  given  by  a  rating  agency  acceptable  to  both  our  insurance  agents  and  our 
insureds’ home lenders, it will be unable to continue to write much of its current and future insurance policies. In order to maintain 
this rating, among several factors, Maison must maintain certain minimum capital and surplus. The loss of such an acceptable rating 
may lead to a significant decline in our premium volume and adversely affect the results of our operations. Demotech, Inc. affirmed 
our Financial Stability Rating of “A” on November 18, 2016. This “Exceptional” rating continues as long as we maintain a minimum 
amount of capital and surplus of $7.5 million, and continue to satisfy additional requirements, including improving underwriting results 
and reporting other financial measures, submitting quarterly statutory financial statements within 45 days and annual statutory financial 
statements within 60 days of the period end.

If we fail to establish and maintain an effective system of integrated internal controls, we may not be able to report our financial 
results accurately, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. 

Ensuring that we have adequate internal financial and accounting controls and procedures in place so that we can produce accurate financial 
statements on a timely basis is a costly and time-consuming effort that will need to be evaluated frequently. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley 
Act requires public companies to conduct an annual review and evaluation of their internal controls and attestations of the effectiveness of 
internal controls by independent auditors. We currently qualify as an emerging growth company under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups 
Act (the “JOBS Act”), and are exempt from the auditors’ attestation requirement and will continue to be exempt until such time as we no 
longer qualify as an emerging growth company. Regardless of our qualification status, we have implemented substantial control systems 
and procedures in order to satisfy the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act and applicable requirements of The Nasdaq Global 
Market, or NASDAQ, among other items. Maintaining these internal controls will be costly and may divert management’s attention.

Our evaluation of our internal controls over financial reporting may identify material weaknesses that may cause us to be unable to 
report our financial information on a timely basis and thereby subject us to adverse regulatory consequences, including sanctions by the 
SEC, or violations of NASDAQ listing rules. There also could be a negative reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of investor 
confidence in us and the reliability of our financial statements. Confidence in the reliability of our financial statements also could suffer 
if we or our independent registered public accounting firm were to report a material weakness in our internal controls over financial 
reporting. This may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and could also lead to a 
decline in the price of our common stock.

While we currently qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act, we cannot be certain if we take advantage of the 
reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies that we will not make our common stock less attractive to 
investors. Once we lose emerging growth company status, the costs and demands placed upon our management are expected to increase. 

The JOBS Act permits “emerging growth companies” like us to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements 
applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. As long as we qualify as an emerging growth company, 
we are permitted, and we intend to, omit the auditor’s attestation on internal control over financial reporting that would otherwise be 
required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as described above. We also intend to continue to take advantage of the exemption provided under 
the JOBS Act from the requirements to submit say on pay, say on frequency, and say on golden parachute votes to our stockholders 
and  we  will  avail  ourselves  of  reduced  executive  compensation  disclosure  that  is  already  available  to  smaller  reporting  companies. 
In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the exemption from 
complying with new or revised accounting standards provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act as long as we are an emerging 
growth company. An emerging growth company can therefore delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards 

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growth company or until we affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of this exemption. Our financial statements may therefore not be 
comparable to those of companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards.

We will continue to be an emerging growth company until the earliest to occur of (i) the last day of the fiscal year during which we had 
total annual gross revenues of at least $1 billion (as indexed for inflation), (ii) December 31, 2019 (iii) the date on which we have, during 
the previous three-year period, issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large 
accelerated filer,” as defined under the Exchange Act.

Until such time that we lose “emerging growth company” status, it is unclear if investors will find our common stock less attractive 
because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active 
trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile and could cause our stock price to decline. Once we 
lose emerging growth company status, we expect the costs and demands placed upon our management to increase, as we would have to 
comply with additional disclosure and accounting requirements.

We have directors who also serve as directors and executive officers for KFSI, and companies affiliated with KFSI, which may lead 
to conflicting interests.

As a result of our having previously spun off from KFSI, we have directors who also serve as directors and executive officers of KFSI, 1347 
Advisors, LLC (“Advisors”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of KFSI, Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFH) (“Atlas”), and Limbach 
Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMB) (“Limbach”). Our executive officers and members of our Company’s board of directors have fiduciary 
duties to our stockholders; likewise, persons who serve in similar capacities at KFSI, Advisors, Atlas, and Limbach have fiduciary duties to 
those companies’ stockholders. We may find, though, the potential for a conflict of interest if our Company and one or more of these other 
companies pursue acquisitions, investments and other business opportunities that may be suitable for each of us. Our directors who find 
themselves in these multiple roles may, as a result, have conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest with respect to matters 
involving or affecting more than one of the companies to which they owe fiduciary duties. Furthermore, our directors who find themselves 
in these multiple roles own stock options, shares of common stock and other securities in some of these entities. These ownership interests 
could create, or appear to create, potential conflicts of interest when the applicable individuals are faced with decisions that could have 
different implications for our Company and these other entities. From time to time, we may enter into transactions with or participate jointly 
in investments with KFSI, Advisors, Atlas, or Limbach. There can be no assurance that we will not create new situations in the future in 
which our directors serve as directors or executive officers in future investment holdings of such entities.

Our information technology systems may fail or suffer a loss of security which may have a material adverse effect on our business. 

Our business is highly dependent upon the successful and uninterrupted functioning of our computer and data processing systems. We 
rely on these systems to perform actuarial and other modeling functions necessary for our underwriting business, as well as to handle our 
policy administration processes (such as the printing and mailing of our policies, endorsements, and renewal notices, etc.). The failure 
of these systems could interrupt our operations. This could result in a material adverse effect on our business results.

The  development  and  expansion  of  our  business  is  dependent  upon  the  successful  development  and  implementation  of  advanced 
computer and data processing systems. The failure of these systems to function as planned could slow our growth and adversely affect 
our future business volume and results of operations.

We believe that our independent agents will play a key role in our efforts to increase the number of voluntary policies written by our 
insurance subsidiary. We utilize various policy administration, rating, and issuance systems. Internet disruptions or system failures of our 
current policy administration, policy rating and policy issuance system could affect our future business volume and results of operations. 
In addition, a security breach of our computer systems could damage our reputation or result in liability. We retain confidential information 
regarding our business dealings and our customers in our computer systems. We may be required to spend significant capital and other 
resources  to  protect  against  security  breaches  or  to  alleviate  problems  caused  by  such  breaches.  It  is  critical  that  these  facilities  and 
infrastructure remain secure. Despite the implementation of security measures, our infrastructure may be vulnerable to physical break-ins, 
computer viruses, programming errors, attacks by third parties or other disruptive problems. In addition, we could be subject to liability if 
hackers were able to penetrate our network security or otherwise misappropriate customer’s personal data or other confidential information.

Any failure on the part of our third-party policy administration processor could lead to material litigation, undermine our reputation 
in the marketplace, impair our image and negatively affect our financial results. 

We outsource our policy administration process to an unaffiliated, independent third party service provider. Any failure on the part of 
such third party to properly handle our policy administration process could lead to material litigation, regulatory action, undermine our 
reputation in the marketplace, impair our image and negatively affect our financial results.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources, divert management’s attention and affect our ability to attract 
and retain qualified board members. 

As  a  public  company,  we  are  subject  to  the  reporting  requirements  of  the  Exchange Act,  the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act,  the  Dodd-Frank 
Act, and NASDAQ rules, including those promulgated in response to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The requirements of these rules and 
regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly and 
increase demand on our systems and resources. The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly and current 
reports with respect to our business and financial condition. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain 
effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls for financial reporting. To maintain and improve the effectiveness 
of our disclosure controls and procedures, we will need to continually commit significant resources, hire additional staff and provide 
additional management oversight. In addition, sustaining our growth will require us to commit additional management, operational and 
financial resources to identify new professionals to join our organization and to maintain appropriate operational and financial systems 
to adequately support expansion. These activities may divert management’s attention from other business concerns, which could have a 
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

We  expect  to  incur  significant  additional  annual  expenses  related  to  these  steps  associated  with,  among  other  things,  director  fees, 
reporting requirements, transfer agent fees, additional accounting, legal and administrative personnel, increased auditing and legal fees 
and similar expenses. We also expect that the new rules and regulations to which we will be subject as a result of being a public company 
will make it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage 
for such directors and officers. Any of these factors could make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our 
board of directors. Finally, we expect to incur additional costs once we lose “emerging growth company status.”

We have a limited operating history as a publicly-traded company, and our inexperience may have a material adverse effect on us 
and our stockholders. 

We have a limited operating history as a publicly-traded company. Our board of directors and senior management team has overall 
responsibility for our management and not all of our directors and members of our senior management team have prior experience in 
operating a public company. As a publicly-traded company, we are required to develop and implement substantial control systems, policies 
and procedures in order to satisfy our periodic SEC reporting and NASDAQ obligations. We cannot assure you that management’s past 
experience will be sufficient to successfully develop and implement these systems, policies and procedures and to operate our company. 
Failure to do so could jeopardize our status as a public company, and the loss of such status may have a material adverse effect on us 
and our stockholders.

We may require additional capital in the future which may not be available or may only be available on unfavorable terms. 

Our  future  capital  requirements  depend  on  many  factors,  including  our  ability  to  write  new  business  successfully  and  to  establish 
premium  rates  and  reserves  at  levels  sufficient  to  cover  losses.  To  the  extent  that  our  present  capital  is  insufficient  to  meet  future 
operating requirements or to cover losses, we may need to raise additional funds through financings or curtail our projected growth. 
Many factors will affect our capital needs as well as their amount and timing, including our growth and profitability, the availability 
of reinsurance, as well as possible acquisition opportunities, market disruptions and other developments. If we had to raise additional 
capital, equity or debt financing may not be available at all or may be available only on terms that are not favorable to us. In the case of 
equity financings, dilution to our stockholders could result, and in any case such securities may have rights, preferences and privileges 
that are senior to those of existing stockholders. If we cannot obtain adequate capital on favorable terms or at all, our business, financial 
condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

Our acquisition strategy may not succeed. 

Our strategy for growth includes, among other things, acquisition transactions. This strategy could divert management’s attention, or, 
if implemented, create difficulties including the integration of operations and the retention of employees, and the contingent and latent 
risks associated with our transaction partner. The risks associated with the acquisition of a smaller insurance company include: 

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quality of their data and underwriting processes;

the need to supplement management with additional experienced personnel;

conditions imposed by regulatory agencies that make the realization of cost-savings through integration of operations more 
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a need for additional capital that was not anticipated at the time of the acquisition; and

the use of a substantial amount of our management’s time.

We cannot predict whether we will be able to identify and complete a future transaction on terms favorable to us. We cannot know if 
we will realize the anticipated benefits of a completed transaction or if there will be substantial unanticipated costs associated with 
the transaction. In addition, a future transaction may result in tax consequences at either or both the stockholder and company level, 
potentially dilutive issuances of our securities, the incurrence of additional debt and the recognition of potential impairment of goodwill 
and other intangible assets. Each of these factors could adversely affect our financial position and results of operations.

The development and implementation of new technologies will require an additional investment of our capital resources in the future. 

Frequent technological changes, new products and services and evolving industry standards all influence the insurance business. The 
Internet, for example, is increasingly used to transmit benefits and related information to clients and to facilitate business-to-business 
information exchange and transactions. We believe that the development and implementation of new technologies will require additional 
investment of our capital resources in the future. We have not determined, however, the amount of resources and the time that this 
development and implementation may require, which may result in short-term, unexpected interruptions to our business, or may result 
in a competitive disadvantage in price and/or efficiency, as we endeavor to develop or implement new technologies.

Our success depends on our ability to accurately price the risks we underwrite. 

The results of our operations and the financial condition of our insurance subsidiary depend on our ability to underwrite and set premium 
rates accurately for a wide variety of risks. Rate adequacy is necessary to generate sufficient premiums to pay losses, loss adjustment 
expenses and underwriting expenses and to earn a profit. In order to price our products accurately, we must collect and properly analyze 
a substantial amount of data, develop, test and apply appropriate rating formulas, closely monitor and timely recognize changes in trends 
and  project  both  severity  and  frequency  of  losses  with  reasonable  accuracy.  Our  ability  to  undertake  these  efforts  successfully,  and 
thereby price our products accurately, is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, some of which are outside our control, including:

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uncertainties that inherently characterize estimates and assumptions;

our selection and application of appropriate rating and pricing techniques;

changes in legal standards, claim settlement practices and restoration costs; and

legislatively imposed consumer initiatives.

Because we have assumed a substantial portion of our current policies from Citizens and TWIA, our rates are based, to a certain extent, 
on the rates charged by both insurers. In determining the rates we charge in connection with the policies we have assumed from Citizens, 
our rates must be equal to or less than the rates charged by Citizens. If Citizens reduces its rates, we must reduce our rates to keep 
them equivalent to or less than Citizens’ rates; however, if Citizens increases its rates, we may not automatically increase our rates. 
Additionally, absent certain circumstances, we must continue to provide coverage to the policyholders that we assume from Citizens if 
we have underwritten the same policyholder for a period of three consecutive years. In determining the rates we charge in connection 
with the policies we have assumed from TWIA, our rates must be no greater than 115% of premiums charged by TWIA for comparable 
coverage. Additionally, we must continue to provide coverage to the policyholders under those policies that we have assumed from 
TWIA for a minimum of three successive renewal periods. If we underprice our risks, it may negatively affect our profit margins and if 
we overprice risks, it could reduce our customer retention, sales volume and competitiveness. Either event may have a material adverse 
effect on the profitability of our insurance subsidiary.

Current operating resources are necessary to develop future new insurance products. 

We currently intend to expand our product offerings by underwriting additional insurance products and programs, and marketing them 
through our distribution network. Expansion of our product offerings will result in increases in expenses due to additional costs incurred 
in  actuarial  rate  justifications,  software  and  personnel.  Offering  additional  insurance  products  will  also  require  regulatory  approval, 
further increasing our costs and potentially affecting the speed with which we will be able to pursue new market opportunities. There 
can be no assurance that we will be successful bringing new insurance products to our marketplace.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.As an insurance holding company, we are currently subject to regulation by the states of Louisiana, Texas, and Florida and in the 
future may become subject to regulation by certain other states or a federal regulator. 

All states regulate insurance holding company systems. State statutes and administrative rules generally require each insurance company 
in the holding company group to register with the department of insurance in its state of domicile and to furnish information concerning 
the operations of the companies within the holding company system which may materially affect the operations, management or financial 
condition  of  the  insurers  within  the  group. As  part  of  its  registration,  each  insurance  company  must  identify  material  agreements, 
relationships  and  transactions  with  affiliates,  including  without  limitation loans,  investments,  asset  transfers,  transactions  outside  of 
the ordinary course of business, certain management, service, and cost sharing agreements, reinsurance transactions, dividends, and 
consolidated tax allocation agreements. Insurance holding company regulations generally provide that transactions between an insurance 
company and its affiliates must be fair and equitable, allocated between the parties in accordance with customary accounting practices, 
and fully disclosed in the records of the respective parties. Many types of transactions between an insurance company and its affiliates, 
such as transfers of assets among such affiliated companies, certain dividend payments from insurance subsidiaries and certain material 
transactions between companies within the system, may be subject to prior notice to, or prior approval by, state regulatory authorities. 
If we are unable to provide the required materials or obtain the requisite prior approval for a specific transaction, we may be precluded 
from taking the actions, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Our insurance subsidiary currently operates in Louisiana and Texas. Although we have not written any policies in Florida, pursuant to the 
consent order issued on March 1, 2017, we are subject to the regulatory requirements of the OIR. In the future, our insurance subsidiary 
may become authorized to transact business in other states and therefore will become subject to the laws and regulatory requirements of 
those states. These regulations may vary from state to state, and certain states may have regulations which conflict with the regulations of 
other states. Currently, the federal government’s role in regulating or dictating the policies of insurance companies is limited. However, 
Congress, from time to time, considers proposals that would increase the role of the federal government in insurance regulation, either 
in addition to or in lieu of state regulation. The impact of any future federal insurance regulation on our insurance operations is unclear 
and may adversely impact our business or competitive position.

Our insurance subsidiary is subject to extensive regulation which may reduce our profitability or inhibit our growth. Moreover, if 
we fail to comply with these regulations, we may be subject to penalties, including fines and suspensions, which may have a material 
adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. 

The insurance industry is highly regulated and supervised. Maison, our insurance subsidiary, is subject to the supervision and regulation 
of the states in which it is domiciled and the states in which it does business. Such supervision and regulation is primarily designed to 
protect policyholders rather than shareholders. These regulations are generally administered by a department of insurance in each state 
and relate to, among other things:

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the content and timing of required notices and other policyholder information;

the amount of premiums the insurer may write in relation to its surplus;

the amount and nature of reinsurance a company is required to purchase;

approval of insurance company acquisitions;

participation in guaranty funds and other statutorily-created markets or organizations;

business operations and claims practices;

approval of policy forms and premium rates;

standards of solvency, including risk-based capital measurements;

licensing of insurers and their products;

licensing of agents and managing general agents;

restrictions on the nature, quality and concentration of investments;

restrictions on the ability of our insurance company subsidiary to pay dividends to us;

restrictions on transactions between insurance company subsidiaries and their affiliates;

restrictions on the size of risks insurable under a single policy;

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requiring deposits for the benefit of policyholders;

requiring certain methods of accounting;

periodic examinations of our operations and finances;

prescribing the form and content of records of financial condition required to be filed; and

requiring reserves as required by statutory accounting rules.

The LDI and regulators in other jurisdictions where our insurance subsidiary operates or may operate conduct periodic examinations 
of the affairs of insurance companies and require the filing of annual and other reports relating to financial condition, holding company 
issues and other matters. These regulatory requirements may adversely affect or inhibit our ability to achieve some or all of our business 
objectives. These regulatory authorities also conduct periodic examinations into insurers’ business practices. These reviews may reveal 
deficiencies in our insurance operations or differences between our interpretations of regulatory requirements and those of the regulators. 
In addition, regulatory authorities have relatively broad discretion to deny or revoke licenses for various reasons, including the violation 
of regulations. In some instances, we follow practices based on our interpretations of regulations or practices that we believe may be 
generally followed by the industry. These practices may turn out to be different from the interpretations of regulatory authorities. If 
we do not have the requisite licenses and approvals or do not comply with applicable regulatory requirements, insurance regulatory 
authorities could prevent or temporarily suspend us from carrying on some or all of our business or otherwise penalize us. Any such 
outcome may have a material adverse effect on our ability to operate our business.

Finally, changes in the level of regulation of the insurance industry or changes in laws or regulations themselves or interpretations by 
regulatory authorities may have a material adverse effect on our ability to operate our business.

Maison is subject to minimum capital and surplus requirements, and our failure to meet these requirements could subject us to 
regulatory action. 

Maison is subject to risk-based capital standards and other minimum capital and surplus requirements imposed under the laws of Texas, 
Florida and Louisiana (and other states where we may eventually conduct business). The risk-based capital standards, based upon the 
Risk-Based Capital Model Act adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, or NAIC, require Maison to report 
its results of risk-based capital calculations to state departments of insurance and the NAIC. These risk-based capital standards provide 
for  different  levels  of  regulatory  attention  depending  upon  the  ratio  of  an  insurance  company’s  total  adjusted  capital,  as  calculated 
in accordance with NAIC guidelines, to its authorized control level risk-based capital. Authorized control level risk-based capital is 
determined  by  applying  the  NAIC’s  risk-based  capital  formula,  which  measures  the  minimum  amount  of  capital  that  an  insurance 
company needs to support its overall business operations.

In addition, Maison is required to maintain certain minimum capital and surplus and to limit its written premiums to specified multiples 
of its capital and surplus. Maison could exceed these ratios if its volume increases faster than anticipated or if its surplus declines due to 
catastrophic and/or non-catastrophic losses, excessive underwriting and/or operational expenses.

Any failure by Maison to meet the applicable risk-based capital or minimum statutory capital requirements or the writings ratio limitations 
imposed by the laws of the states in which Maison operates could subject it to further examination or corrective action imposed by state 
regulators, including limitations on our writing of additional business, state supervision or liquidation. Any changes in existing risk-
based capital requirements, minimum statutory capital requirements or applicable writings ratios may require us to increase our statutory 
capital levels, which we may be unable to do.

Should our retention rate be less than anticipated, future results will be negatively impacted.

We make assumptions about the rate at which our existing policies will renew for the purpose of projecting direct premiums written and 
the amount of reinsurance which we obtain based upon the projected amount of future exposure. If the actual exposure renewed is less 
than anticipated, our direct premiums written would be adversely impacted. Furthermore, we may purchase more reinsurance than may 
be appropriate given the actual amount of coverage in force.

Our status as an insurance holding company could adversely affect our ability to meet our obligations. 

As an insurance holding company, we are dependent on dividends and other permitted payments from Maison to serve as operating 
capital. The ability of Maison to pay dividends to us is subject to certain restrictions imposed under Louisiana insurance law, which is 
the state of domicile for Maison. Dividend payments may be further restricted pursuant to a consent agreement entered into with the LDI 
and the OIR as a condition of our licensure in each state.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.We may be unable to attract and retain qualified employees. 

We depend on our ability to attract and retain experienced underwriting talent and other skilled employees who are knowledgeable about 
our business. If the quality of our underwriters and other personnel decreases, we may be unable to maintain our current competitive 
position  in  the  specialized  markets  in  which  we  operate  and  be  unable  to  expand  our  operations,  which  could  adversely  affect  our 
results. Because we have relatively few employees, the loss of, or failure to attract, key personnel could also significantly impede the 
financial plans, growth, marketing and other objectives of our company. Our success depends to a substantial extent on the ability and 
experience of our senior management. We believe that our future success will depend in large part on our ability to attract and retain 
additional  skilled  and  qualified  personnel  and  to  expand,  train  and  manage  our  employees. We  may  not  be  successful  in  doing  so, 
because the competition for experienced personnel in the insurance industry is intense. Many of the companies with which we compete 
for experienced personnel have greater resources than we have. We cannot be certain of our ability to identify, hire and retain adequately 
qualified personnel. We do not have employment agreements with our employees. Failure to identify, hire and retain necessary key 
personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our tax-loss carryforwards are subject to restrictions.

As of December 31, 2016 we had net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) for federal income tax purposes of approximately $691,000 
which will be available to offset future taxable income. As a result of certain changes in ownership and pursuant to Section 382 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, utilization of NOLs may be limited after an ownership change, as defined in Section 382. 
Due to various changes in our ownership, a significant portion of these carry-forwards may be subject to significant restrictions with 
respect to our ability to use those amounts to offset future taxable income. Use of our NOLs may be further limited as a result of future 
equity transactions.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Our executive offices are located at 1511 N. Westshore Blvd, Suite 870, Tampa, Florida, 33607 and consist of approximately 10,600 
square feet of office space which allows for current and future expansion. Our lease term runs through October 2019. Rent is payable in 
monthly installments of approximately $22,500, which escalates by three percent annually. The lease contains an option to renew for an 
additional three year term subject to certain conditions.

We also lease office space located at 9100 Bluebonnet Centre Blvd, Suite 501, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809 which serves as the 
principal office space for our insurance subsidiary, Maison and consists of approximately 4,000 square feet of office space. The lease 
term runs through December 2017 and contains an option to renew for an additional five year term subject to certain conditions. Rent is 
payable in monthly installments of approximately $6,000.

In the opinion of the Company’s management, our properties are suitable for our current business and are adequately maintained.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, we are involved in legal proceedings and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Currently, it is not 
possible to predict legal outcomes and their impact on the future development of claims. Any such development will be affected by 
future court decisions and interpretations. Because of these uncertainties, additional liabilities may arise for amounts in excess of the 
Company’s current reserves. In addition, the Company’s estimate of ultimate loss and loss adjustment expenses may change. These 
additional liabilities, or increases in estimates, or a range of either, cannot be reasonably estimated, and could result in income statement 
charges that could be material to the Company’s results of operations in future periods.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

PART II

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER 

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market for Registrant’s Common Stock

Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market tier of the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol PIH. The following 
table sets forth the range of high and low intraday sales price for our common stock for each of the quarterly periods indicated.

Fiscal Year 2016 Quarters Ended:
March 31, 2016   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
June 30, 2016  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
September 30, 2016  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
December 31, 2016   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fiscal Year 2015 Quarters Ended:
March 31, 2015   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
June 30, 2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
September 30, 2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
December 31, 2015   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  $

  $

High

Low

  $

7.64 
7.21 
6.99 
7.90 

5.32
5.60
5.65
6.29

High

Low

  $

7.90 
8.59 
8.21 
8.04 

7.37
7.18
6.85
6.19

Number of Common Shareholders

As of March 8, 2017, we had 5,956,766 common shares outstanding, which were held by three shareholders of record. Approximately 
4,670,000 of these shares are held in “street name” for the benefit of approximately 600 shareholders.

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Dividends 

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable 
future. We currently anticipate that all future earnings will be retained for use in our business. Any future determination to pay dividends 
will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, 
and other factors.

Repurchase of Equity Securities

On December 1, 2014, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program for up to 500,000 shares of our common stock which 
expired on December 31, 2016. The following table provides information with respect to shares repurchased during the three months 
ended December 31, 2016.

Total Number of 
Shares Purchased

Average Price 
Paid per Share

Total Number of 
Shares Purchased 
as Part of Publicly 
Announced Plans or 
Programs

Maximum 
Number of 
Shares that May Yet 
Be Purchased Under 
the Plans or 
Programs

377,756   $
15,303    
8,300    
—  
401,359   $

7.29    
7.31    
7.35    
—  
7.29    

377,756    
15,303    
8,300    
—  
401,359    

122,244
106,941
98,641
98,641
—

Period
As of September 30, 2016  . . . . .  
October 1 – 31, 2016  . . . . . . . . .  
November 1 – 30, 2016  . . . . . . .  
December 1 – 31, 2016   . . . . . . .
As of December 31, 2016  . . . . .  

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Securities  authorized  for  issuance  under  the  Company’s  Amended  and  Restated  2014  Equity  Incentive  Plan  are  as  follows  as  of 
December 31, 2016:

Number of securities 
to be issued 
upon exercise of 
outstanding options, 
warrants and rights
(a)

Weighted-average 
exercise price of 
outstanding options, 
warrants and rights
(b)

Number of securities 
remaining available 
for future issuance 
under equity 
compensation plans 
(excluding securities 
reflected in column 
(a))
(c)

197,956   $

—  
$

197,956

8.36    

—  

8.36

156,956

—
156,956

Plan Category

Equity compensation plans approved  
by security holders  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity compensation plans not approved 
by security holders  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

On February 24, 2015, the Company issued 120,000 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Shares”) as 
well as a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $15.00 
per share. Both the Preferred Shares and the Warrant were issued to 1347 Advisors, LLC (“Advisors”), a wholly owned subsidiary 
of Kingsway Financial Services, Inc., in a private placement exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities 
Act of 1933, as amended.

The Preferred Shares have a liquidation amount equal to $25.00 per share and will pay annual cumulative dividends at a rate of 8% per 
year. On the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the issuance date of the Preferred Shares (each, a “Reference Date”), if any dividends 
that accrued during the 12-month period ending upon such Reference Date are unpaid, such dividends shall accumulate and compound 
at a rate of 13% per year until all of such dividends are paid in full. During any time that any dividends are unpaid and compounding at 

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the rate of 13% per year after the third anniversary of the issuance date, no dividends or other distributions or repurchases or redemptions 
on the Company’s common stock (subject to limited exceptions) shall be declared or paid by the Board of Directors of the Company. 
Unless redeemed earlier, the Preferred Shares will be redeemed by the Company on February 24, 2020 (the “Redemption Date”). To the 
extent that any Preferred Shares have not been redeemed on the Redemption Date, the liquidation value of such Preferred Shares plus 
any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon shall accumulate and compound at a rate of 13% per year until paid in full. The Preferred 
Shares are non-voting, except as provided by applicable law.

The Warrant was immediately exercisable upon its issuance and expires on February 22, 2022.

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Not Applicable.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 

OPERATIONS

You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes and information 
included  elsewhere  in  this  annual  report  on  Form  10-K.  You  should  review  the  “Risk  Factors”  section  of  this  annual  report  for  a 
discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-
looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis 
and set forth elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Unless context denotes otherwise, the terms “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our,” refer to 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc., and its 
subsidiaries. Except where noted otherwise, all dollar amount have been reported in thousands.

Overview

Maison Insurance Holdings, Inc. was incorporated on October 2, 2012 in the State of Delaware. On November 19, 2013, the company’s 
legal  name  was  changed  to  1347  Property  Insurance  Holdings,  Inc  (“PIH”).  PIH  is  a  holding  company  and  is  engaged,  through  its 
subsidiaries, in the property and casualty insurance business.

Prior to March 31, 2014, the Company operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingsway America, Inc. (“KAI”). KAI, in turn, is a 
wholly owned subsidiary of Kingsway Financial Services, Inc. (“KFSI”), a publicly owned holding company based in Toronto, Ontario, 
Canada. On March 31, 2014, the Company completed an initial public offering of its common stock and then on June 13, 2014, the 
Company completed a follow-on offering. Through the combination of the IPO and follow-on offering, the Company issued approximately 
five million shares of its common stock. As of December 31, 2016 KAI and companies affiliated with KAI held approximately 975,000 
shares of our common stock, equivalent to 16.4% of our outstanding shares.

PIH has three wholly-owned subsidiaries; Maison Insurance Company (“Maison”), a Louisiana-domiciled property and casualty insurance 
company, Maison Managers, Inc. (“MMI”), a managing general agent, incorporated in the State of Delaware on October 2, 2012, and 
ClaimCor,  LLC  (“ClaimCor”),  a  Florida  based  claims  adjusting  company.Maison  writes  personal  property  and  casualty  insurance  in 
Louisiana and both personal and commercial property and casualty insurance in Texas. Maison provides dwelling policies for wind and hail 
only, and dwelling, homeowner and mobile home/manufactured home policies for multi-peril property risks.

Maison began writing commercial business in Texas in June 2015, through a quota-share agreement with Brotherhood Mutual Insurance 
Company (“Brotherhood”). Through this agreement, Maison has assumed wind/hail only exposures on certain churches and related 
structures Brotherhood insures throughout the State of Texas.

Maison distributes its insurance policies through a network of independent agencies in Louisiana and Texas. These agencies typically 
represent several insurance companies in order to provide various insurance product lines to their clients. The Company refers to these 
policies as voluntary policies.

In  addition  to  the  voluntary  policies  Maison  writes,  we  have  participated  in  the  last  five  rounds  of  take-outs  from  Louisiana  Citizens 
Property Insurance Company (“Citizens”), occurring on December 1st of each year. Under this take-out program, state-approved insurance 
companies, such as Maison, have the opportunity to assume insurance policies written by Citizens. Similarly, in December 2016, Maison 
participated in the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s (“TWIA”) first-ever depopulation program whereby Maison assumed policies 
for wind and hail only exposures for homeowners along the coastal area of Texas.

MMI serves as the Company’s management services subsidiary and provides underwriting, policy administration, claims administration, 
marketing, accounting and other management services to Maison. MMI contracts with independent agencies for policy sales and services, 
and contracts with an independent third-party for policy administration services. As a managing general agency, MMI is licensed by and 
subject to the regulatory oversight of both the Louisiana and Texas Departments of Insurance (“LDI” and “TDI”, respectively).

On January 2, 2015, the Company completed its acquisition of 100% of the membership interest of ClaimCor, a claims and underwriting 
technical solutions company. Maison processes claims made by our policyholders through ClaimCor, and also through various third-
party claims adjusting companies. We have the ultimate authority over the claims handling process, while the agencies we appoint have 
no authority to settle our claims or otherwise exercise control over the claims process.

Florida Certificate of Authority

On March 1, 2017 Maison received a certificate of authority from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) which authorizes 
Maison to write personal lines insurance in the State of Florida. Pursuant to the Consent Order issued, Maison has agreed to comply with 

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admission into Florida as evidenced by its Annual Statement filed with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Among 
other requirements, the OIR requires the following as conditions related to the issuance of Maison’s certificate of authority:

•  Although domiciled in the State of Louisiana, Maison agreed to comply with the Florida Insurance Code as if Maison were a 

domestic insurer within the State of Florida;

•  Maison agreed to maintain capital and surplus as to policyholders of no less than $35 million;

•  Maison agreed to receive prior approval from the OIR prior to the payment of any dividends and;

•  Maison agreed to receive written approval from the OIR regarding any form of policy issued, or rate charged to its policyholders 

prior to utilizing any such form or rate for policies written in the State of Florida.

To  comply  with  the  Consent  Order,  Maison  will  receive  a  capital  contribution  from  its  parent  company,  1347  Property  Insurance 
Holdings, Inc., in the approximate amount of $15 million. This contribution is expected to be in the form of one or more surplus notes as 
well as a direct contribution to paid in and contributed surplus and is expected to occur prior to March 31, 2017. As of March 16, 2017 
Maison has not written any insurance policies covering risks in the State of Florida. As of March 16, 2017 Maison has not written any 
insurance policies covering risks in the State of Florida.

Business Strategy

Mission  Statement:  We  will  deploy  internal  expertise  and  leverage  external  partnerships  to  provide  market  solutions  and  in  return 
generate the expected profits identified in our vision statement while taking prudent steps to limit exposure to downside. Our team will 
continuously evaluate existing markets to ensure they remain consistent with our expectations and identify potential new markets where 
expansion opportunities may emerge. If writing other property lines that compliment these specifically targeted segments allows us to 
reduce operating expenses, improve reinsurance purchasing or support distribution we will do so. We will reduce exposure to, or exit, 
any markets where attributes no longer support the expected amount of underwriting profit.

Our primary goal is to continue to expand our property and casualty writings through:

• 

• 

Increasing  our  number  of  voluntary  policies.  Ease  of  use  enhancements for  our  web-based  agent  quoting  portal  as  well  as 
refining our product offerings has provided a marketable advantage in organic new policy growth for Maison. Our goal is to 
continue to grow through strategic relationships with agencies in the states where we currently provide insurance and also 
potentially in new coastal markets in the U.S. Our years of experience in the coastal markets make us uniquely qualified to 
manage agent expectations and provide superior support and service for policyholders.

Strategic  acquisitions. We  intend  to  explore  growth  opportunities  through  strategic  acquisitions  in  coastal  states,  including 
Louisiana, Texas and Florida. We also plan to pursue complementary books of business provided they meet our underwriting 
criteria. We will evaluate each opportunity based on expected economic contribution to our results and support of our market 
expansion initiatives.

•  Attracting  and  retaining  high-quality  agents.  We  intend  to  focus  our  marketing  efforts  on  maintaining  and  improving  our 
relationships  with  highly  productive  independent  agents,  as  well  as  on  attracting  new  high  quality  agents  in  areas  with  a 
substantial potential for profitable growth.

•  Reducing our ratio of expenses to net premiums earned and using technology to increase our operating efficiency. We are 
committed to improving our profitability by reducing expenses through enhanced technologies and by increasing the number 
of policies we write through the strategic deployment of our capital. We currently outsource our policy administration and 
a portion of our claims handling functions to third parties with dedicated Maison oversight and direction, which we believe 
results in increased service and lower expense and loss ratios.

Our Products

As of December 31, 2016, we had approximately 33,800 policies in-force. Of these policies in-force, approximately 26% of our policies 
are comprised of policies obtained from the Citizens take-out program (most of which are wind/hail only dwelling policies) while the 
remaining 74% are obtained through our independent agents. In total, 52% of our policies are homeowner multi-peril, approximately 
14% are manufactured home multi-peril policies, and approximately 8% are dwelling fire policies.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.Homeowners’ Insurance

Our homeowners’ insurance policy is written on an owner occupied dwelling which protects from all perils, except for those specifically 
excluded from coverage by the policy. It also provides replacement cost coverage on the home and other structures and will provide 
optional coverage for replacement cost on personal property in the home. It may also offer the option of specifically scheduling individual 
personal property items for coverage. Additionally, coverage for loss of use of the home until it can be repaired is provided. Personal 
liability and medical payment coverage to others is included, as well.

Wind/Hail Insurance

Our wind/hail insurance policy is written on an owner or non-owner occupied dwelling which protects from the perils of wind and/or 
hail-only weather events. This policy type may also provide coverage for personal property, but only for specific types of coverage. It 
provides replacement cost or actual cash value coverage on the home and other structures depending on the form under which the policy 
is written. Personal property in the home is written at actual cash value. Additionally, coverage for loss of use of the home is provided.

Manufactured Home Insurance

Our manufactured home insurance policy is written on a manufactured or mobile home and is similar to both the homeowners’ insurance 
policy and the dwelling fire policy. The policy can provide for coverage on the manufactured home, the insured’s personal property in 
the home and liability and medical payments can be included. Furthermore, our manufactured home policies can be endorsed to include 
coverage for flood and earthquake (coverage for these perils is not available under our other policy types; as of December 31, 2016 
approximately 3,550  of  our  manufactured home  policies include  this  endorsement). The  policy  can  also  be  written  on  either owner 
occupied or non-owner occupied units. Property coverage can be written on an actual cash value or stated amount basis with an optional 
replacement cost coverage available for partial loss. There are several other optional coverages that can be included and residential and 
commercial-use rental units can be written along with seasonal use mobile homes or homes that are used for part of the year.

Dwelling Fire Insurance

Our dwelling fire policy can be issued on an owner occupied or non-owner (tenant) occupied dwelling property. It will also provide 
coverage against all types of loss unless the peril causing the loss is specifically excluded in the policy. Losses from vandalism and 
malicious  mischief  are  also  included  in  the  coverage. All  claims  and  losses  on  a  dwelling  are  covered  on  a  replacement  cost  basis 
and additional coverage for personal property (contents) can also be added. Personal liability and medical payments to others may be 
included on an optional basis.

Our policy counts by type as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

Source of Policies

Policies in-force as of
Dec 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015

Total Citizens Takeout Policies in Force  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8,892

8,957

Homeowners   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufactured Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Dwellings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Voluntary Policies in Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17,685
4,694
2,568
24,947

14,283
4,343
806
19,432

Total Direct Policies in Force   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

33,839

28,389

Assumed through Brotherhood Quota-Share Agreement   . . . . . . . . . . . .
Assumed through TWIA Quota-Share Agreement   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Assumed Policies   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

522
1,251
1,773

495
—
495

Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures

The Company assesses its results of operations using certain non-U.S. GAAP financial measures, in addition to U.S. GAAP financial 
measures. These non-U.S. GAAP financial measures consist of underwriting ratios and are defined below. The Company believes these 
non-U.S. GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating 
performance in the same manner as management does.

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The non-U.S. GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, any financial 
measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company’s non-U.S. GAAP financial measures may be defined differently from 
time to time and may be defined differently than similar terms used by other companies, and accordingly, care should be exercised in 
understanding how we define our non-U.S. GAAP financial measures.

Underwriting Ratios

The Company, like many insurance companies, analyzes performance based on underwriting ratios such as loss ratio, expense ratio and 
combined ratio. The loss ratio is derived by dividing the amount of net losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred by net premiums 
earned. The expense ratio is derived by dividing the sum of amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and general and administrative 
expenses incurred by net premiums earned. All items included in the loss and expense ratios are presented in the Company’s U.S. GAAP 
financial statements. The combined ratio is the sum of the loss ratio and the expense ratio. A combined ratio below 100% demonstrates 
an underwriting profit whereas a combined ratio over 100% demonstrates an underwriting loss.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Assumptions

The  preparation  of  consolidated  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  U.S.  GAAP  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and 
assumptions that affect the application of policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent 
assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the 
reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Estimates and their underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing 
basis. Changes in estimates are recorded in the accounting period in which they are determined. The critical accounting estimates and 
assumptions in the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the provision for loss and loss adjustment expense reserves 
(as  well  as  the  reinsurance  recoverable  on  those  reserves),  the  valuation  of  fixed  income  and  equity  securities,  the  valuation  of  net 
deferred income taxes, the valuation of various securities we have issued in conjunction with the termination of the management services 
agreement with 1347 Advisors, LLC, the valuation of deferred policy acquisition costs and stock-based compensation expense.

Provision for Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves 

A significant degree of judgment is required to determine amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements for the provision 
for loss and loss adjustment expense reserves. The process for establishing the provision for loss and loss adjustment expense reserves 
reflects  the  uncertainties  and  significant  judgmental  factors  inherent  in  predicting  future  results  of  both  known  and  unknown  loss 
events. As such, the process is inherently complex and imprecise and estimates are constantly refined. The process of establishing the 
provision for loss and loss adjustment expense reserves relies on the judgment and opinions of a large number of individuals, including 
the opinions of the Company’s independent actuaries.

Factors affecting the provision for loss and loss adjustment expense reserves include the continually evolving and changing regulatory 
and  legal  environment,  actuarial  studies,  professional  experience  and  expertise  of  the  Company’s  claims  departments’  personnel 
and independent adjusters retained to handle individual claims, the quality of the data used for projection purposes, existing claims 
management  practices  including  claims  handling  and  settlement  practices,  the  effect  of  inflationary  trends  on  future  loss  settlement 
costs, court decisions, economic conditions and public attitudes.

In the actuarial review process, an analysis of the provision for loss and loss adjustment expense reserves is completed for the Company’s 
insurance subsidiary. Unpaid losses, allocated loss adjustment expenses and unallocated loss adjustment expenses are separately analyzed 
by line of business or coverage by accident year. A wide range of actuarial methods are utilized in order to appropriately measure ultimate 
loss and loss adjustment expense costs. These methods include paid loss development, incurred loss development and frequency-severity 
method. Reasonability tests such as ultimate loss ratio trends and ultimate allocated loss adjustment expense to ultimate loss are also 
performed prior to selection of the final provision. The provision is indicated by line of business or coverage and is separated into case 
reserves, reserves for losses incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) and a provision for loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”).

Because the establishment of the provision for loss and loss adjustment expense reserves is an inherently uncertain process involving 
estimates,  current  provisions  may  need  to  be  updated. Adjustments  to  the  provision,  both  favorable  and  unfavorable,  are  reflected 
in  the  consolidated  statements  of  operations  and  comprehensive  income  (loss)  for  the  periods  in  which  such  estimates  are  updated. 
Management determines the loss and loss adjustment expense reserves as recorded on the Company’s financial statements, while the 
Company’s independent actuaries develop a range of reasonable estimates and a point estimate of loss and loss adjustment expense 
reserves. The actuarial point estimate is intended to represent the actuaries’ best estimate and will not necessarily be at the mid-point of 
the high and low estimates of the range.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.Valuation of Fixed Income and Equity Securities

The Company’s fixed income and equity securities are recorded at fair value using observable inputs such as quoted prices in inactive 
markets, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, benchmark interest rates, broker quotes and other relevant inputs. The 
Company does not have any fixed income or equity investments in its portfolio which require the Company to use unobservable inputs. 
Any change in the estimated fair value of its investments could impact the amount of unrealized gain or loss the Company has recorded, 
which could change the amount the Company has recorded for its investments and other comprehensive loss on its consolidated balance 
sheets and statements of comprehensive income (loss).

Gains and losses realized on the disposition of investments are determined on the first-in first-out basis and credited or charged to the 
consolidated  statements  of  operations  and  comprehensive  income  (loss).  Premium  and  discount  on  investments  are  amortized  and 
accreted using the interest method and charged or credited to net investment income.

The Company performs a quarterly analysis of its investment portfolio to determine if declines in market value are other-than-temporary. 
Further information regarding its detailed analysis and factors considered in establishing an other-than-temporary impairment on an 
investment is discussed within Note 4 - Investments, to the consolidated financial statements.

Valuation of Net Deferred Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes is calculated based on the expected tax treatment of transactions recorded in the Company’s consolidated 
financial statements. In determining its provision for income taxes, the Company interprets tax legislation in a variety of jurisdictions 
and makes assumptions about the expected timing of the reversal of deferred income tax assets and liabilities and the valuation of net 
deferred income taxes.

The ultimate realization of the deferred income tax asset balance is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the 
periods in which the Company’s temporary differences reverse and become deductible. A valuation allowance is established when it is 
more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred income tax asset balance will not be realized. In determining whether a valuation 
allowance is needed, management considers all available positive and negative evidence affecting specific deferred income tax asset 
balances,  including  the  Company’s  past  and  anticipated  future  performance,  the  reversal  of  deferred  income  tax  liabilities,  and  the 
availability of tax planning strategies. To the extent a valuation allowance is established in a period, an expense must be recorded within 
the income tax provision in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

The Company carries a net deferred income tax asset of $420 and $506 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, all of which the 
Company believes is more likely than not to be fully realized based upon management’s assessment of future taxable income.

Securities Issued to 1347 Advisors, LLC

Pursuant to the termination of the Management Services Agreement with 1347 Advisors LLC (“Advisors,” a wholly-owned subsidiary 
of KFSI), the Company issued Preferred Shares, Warrants, and entered into a Performance Share Grant Agreement with Advisors on 
February 24, 2015.

Because the Preferred Shares have a redemption provision requiring mandatory redemption on February 24, 2020, the Company was 
required to classify the Preferred Shares as a liability on its balance sheet. The resulting liability was recorded at a discount to the $4,200 
ultimate redemption amount which includes all dividends to be paid on the Preferred Shares based upon an analysis of the timing and 
amounts of cash payments expected to occur under the terms of the Preferred Shares discounted for the Company’s estimated cost of 
equity (13.9%).

The Company estimated the fair value of the Warrants on grant date based upon the Black-Scholes option pricing model while it utilized 
a Monte Carlo model to determine the fair value of the Performance Share Grant Agreement due to the fact that the underlying shares 
are only issuable based upon the achievement of certain market conditions.

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

Deferred policy acquisition costs represent the deferral of expenses that the Company incurs related to successful efforts to acquire new 
business or renew existing business. Acquisition costs, primarily commissions, premium taxes and underwriting and agency expenses 
related to issuing insurance policies are deferred and charged against income ratably over the terms of the related insurance policies. 
Management regularly reviews the categories of acquisition costs that are deferred and assesses the recoverability of this asset. Costs 
associated with unsuccessful efforts or costs that cannot be tied directly to a successful policy acquisition are expensed as incurred, as 
opposed to being deferred and amortized as the premium is earned.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The Company uses the fair-value method of accounting for stock-based compensation awards granted. The Company determines the fair 
value of the stock options on their grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and determines the fair value of restricted 
stock units on their grant date using multiple Monte Carlo simulations. The fair value of these awards is recorded as compensation 
expense over the requisite service period, which is generally the expected period over which the awards will vest, with a corresponding 
increase to additional paid-in capital. When the stock options are exercised, or correspondingly, when the restricted stock units vest, the 
amount of proceeds together with the amount recorded in additional paid-in capital is recorded in shareholders’ equity.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Item 8, Note 3 – Recently Issued Accounting Standards in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of 
recent accounting pronouncements and their effect, if any, on the Company.

Analysis of Financial Condition 
As of December 31, 2016 compared to December 31, 2015

Investments

The Company’s investments in fixed income and equity securities are classified as available-for-sale and are reported at estimated fair 
value. The  Company  held  an  investments  portfolio  comprised  primarily  of  fixed  income  securities  issued  by  the  U.S.  Government, 
government  agencies  and  high  quality  corporate  issuers. The  portfolio  is  managed  by  a  third-party  investment  management  firm  in 
accordance with the investment policies and guidelines approved by Maison’s Board of Directors. These guidelines stress the preservation 
of capital, market liquidity and the diversification of risk. Investments held by the Company’s insurance subsidiary must also comply 
with applicable domiciliary state regulations that prescribe the type, quality and concentration of investments.

The table below summarizes, by type, the Company’s investments as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Type of Investment
Fixed income securities:

December 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

Carrying  
Amount

Percent of  
Total

Carrying  
Amount

Percent of  
Total

U.S. government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
State municipalities and political subdivisions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations . . .
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total fixed income securities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Short-term investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Limited liability investments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  $

  $

1,604    
2,246    
11,968    
10,741    
26,559    
1,136    
196    
505    
28,396    

5.6%   $
7.9%    
42.2%    
37.8%    
93.5%    
4.0%    
0.7%    
1.8%    
100.0%   $

647    
1,651    
9,082    
8,858    
20,238    
—    
1,149    
248    
21,635    

3.0%
7.6%
42.0%
40.9%
93.5%
—%
5.3%
1.2%
100.0%

Pursuant to the certificate of authority we received from the TDI, we are required to deposit securities with the State of Texas. These 
securities consist of cash in the amount of $300 as well as various fixed income securities listed in the table above having an amortized 
cost basis of $1,701 and an estimated fair value of $1,692 as of December 31, 2016.

The Company’s limited liability investments are comprised of investments in two limited partnerships which seek to provide equity and 
asset-backed debt investment in a variety of privately-owned companies. The Company has committed to a total investment of $1,000, 
of which the limited partnerships have drawn down approximately $505 through December 31, 2016. One of these limited partnerships 
is managed by Argo Management Group, LLC, an entity which, as of April 21, 2016 is wholly owned by KFSI. The Company has 
accounted for its limited liability investments under the cost method as the instruments do not have readily determinable fair values and 
the Company does not exercise significant influence over the operations of the limited partnerships or the underlying privately-owned 
companies.

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Liquidity and Cash Flow Risk

The table below summarizes the estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed income securities by contractual maturity as of December 
31, 2016 and 2015. Actual results may differ as issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations, with or without penalties, prior 
to the contractual maturity of these obligations.

Matures in:
One year or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
More than one to five years  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
More than five to ten years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
More than ten years  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total fixed income securities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

December 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

Carrying  
Amount

Percent of  
Total

Carrying  
Amount

Percent of  
Total

  $

  $

1,828    
12,678    
3,918    
8,135    
26,559    

6.9%   $
47.7%    
14.8%    
30.6%    
100.0%   $

1,012    
10,414    
2,259    
6,553    
20,238    

5.0%
51.5%
11.2%
32.3%
100.0%

At December 31, 2016, approximately 54.6% of the Company’s fixed income securities had contractual maturities of five years or less. 
The Company holds cash and high-grade short-term assets which, along with fixed income securities, management believes are sufficient 
in amount for the payment of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves and other operating subsidiary obligations on a timely basis. The 
Company may not be able to liquidate its investments in the event that additional cash is required to meet obligations to its policyholders, 
however, the Company believes that the high-quality, liquid investments in the portfolios provide it with sufficient liquidity.

Market Risk

Market risk is the risk that the Company will incur losses due to adverse changes in interest or currency exchange rates and equity prices. 
Given the Company’s operations only invest in U.S. dollar denominated instruments and maintain a relatively insignificant investment 
in equity instruments, its primary market risk exposures in the investments portfolio are to changes in interest rates.

Because the investments portfolio is comprised of primarily fixed maturity instruments that are usually held to maturity, periodic changes 
in interest rate levels generally impact the Company’s financial results to the extent that the investments are recorded at market value 
and reinvestment yields are different than the original yields on maturing instruments. During periods of rising interest rates, the market 
values of the existing fixed income securities will generally decrease. The reverse is true during periods of declining interest rates.

Credit Risk

Credit risk is defined as the risk of financial loss due to failure of the other party to a financial instrument to discharge an obligation. 
Credit risk arises from the Company’s positions in short-term investments and debt instruments.

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company’s debt securities had the following quality ratings as assigned by Standard and Poor’s 
(“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”).

Rating (S&P/Moody’s)
AAA/Aaa  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aa/Aa  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A/A  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BBB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Total fixed income securities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment

December 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

Carrying  
Amount

Percent of  
Total

Carrying  
Amount

Percent of  
Total

  $

  $

14,995    
2,627    
5,516    
3,421    
26,559    

56.4%   $
9.9%    
20.8%    
12.9%    
100.0%   $

10,741    
2,520    
4,745    
2,232    
20,238    

53.0%
12.5%
23.4%
11.1%
100.0%

The length of time an individual investment may be held in an unrealized loss position may vary based on the opinion of the investment 
manager and their respective analyses related to valuation and to the various credit risks that may prevent the Company from recapturing 
the principal investment. In the case of an individual investment with a maturity date where the investment manager determines that 
there is little or no risk of default prior to the maturity of a holding, the Company would elect to hold the investment in an unrealized 
loss position until the price recovers or the investment matures. In situations where facts emerge that might increase the risk associated 
with recapture of principal, the Company may elect to sell investments at a loss.

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The Company performs a quarterly analysis of its investment portfolio to determine if declines in market value are other-than-
temporary. Further information regarding the Company’s detailed analysis and factors considered in establishing an other-than-
temporary impairment on an investment is discussed within Note 4 - “Investments,” to the consolidated financial statements in 
Item 8 of this report.

As  a  result  of  the  analysis  performed  by  the  Company,  there  were  no  write-downs  for  other-than-temporary  impairments  related  to 
investments for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

At December 31, 2016, the gross unrealized losses for fixed income securities amounted to $274, and there were no unrealized 
losses attributable to non-investment grade fixed income securities. At both December 31, 2016 and 2015, all unrealized losses 
on  individual  investments  were  considered  temporary.  Fixed  income  securities  in  unrealized  loss  positions  continued  to  pay 
interest and were not subject to material changes in their respective debt ratings. The Company concluded the declines in value 
were considered temporary. As the Company has the capacity to hold these investments to maturity, no impairment provision was 
considered necessary.

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

The Company’s deferred policy acquisition costs (“DPAC”) include commissions, premium taxes, assessments and other policy processing 
fees  and  represent  those  costs  related  to  successfully  acquiring  the  premiums  the  Company  has  yet  to  earn  (the  unearned  premium 
reserve). DPAC increased $359, to $4,389 as of December 31, 2016 compared to $4,030 as of December 31, 2015, corresponding to an 
increase in our unearned premium reserves over the same period. DPAC expressed as a percentage of unearned premium reserves was 
17.0% and 17.2% as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Effective January 1, 2016, we amended the terms of our quota-share agreement with Brotherhood such that the premiums we receive, 
and the commissions we pay, are remitted on an earned basis. Previously, commissions and premiums were remitted on an as written 
basis. While this change does not impact the net income earned as a result of the agreement, it does impact certain assets and liabilities 
on  our  consolidated  financial  statements,  such  as  our  unearned  premium  reserves  and  DPAC  asset. This  change  to  our  quota-share 
agreement with Brotherhood resulted in a $221 decrease to DPAC from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2016.

Premiums Receivable, Net of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Premiums receivable, net of allowances for credit losses, increased by $528 to $2,923 as of December 31, 2016 from $2,395 as of 
December  31,  2015.  This  increase  was  primarily  attributable  to  premiums  due  from  Citizens  and  TWIA  on  the  December  1,  2016 
depopulation  of  policies  from  both  insurers.  Premiums  due  from  Citizens  increased  by  approximately  $400  due  to  a  change  in  the 
timing of payments Citizens makes under its depopulation program. In prior years, Citizens would remit premium due to us (less a 
16% holdback for endorsements and cancellations) prior to December 31st of the year of the depopulation. For the depopulation which 
occurred on December 1, 2016, Citizens changed the timing of payments such that the premium would be remitted to us in late January, 
2017. Since December 1, 2016 represented the first-ever depopulation of policies from TWIA, premiums due from TWIA accounted for 
approximately $140 of the change year over year.

Ceded Unearned Premiums

Ceded unearned premiums represents the unexpired portion of premiums which have been paid to the Company’s reinsurers. Ceded 
unearned premiums are charged to income over the terms of the respective reinsurance treaties. Ceded unearned premiums increased 
$2,042 to $4,847 as of December 31, 2016 from $2,805 as of December 31, 2015 which is predominantly due to the timing of installment 
payments due under our excess of loss catastrophe treaties. As we entered into a new treaty effective June 1, 2016, with higher limits 
compared to our prior treaty which expired on May 31, 2016, the amount of premium we cede and therefor due under our installment 
agreement has increased over the prior treaty year.

Reinsurance Recoverable

Reinsurance recoverable on both paid losses and loss reserves represents amounts due to the Company, or expected to be due to the 
Company from its reinsurers, based upon claims and claim reserves which have exceeded the retention amount under our reinsurance 
treaties. As of December 31, 2016 we have recorded an expected recovery of $444 on paid losses and $3,652 on loss and loss adjustment 
expense reserves, compared to $0 and $120 respectively as of December 31, 2015. The expected recoveries as of December 31, 2016 
result from a series of severe storms which produced multiple tornadoes and flooding in the State of Louisiana in late February 2016, a 
wind and hail event occurring in both Texas and Louisiana in early March 2016, as well as a wind and flooding event which occurred 

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.in Louisiana in mid-August 2016. See “Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves” in Item 7 of this report for the expected recovery 
by policy type.

Funds Deposited with Reinsured Companies

Funds deposited with reinsured companies represents collateral we have placed on deposit with Brotherhood based upon our quota-share 
agreement to reinsure a portion of Brotherhood’s business for wind/hail coverage only. We modified our agreement with Brotherhood 
effective January 1, 2016 such that we are only required to fund our pro-rata portion of reserves Brotherhood has established for losses 
and loss adjustment expenses. Prior to the modification of the agreement, we were required to not only fund our pro-rata portion of the 
loss and loss adjustment expense reserves Brotherhood had established, but also to fund our pro-rata portion of the unearned premium 
reserves  Brotherhood  had  established  on  the  unexpired  portion  of  the  commercial  policies  subject  to  our  quota-share  agreement. 
Accordingly, our obligation decreased from $725 as of December 31, 2015 to $500 as of December 31, 2016. We funded these obligations 
via cash deposits made to Brotherhood under a trust agreement.

Current Income Taxes Recoverable/Payable

Current income taxes recoverable increased $230 to $1,195 as of December 31, 2016, compared to $965 as of December 31, 2015, 
representing the estimate for both the Company’s state and federal income taxes to be recovered for the years ended December 31, 2016 
and 2015, respectively, less estimated payments made during each year.

Net Deferred Tax Asset

The Company’s net deferred tax asset decreased $86, to $420 as of December 31, 2016 from $506 as of December 31, 2015. Net deferred 
income taxes are comprised of approximately $2,359 of deferred tax assets, net of approximately $1,939 of deferred tax liabilities as of 
December 31, 2016. The change in the net deferred tax asset is primarily due to an increase in the deferred tax liabilities related to our 
deferred policy acquisition costs.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment has increased $16 to $250 as of December 31, 2016 compared to $234 as of December 31, 2015, and consists 
of computers, office equipment, and improvements at our leased facilities in Tampa, Florida and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, shown net 
of accumulated depreciation. Also included in the balances are vehicles we have purchased for the use of our sales representatives in 
the state of Texas and Louisiana. Our policy for the capitalization and depreciation of these assets can be found in the Notes to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements found in Item 8 of this report.

Other Assets

Other assets increased $83, to $788 as of December 31, 2016 from $705 as of December 31, 2015. The major components of other assets, 
as well as the change therein, are shown below.

December 31,

2016

2015

  Change
40
—
26
17
83

77   $
38    
590    
—    
705   $

Accrued interest on investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Security deposits for facility leases  . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepaid expenses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other receivables  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  $

  $

117   $
38    
616    
17    
788   $

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Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves

Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves represent the estimated liabilities for reported loss events, incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) 
loss events and the related estimated loss adjustment expenses gross of amounts expected to be recovered from reinsurance. The table 
below separates our loss reserves and LAE between IBNR and case specific estimates as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Case Loss  
Reserves

Case LAE  
Reserves

Total Case 
Reserves

IBNR  
Reserves  
(including  
LAE)

Total  
Reserves

Reinsurance 
Recoverable  
on Reserves

December 31, 2016
Homeowners(1)  . . . . . . . . .
Special Property(2) . . . . . . .
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

December 31, 2015
Homeowners . . . . . . . . . . .
Special Property  . . . . . . . .
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

$

$

1,523
697
2,220

758
49
807

$

$

$

$

463
88
551

72
9
81

$

$

$

$

1,986
785
2,771

830
58
888

$

$

$

$

3,302
898
4,200

1,070
165
1,235

$

$

$

$

5,288
1,683
6,971

1,900
223
2,123

$

$

$

$

2,565
1,087
3,652

120
—
120

(1)  Homeowners refers to our multi-peril policies for traditional dwellings as well as mobile and manufactured homes.

(2)  Special Property includes both our Fire and Allied lines of business, which are primarily wind/hail only products and also includes 
the commercial wind/hail only business we have assumed through our agreement with Brotherhood and our personal wind/hail only 
business we have assumed through our agreement with TWIA.

Favorable development for net loss and LAE reserves from prior accident years was $381 for the year ended December 31, 2016 driven 
primarily by redundancy relating to the 2015 accident year. This redundancy which we experienced for the 2015 accident year is due 
to a ceded benefit we received under our aggregate treaty which is a part of our catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance program. In 
March 2016, we experienced the second of two weather related events which, when combined, exceeded the $5,000 retention under our 
aggregate treaty. This second event allowed us to re-assess all claims we incurred over the reinsurance year covered under our aggregate 
treaty, or from the period beginning June 1, 2015 and ending May 31, 2016. Thus, in calendar 2016 we ceded approximately $1.4 million 
of losses related to the 2015 accident year.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company reported $182 of favorable development for net loss and LAE reserves from prior 
accident years.

The Company cannot predict whether loss and loss adjustment expense reserves will develop favorably or unfavorably from the amounts 
reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Any such development could have a material effect on the Company’s 
consolidated financial results for a given period.

Unearned Premium Reserves

Unearned premium reserves increased $2,379 to $25,821 as of December 31, 2016 compared to $23,442 as of December 31, 2015. The 
following table outlines the change in unearned premium reserves by line of business.

Homeowners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Special Property  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

December 31,

2016
$ 17,466
8,355
$ 25,821

2015
$ 15,688
7,754
$ 23,442

Change
1,778
$
601
2,379

$

The Company’s increase to its unearned premium reserve is directly related to the increase in written premiums year over year.

Ceded Reinsurance Premiums Payable

Ceded reinsurance premiums payable increased $1,946, to $5,229 as of December 31, 2016 compared to $3,283 as of December 31, 
2015 primarily as a result of an increase in the level of coverage we have purchased from year to year, to coincide with the increase in 
direct and assumed premium we write. The bulk of the balance payable as of December 31, 2016 represents the quarterly payment due 
under our catastrophe excess of loss treaty, which was paid in January 2017.

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Agent Commissions Payable

Agent commissions payable increased $94 to $497 as of December 31, 2016 compared to $403 as of December 31, 2015. As agent 
commissions are paid in arrears, this balance represents commissions owed to the Company’s independent agents on policies written in 
December of each year, and corresponds directly with the increase in premiums written by our agents when comparing December 2016 
to December 2015.

Premiums Collected in Advance

Advance premium deposits increased $258 to $1,128 as of December 31, 2016 from $870 as of December 31, 2015, and represent cash 
the Company has received for policies which were not yet in-force as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 respectively. Upon the effective 
date of coverage, advance premiums are reclassified to the unearned premium reserves account.

Funds held under Reinsurance Treaties

Funds held under reinsurance treaties represents collateral we have received on deposit from our reinsurers under our catastrophe excess 
of loss treaties and is intended to fund those reinsurers pro-rata portion of reserves we have established for losses and loss adjustment 
expenses. As of December 31, 2016, we had received cash deposits of $73 from our reinsurers. Our reserve balances as of December 31, 
2015 were such that no collateral was required from our reinsurers.

Related Party Transactions

As a result of the termination of the Management Services Agreement (“MSA”), which occurred on February 24, 2015, the Company 
has issued the following securities to 1347 Advisors, LLC (“Advisors”), a wholly owned subsidiary of KFSI.

•  The Performance Shares Grant Agreement dated February 24, 2015.

• 

120,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Preferred Shares”).

•  A warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of fifteen dollars 

per share. The Warrant expires seven years from date of issuance.

The Performance Shares Grant Agreement grants Advisors 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon the date 
that the last sales price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds ten dollars per share for any twenty trading days within any 
30-day trading period (the “Milestone Event”). Advisors will not be entitled to any dividends declared or paid on the Company’s stock 
prior to the Milestone Event having been achieved.

The Preferred Shares have a par value of twenty five dollars and pay annual cumulative dividends at a rate of eight percent per annum. 
Cumulative dividends shall accrue, whether or not declared by the Board and irrespective of whether there are funds legally available 
for the payment of dividends. Accrued dividends shall be paid in cash only when, as, and if declared by the Board out of funds legally 
available therefor or upon a liquidation or redemption of the Preferred Shares. In the event of any voluntary of involuntary liquidation, 
dissolution,  or  winding  up  of  the  Company,  the  holders  of  the  Preferred  Shares  then  outstanding  shall  be  entitled  to  be  paid  out  of 
the assets of the Company available for distributions to its shareholders, before any payment shall be made to holders of securities 
junior in preference to the Preferred Shares. The Preferred Shares rank senior to the Company’s common stock, and the Company is 
not permitted to issue any other series of preferred stock that ranks equal or senior to the Preferred Shares while the Preferred Shares 
are outstanding. On February 22, 2016 the Company’s board of directors authorized a dividend payment on the Preferred Shares for 
shareholders of record as of February 23, 2016. Accordingly, on February 24, 2016, the Company issued a cash payment of $240 to 
Advisors representing the first annual dividend payment the Company has made on the Preferred Shares.

Unless redeemed earlier by the Company as discussed below, with the written consent of the holders of the majority of the Preferred 
Shares then outstanding, the Company will be required to redeem the Preferred Shares then outstanding on February 24, 2020 (the 
“Mandatory  Redemption  Date”),  for  a  redemption  amount  equal  to  twenty  five  dollars  per  share  outstanding  plus  all  accrued  and 
unpaid dividends on such shares. The Company has the option to redeem the Preferred Shares prior to the Mandatory Redemption Date 
immediately prior to the consummation of any change in control of the Company that may occur.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. Effect of Buyout on Financial Condition and Statement of Operations

Under the original MSA, the Company was required to pay Advisors a fee of 1% of written premiums on a monthly basis. The Company 
replaced this ongoing annuity by providing Advisors with an up-front cash payment and other consideration which lead to a one-time 
charge of $5,421 to the Company’s operations for the year ended December 31, 2015 as follows:

Cash paid  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Issuance of Series B Preferred Shares  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Issuance of Warrants and Performance Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional fees incurred in connection with the Buyout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Loss on termination of MSA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Year ended  
December 31, 2015
2,000
2,311
1,010
100
5,421

  $

  $

The issuance of the Warrants and Performance Shares had no effect on the Company’s total shareholders’ equity as they both resulted in 
equal and offsetting charges to the Company’s retained earnings and additional paid-in capital. The fair value of the Warrant was estimated 
on grant date based upon the Black-Scholes option pricing model while a Monte Carlo model was utilized to determine the fair value of the 
Performance Shares due to the fact that these shares are only issuable based upon the achievement of certain market conditions.

Since the Preferred Shares have a mandatory redemption provision requiring redemption on February 24, 2020, we were required to 
classify the Preferred Shares as a liability on our balance sheet instead of recording the value of these shares in equity. The resulting 
liability  was  recorded  at  a  discount  to  the  ultimate  redemption  amount  of  the  Preferred  Shares  based  upon  an  analysis  of  the  cash 
payments expected to occur under the terms of the Preferred Shares discounted for the Company’s estimated cost of equity (13.9%). As 
a result, total amortization in the amount of $355 and $282 was charged to operations for the years ending December 31, 2016 and 2015, 
respectively. An additional $1,252 is expected to be charged to operations through February 2020 using the effective interest method.

Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Expenses

Accounts  payable  and  other  accrued  expenses  increased  $202,  to  $2,065  as  of  December  31,  2016  compared  to  $1,863  as  of 
December 31, 2015. The major components of accounts payable and other accrued expenses, as well as the change therein, are 
shown below.

December 31,

2016

2015

Accrued employee compensation   . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued professional fees   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unearned policy fees  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued premium taxes and assessments   . . . . . . .
Other accounts payable   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

95
509
204
1,193
64
2,065

$

$

352
267
168
1,004
72
1,863

Change  
(257)
$
242 
36 
189 
(8)
202 

$

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

None.

Contractual Obligations

As  of  December  31,  2016,  the  Company  had  the  following  amounts  due  under  its  operating  leases  for  facilities  in  Baton  Rouge, 
Louisiana, and Tampa, Florida.

Year ending December 31,
2017  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2018  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2019  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amounts due under  
operating leases

$

$

344
291
249
884

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. 
 
   
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ Equity

On  December  1,  2014,  the  Company’s  Board  of  Directors  authorized  a  share  repurchase  program  for  up  to  500,000  shares  of  the 
Company’s common stock, which expired on December 31, 2016. The Company purchased 177,508 shares at an average price of $6.74 
per share for the year ending December 31, 2016 and purchased 223,851 shares at an average price of $7.73 per share for the year 
ending December 31, 2015. On January 29, 2016, the Company retired 250,000 of its treasury shares, resulting in a reclassification of 
the purchase price of $1,917 to additional paid in capital.

Results of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2016 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2015

Gross Premiums Written

The following table shows our gross premiums written by line of business for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Line of Business
Homeowners   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Special Property  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross Written Premium   . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Year Ended December 31,

2016

2015

$

$

33,615
17,712
51,327

$

$

29,987
13,864
43,851

Change
3,628
$
3,848
7,476

$

The increase in gross written premiums was primarily the result of organic growth in voluntary production from our independent agents. 
Our  agents  wrote  an  additional $5,348  in  the  State  of  Louisiana and  $3,291  in  the  State  of Texas  when  comparing  the  year  ending 
December 31, 2016 to 2015. This was offset by a decrease of approximately $1,271 in premiums written through the depopulation of 
policies from Citizens. Finally, our participation in the first-ever depopulation from TWIA accounted for an increase of approximately 
$186 in premiums when comparing annual periods.

Ceded Premiums Written

Ceded premiums written increased by $7,119 to $20,541 for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $13,422 for the year ended 
December 31, 2015. The increase in ceded premiums written is primarily due to an increase in limits purchased under our catastrophe 
excess of loss reinsurance (“CAT XOL”) program. As our treaty years run from June 1st through May 31st of each year, the twelve month 
period ending December 31, 2015 covers ceded premiums written under both our 2014/2015 CAT XOL treaty and our 2015/2016 CAT 
XOL treaty. Similarly, the twelve month period ending December 31, 2016 covers ceded premiums written under both our 2015/2016 
and 2016/2017 CAT XOL treaties. The following table is a summary of the key provisions under each of our treaties.

Wind/Hail loss occurrence clause(1)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retention on first occurrence  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retention on second occurrence   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Limit of coverage including first event retention   . . . . . . . . . . . .

2014/2015 CAT 
XOL Treaty 
06/01/14 – 05/31/15
120 hours
3,000
2,000
92,000

$
$
$

2015/2016 CAT 
XOL Treaty 
06/01/15 – 05/31/16
144 hours
4,000
1,000
140,000

$
$
$

2016/2017 CAT 
XOL Treaty 
06/01/16 – 05/31/17
144 hours
5,000
2,000
200,000

$
$
$

(1)	 Specifies	the	time	period	during	which	our	losses	from	the	same	occurrence	may	be	aggregated	and	applied	to	our	retention	and	

limits. We may pick the date and time when the period of consecutive hours begin in order to maximize our recovery. 

(2)  Our 2016/2017 CAT XOL Treaty also includes a franchise deductible of $125 per occurrence for the claims we cede to our reinsurers 

under our aggregate portion of our treaty.

The total cost of our CAT XOL coverage is estimated to be approximately $21,000 for the 2016/2017 treaty year.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Premium Earned

The following table shows our net premiums earned by line of business.

Year Ended December 31,

Line of Business
Homeowners   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Special Property  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net premium earned  . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

2016

2015

Change

20,887
9,561
30,448

$

$

19,064
6,870
25,934

$

$

1,823
2,691
4,514

The increase in net premiums earned is due to the increase in gross written premiums less premiums ceded as previously discussed. 
Premium earned on a direct and ceded basis is as shown in the following table.

Year Ended December 31,

2016

2015

Change

Gross premium earned  . . . . . . . . . .
Ceded premium earned   . . . . . . . . .
Net premium earned  . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

48,947
18,499
30,448

$

$

38,112   $
12,178
25,934

$

10,835
6,321
4,514

Other Income

Other income increased $430, to $1,264 as of December 31, 2016, compared to $834 as of December 31, 2015. Other income is comprised 
of claims adjusting fee revenue earned by our subsidiary, ClaimCor, policy fee income charged to our policyholders for inspections, 
premium financing fees for those policyholders which elect to pay their premiums on an installment basis, and also commission revenue 
resulting from a brokerage sharing agreement between our insurance subsidiary, Maison, and the intermediary Maison uses to place its 
CAT XOL reinsurance program.

Net Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

Net losses and LAE represent both actual payments made and changes in estimated future payments to be made to our policyholders. 
Net losses and LAE are as shown in the following table.

Year ended December 31,

Weather-Related Non-Catastrophe Losses  . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-Weather Related Losses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Subtotal Core Losses(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Catastrophe Losses(2)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prior Period Development (Redundancy)(3)  . . . . . . . . . . .
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

1,133 
5,815 
6,948 
9,805 
(381)
16,372 

2016

Loss Ratio  
(%)

Losses ($)
$

2015

3.7% $
19.1%  
22.8%  
32.2%  
(1.2)%  
53.8% $

Losses ($)
3,349
4,120
7,469
2,302
168
9,939

Loss Ratio  
(%)

12.9%
15.9%
28.8%
8.9%
0.6%
38.3%

(1)	 We	define	Core	Loss	as	net	losses	and	LAE	less	the	sum	of	Catastrophe	Losses	and	prior	period	development	(redundancy).
(2)	 Property	Claims	Services	(PCS)	defines	a	catastrophic	event	as	an	event	where	the	insurance	industry	is	estimated	to	incur	over	
$25,000	of	insured	property	damage	that	also	impacts	a	significant	number	of	insureds.	For	purposes	of	the	above	table,	we	have	
defined	a	Catastrophe	as	a	PCS	event	where	our	estimated	cost	exceeds	$1,500.

(3)  Prior Period Development is the amount of ultimate actual loss settlement value which is more than the estimated reserves recorded 
for a particular liability or loss, while redundancy represents the ultimate actual loss settlement value which is less than the estimated 
and determined reserves recorded for a particular liability or loss.

Our loss ratio (net losses and LAE divided by net premiums earned) for the year ended December 31, 2016 was 53.8% compared to 
38.3%  for  the  prior  year. We  experienced  a  significant  increase  in  catastrophe  related  losses  due  to  three  Property  Claims  Services 
(“PCS”) defined events which impacted us during 2016. These were as follows:

• 

PCS CAT 1616 – Our Louisiana policyholders experienced primarily tornado damage, but also damage due to other high winds 
and hail during these storms which occurred in late February, 2016. The Company’s gross incurred losses from this event for the 

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
year ending December 31, 2016 were $6,501. After recoveries available to us under our excess of loss and per risk reinsurance 
treaties, our net incurred losses from this event were $3,890.

• 

• 

PCS CAT 1617 – This event also primarily impacted our Louisiana policyholders who experienced damage from wind, hail, 
lightning and flooding between March 5-10, 2016. Our gross incurred losses from this event for the year ending December 31, 
2016 were $1,597, while net incurred losses were $1,000 after recoveries under our excess of loss treaty.

PCS CAT 1644 – This event impacted our Louisiana policyholders as a result of heavy rains and wind in the state between 
August 11-16, 2016. Our gross and net incurred losses from these storms for the year ending December 31, 2016 were $10,000 
and $4,915 respectively.

Our loss ratio from weather related non-catastrophe losses has declined year over year, from 12.9% for the year ended December 31, 
2015 to 3.7% for the year ended December 31, 2016. This reduction is attributable to the ceded benefit we received under our aggregate 
treaty which is a part of our catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance program. In March 2016, we experienced the second of two weather 
related events (CAT 1617 as described above) which, when combined, exceeded the $5,000 retention under our aggregate treaty. This 
second event allowed us to re-assess all weather-related claims we incurred over the reinsurance year covered under our aggregate treaty, 
or from the period beginning June 1, 2015 and ending May 31, 2016. Thus we were able to recover approximately $4,300 in weather-
related non-catastrophe claims in the current year.

Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $8,492, compared to $6,571 for the year ended 
December 31, 2015 and includes items such as commissions earned by our agencies, premium taxes, assessments, and policy processing 
fees.  This  increase  correlates  with  the  increase  in  earned  premiums  year  over  year  shown  by  calculating  deferred  acquisition  cost 
amortization as a percentage of earned premiums, which was 27.8% for 2016, compared to 25.3% for 2015. The increase in amortization 
of deferred acquisition costs as a percentage of earned premiums can be attributed to an increase in the effective rate of the premium 
taxes we pay in the State of Louisiana.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses decreased $335 to $6,918 for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $7,253 for the year 
ended December 31, 2015. The following table delineates the major components for general and administrative expense for the years 
ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, as well as the annual change in those major components.

Year ended December 31,

2016

2015

Change

Employee salaries and benefits  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Director’s fees   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rent and facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marketing and travel   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Insurance   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Surveys and underwriting reports   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill and other intangible impairment charge   . . . . . .
Taxes, licenses and fees  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

$

2,875
1,225
340
887
322
276
385
—  
190
418
6,918

$

2,641 $
1,755  
315  
629  
334  
270  
368  
246  
134  
561  
7,253 $

234 
(530)
25 
258 
(12)
6 
17 
(246)
56 
(143)
(335)

The change in general and administrative expense was driven primarily by our increased staffing to support our growth in Texas and 
potentially other states. We went from 22 employees as of December 31, 2015 to 27 employees as of December 31, 2016. While this 
resulted in an increase in the costs associated with employee salaries, benefits, and rent and facility costs, it also resulted in a decrease 
in professional fees as we brought in-house many of the services which we previously outsourced. Furthermore, we incurred a charge 
associated with the impairment of goodwill and other intangibles related to our acquisition of Claimcor in 2015, for which there was no 
comparable charge in the current year.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss on Termination of Management Services Agreement

Upon  the  termination  of  the  MSA  with  1347 Advisors,  we  recorded  a  loss  of  $5,421,  representing  the  estimated  fair  value  of  the 
cash, warrants, preferred shares and performance shares paid to Advisors. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, we also 
recorded amortization charges in the amount of $355 and $282, respectively, which are associated with the discount recorded on the 
preferred  shares  when  issued  in  the  transaction.  See  “Related  Party Transactions”  in  the Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  above  for 
further information on the termination of the MSA.

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $108 compared to a benefit of $663 for the year ended December 31, 
2015. The effective rate for income taxes is 90.8% for the current year, compared to 28.4% for the prior year. The primary cause of the 
increase in effective tax rate is current state taxes due on income earned by certain of our subsidiary companies in the current year.

Net Income (Loss) 

As a result of the foregoing, the Company’s net income for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $11, or $0.00 per diluted share 
compared to a net loss of $1,673, or $(0.27) per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The purpose of liquidity management is to ensure that there is sufficient cash to meet all financial commitments and obligations as they 
fall due. The liquidity requirements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been met primarily by funds generated from operations, 
and from the proceeds from the sales of our common and preferred stock. Cash provided from these sources is used primarily for loss 
and loss adjustment expense payments as well as other operating expenses. The timing and amount of payments for net losses and loss 
adjustment expenses may differ materially from the Company’s provisions for loss and loss adjustment expense reserves, which may 
create increased liquidity requirements.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes the Company’s consolidated cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Summary of Cash Flows
Net cash provided by operating activities . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash used by investing activities  . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash used by financing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . .

Year ended December 31,

2016

2015

$

$

3,372 
(6,849)
(1,435)
(4,912)

$

$

5,417 
(9,368)
(1,731)
(5,682)

Year ended December 31, 2016

For the year ended December 31, 2016, net cash provided by operating activities as reported on our consolidated statement of cash 
flows was $3,372. Our source of cash resulted from the collection of approximately $51,058 in premiums in the period. This amount 
was reduced by the payment of $18,595 in ceded reinsurance premiums, the payment of losses and loss adjustment expenses (net of 
recoveries from our reinsurers) of $15,500, commissions paid to our agents equaling $7,075, salaries and benefits paid to our employees 
equaling $2,958, payments to various local and federal regulators for premium, assessments, and income taxes in the amount of $2,068, 
and other net operating payments of $1,490.

Net cash used by investing activities as reported on our consolidated statements of cash flows was $6,849, primarily due to our purchase 
of fixed income and equity securities for our investment portfolio.

Net cash used by financing activities was $1,435, comprised of our purchase of 177,508 of our common shares at an aggregate purchase 
price of $1,195, as well as a dividend payment of $240 to the holders of our preferred shares.

As a result of the foregoing, our net decrease in cash and cash equivalents for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $4,912.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2015

For the year ended December 31, 2015, net cash provided by operating activities as reported on our consolidated statement of cash flows 
was  $5,417.  Our  source  of  cash  resulted  from  the  collection  of  approximately  $43,851  in  premiums  in  the  period. This  amount  was 
reduced by the payment of ceded reinsurance premiums of $12,460, the payment of losses and loss adjustment expenses (net of recoveries 
from our reinsurers) of $8,784, the one-time cash payment of $2,000 to Advisors pursuant to the termination of the MSA, commissions 
paid to our agents equaling $6,219, wages and salaries paid to our employees equaling $2,267, payments to various local and federal 
regulators for premium and income taxes and assessments in the amount of $2,495, and other net operating payments of $4,209.

Net cash used by investing activities as reported on our consolidated statements of cash flows was $9,368, primarily due to our purchase 
of fixed income securities for our investment portfolio.

Net cash used by financing activities was $1,731, comprised entirely of our purchase of 223,851 of our common shares pursuant to the 
Company’s share buyback program.

As a result of the foregoing, our net decrease in cash and cash equivalents for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $5,682.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Index to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015  . . .
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Shareholders
1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Tampa, FL

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 2016 and 
2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for 
each of the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to 
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those 
standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free 
of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over 
financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures 
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal 
control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence 
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates 
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable 
basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of 
1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. at December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of 
the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Grand Rapids, Michigan

March 16, 2017

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Consolidated Balance Sheets 
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

December 31, 
2016

December 31, 
2015

Investments:

ASSETS

Fixed income securities, at fair value (amortized cost of $26,793 and $20,332, respectively)   . .
Equity investments, at fair value (cost of $1,000 and $0, respectively)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Short-term investments, at cost  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Limited liability investments, at cost   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total investments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash and cash equivalents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Premiums receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $38 and $3, respectively . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ceded unearned premiums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reinsurance recoverable on loss and loss adjustment expense reserves  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Funds deposited with reinsured companies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Current income taxes recoverable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred tax asset, net  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property and equipment, net   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $0 and $3, respectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other assets   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total assets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LIABILITIES
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unearned premium reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ceded reinsurance premiums payable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Agent commissions payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Premiums collected in advance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Funds held under reinsurance treaties  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series B Preferred Shares, $25.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 120,000 shares issued 

and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

$

Commitments and contingencies (Note 19)

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 6,108,125 and 6,358,125 issued 
and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Additional paid-in capital   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retained earnings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Less: treasury stock at cost, 151,359 and 223,851 shares as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, 

respectively  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total shareholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

26,559
1,136
196
505
28,396
43,045
4,389
2,923
4,847
444
3,652
500
1,195
420
250
—
788
90,849

6,971
25,821
5,229
497
1,128
73
2,065

2,708
44,492

6
46,809
616
(65)
47,366

(1,009)
46,357
90,849

$

$

$

$

20,238
—
1,149
248
21,635
47,957
4,030
2,395
2,805
—
120
725
965
506
234
6
705
82,083

2,123
23,442
3,283
403
870
—
1,863

2,593
34,577

6
48,688
605
(62)
49,237

(1,731)
47,506
82,083

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
43

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) 
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

Year ended December 31,

2016

2015

Revenue:

Net premiums earned   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net investment income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total revenue  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

Expenses:

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative expenses   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Loss on termination of Management Services Agreement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accretion of discount on Series B Preferred Shares  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total expenses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income (Loss) before income tax expense (benefit)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income tax expense (benefit)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income (loss)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net earnings (loss) per common share:

Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Net income (loss)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unrealized losses on investments available for sale, net of income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comprehensive income (loss)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$
$

$

$

30,448
544
1,264
32,256

16,372
8,492
6,918
—
355
32,137

$

25,934
362
834
27,130

9,939
6,571
7,253
5,421
282
29,466

119
108
11

$

(2,336)
(663)
(1,673)

— $
— $

(0.27)
(0.27)

6,047,979
6,047,979

6,286,706
6,286,706

11
(3)
8

$

$

(1,673)
(61)
(1,734)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
44

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total 
Shareholders’ 
Equity

$

49,914

47

1,010

(1,731)

(1,673)

(61)

$

47,506

38

(1,195)

—

11

(3)

$

46,357

(1)

—

—

—

—

(61)

(62)

—

—

—

—

(3)

(65)

1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity 
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Treasury Stock

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Paid-in 
Capital

Retained 
Earnings 

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Loss

Balance, January 1, 2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

— $

Stock compensation expense  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Issuance of performance shares and warrants 

pursuant to MSA termination transaction   . .

Repurchases of common stock  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

—

—

—

—

Other comprehensive loss   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Balance, December 31, 2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

—  

— $

—

—

—

—

—

6,358,125

$

—

—

(223,851)

—

6

—

—

—

—

— $

— $

47,631

$

2,278

$

—

—

—

—

223,851

(1,731)

—

—

47

1,010

—

—

—

—

—

(1,673)

—  

—  

—  

—  

—  

—  

—  

—   6,134,274

$ 

Stock compensation expense  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Repurchases of common stock  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Retirement of treasury shares  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net income  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(177,508)

—

—

6

—

—

—

—

223,851

$

(1,731)

$

48,688

$

605

$

—

177,508

(250,000)

—

—

(1,195)

1,917

—

38

—

(1,917)

—

—

—

—

11

Other comprehensive loss   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Balance, December 31, 2016  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

—  

— $

—  

—  

—  

—  

—  

—  

—  

—   5,956,766

$

6

151,359

$

(1,009)

$

46,809

$

616

$

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
45

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
($ in thousands)

Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Issuance of Preferred Shares, Performance Shares, and Warrants pursuant to MSA 

termination transaction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accretion of discount on Series B Preferred Shares  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Charge for impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net deferred income taxes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock compensation expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Depreciation expense   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisition:

Premiums receivable, net   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses and loss reserves  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amounts held on deposit with reinsured companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ceded unearned premiums  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Premiums collected in advance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Due to related party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unearned premium reserves  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ceded reinsurance premiums payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Current income taxes payable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash provided by operating activities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Investing activities:

Purchases of furniture and equipment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acquisition of entity, net of cash acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purchases of limited liability investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net purchases of fixed income securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purchases of equity securities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net proceeds from the sales of short-term investments   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash used by investing activities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Financing activities:

Payment of dividends on preferred shares   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purchases of treasury stock  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash used by financing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Year ended December 31,

2016

2015

$

11

$

(1,673)

—
355
—
87
38
67

(528)
(3,976)
225
(2,042)
(359)
4,848
258
—
2,379
1,946
(230)
293
3,372

(83)
—
(258)
(6,461)
(1,000)
953
(6,849)

(240)
(1,195)
(1,435)

(4,912)
47,957
43,045

$

3,321
282
251
(243)
47
53

(309)
243
(725)
(1,244)
(939)
912
310
(145)
5,739
724
(1,227)
40
5,417

(48)
(305)
(248)
(9,817)
—
1,050
(9,368)

—
(1,731)
(1,731)

(5,682)
53,639
47,957

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Cash paid during the period for:

Income taxes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

128

$

775

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
46

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

1. Nature of Business

Maison Insurance Holdings, Inc. was incorporated on October 2, 2012 in the State of Delaware. On November 19, 2013, the Company 
changed its legal name from Maison Insurance Holdings, Inc. to 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (“PIH”). PIH is a holding 
company and is engaged, through its subsidiaries, in the property and casualty insurance business. Unless context denotes otherwise, the 
terms “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our,” refer to 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries.

Prior to March 31, 2014, the Company was a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingsway America Inc. (“KAI”). KAI in turn, is a wholly 
owned subsidiary of Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (“KFSI”), a publicly owned holding company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 
On March 31, 2014, the Company completed an initial public offering of its common stock and then on June 13, 2014, the Company 
completed a follow-on offering. Through the combination of the Company’s IPO and follow-on offering, we issued approximately five 
million shares of our common stock. As of December 31, 2016 KAI and companies affiliated with KAI held approximately 975,000 
shares of our common stock, equivalent to 16.4% of our outstanding shares.

PIH  has  three  wholly-owned  subsidiaries;  Maison  Insurance  Company  (“Maison”),  a  Louisiana-domiciled  property  and  casualty 
insurance company, Maison Managers, Inc. (“MMI”), a managing general agent, incorporated in the State of Delaware, and ClaimCor, 
LLC (“ClaimCor”), a Florida based claims solutions company.

Maison began providing homeowners insurance, manufactured home insurance and dwelling fire insurance to individuals in Louisiana 
in December 2012. Maison writes both full peril property policies as well as wind/hail only exposures in Louisiana and distributes its 
policies through independent insurance agents. Maison began assuming wind/hail only insurance for commercial properties in Texas 
beginning in June 2015. In September 2015, Maison began writing manufactured home policies in the State of Texas on a direct basis.

In addition to the voluntary policies Maison writes, we have participated in the last five rounds of depopulation programs implemented 
by  Louisiana  Citizens  Property  Insurance  Company  (“Citizens”),  occurring  on  December  1st  of  each  year  as  well  as  the  inaugural 
depopulation  of  policies  from  the Texas Windstorm  Insurance Association  (“TWIA”)  which  occurred  on  December  1,  2016.  Under 
these programs, state-approved insurance companies, such as Maison, have the opportunity to assume insurance policies written by both 
Citizens and TWIA.

MMI  serves  as  the  Company’s  management  services  subsidiary  as  a  general  agency  providing  underwriting,  policy  administration, 
claims  administration,  marketing,  financial  and  other  management  services  to  Maison.  MMI  contracts  with  independent  agents  for 
policy  sales  and  services,  and  contracts  with  an  independent  third-party  for  policy  administration  services. As  a  managing  general 
agency, MMI is licensed by, and subject to the regulatory oversight of both the Louisiana and Texas Departments of Insurance (“LDI” 
and “TDI”, respectively).

On January 2, 2015, the Company completed its acquisition of 100% of the membership interest of ClaimCor, a claims and underwriting 
technical solutions company. Maison processes claims made by its policyholders through ClaimCor, and also through various third-party 
claims adjusting companies.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation:

These  statements  have  been  prepared  in  conformity  with  accounting  principles  generally  accepted  in  the  United  States  of 
America (“GAAP”).

Principles of Consolidation:

The  accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  accounts  of  the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries.  All  significant 
intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

The Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements:

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions 
that  affect  the  reported  amounts  of  assets  and  liabilities  and  disclosures  about  contingent  assets  and  liabilities  at  the  dates  of  the 
consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period reported. Actual results could 
differ from those estimates. Changes in estimates are recorded in the accounting period in which the change is determined. The critical 

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

accounting estimates and assumptions in the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the provision for loss and loss 
adjustment  expense  reserves,  valuation  of  fixed  income  securities,  valuation  of  net  deferred  income  taxes,  the  valuation  of  various 
securities we have issued in conjunction with the termination of the management services agreement with 1347 Advisors, LLC, the 
valuation of deferred policy acquisition costs, and stock-based compensation expense.

Investments:

Investments in fixed income and equity securities are classified as available-for-sale and reported at estimated fair value. Unrealized 
gains and losses are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, until sold or an other-than-temporary impairment is 
recognized, at which point the cumulative unrealized gains or losses are transferred to the consolidated statement of operations.

Limited liability investments include investments in limited liability companies in which the Company’s interests are deemed minor and 
therefor, are accounted for under the cost method of accounting which approximates their fair value.

Short-term investments, which consist of investments with original maturities between three months and one year, are reported at cost, 
which approximates fair value due to their short-term nature.

Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are determined on a first-in, first-out basis, and are included in net investment income.

Interest income is included in net investment income and is recorded as it accrues.

The Company accounts for its investments using trade date accounting.

The Company conducts a quarterly review to identify and evaluate investments that show objective indications of possible impairment. 
Impairment is charged to the statement of operations if the fair value of the instrument falls below its amortized cost and the decline is 
considered other-than-temporary. Factors considered in determining whether a loss is other-than-temporary include the length of time 
and extent to which fair value has been below cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and the Company’s 
ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery.

Cash and Cash Equivalents:

Cash and cash equivalents include cash and highly liquid investments with original maturities of 90 days or less.

Premiums Receivable:

Premiums receivable include premium balances due and uncollected and installment premiums not yet due from agents and insureds. 
Premiums receivable are reported net of an estimated allowance for credit losses.

Reinsurance:

Reinsurance premiums, losses, and loss adjustment expenses are accounted for on a basis consistent with those used in accounting for 
the original policies issued and the terms of the reinsurance contracts. Premiums and losses ceded to other companies have been reported 
as a reduction of premium revenue and incurred net losses and loss adjustment expenses. A reinsurance recoverable is recorded for that 
portion of paid and unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses that are ceded to other companies.

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs:

The Company defers commissions, premium taxes and other underwriting and agency expenses that are directly related to successful 
efforts to acquire new or existing insurance policies to the extent they are considered recoverable. Costs deferred on insurance products 
are amortized over the period in which premiums are earned. Costs associated with unsuccessful efforts or costs that cannot be tied 
directly  to  a  successful  policy  acquisition  are  expensed  as  incurred,  as  opposed  to  being  deferred  and  amortized  as  the  premium  is 
earned. The method followed in determining the deferred policy acquisition costs limits the deferral to its realizable value by giving 
consideration  to  estimated  future  loss  and  loss  adjustment  expenses  to  be  incurred  as  revenues  are  earned.  Changes  in  estimates,  if 
any, are recorded in the accounting period in which they are determined. Anticipated investment income is included in determining the 
realizable value of the deferred policy acquisition costs.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

Income Taxes:

For taxable periods ending on or prior to March 31, 2014, the Company was included in the U.S. consolidated federal income tax return 
of Kingsway America II Inc. and its eligible U.S. subsidiaries (“KAI Tax Group”). The method of allocating federal income taxes among 
the companies in the KAI Tax Group is subject to written agreement, approved by each company’s Board of Directors. The allocation 
is made primarily on a separate return basis, with current credit for any net operating losses or other items utilized in the consolidated 
federal income tax return. For taxable periods beginning after March 31, 2014, the Company has filed its own U.S. consolidated federal 
income tax return.

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes, whereby deferred income tax assets and liabilities 
are recognized for (i) the differences between the financial statement carrying amount of existing assets and liabilities and their respective 
tax bases and (ii) loss and tax credit carry-forwards. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates 
expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect 
on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the date of enactment. 
Future tax benefits are recognized to the extent that realization of such benefits is more likely than not and a valuation allowance is 
established  for  any  portion  of  a  deferred  tax  asset  that  management  believes  will  not  be  realized.  Current  federal  income  taxes  are 
charged or credited to operations based upon amounts estimated to be payable or recoverable as a result of taxable operations for the 
current year. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense (benefit).

Property and Equipment:

Property and equipment is reported at historical cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation of property and equipment is recorded 
on  a  straight-line  basis  over  estimated  useful  lives  which  range  from  seven  years  for  furniture,  five  years  for  vehicles,  three  years 
for computer equipment, and the shorter of estimated useful life or the term of the lease for leasehold improvements. Property and 
equipment is estimated to have no salvage value at its useful life-end.

Rent expense for the Company’s office leases is recognized on a straight line basis over the term of the lease. Rent expense was $343 
and $214 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves:

Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves represent the estimated liabilities for reported loss events, incurred but not yet reported loss 
events and the related estimated loss adjustment expenses. The Company performs a continuing review of its loss and loss adjustment 
expense reserves, including its reserving techniques and its reinsurance. The loss and loss adjustment expense reserves are also reviewed 
at minimum, on an annual basis by qualified third party actuaries. Since the loss and loss adjustment expense reserves are based on 
estimates, the ultimate liability may be more or less than such reserves. The effects of changes in such estimated reserves are included 
in the results of income in the period in which the estimates are changed. Such changes in estimates could occur in a future period and 
may be material to the Company’s results of operations and financial position in such period.

Concentration of Credit Risk:

Financial  instruments  which  potentially  expose  the  Company  to  concentrations  of  credit  risk  include  investments,  cash,  premiums 
receivable, and amounts due from reinsurers on losses incurred. The Company maintains its cash with two major U.S. domestic banking 
institutions and three regional banks headquartered in the Southeastern U.S. Such amounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation  (“FDIC”)  up  to  $250  per  institution. At  December  31,  2016  the  Company  held  funds  in  excess  of  these  FDIC  insured 
amounts. The terms of these deposits are on demand to mitigate some of the associated risk. The Company has not incurred losses related 
to these deposits.

The Company has not experienced significant losses related to premiums receivable from its policyholders and management believes 
that amounts provided as an allowance for credit losses is adequate.

The Company has not experienced any losses on amounts due from reinsurers. In order to limit the credit risk associated with amounts 
potentially due from reinsurers, the Company uses several different reinsurers, all of which have an A.M. Best Rating of A- (Excellent) 
or better. Absent such rating, the Company has required its reinsurers to place collateral on deposit with an independent institution under 
a trust agreement for the Company’s benefit.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

The Company also has risk associated with the lack of geographic diversification due to the fact that Maison primarily underwrites 
policies in Louisiana and Texas. The Company insures personal property located in 62 of the 64 parishes in the State of Louisiana. 
As of December 31, 2016, these policies are concentrated within these parishes as follows: Saint Tammany Parish 15.2%, Jefferson 
Parish 14.2%, East Baton Rouge Parish 7.7%, Orleans Parish 5.6%, Livingston Parish 5.6%, Tangipahoa Parish 5.3%, and Terrebonne 
Parish 5.2%. No other parish individually has over 5.0% of the total direct policies in force as of December 31, 2016. The remaining 
56 parishes combine to equal 33% of our total policies in force as of December 31, 2016. On a direct basis, Maison writes in 105 of the 
254 counties that comprise the State of Texas, however no single county represents over 5.0% of our total direct policies in force as of 
December 31, 2016.

Revenue Recognition:

Premium revenue is recognized on a pro rata basis over the term of the respective policy contract. Unearned premium reserves represent 
the portion of premium written that is applicable to the unexpired term of policies in force.

Service charges on installment premiums are recognized as income upon receipt of related installment payments and are reflected in 
other income.

Revenue from policy fees is deferred and recognized over the term of the respective policy period, with revenue reflected in other income.

Any customer payment received is applied first to any service charge or policy fee due, with the remaining amount applied toward any 
premium due.

Ceded premiums are charged to income over the applicable term of the various reinsurance contracts with third party reinsurers. Ceded 
unearned premiums represent the unexpired portion of premiums ceded to reinsurers and are reported as an asset on the Company’s 
consolidated balance sheets.

Premiums collected in advance occur when the policyholder premium is paid in advance of the effective commencement period of the 
policy and are recorded as a liability on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Stock-Based Compensation:

The Company has accounted for stock-based compensation under the provisions of ASC Topic 718 – Stock Compensation which requires 
the  use  of  the  fair-value  based  method  to  determine  compensation  for  all  arrangements  under  which  employees  and  others  receive 
shares of stock or equity instruments (stock options and common stock purchase warrants). The fair value of each stock option award is 
estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model using assumptions for expected volatility, expected dividends, 
expected  term,  and  the  risk-free  interest  rate. The  fair  value  of  each  stock  option  award  is  recorded  as  compensation  expense  on  a 
straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the period in which the stock options vest, with a corresponding 
increase to additional paid-in capital.

The  Company  has  also  issued  restricted  stock  units  (“RSUs”)  to  certain  of  its  employees  which  have  been  accounted  for  as  equity 
based awards since, upon vesting, they are required to be settled in the Company’s common shares. The Company used a Monte Carlo 
valuation model to estimate the fair value of these awards upon grant date as the vesting of these RSUs occurs solely upon market-based 
conditions. The fair value of each RSU is recorded as compensation expense over the derived service period, as determined by the 
valuation model. Should the market-based condition be achieved prior to the expiration of the derived service period, any unrecognized 
cost will be recorded as compensation expense in the period in which the RSUs actually vest. See Note 11 for further disclosure.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments:

The carrying values of certain financial instruments, including cash, short-term investments, premiums receivable, accounts payable, 
and other accrued expenses approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. The Company measures the fair value of financial 
instruments in accordance with GAAP which defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset (or paid to 
transfer a liability) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset (or liability) in an orderly transaction between market 
participants on the measurement date. GAAP also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of 
observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. See Note 15 for further information on the 
fair value of the Company’s financial instruments.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

Earnings (loss) Per Common Share:

Basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the respective period.

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share assumes conversion of all potentially dilutive outstanding stock options, warrants or other 
convertible financial instruments. Potential common shares outstanding are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per 
share if their effect is anti-dilutive.

Operating Segments:

The Company operates in a single segment – property and casualty insurance.

3. Recently Issued Accounting Standards

ASU 2015-09: Financial Services – Insurance:

In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-09: Financial 
Services – Insurance (Topic 944): Disclosures about Short-Duration Contracts. This update provides for an increase in the transparency 
of accounting estimates made by companies in the measurement of short-duration contracts and unpaid claim and claim adjustment 
expense liabilities by requiring additional disclosures, as well as improvements to existing disclosures. The Company has elected to 
apply early application of the amendments as permitted in the ASU. The adoption of the amendments did not have an impact on the 
Company’s results of operations, financial position, or liquidity. The new standard did provide for additional disclosures surrounding our 
loss and loss adjustment expenses and expense reserves which the Company has included in Note 7 of this report.

ASU 2016-01: Financial Instruments-Overall:

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01: Financial Instruments-Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and 
Financial Liabilities. ASU 2016-01 amends various aspects of the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure for financial 
instruments.  Most  significantly, ASU  2016-01  requires  equity  investments  (except  those  accounted  for  under  the  equity  method  of 
accounting or those that result in consolidation of an investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net 
income (loss). ASU 2016-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years 
beginning after December 15, 2019. ASU 2016-01 will be applied using a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the 
beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. Adoption of ASU 2016-01 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial 
position,  cash  flows,  or  total  comprehensive  income,  but  could  impact  the  Company’s  results  of  operations  and  earnings  (loss)  per 
share as changes in fair value will be presented in net income (loss) rather than other comprehensive income (loss). For the year ended 
December 31, 2016 the Company had an unrealized gain of $90, on its equity investments, net of the effect of income taxes.

ASU 2016-02: Leases:

In  February  2016,  the  FASB  issued ASU  2016-02:  Leases. ASU  2016-02  was  issued  to  improve  the  financial  reporting  of  leasing 
transactions. Under current guidance for lessees, leases are only included on the balance sheet if certain criteria, classifying the agreement 
as a capital lease, are met. This update will require the recognition of a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability, discounted 
to the present value, for all leases that extend beyond 12 months. For operating leases, the asset and liability will be expensed over 
the lease term on a straight-line basis, with all cash flows included in the operating section of the statement of cash flows. For finance 
leases, interest on the lease liability will be recognized separately from the amortization of the right-of-use asset in the statement of 
comprehensive income while the repayment of the principal portion of the lease liability will be classified as a financing activity and 
the interest component will be included in the operating section of the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual 
reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early 
adoption is permitted. Upon adoption, leases will be recognized and measured at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a 
modified retrospective approach. The Company has reviewed its existing lessee obligations and has determined that ASU 2016-02 will 
apply should the Company renew its existing leases, or enter into any new lease agreements.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

ASU 2016-09: Stock Compensation:

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09: Compensation – Stock Compensation: Improvement to Employee Share-Based Payment 
Accounting. ASU 2016-09 was issued to simplify the accounting for share-based payment awards. The guidance requires that all tax 
effects related to share-based payment be made through the statement of operations at the time of settlement as opposed to the current 
guidance that requires excess tax benefits to be recognized in additional paid-in-capital. ASU 2016-09 also removes the requirement to 
delay recognition of a tax benefit until it reduces current taxes payable. The change is required to be applied on a modified retrospective 
basis, with a cumulative effect adjustment to opening accumulated deficit. Additionally, all tax related cash flows resulting from share-
based payments are to be reported as operating activities on the statement of cash flows, a departure from the current requirement which 
presents tax benefits as an inflow from financing activities and an outflow from operating activities. ASU 2016-09 is effective for annual 
reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. 
Early adoption is permitted with any adjustments reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company does not 
believe the adoption of ASU 2016-09 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2016-13: Financial Instruments – Credit Losses:

In  June  2016,  the  FASB  issued ASU  2016-13:  Financial  Instruments  –  Credit  Losses:  Measurement  of  Credit  Losses  on  Financial 
Instruments. ASU 2016-13 was issued to provide financial statement users with more useful information regarding the expected credit 
losses  on  financial  instruments  held  as  assets.  Under  current  GAAP,  financial  statement  recognition  for  credit  losses  on  financial 
instruments was generally delayed until the loss was probable of occurring. The amendments of ASU 2016-13 eliminate this probable 
initial recognition threshold and instead reflect an entity’s current estimate of all expected credit losses. The amendments also broaden 
the information that an entity must consider in developing its expected credit loss estimates for those assets measured at amortized cost 
by using forecasted information instead of the current methodology which only considered past events and current conditions. Under 
ASU 2016-13, credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities will be measured in a manner similar to current GAAP, however, the 
amendments require that credit losses be presented as an allowance against the investment, rather than as a write-down. The amendments 
also allow the entity to record reversals of credit losses in current period net income, which is prohibited under current GAAP. The 
amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those 
fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-02 on its 
consolidated financial statements.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

4. Investments

A summary of the amortized cost, estimated fair value, and gross unrealized gains and losses on fixed income securities classified as 
available-for-sale at December 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows.

As of December 31, 2016
Fixed income securities:

U.S. government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
State municipalities and political subdivisions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations . . . .
Corporate  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total fixed income securities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity securities:

Common stock   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total equity securities   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total fixed income and equity securities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

As of December 31, 2015
Fixed income securities:

U.S. government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
State municipalities and political subdivisions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations . . . .
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total fixed income securities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amortized 
Cost

Gross 
Unrealized 
Gains

Gross 
Unrealized 
Losses

Estimated 
Fair Value

$

$

$

$

1,623
2,271
12,095
10,804
26,793

1,000
1,000
27,793

650
1,656
9,123
8,903
20,332

$

$

$

$

1
2
9
28
40

136
136
176

$

$

$

(20)
(27)
(136)
(91)
(274)

—  
—  
$

(274)

1,604
2,246
11,968
10,741
26,559

1,136
1,136
27,695

— $
2
14
16
32

$

(3)
(7)
(55)
(61)
(126)

$

$

647
1,651
9,082
8,858
20,238

The  table  below  summarizes  the  Company’s  fixed  income  securities  at  December  31,  2016  by  contractual  maturity  periods. Actual 
results may differ as issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations, with or without penalties, prior to the contractual maturity 
of these obligations.

Matures in:
One year or less  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
More than one to five years  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
More than five to ten years   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
More than ten years  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amortized 
Cost

$

$

1,827
12,737
3,987
8,242
26,793

Estimated 
Fair Value
1,828
$
12,678
3,918
8,135
26,559

$

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

The  following  table  highlights  the  aggregate  unrealized  loss  position  and  security  type,  those  fixed  income  securities  in  unrealized 
loss positions as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The tables segregate the holdings based on the period of time the 
investments have been continuously held in unrealized loss positions. There were 122 and 107 fixed income investments that were in 
unrealized loss positions as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The Company held no equity securities in 
unrealized loss positions at either date.

(20)

(27)

(136)
(91)

As of December 31, 2016
Fixed income securities:

U.S. government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
State municipalities and political 

Less than 12 Months

Estimated 
Fair Value

Unrealized 
Loss

Greater than 12 Months
Estimated 
Fair Value

Unrealized 
Loss

Total

Estimated 
Fair Value

Unrealized 
Loss

$

1,303

$

(20)

$

— $

— $

1,303

$

subdivisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,537

(27)

—

—

1,537

Asset-backed securities and 
collateralized mortgage 
obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corporate  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total investments in fixed income 

9,552
5,952

(133)
(91)

460
—  

(3)
—  

10,012
5,952

securities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

18,344

$

(271)

$

460

$

(3)

$

18,804

$

(274)

As of December 31, 2015
Fixed income securities:

U.S. government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
State municipalities and political 

$

346

$

(3)

$

— $

— $

346

$

subdivisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,014

(7)

—

—

1,014

Asset-backed securities and 
collateralized mortgage 
obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total investments in fixed income 

7,472
5,236

(55)
(61)

—
—  

—
—  

7,472
5,236

(3)

(7)

(55)
(61)

securities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

14,068

$

(126)

$

— $

— $

14,068

$

(126)

Under the terms of the certificate of authority granted to Maison by the Texas Department of Insurance, Maison is required to pledge 
securities totaling approximately $2,000 with the State of Texas. These securities consist of cash in the amount of $300 as well as various 
fixed income securities listed in the preceding tables which have an amortized cost basis of $1,701 and estimated fair value of $1,692 
as of December 31, 2016.

The Company’s limited liability investments are comprised of investments in two limited partnerships which seek to provide equity and 
asset-backed debt investment in a variety of privately-owned companies. The Company has committed to a total investment of $1,000, 
of which the limited partnerships have drawn down approximately $505 through December 31, 2016. One of these limited partnerships 
is managed by Argo Management Group, LLC, an entity which, as of April 21, 2016, is wholly owned by KFSI. The Company has 
accounted for its limited liability investments under the cost method as the instruments do not have readily determinable fair values 
and the Company does not exercise significant influence over the operations of the limited partnerships or the underlying privately-
owned companies.

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment:

The establishment of an other-than-temporary impairment on an investment requires a number of judgments and estimates. The Company 
performs  a  quarterly  analysis  of  the  individual  investments  to  determine  if  declines  in  market  value  are  other-than-temporary.  The 
analysis includes some or all of the following procedures as deemed appropriate by the Company:

• 

• 

considering the extent, and length of time during which the market value has been below cost;

identifying any circumstances which management believes may impact the recoverability of the unrealized loss positions;

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

obtaining a valuation analysis from a third-party investment manager regarding the intrinsic value of these investments based 
upon their knowledge and experience combined with market-based valuation techniques;

reviewing the historical trading volatility and trading range of the investment and certain other similar investments;

assessing if declines in market value are other-than-temporary for debt instruments based upon the investment grade credit 
ratings from third-party credit rating agencies;

assessing the timeliness and completeness of principal and interest payment due from the investee; and

assessing the Company’s ability and intent to hold these investments until the impairment may be recovered.

The risks and uncertainties inherent in the assessment methodology used to determine declines in market value that are other-than-
temporary include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• 

• 

• 

• 

the opinions of professional investment managers could be incorrect;

the past trading patterns of investments may not reflect their future valuation trends;

the credit ratings assigned by credit rating agencies may be incorrect due to unforeseen events or unknown facts related to the 
investee company’s financial situation; and

the historical debt service record of an investment may not be indicative of future performance and may not reflect a company’s 
unknown underlying financial problems.

The Company has reviewed currently available information regarding its investments with estimated fair values that are less than their 
carrying amounts and believes that these unrealized losses are primarily due to temporary market and sector-related factors rather than to 
issuer-specific factors. The Company does not intend to sell these investments in the short term, and it is not likely that it will be required 
to sell these investments before the recovery of their amortized cost.

Accordingly, all of the Company’s investments were deemed to be in good standing and not impaired as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. 
Additionally, there were no write-downs for other-than-temporary impairments on the Company’s investments for the years then ended.

The Company does not have any exposure to subprime mortgage-backed investments.

Net investment income for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

2016

2015

Investment income:

Interest on fixed income securities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest on cash and cash equivalents  . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Realized gains on sale of fixed income securities  . . . .
Gross investment income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investment expenses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net investment income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

471
129
9
609
(65)
544

$

$

285
114
—
399
(37)
362

5. Reinsurance

The Company reinsures, or cedes, a portion of its written premiums on a per-risk and an excess of loss basis to non-affiliated insurers in 
order to limit its loss exposure. Although reinsurance is intended to reduce the Company’s exposure risk, the ceding of insurance does 
not legally discharge the Company from its primary liability for the full amount of coverage under its policies. If our reinsurers fail to 
meet their obligations under the applicable reinsurance agreements, the Company would still be required to pay the insured for the loss.

Under the Company’s per-risk treaties, reinsurance recoveries are received for up to $1,750 in excess of a retention of $250 for each 
risk. The Company ceded $569 and $342 in written premiums under its per-risk treaties for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 
2015 respectively.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

The Company’s excess of loss treaties are based upon a treaty year beginning on June 1st of each year and expiring on May 31st of 
the following year. Thus, the financial statements for the years ending December 31, 2016 and 2015 contain premiums ceded under 
three separate excess of loss treaties. Under the Company’s 2015/2016 excess of loss treaty which expired on May 31, 2016, for each 
catastrophic event occurring within a 144-hour period, the Company receives reinsurance recoveries of up to $121,000 in excess of a 
retention of $4,000 per event. The Company had also procured another layer of reinsurance protection that may be used for any event 
above $125,000, up to a maximum recovery of $15,000. This $15,000 second layer of coverage applied in total to all events occurring 
during  the  treaty  year  of  June  1,  2015  through  May  31,  2016.  Thus,  the  aggregate  loss  which  the  Company  retained  for  the  two 
catastrophes which occurred during the 2015/2016 treaty year was $5,000.

On June 1, 2016 the Company entered into a new excess of loss treaties whereby for each catastrophic event occurring within a 144-
hour period, the Company receives reinsurance recoveries of up to $170,000 in excess of a $5,000 retention per event. For any event 
above $175,000, the Company purchased aggregate coverage, with an additional limit of $25,000 and subject to a franchise deductible 
of $125 for each 144-hour occurrence. The $25,000 aggregate coverage applies in total to all events occurring during the June 1, 2016 to 
May 31, 2017 treaty year. The aggregate loss the Company could retain for two catastrophes occurring during the treaty year is $7,000.

The Company ceded $19,972 and $13,080 in written premiums under its excess of loss treaties for the years ended December 31, 2016 
and 2015, respectively.

In June 2015, we began writing business through a quota-share agreement with Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company (“Brotherhood”). 
Through this agreement, we act as a reinsurer, and have assumed wind/hail only exposures on certain churches and related structures 
Brotherhood insures throughout the State of Texas. Our quota-share percentage varies from 35%-100% of wind/hail premium written by 
Brotherhood, dependent upon the geographic location (coastal versus non-coastal) within the State of Texas. As of December 31, 2016, 
we have written $1,150 in assumed premiums on 522 policies through the Brotherhood agreement.

On December 1, 2016 we participated TWIA’s inaugural depopulation program whereby Maison assumed policies for wind and hail 
only exposures along the Gulf Coast area of Texas. The depopulation program was structured such that Maison reinsures TWIA under 
a 100% quota share agreement. As of December 31, 2016, we have written $186 in assumed premiums on approximately 1,300 policies 
through the TWIA quota share agreement.

The impact of reinsurance treaties on the Company’s financial statements is as follows:

Premium written:

Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Assumed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ceded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Net premium written   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Premium earned:

Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Assumed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ceded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net premium earned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Losses and LAE incurred:

Direct  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Assumed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ceded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Net losses and LAE incurred  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Year Ended December 31,

2016

2015

$

$

$

$

$

$

49,991
1,336
(20,541)
30,786

46,851
2,096
(18,499)
30,448

28,372
3,414
(15,414)
16,372

$

$

$

$

$

$

42,677
1,174
(13,422)
30,429

37,699
413
(12,178)
25,934

10,316
90
(467)
9,939

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

6. Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

Deferred policy acquisition costs (“DPAC”) consist primarily of commissions, premium taxes, assessments and other policy processing 
fees  incurred  which  are  related  to  successful  efforts  to  acquire  new  or  renewal  insurance  contracts. Acquisition  costs  deferred  on 
insurance products are amortized over the period in which the related revenues are earned. Costs associated with unsuccessful efforts or 
costs that cannot be tied directly to a successful policy acquisition are expensed as incurred.

DPAC as well as the related amortization expense associated with DPAC for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

Balance, January 1, net   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Additions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Balance, December 31, net   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

4,030
8,851
(8,492)
4,389

$

$

3,091
7,510
(6,571)
4,030

Year Ended December 31,

2016

2015

7. Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves

The Company continually revises its estimates of the ultimate financial impact of claims made. A significant degree of judgment is 
required to determine amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements for the provision for loss and loss adjustment expense 
(“LAE”) reserves. The process for establishing the provision for loss and loss adjustment expense reserves reflects the uncertainties and 
significant judgmental factors inherent in predicting future results of both known and unknown loss events. The process of establishing 
the provision for loss and loss adjustment expense reserves relies on the judgment and opinions of a large number of individuals within 
the Company.

The Company’s evaluation of the adequacy of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves includes a re-estimation of the liability for loss 
and loss adjustment expense reserves relating to each preceding financial year compared to the liability that was previously established. 
The following tables illustrate incurred and paid claims development as of December 31, 2016, net of reinsurance, along with cumulative 
claim frequency and total incurred-but-not-reported (“IBNR”) liabilities as well as paid claims development on reported claims within 
the net incurred claims amounts. We have presented this information separately for both our homeowners multi-peril policies, which 
includes our traditional dwelling policies and also mobile and manufactured home policies, as well as for our special property policies, 
which include both our fire and allied lines of business. Our allied lines primarily consist of wind/hail only policies (including those 
assumed through Citizens and TWIA) as well as the commercial wind/hail only policies we have assumed through our agreement with 
Brotherhood. The information about incurred and paid claims development for the years ended December 31, 2012 through 2015 is 
presented as unaudited supplementary information.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

Cumulative Incurred Losses and LAE, Net of Reinsurance
For the Years Ended December 31,

As of December 31, 2016

2012 
(unaudited)
$

2013 
(unaudited)

2014 
(unaudited)

2015 
(unaudited)

— $

Accident Year
2012  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2013  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2014  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2016  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total – Homeowners Multi-Peril Policies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

— $
380
3,680

— $
460

— $
355
3,878
8,442

$

Total of 
IBNR 
Liabilities 
Plus 
Expected 
Development 
on Reported 
Losses

2016

— $
355
4,357
7,734
15,862
28,308

$

—
—
—
170
1,152
1,322

Cumulative 
Number of 
Reported 
Claims

—
57
557
1,207
2,704
4,525

For the Years Ended December 31,

As of December 31, 2016

2012 
(unaudited)
9,392
$

2013 
(unaudited)
$

Accident Year
2012  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2013  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2014  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2016  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total – Special Property Policies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,363
120
1,331

2,375
115

— $

— $

2,478

2014 
(unaudited)

2015 
(unaudited)

— $

For the Years Ended December 31,

As of December 31, 2016

Total of 
IBNR 
Liabilities 
Plus 
Expected 
Development 
on Reported 
Losses

2016

— $

2,400
120
1,142
891
4,553

$

—
—
—
30
448
478

Cumulative 
Number of 
Reported 
Claims

—
406
33
191
232
862

Total of 
IBNR 
Liabilities 
Plus 
Expected 
Development 
on Reported 
Losses

2016

— $

2,755
4,477
8,876
16,753
32,861

$

—
—
—
200
1,600
1,800

Cumulative 
Number of 
Reported 
Claims

—
463
590
1,398
2,936
5,387

$

$

2012 
(unaudited)
9,392
$

2013 
(unaudited)
$

Accident Year
2012  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2013  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2014  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2016  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total – All Lines  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,718
3,998
9,773

2,755
3,795

— $

— $

2,938

2014 
(unaudited)

2015 
(unaudited)

— $

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

Cumulative Paid Losses and LAE, Net of Reinsurance
For the Years Ended December 31,
2015 
2014 
2013 
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)

2012 
(unaudited)
$

— $

Accident Year
2012  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2013  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2014  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2016  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Paid Losses and LAE, net of reinsurance – Homeowners Multi-Peril Policies  . . . . .
Liability for Losses and LAE, net of reinsurance – Homeowners Multi-Peril Policies . . . .

— $
352
2,925

— $
309

— $
355
3,674
6,867

$
$

For the Years Ended December 31,
2015 
2014 
2013 
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)

2012 
(unaudited)
$

— $

Accident Year
2012  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2013  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2014  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2016  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Paid Losses and LAE, net of reinsurance – Special Property Policies  . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liability for Losses and LAE, net of reinsurance – Special Property Policies  . . . . . . . . . . .

2,346
120
1,124

2,325
99

— $

— $

2,275

— $

For the Years Ended December 31,
2015 
2014 
2013 
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)

2012 
(unaudited)
$

— $

Accident Year
2012  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2013  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2014  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2016  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Paid Losses and LAE, net of reinsurance – All Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liability for Losses and LAE, net of reinsurance – All Lines  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,701
3,794
7,991

2,677
3,024

— $

— $

2,584

— $

2016

—
355
4,058
7,426
13,745
25,584
2,724

2016

—
2,340
120
1,112
386
3,958
595

2016

—
2,695
4,178
8,538
14,131
29,542
3,319

$
$

$
$

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

A reconciliation of the net incurred and paid loss development tables to the liability for loss and loss adjustment expenses on the balance 
sheet is as follows.

Net Liability for Loss and LAE Reserves

Homeowners Multi-Peril Policies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Special Property Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liability for Loss and LAE, net of reinsurance – All Lines . . . . . . . . . . .

Reinsurance Recoverable on Loss and LAE Reserves

Homeowners Multi-Peril Policies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Special Property Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Reinsurance Recoverable on Loss and LAE Reserves – All Lines . . . . .

Total Gross Liability for Loss and LAE Reserves – All Lines . . . . . . . . . . .

As of December 31,
2015
2016

$

$

$

$

$

2,724
595
3,319

2,565
1,087
3,652

6,971

$

$

$

$

$

1,780
223
2,003

120
—
120

2,123

The following supplementary information provides average historical claims duration as of December 31, 2016.

Average Annual Percentage Payout of Incurred Losses by Age, Net of Reinsurance (unaudited)

Age of loss (in years)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Homeowners Multi-Peril Policies  . . . . . . .
Special Property Policies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All Lines  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1
84.2%
85.3%
84.4%

2
4.8%
1.3%
4.3%

3
1.4%
0.4%
1.2%

4
—%
—%
—%

8. Income Taxes

A summary of income tax expense (benefit) is as follows:

Current income tax expense (benefit)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total income tax expense (benefit)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

20
88
108

$

$

(452)
(211)
(663)

Actual income tax expense (benefit) differs from the income tax expense computed by applying the applicable effective federal and state 
tax rates to income before income tax expense (benefit) as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

2016

2015

Year ended December 31,

2016

2015

$

%

$

%

Provision for taxes at U.S. statutory marginal 

income tax rate of 34%  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondeductible expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State tax (net of federal benefit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income tax expense (benefit)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

40
15
53
—  
108

34.0% $
12.4%
44.4%

—%  
90.8% $

(794)
20
105
6
(663)

34.0 %
(0.8)%
(4.5)%
(0.3)%
28.4 %

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial 
reporting purposes as compared to the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s net deferred 
tax assets are as follows:

Deferred income tax assets:

Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves . . . . . . . . .
Unearned premium reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net operating loss carryforwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Share-based compensation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred income tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Deferred income tax liabilities:

Deferred policy acquisition costs   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State deferred taxes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred income tax liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net deferred income tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

As of December 31,
2015
2016

$

$

$

$

$

35
1,503
235
316
270
2,359

1,492
397
50
1,939

420

$

$

$

$

$

22
1,462
284
264
278
2,310

1,370
378
56
1,804

506

The Company has recorded a net deferred tax asset of $420 and $506 as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. 
Realization of net deferred tax asset is dependent on generating sufficient taxable income in future periods. Management believes that 
it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized and as such no valuation allowance has been recorded against 
the  net  deferred  tax  asset.  Management  considers  the  scheduled  reversal  of  deferred  tax  liabilities,  projected  future  taxable  income 
and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As of December 31, 2016, based upon the level of historical taxable income 
and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is 
more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefits of these deductible differences. When assessing the need for valuation 
allowances, the Company considers future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. Should a change in 
circumstances lead to a change in judgment about the ability to realize the deferred tax assets in future years, the Company would record 
valuation allowances as deemed appropriate in the period that the change in circumstances occurs, along with a corresponding charge to 
net income. The resolution of tax reserves and changes in valuation allowances could be material to the Company’s results of operations 
for any period, but is not expected to be material to the Company’s financial position.

As of December 31, 2016 the Company had net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) for federal income tax purposes of approximately 
$691 which will be available to offset future taxable income. As a result of certain changes in ownership and pursuant to Section 382 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, these NOLs are subject to a yearly limitation. The amount and expiration date of the 
NOL carryforwards are as follows:

Year of Occurrence
2013  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2014  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Year of 
Expiration
2032
2033

Amount

$

$

684
7
691

Based upon the results of the Company’s analysis and the application of ASC 740-10, management has determined that all material tax 
positions meet the recognition threshold and can be considered as highly certain tax positions. This is based on clear and unambiguous 
tax law, and the Company is confident that the full amount of each tax position will be sustained upon possible examination. Accordingly, 
the full amount of the tax positions is anticipated to be recognized in the financial statements.

The Company files federal income tax returns as well as multiple state and local tax returns. The Company’s consolidated federal and 
state income tax returns for the years 2012 - 2015 are open for review by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the various state 
taxing authorities.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

9. Purchase of ClaimCor LLC

On January 2, 2015, the Company acquired a 100% interest in ClaimCor, a Florida domiciled independent adjusting company in order to 
complement the Company’s strategic plan and growth objectives by entering into the insurance services outsourcing industry. Under the 
terms of the membership interest purchase agreement, the purchase price was $323, paid by the Company, in cash, at closing. Pursuant 
to the purchase agreement, the previous managing members of ClaimCor entered into a non-compete agreement with the Company, 
whereby the members will not engage in, continue in, or carry on any business that competes with ClaimCor for a period of three years 
from the date of purchase.

The ClaimCor purchase was accounted for under the acquisition method as outlined in ASC Topic 805 – Business Combinations. Under 
the acquisition method, the acquiring company is required to recognize the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair 
value as of the acquisition date. Excess purchase price, if any, over the fair value of the net assets acquired, is recognized as goodwill. 
The following table presents the estimated allocation of the purchase price to the net assets of ClaimCor as of January 2, 2015.

Cash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Accounts receivable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intangible asset: Non-compete agreement  . . . . . . . . . . .
Intangible asset: Customer base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total assets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

Accounts payable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total liabilities assumed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

18
132
9
43
211
7
420

89
8
97

Net assets acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

323

As a result of the purchase, we initially recorded goodwill in the amount of $211 on our consolidated balance sheet as of January 2, 2015. 
The goodwill was not amortized, but rather subject to impairment testing on, at minimum, an annual basis. We also recognized the 
estimated fair value of the non-compete agreement as well as a customer base asset as part of the ClaimCor acquisition at a combined 
total of $52 as of January 2, 2015. The non-compete agreement was amortized over a two year period and on December 31, 2016, the 
remaining unamortized balance of the non-compete agreement was charged to operations due to its de-minimus nature. The customer 
base asset was to be amortized over an estimated useful-life of 5 years. The Company recognized expense related to the amortization of 
these assets in the amount of $6 and $11 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

In the fourth quarter 2015, after analyzing ClaimCor’s performance in comparison to management’s expectations and forecasts at the 
time of acquisition, the Company noted that an impairment to the value of the goodwill and other intangibles which were recorded was 
likely. Accordingly, the Company’s analysis resulted in a charge of $246 associated with the impairment of goodwill and the customer 
base asset and has been charged to general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2015. The Company used a date 
of December 1, 2015 for purposes of calculating the impairment charges.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

10. Net Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Net earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares and common 
share equivalents outstanding during the periods presented. In calculating diluted earnings per share, those potential common shares that 
are found to be anti-dilutive are excluded from the calculation. The table below provides a summary of the numerators and denominators 
used in determining basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Year Ended December 31,

2016

2015

Basic:

Net income (loss)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weighted average common shares outstanding   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Basic earnings (loss) per common share  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diluted:

Net income (loss)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weighted average common shares outstanding   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dilutive stock options outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding   . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$
11
  6,047,979
$

— $

$
(1,673)
  6,286,706
(0.27)

$

11
6,047,979
—
  6,047,979
$

— $

$

(1,673)
6,286,706
—
  6,286,706
(0.27)

The following potentially dilutive securities outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 have been excluded from the computation 
of diluted weighted-average shares outstanding as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

Options to purchase common stock  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Warrants to purchase common stock  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restricted stock units  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Performance shares (Note 13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

As of December 31,
2015
2016
210,489
177,456
1,906,875
1,906,875
20,500
20,500
475,000
475,000
  2,612,864
  2,579,831

11. Equity Incentive Plan

The Company has established a stock option incentive plan for employees and directors of the Company (the “Plan”). The purpose of 
the Plan is to create incentives designed to motivate recipients to significantly contribute toward the Company’s growth and success, and 
also to attract and retain persons of outstanding competence, and provide such persons with an opportunity to acquire an equity interest 
in the Company.

The Plan is administered by a committee appointed by the Board of Directors. All members of such committee must be non-employee 
directors and independent directors as defined in the Plan. Subject to the limitations set forth in the Plan, the committee has the authority 
to grant awards as well as determine the general provisions of each award including the purchase price, term, number of shares, and 
performance criteria, and also to establish vesting schedules and other terms and conditions of the award.

In April 2015, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Plan to allow for the issuance of additional award types under 
the Plan. In addition to non-qualified stock options issuable under the Plan, the amendment provides for the issuance of restricted stock, 
restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance shares, performance cash awards, and other stock-based awards. The Plan provides for the 
issuance of 354,912 shares of common stock. As of December 31, 2016, both stock options and RSUs had been issued to the Company’s 
employees under the Plan resulting in 156,956 shares available for future issuance under the Plan.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

Stock option information for the two years ended December 31, 2016 is as follows.

Common Stock Options
Outstanding, January 1, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercisable, January 1, 2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercised  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outstanding, December 31, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercisable, December 31, 2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercised  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outstanding, December 31, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercisable, December 31, 2016  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shares

210,489
125,308
—
—
—
210,489
146,603
—
—
(33,033)
177,456
134,865

Weighted 
Average 
Remaining 
Contractual 
Term 
(Years)

Weighted 
Average 
Grant 
Date Fair 
Value

Weighted 
Average 
Exercise 
Price

Aggregate 
Intrinsic 
Value

$
$

$
$

$
$

8.05
8.04
—
—
—
8.05
8.04
—
—
8.00
8.06
8.06

3.62
3.18

2.81
2.62

2.25
2.25

$
$

$
$

$
$

0.96
0.88

0.96
0.90

1.07
1.07

$
$

$
$

$
$

—
—

—
—

—
—

A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested employee stock options is as follows.

Non-Vested Common Stock Options
Non-vested, January 1, 2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vested   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-vested, December 31, 2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vested   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancelled  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-vested, December 31, 2016  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weighted 
Average 
Grant 
Date Fair 
Value

Shares

85,181
—
(21,295)
—
63,886
—
(21,295)
—
42,591

$

$

$

1.07
—
1.07
—
1.07
—
1.07
—
1.07

On May 29, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors granted RSUs to certain of its executive officers under the Plan. Each RSU granted 
entitles the grantee to one share of the Company’s common stock upon the vesting date of the RSU. The RSUs vest as follows: (i) 50% 
upon the date that the closing price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $10.00 per share and; (ii) 50% upon the date 
that the closing price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share. Prior to the vesting of the RSUs, the grantee 
will not be entitled to any dividends declared on the Company’s common stock. The RSUs do not expire, however, should the grantee 
discontinue employment with the Company for any reason other than death or disability, all unvested RSUs will be deemed forfeited on 
the date employment is discontinued. The following table summarizes RSU activity for the two years ended December 31, 2016.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

Restricted Stock Units
Non-vested units, January 1, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Forfeited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-vested units, December 31, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Forfeited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-vest units, December 31, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weighted 
Average 
Grant 
Date Fair 
Value

Number of 
Units

— $

20,500
—
—
20,500
—
—
—
20,500

$

$

—
1.34
—
—
1.34
—
—
—
1.34

Total  stock  based  compensation  expense  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2016  and  2015  was  $38  and  $47,  respectively. As  of 
December  31,  2016,  total  unrecognized  stock  compensation  expense  of  $30  remains,  which  will  be  recognized  ratably  through 
March 31, 2018.

Stock warrants issued, exercised and outstanding as of December 31, 2016 are as follows.

Common Stock Warrants
Outstanding, January 1, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercisable, January 1, 2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercised  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outstanding, December 31, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercisable, December 31, 2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercised  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outstanding, December 31, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercisable, December 31, 2016  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weighted 
Average 
Exercise 
Price

$
$

$
$

$
$

9.69
9.60
15.00

13.87
13.87
—
—
—
13.87
13.87

Shares

406,875
312,500
1,500,000
—
—
1,906,875
1,906,875
—
—
—
1,906,875
1,906,875

On March 31, 2014, the Company issued warrants to purchase 94,375 shares of its common stock to the underwriters of the Company’s 
IPO. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share of PIH at a price of $10.00 per share at any time after March 31, 2015 
and prior to expiry on March 31, 2019.

Also on March 31, 2014, in connection with the conversion of Series A Preferred Shares then outstanding into the Company’s common 
shares, the Company issued warrants to purchase 312,500 shares of the Company’s common stock to Fund Management Group LLC, an 
entity of which the Company’s Chairman of the Board, Gordon G. Pratt, is a Managing Member and controlling equity holder. Each warrant 
issued to Fund Management Group LLC entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price equal to $9.60, subject to 
certain adjustments under a warrant agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”). The warrants have an expiry date of March 31, 2019 and vested 
upon issuance. The warrants may be redeemable by the Company at a price of $0.01 per warrant during any period in which the closing 
price of the Company’s common shares is at or above $14.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading days. The warrant holder is entitled to 
a 30-day notice prior to the date of such redemption.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

The details of the Company’s remaining warrants issued and outstanding are discussed in Note 13 – Related Party Transactions, below.

12. Shareholders’ Equity

Treasury Shares

On  December  1,  2014,  the  Company’s  Board  of  Directors  authorized  a  share  repurchase  program  for  up  to  500,000  shares  of  the 
Company’s  common  stock  which  expired  on  December  31,  2016.  Through  December  31,  2016,  the  Company  has  repurchased  an 
aggregate 401,359 shares at an aggregate purchase price of $2,927, or $7.29 per share, including all fees and commissions.

On January 29, 2016, the Company retired 250,000 of its treasury shares, resulting in a reclassification of the purchase price of $1,917 
to additional paid in capital.

13. Related Party Transactions

Related party transactions are carried out in the normal course of operations and are measured in part by the amount of consideration 
paid or received as established and agreed by the parties. Management believes that consideration paid for such services in each case 
approximates fair value. Except where disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements, the following is a summary of 
related party transactions.

Performance Share Grant Agreement

On March 26, 2014, the Company entered into a Performance Share Grant Agreement (“PSGA”) with KAI, whereby KAI will be entitled 
to receive up to an aggregate of 375,000 shares of PIH common stock upon achievement of certain milestones regarding the Company’s 
stock price. Pursuant to the terms of the PSGA, if at any time the last sales price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds: 
(i) $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days 
within any 30-trading day period, KAI will receive 125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock; (ii) $15.00 per share (as adjusted 
for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period, 
KAI will receive 125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (in addition to the 125,000 shares of common stock earned pursuant 
to clause (i) herein); and (iii) $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the 
like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period, KAI will receive 125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (in 
addition to the 250,000 shares of common stock earned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) herein). The shares of common stock granted to 
KAI will have a valuation equal to the last sales price of PIH common stock on the day prior to such grant. As of December 31, 2016, 
the Company has not issued any shares under the PSGA.

Termination of Management Services Agreement

As a result of the termination of the Management Services Agreement (“MSA”), which occurred on February 24, 2015, the Company 
has issued the following securities to 1347 Advisors, LLC (“Advisors”), a wholly owned subsidiary of KFSI.

•  The Performance Shares Grant Agreement dated February 24, 2015.

• 

120,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Preferred Shares”).

•  A warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of fifteen 

dollars per share. The Warrant expires seven years from date of issuance.

The Performance Shares Grant Agreement grants Advisors 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon the date that 
the last sales price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds ten dollars per share for any twenty trading days within any 30-
day trading period (the “Milestone Event”). Advisors will not be entitled to any dividends declared or paid on the Company’s stock prior 
to the Milestone Event having been achieved.

The Preferred Shares have a par value of twenty five dollars and pay annual cumulative dividends at a rate of eight percent per annum. 
Cumulative dividends shall accrue, whether or not declared by the Board and irrespective of whether there are funds legally available 
for the payment of dividends. Accrued dividends shall be paid in cash only when, as, and if declared by the Board out of funds legally 
available therefor or upon a liquidation or redemption of the Preferred Shares. In the event of any voluntary of involuntary liquidation, 
dissolution,  or  winding  up  of  the  Company,  the  holders  of  the  Preferred  Shares  then  outstanding  shall  be  entitled  to  be  paid  out  of 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

the assets of the Company available for distributions to its shareholders, before any payment shall be made to holders of securities 
junior in preference to the Preferred Shares. The Preferred Shares rank senior to the Company’s common stock, and the Company is 
not permitted to issue any other series of preferred stock that ranks equal or senior to the Preferred Shares while the Preferred Shares 
are outstanding. On February 22, 2016 the Company’s board of directors authorized a dividend payment on the Preferred Shares for 
shareholders of record as of February 23, 2016. Accordingly, on February 24, 2016, the Company issued a cash payment of $240 to 
Advisors representing the first annual dividend payment the Company has made on the Preferred Shares.

Unless redeemed earlier by the Company as discussed below, with the written consent of the holders of the majority of the Preferred 
Shares then outstanding, the Company will be required to redeem the Preferred Shares then outstanding on February 24, 2020 (the 
“Mandatory Redemption Date”), for a redemption amount equal to twenty five dollars per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends 
on such shares. The Company has the option to redeem the Preferred Shares prior to the Mandatory Redemption Date immediately prior 
to the consummation of any change in control of the Company that may occur.

Accounting for the Termination of the MSA

As a result of the termination of the MSA agreement, the Company recognized an expense in the amount of $5,421 for the year ended 
December 31, 2015 as follows:

Cash paid  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Issuance of Series B Preferred Shares (recorded at a discount to redemption amount) . . . .
Issuance of Warrants and Performance Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional fees incurred in connection with the Buyout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Loss on termination of MSA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Year ended 
December 31, 2015
2,000
$
2,311
1,010
100
5,421

$

The Company applied the guidance outlined in ASC 480 – Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity in recording the issuance of the Series 
B Preferred Shares. Due to the fact that the Preferred Shares have a mandatory redemption date of February 24, 2020, the guidance 
required that we classify the Preferred Shares as a liability on our consolidated balance sheet, rather than recording the value of the 
shares in equity. The resulting liability was recorded at a discount to the $4,200 redemption amount plus dividends expected to be paid 
on the Preferred Shares while outstanding, discounted for the Company’s estimated cost of equity (13.9%). As a result, total amortization 
in the amount of $355 and $282 was charged to operations for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. An additional 
$1,252 is expected to be charged to operations through February 2020 using the effective interest method.

The Company applied the guidance outlined in ASC 505-50 – Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees in recording the issuance of 
the Warrants and Performance Shares by recognizing an increase to equity for the estimated fair value of both instruments as of their 
date of grant. We estimated the fair value of the Warrants on grant date based upon the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Significant 
assumptions used in determining the fair value of the Warrants were as follows: 

Risk-free interest rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dividend yield  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Expected volatility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Expected term (in years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.79%
—
23.7%
7

We utilized a Monte Carlo simulation model to determine the estimated fair value of the Performance Shares due to the fact that shares 
are only issuable based upon the achievement of certain market conditions. This pricing model uses multiple simulations to evaluate the 
probability of achieving the market conditions, as well as a number of other inputs (some of which are Level 3 inputs as defined by the 
FASB) with respect to the expected volatility and dividend yield (among other inputs) of the Company’s common shares.

Based upon these models, the total estimated fair value of both the Warrants and Performance Shares was determined to be $1,010 on 
the date of grant.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

14. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The table below details the change in the balance of each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, for the years 
ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Year Ended December 31,

2016

2015

Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities:
Balance, January 1  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications . . . . . . . . . .
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss  . . . .
Income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net current-period other comprehensive loss  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Balance, December 31  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

(62)
1
(6)
2
(3)
(65)

$

$

(1)
(95)
—
34
(61)
(62)

15. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is best evidenced by quoted bid or ask price, as appropriate, in an active market. Where bid or ask prices are not available, such 
as in an illiquid or inactive market, the closing price of the most recent transaction of that instrument subject to appropriate adjustments 
as required is used. Where quoted market prices are not available, the quoted prices of similar financial instruments or valuation models 
with observable market based inputs are used to estimate the fair value. These valuation models may use multiple observable market 
inputs, including observable interest rates, foreign exchange rates, index levels, credit spreads, equity prices, counterparty credit quality, 
corresponding  market  volatility  levels  and  option  volatilities.  Minimal  management  judgment  is  required  for  fair  values  calculated 
using quoted market prices or observable market inputs for models. Greater subjectivity is required when making valuation adjustments 
for financial instruments in inactive markets or when using models where observable parameters do not exist. Also, the calculation of 
estimated fair value is based on market conditions at a specific point in time and may not be reflective of future fair values. For the 
Company’s financial instruments carried at cost or amortized cost, the book value is not adjusted to reflect increases or decreases in fair 
value due to market fluctuations, including those due to interest rate changes, as it is the Company’s intention to hold them until there is 
a recovery of fair value, which may be to maturity.

The  Company  classifies  its  investments  in  fixed  income  and  equity  securities  as  available-for-sale  and  reports  these  investments  at 
fair value. Fair values of fixed income securities for which no active market exists are derived from quoted market prices of similar 
instruments or other third-party evidence.

The FASB has issued guidance that defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset (or paid to transfer 
a  liability)  in  the  principal, or  most  advantageous  market  in  an  orderly  transaction between  market  participants. This  guidance  also 
establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable 
inputs when measuring fair value. The guidance categorizes assets and liabilities at fair value into one of three different levels depending 
on the observation of the inputs employed in the measurements, as follows:

•  Level 1 – inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets providing the 

most reliable measurement of fair value since it is directly observable.

•  Level 2 – inputs to the valuation methodology which include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets. 

These inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly for substantially the full-term of the financial instrument.

•  Level 3 – inputs to the valuation methodology which are unobservable and significant to the measurement of fair value.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

Financial instruments measured at fair value as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 in accordance with this guidance are as follows.

As of December 31, 2016
Fixed income securities:

U.S. government  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State municipalities and political 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

$

— $

1,604

$

— $

1,604

subdivisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

—

2,246

—

2,246

Asset-backed securities and collateralized 

mortgage obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total fixed income securities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Equity securities:

—
—  
—

11,968
10,741
26,559

—
—  
—

11,968
10,741
26,559

Common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total equity securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,136
1,136

—  
—

—  
—

1,136
1,136

Total fixed income and equity securities. . . . . . .

$

1,136

$ 26,559

$

— $ 27,695

As of December 31, 2015
Fixed income securities:

U.S. government  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State municipalities and political 

$

— $

647

$

— $

647

subdivisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

—

1,651

—

1,651

Asset-backed securities and collateralized 

mortgage obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

9,082
—
—  
8,858
— $ 20,238

$

9,082
—
—  
8,858
— $ 20,238

16. Statutory Requirements

The  Company’s  insurance  subsidiary,  Maison,  prepares  statutory  basis  financial statements  in  accordance  with  accounting  practices 
prescribed  or  permitted  by  the  LDI.  Prescribed  statutory  accounting  practices  include  state  laws,  rules  and  regulations  as  well  as 
accounting practices and rules as outlined in a variety of publications of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”). 
Permitted statutory accounting practices encompass all accounting practices that are not prescribed, but instead have been specifically 
requested by an insurer and allowed by the state in which the insurer is domiciled (in Maison’s case, Louisiana). Permitted practices may 
differ from state to state, or company to company within a state, and may change in the future. In converting from statutory accounting 
basis to U.S. GAAP, typical adjustments include the deferral of acquisition costs (which are all charged to operations as incurred on a 
statutory basis), the inclusion of statutorily non-admitted assets on the balance sheet, the inclusion of net unrealized holding gains or 
losses related to investments included on the balance sheet, as well as the inclusion of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities in 
the statement of operations.

Statutory Surplus and Capital Requirements

In order to retain its certificate of authority in the State of Louisiana, Maison is required to maintain a minimum capital surplus of 
$5,000. As of December 31, 2016 Maison’s capital surplus was $19,835.

The  LDI  employs  risk-based  capital  (“RBC”)  reports  to  monitor  Maison’s  financial  condition.  Risk-based  capital  is  determined 
in  accordance  with  a  formula  adopted  by  the  NAIC  which  takes  into  consideration  the  covariance  between  asset  risk,  credit  risk, 
underwriting risk, and other business risks. The RBC report determines whether Maison falls into the “no action” level or one of the 
four action levels set forth in the Louisiana Insurance Code. In order to retain its certificate of authority in the State of Texas, Maison is 
required to maintain an RBC ratio of 300% or more.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

As of December 31, 2016, Maison’s RBC ratio was 346%, as a result, our surplus was considered to be in the “no action” level.

States routinely require deposits of assets for the protection of policyholders either in those states or for all policyholders. As of December 
31, 2016, Maison held investment securities with a fair value of approximately $100 as a deposit with the LDI and cash and investment 
securities with a fair value of approximately $1,992 as a deposit with the TDI.

Surplus Notes

PIH, as the parent company of Maison, is subject to the insurance holding company laws of the State of Louisiana, which, among other 
things, regulate the terms of surplus notes issued by insurers to their parent company. Maison’s capital includes five surplus notes issued 
to PIH in the amount of $6,050, all of which were approved by the LDI prior to their issuance. Notes accrue interest at 10% per annum. 
Interest payments on the notes are due annually, and are also subject to prior approval by the LDI. The Company’s surplus notes, as of 
December 31, 2016, are as follows.

Date of Issuance

Maturity Date

October 22, 2013 
December 21, 2015
March 31, 2016
September 29, 2016
November 14, 2016

Dividend Restrictions

October 22, 2017
December 21, 2017
March 31, 2018
September 29, 2018
November 14, 2018

Principal 
Amount

$

$

650
850
550
3,450
550
6,050

As  a  Louisiana  domiciled  insurer,  the  payment  of  dividends  from  our  insurance  subsidiary  is  restricted  by  the  Louisiana  Insurance 
Code. Dividends can only be paid if an insurer’s paid-in capital and surplus exceed the minimum required by the Louisiana Insurance 
Code by one hundred percent or more, or as otherwise provided. Any dividend or distribution that when aggregated with any other 
dividends or distributions made within the preceding twelve months exceeds the lesser of (a) ten percent of the insurer’s surplus as 
regards policyholders as of the thirty-first day of December next preceding; or (b) the net income of the insurer, not including realized 
capital gains, for the twelve month period ending the thirty-first day of December next preceding; is considered to be extra-ordinary and 
shall not be paid until thirty days after the LDI has received notice of the declaration thereof and has not within that period disapproved 
the payment, or until the LDI has approved the payment within the thirty-day period. In determining whether a dividend or distribution 
is extra-ordinary, an insurer may carry forward net income from the previous two calendar years that has not already been paid out in 
dividends. As of December 31, 2016, Maison had not paid any dividends to its shareholder, PIH.

See Note 20 – Subsequent Events, for additional statutory requirements regarding the certificate of authority granted to Maison from the 
Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.

17. Retirement plans

The 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the “Retirement Plan”) was established effective January 1, 2015, as a defined 
contribution plan. The Retirement Plan is subject to the provisions for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”); 
eligible employees of the Company and its subsidiaries may participate in the plan. Employees who have completed one month of service 
are eligible to participate and are permitted to make annual pre and post-tax salary reduction contributions not to exceed the limits imposed 
by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Contributions are invested at the direction of the employee participant in various money 
market and mutual funds. The Company matches contributions up to 100% of each participant’s contribution, limited to contributions up 
to 4% of a participant’s earnings. The Company may also elect to make a profit sharing contribution to the Retirement Plan based upon 
discretionary amounts and percentages authorized by the Company’s board of directors. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, 
the Company made matching contributions to the Retirement Plan in the amount of $75 and $67, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

18. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings:

From time to time, we are involved in legal proceedings and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Currently, it is not 
possible to predict legal outcomes and their impact on the future development of claims. Any such development will be affected by 
future court decisions and interpretations. Because of these uncertainties, additional liabilities may arise for amounts in excess of the 
Company’s current reserves. In addition, the Company’s estimate of ultimate loss and loss adjustment expenses may change. These 
additional liabilities, or increases in estimates, or a range of either, cannot be reasonably estimated, and could result in income statement 
charges that could be material to the Company’s results of operations in future periods.

Operating Lease Commitments:

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had the following amounts due under its operating leases for facilities leased in Baton Rouge, 
Louisiana, and Tampa, Florida.

Year ended December 31,
2017  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2018  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2019  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

344
291
249
884

19. Subsequent Events

Florida Certificate of Authority

On March 1, 2017 Maison received a certificate of authority from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) which authorizes 
Maison to write personal lines insurance in the State of Florida. Pursuant to the Consent Order issued, Maison has agreed to comply with 
certain requirements as outlined by the OIR until Maison can demonstrate three consecutive years of net income following the Company’s 
admission into Florida as evidenced by its Annual Statement filed with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Among 
other requirements, the OIR requires the following as conditions related to the issuance of Maison’s certificate of authority:

•  Although domiciled in the State of Louisiana, Maison agreed to comply with the Florida Insurance Code as if Maison were a 

domestic insurer within the State of Florida;

•  Maison agreed to maintain capital and surplus as to policyholders of no less than $35 million;

•  Maison agreed to receive prior approval from the OIR prior to the payment of any dividends and;

•  Maison agreed to receive written approval from the OIR regarding any form of policy issued, or rate charged to its policyholders 

prior to utilizing any such form or rate for policies written in the State of Florida.

To  comply  with  the  Consent  Order,  Maison  will  receive  a  capital  contribution  from  its  parent  company,  1347  Property  Insurance 
Holdings, Inc., in the approximate amount of $15 million. This contribution is expected to be in the form of one or more surplus notes as 
well as a direct contribution to paid in and contributed surplus and is expected to occur prior to March 31, 2017. As of March 16, 2017 
Maison has not written any insurance policies covering risks in the State of Florida.

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ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL 

DISCLOSURE

None

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management has performed an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s principal 
executive officer and principal financial officer, and completed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the 
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934, as amended (“the Exchange Act”). Based upon this evaluation, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal 
financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by 
this Annual Report on Form 10-K to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits 
under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The  Company’s  management  is  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining  adequate  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  as 
such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting 
is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial 
statements  for  external  purposes  in  accordance  with  U.S.  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  Internal  control  over  financial 
reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

• 

• 

• 

• 

pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of 
our assets;

provide  reasonable  assurance  that  transactions  are  recorded  as  necessary  to  permit  preparation  of  financial  statements  in 
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

provide reasonable assurance that the Company’s receipts and expenditures are made in accordance with proper authorizations 
from the Company’s management and directors; and

provide reasonable assurance regarding the prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of 
the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because  of  its  inherent  limitations,  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  may  not  prevent  or  detect  misstatements.  Our 
management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria 
set  forth  in  Internal  Control  –  Integrated  Framework  issued  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway 
Commission  (2013  Framework).  Based  upon  this  evaluation,  management  concluded  that  our  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting was effective as of December 31, 2016.

This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding 
internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm 
pursuant to rules of the SEC that permit non-accelerated filers like us to provide only management’s report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes to our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with this evaluation that occurred 
during the quarter ended December 31, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal 
control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The  information  required  by  this  item  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  the  Proxy  Statement  for  the  Company’s  2017 Annual 
Meeting of Shareholders, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than April 30, 2017.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The  information  required  by  this  item  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  the  Proxy  Statement  for  the  Company’s  2017 Annual 
Meeting of Shareholders, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than April 30, 2017.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Information regarding our equity compensation plans is incorporated herein by reference to Item 5 of Part II of this Form 10-K. All other 
information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement for the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of 
Shareholders, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than April 30, 2017.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The  information  required  by  this  item  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  the  Proxy  Statement  for  the  Company’s  2017 Annual 
Meeting of Shareholders, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than April 30, 2017.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

The  information  required  by  this  item  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  the  Proxy  Statement  for  the  Company’s  2017 Annual 
Meeting of Shareholders, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than April 30, 2017.

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

1.  The following documents are filed as part of this report

1.  Financial Statements – the following consolidated financial statements of the Company and the reports if independent 

auditors thereon are filed with this report:

i. 

Independent Auditor’s Report

ii.  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015

iii.  Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended December 

31, 2016 and 2015

iv.  Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss 

for the Years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

v.  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

vi.  Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

2.  Exhibits – the exhibits listed in the accompanying “Index to Exhibits” that follow the signature pages of this report are 

filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Form 10-K.

ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

Not applicable.

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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESSIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed 
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.

Date: March 16, 2017

/s/ Douglas N. Raucy

By:
Name: Douglas N. Raucy
Title:

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director 
(Principal Executive Officer)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints 
Douglas N. Raucy and John S. Hill, and each of them, the true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents of the undersigned, with full power 
of substitution and resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual 
Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and 
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully as to all intents and purposes as each of the undersigned 
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his 
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on 
behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ Douglas N. Raucy
Douglas N. Raucy

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ John S. Hill
John S. Hill

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ Larry Gene Swets, Jr.
Larry Gene Swets, Jr.

/s/ D. Kyle Cerminara
D. Kyle Cerminara

/s/ Dennis A. Wong
Dennis A. Wong

/s/ Scott David Wollney
Scott David Wollney

/s/ Joshua S. Horowitz
Joshua S. Horowitz

Director, Chairman of the Board

Director

Director

Director

Director

March 16, 2017

March 16, 2017

March 16, 2017

March 16, 2017

March 16, 2017

March 16, 2017

March 16, 2017

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

4.1

4.2

4.3

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

10.10

10.11

10.12

10.13

Description
Third Amended  and  Restated  Certificate  of  Incorporation  (Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  3.2  of  our  Registration 
Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Commission on January 30, 2014)
Second  Amended  and  Restated  Bylaws  (Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  3.3  of  our  Registration  Statement  on 
Form S-1/A filed with the Commission on January 30, 2014)
Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Shares of 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit A of Exhibit 10.9 of our Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Commission on January 30, 2014)
Certificate of Designation of Series B Preferred Shares of 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 3.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 27, 2015)
Certificate of Series B Preferred Shares (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed 
with the Commission on February 27, 2015)
Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of our Current Report on Form 8-K 
filed with the Commission on February 27, 2015)
Form of Common Stock Certificate (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of our Registration Statement on Form S-1/A 
filed with the Commission on January 30, 2014)
1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to 
Appendix A of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on April 30, 2015)*
Indemnification Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of our Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed 
with the Commission on January 30, 2014)
Trademark  License  Agreement,  dated  February  28,  2014,  between  1347  Advisors  LLC  and  1347  Property  Insurance 
Holdings,  Inc.  (Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.6  of  our  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-1  filed  with  the 
Commission on May 20, 2014)
Option Agreement,  dated  February  28,  2014  between  Douglas  N.  Raucy  and  1347  Property  Insurance  Holdings,  Inc. 
(Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.7  of  our  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-1  filed  with  the  Commission  on 
May 20, 2014)*
First Amendment  to  Option Agreement,  dated  June  19,  2014  between  Douglas  N.  Raucy  and  1347  Property  Insurance 
Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission 
on June 19, 2014)*
Second Amendment to Option Agreement, dated March 13, 2015 between Douglas N. Raucy and 1347 Property Insurance 
Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission 
on March 18, 2015)*
Third Amendment to Option Agreement, dated March 13, 2015 between Douglas N. Raucy and 1347 Property Insurance 
Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission 
on June 2, 2015)*
Fourth  Amendment  to  Option  Agreement,  dated  December  15,  2015  between  Douglas  N.  Raucy  and  1347  Property 
Insurance  Holdings,  Inc.  (Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  of  our  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  filed  with  the 
Commission on December 17, 2015)*
Fifth Amendment  to  Option Agreement,  dated  June  14,  2016  between  Douglas  N.  Raucy  and  1347  Property  Insurance 
Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission 
on June 16, 2016)*
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated January 23, 2014, between Fund Management Group LLC 
and 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of our Registration Statement on 
Form S-1/A filed with the Commission on January 30, 2014)
Offer letter to Douglas N. Raucy, dated September 25, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of our Registration 
Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Commission on January 30, 2014)*
Registration  Rights Agreement,  dated  February  28,  2014,  by  and  between  Kingsway America,  Inc.  and  1347  Property 
Insurance  Holdings,  Inc.  (Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.10  of  our  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-1  filed 
with the Commission on May 20, 2014)
Performance Share Grant Agreement by and between Kingsway America, Inc. and 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. 
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of our Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Commission on 
March 27, 2014)

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  10.18

  10.17

  10.15

  10.16

Exhibit
  10.14

Description
Agreement to Buyout and Release dated February 24, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report 
on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 27, 2015)
Performance Shares Grant Agreement dated February 24, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of our Current 
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 27, 2015)
Form of Option Agreement Issued to the Executive Officers of 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by 
reference to Exhibit 10.16 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 26, 2015)*
Form of Option Agreement Issued to the Directors of 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.17 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 26, 2015)*
Form  of  Restricted  Stock  Unit Agreement  Issued  to  the  Executive  Officers  of  1347  Property  Insurance  Holdings,  Inc. 
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 2, 2015)*
1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 of 
our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 26, 2015)
Subsidiaries of 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
SUBSIDIARIES

EXHIBIT 21.1

Maison Managers, Inc., a Delaware Corporation

Maison Insurance Company, a Louisiana Corporation

ClaimCor, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company

1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

EXHIBIT 23.1

1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Tampa, FL

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-19500) of 1347 Property 
Insurance Holdings, Inc. of our report dated March 16, 2017, relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appear in this 
Form 10-K.

/s/ BDO USA LLP

Grand Rapids, Michigan

March 16, 2017

1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESI, Douglas N. Raucy, certify that:

CERTIFICATION

EXHIBIT 31.1

1. 

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc.;

2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact 
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading 
with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  Based  on  my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial  information  included  in  this  report,  fairly  present  in 
all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods 
presented in this report;

4.  The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures 
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange 
Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed 
under  our  supervision,  to  ensure  that  material  information  relating  to  the  registrant,  including  its  consolidated 
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is 
being prepared;

b.  Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be 
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the 
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.  Evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  registrant’s  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our 
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by 
this report based on such evaluation; and

d.  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during 
the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has 
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

5.  The  registrant’s  other  certifying  officer  and  I  have  disclosed,  based  on  our  most  recent  evaluation  of  internal  control  over 
financial  reporting,  to  the  registrant’s  auditors  and  the  audit  committee  of  the  registrant’s  board  of  directors  (or  persons 
performing the equivalent functions):

a.  All  significant  deficiencies  and  material  weaknesses  in  the  design  or  operation  of  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and 
report financial information; and

b.  Any fraud, whether material or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role 

in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 16, 2017

By:

/s/ Douglas N. Raucy
Douglas N. Raucy, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESI, John S. Hill, certify that:

CERTIFICATION

EXHIBIT 31.2

1. 

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc.;

2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact 
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading 
with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  Based  on  my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial  information  included  in  this  report,  fairly  present  in 
all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods 
presented in this report;

4.  The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures 
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange 
Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed 
under  our  supervision,  to  ensure  that  material  information  relating  to  the  registrant,  including  its  consolidated 
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is 
being prepared;

b.  Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be 
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the 
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.  Evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  registrant’s  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our 
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by 
this report based on such evaluation; and

d.  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during 
the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has 
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

5.  The  registrant’s  other  certifying  officer  and  I  have  disclosed,  based  on  our  most  recent  evaluation  of  internal  control  over 
financial  reporting,  to  the  registrant’s  auditors  and  the  audit  committee  of  the  registrant’s  board  of  directors  (or  persons 
performing the equivalent functions):

a.  All  significant  deficiencies  and  material  weaknesses  in  the  design  or  operation  of  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and 
report financial information; and

b.  Any fraud, whether material or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role 

in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 16, 2017

By:

/s/ John S. Hill
John S. Hill, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESEXHIBIT 32.1

STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT  
TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc., (the “Company”) for the year ended 
December 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Douglas N. Raucy, 
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.  The Form 10-K fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as 

amended; and

2.  The  information  contained  in  the  Form  10-K  fairly  presents,  in  all  material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and  result  of 

operations of the Company.

Dated: March 16, 2017

By:

/s/ Douglas N. Raucy
Douglas N. Raucy, Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESEXHIBIT 32.2

STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT  
TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc., (the “Company”) for the year ended 
December 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John S. Hill, Chief 
Financial  Officer  of  the  Company,  hereby  certify,  pursuant  to  18  U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.  The Form 10-K fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as 

amended; and

2.  The  information  contained  in  the  Form  10-K  fairly  presents,  in  all  material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and  result  of 

operations of the Company.

Dated: March 16, 2017

By:

/s/ John S. Hill
John S. Hill, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

1347 PROPERTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES