heritage insurance holdings, inc. (“heritage” or the “company”) is based in clearwater, florida. its subsidiaries, heritage property & casualty insurance company and zephyr insurance company, write approximately $587 million and $58 million, respectively, of personal and commercial residential premium through a large network of experienced agents. the company is currently writing policies in florida, hawaii, north carolina and south carolina. heritage is one of the largest, most well-capitalized insurance companies in florida. surplus at heritage p&c is $205 million and surplus at zephyr is $72 million. consolidated in-force premiums at september 30, 2016 were $646 million with approximately 327,000 policies-in-force. the company is listed on the new york stock exchange (ticker: hrtg). with a market capitalization of approximately $460 million, heritage is larger than all but one florida-based property and casualty insurance companies. heritage’s balance sheet is solid with stockholder