Homeowners Choice, Inc. (HCIIU) Chairman to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, Aug. 1, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Paresh Patel, Chairman of Homeowners Choice, Inc. (HCIIU), will
 preside over the Opening Bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Monday, August 4 at 9:30 a.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Suzie Boland
 (813) 259-0345
 sboland@rfbcommunications.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 (646) 441-5045
 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 25 - uplink IA6 C band / transponder 14, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Opening Bell, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Homeowners Choice, Inc. (HCIIU):

Homeowners Choice, Inc. (www.hcpci.com) is a Florida-based insurance holding company. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Inc., which began operations in June 2007, provides property and casualty homeowners' insurance, condominium owners' insurance and tenants' insurance to Florida property owners. The company has its principal executive offices at 145 N.W. Central Park Plaza, Suite 115, Port St. Lucie, Fla. 34986, but plans to move its headquarters to Clearwater, Fla. in August 2008.