Exhibit 99.1

 

Patriot National Expands Partnership with Falls Lake National Insurance Company

 

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 26, 2015 – Patriot National, Inc. (NYSE: PN), a national provider of outsourcing solutions to the workers’ compensation insurance industry, today announced the expansion of its partnership with carrier Falls Lake National Insurance Company (formerly known as Stonewood National Insurance Company), a subsidiary of James River Group Holdings, Ltd. (Nasdaq: JRVR).

 

Falls Lake focuses on underwriting specialty products through limited distribution sources in targeted industries.  As part of the original partnership agreement with Falls Lake announced in February 2014, Patriot National writes workers’ compensation insurance and serves as program administrator with defined underwriting and claims settlement authority for healthcare accounts in key Midwestern states.  The new program will take advantage of the full suite of Patriot National’s services, including general agency services, underwriting, and claim cost containment and related services.

 

“Patriot National’s growth model calls for securing and growing strategic alliances with carrier partners that share our dedication to providing superior insurance products and industry-leading customer service. Underwriting and handling outsourcing services for the healthcare industry is one of our key verticals and adds significant value to our new expanded program arrangements with Falls Lake,” said Steven Mariano, Patriot National’s Chief Executive Officer.

 

The expanded partnership agreement broadens the geographies served to 10 states, including Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas where Patriot National has an especially strong distribution network.  

 

About Patriot National

 

Patriot National is a national provider of comprehensive outsourcing solutions within the workers’ compensation marketplace for insurance companies, employers, local governments and reinsurance captives. Patriot National provides general agency services, specialty underwriting and policyholder services and claims administration services to its insurance carrier clients and other clients. Patriot National is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with seven regional offices around the country.

 

About Falls Lake National Insurance Company

 

Falls Lake underwrites specialty lines insurance on an admitted basis through Falls Lake National Insurance Company, Stonewood Insurance Company, and Falls Lake General Insurance Company. As the admitted insurance platform of James River Group and as subsidiaries of James River Group Holdings, Ltd., they operate against a capital base of almost $500 million. As with its affiliates, James River Insurance Company (excess and surplus lines) and JRG Re (Bermuda based reinsurer), they focus on underwriting specialty insurance products through limited distribution partners focused in our desired industry segments. Falls Lake prefers to write specialty insurance policies on a primary basis, and combine an experienced, common sense approach to the business with rigorous underwriting and claims management and an entrepreneurial culture. 

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Media and Investor Contacts:

 

Financial Profiles, Inc.

Lisa Mueller

(310) 622-8231

Paige Hart

(310) 622-8244

PatriotNational@finprofiles.com

 

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