Paresh Patel

Chief Executive Officer at HCI GROUP, INC.

Net worth: 187 M $ as of 2025-08-30

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Paresh Patel is the founder of HCI Group, Inc., founded in 2006, serving as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Patel is the founder of Whistle Group, Inc., founded in 2014, serving as Chairman.
Mr. Patel is the founder of Exzeo Group, Inc., founded in 2012, serving as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer since 2024.
Mr. Patel is also the founder of NorthStar Bank (Tampa, Florida)..
Mr. Patel currently serves as Chairman at Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Inc. since 2015.
Mr. Patel is Non-Executive Chairman at Oxbridge Reinsurance Ltd. since 2013.
Mr. Patel is Executive Chairman at TypTap Insurance Co. since 2016.
Mr. Patel is Director at Cambridge in America.
Formerly, Mr. Patel was Chairman at BayFirst Financial Corp.
from 2011 to 2015.
Mr. Patel was Non-Executive Chairman at Oxbridge Re Holdings Ltd. from 2014 to 2017.
Mr. Patel was Director-Customer Care & Billing at Global Crossing USA, Inc. from 1998 to 2000.
Mr. Patel was Director at North Star Holding Corp.
from 2006 to 2010.
Mr. Patel was Director at Northstar Banking Corp.
from 2006 to 2010.
Mr. Patel was Senior Portfolio Manager at WMG Advisors LLP from 2005 to 2006.
Mr. Patel was President at Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Inc. in 2012.
Mr. Patel was President at Scorpio Systems LLC from 2006 to 2012.
Mr. Patel completed undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Cambridge.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
HCI GROUP, INC. 8.34%	2026-04-12	1,064,000 ( 8.34% )	164 M $	2026-05-30
EXZEO GROUP, INC. 1.84%	2026-05-26	1,672,013 ( 1.84% )	23 M $	2026-05-30
1.74%	2025-08-06	238,095 ( 1.74% )	2 $	2025-08-30

Paresh Patel active positions

Companies	Position	Start
HCI GROUP, INC.	Chief Executive Officer	2011-06-30
EXZEO GROUP, INC.	Chief Executive Officer	2020-06-30
Oxbridge Reinsurance Ltd.	Chairman	2013-04-03
Cambridge in America Cambridge in America Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides alumni network relations services	Director/Board Member	-
Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Inc. Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Inc. Property/Casualty InsuranceFinance Provides homeowners, condominium, dwelling and landlord insurance services	Chairman	-
TypTap Insurance Co. TypTap Insurance Co. Property/Casualty InsuranceFinance Offers flood insurance for single-family homes	Chairman	2015-12-31

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Former positions of Paresh Patel

Companies	Position	End
OXBRIDGE RE HOLDINGS LIMITED	Chairman	2017-12-30
BAYFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.	Chairman	2014-12-31
Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Inc. Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Inc. Property/Casualty InsuranceFinance Provides homeowners, condominium, dwelling and landlord insurance services	President	2011-12-31
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Private companies	16
Global Crossing USA, Inc. Global Crossing USA, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides telecommunication services	Communications
HCI Group, Inc. HCI Group, Inc. Property/Casualty InsuranceFinance Provides property and casualty insurance services	Finance
Oxbridge Re Holdings Ltd. Oxbridge Re Holdings Ltd. Specialty InsuranceFinance Provides reinsurance business solutions to property and casualty insurers	Finance
Whistle Group, Inc. Whistle Group, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops mobile application for accessing company documents and fundamentals on iPhone and iPad	Technology Services
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
NorthStar Bank (Tampa, Florida) NorthStar Bank (Tampa, Florida) Regional BanksFinance Operates as a state chartered commercial bank	Finance
WMG Advisors LLP WMG Advisors LLP Investment ManagersFinance WMG Advisors has a strong emphasis on asset backed investments with real estate as its primary focus. The firm provides investment opportunities through a variety of alternative investment funds and special purpose vehicles across real estate, equity and fixed income capital markets. They also invest opportunistically in private equity, private investments in public entities and alternative asset classes such as art and collectible cars.	Finance
Cambridge in America Cambridge in America Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides alumni network relations services	Commercial Services
Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Inc. Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Inc. Property/Casualty InsuranceFinance Provides homeowners, condominium, dwelling and landlord insurance services	Finance
Scorpio Systems LLC
Northstar Banking Corp. Northstar Banking Corp. Regional BanksFinance Operates as a state chartered commercial bank	Finance
BayFirst Financial Corp. BayFirst Financial Corp. Regional BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company with interest in providing commercial banking services	Finance
Oxbridge Reinsurance Ltd.
North Star Holding Corp. North Star Holding Corp. Food DistributorsDistribution Services Operates as a holding company	Distribution Services
TypTap Insurance Co. TypTap Insurance Co. Property/Casualty InsuranceFinance Offers flood insurance for single-family homes	Finance
TypTap Insurance Group, Inc. TypTap Insurance Group, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides technology solutions for the property and casualty insurance industry	Technology Services