FPIC Insurance Group, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year 2006 Results.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- FPIC Insurance Group, Inc. ("FPIC") (NASDAQ:FPIC) reported for the fourth quarter of 2006:

* income from continuing operations of $9.9 million, or $0.94 per diluted common share, up from $7.5 million, or $0.69 per diluted common share, for fourth quarter 2005;

* operating earnings of $10.0 million, or $0.94 per diluted common share, up from $8.0 million, or $0.73 per diluted common share, for fourth quarter 2005; and

* net income of $9.4 million, or $0.89 per diluted common share, up from $9.3 million, or $0.86 per diluted common share, for fourth quarter 2005.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, FPIC reported:

* income from continuing operations of $32.9 million, or $3.09 per diluted common share, up from $25.5 million, or $2.37 per diluted common share, for the year ended December 31, 2005;

* operating earnings of $32.9 million, or $3.08 per diluted common share, up from $26.1 million, or $2.43 per diluted common share, for the year ended December 31, 2005; and

* net income of $51.6 million, or $4.83 per diluted common share, including income from discontinued operations of $18.6 million (which includes a $12.0 million gain related to the disposition of FPIC's former insurance management and third party administration ("TPA") operations), up from $35.0 million, or $3.26 per diluted common share, for the year ended December 31, 2005, including income from discontinued operations of $9.5 million (which includes a $1.7 million gain related to the disposition of FPIC's former TPA operations).

The results for the fourth quarter and full year 2006 include expenses of $4.7 million ($2.9 million after tax) and $9.4 million ($5.8 million after tax), respectively, for assessments made by the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association related to the insolvency of the insurance subsidiaries of Poe Financial Group resulting from losses relating to the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons. As allowed by Florida law, our insurance subsidiaries that write direct business in Florida have the ability to recoup these assessments from their Florida policyholders and have made the necessary filings to do so.

"Our fourth quarter and annual results demonstrate our commitment and ability to create shareholder value and achieve attractive returns for our shareholders," said John R. Byers, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Byers added, "Our strong capital position afforded us the financial flexibility to engage in activities beneficial to our shareholders, including a significant repurchase of our common stock during the quarter and the commutation of the Hannover Re net account quota share agreement effective December 31. Our operating earnings per share improved 29% for the quarter, despite being impacted by a large assessment from the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association. Continued positive claims trends and the commutation of the Hannover Re treaty resulted in favorable prior year loss development and an improvement in our current year loss ratio."

Unaudited Financial and Operational Highlights for Fourth Quarter 2006

(as compared to fourth quarter 2005 unless otherwise indicated)

* Operating earnings up 25%; 29% on a per diluted share basis

* Net premiums written declined 16% primarily due to a shift in business mix, a 5% decline in professional liability policyholders compared to the fourth quarter of 2005 and a 9.2% overall effective rate decrease at First Professionals Insurance Company, Inc. ("First Professionals") beginning December 1, 2006

* Policyholder retention in Florida remained strong at 94% for 2006; with 92% policyholder retention nationally for 2006

* Commutation of our net account quota share agreement with Hannover Re effective December 31, 2006, which resulted in the assumption of $84.0 million in loss and LAE reserves previously ceded under the agreement; as a result of the commutation, beginning in 2007, the finance charges previously associated with funds withheld under the agreement will no longer be incurred

* Current accident year loss ratio improvement to 69% for the year as the result of favorable loss experience, including a lower than expected number of newly reported claims and incidents for the year; severity of claims continued to be within our expectations

* Favorable prior year loss development of $5.1 million pre-tax, primarily as a result of lower expected ultimate losses for the 2004 and 2005 accident years and the positive benefit of the Hannover Re commutation to our reserve position

* Expense ratio increased to 29% primarily due to a state guaranty fund assessment of $4.7 million ($2.9 million after-tax, or $0.27 per diluted common share) related to the insolvency of the insurance subsidiaries of Poe Financial Group

* Investment portfolio growth and a higher overall yield contributed to a 29% increase in net investment income

* Completed the post-closing working capital adjustment related to the sale of our former New York-based insurance management operations, resulting in a $0.4 million after-tax reduction of the gain on disposal of these operations. Shareholders' equity increased 14% and consolidated statutory surplus of our insurance subsidiaries increased 15% as of December 31, 2006 compared to December 31, 2005

* Repurchased 465,000 shares of FPIC common stock during the quarter at an average price of $38.65 per share; as of February 15, 2007, an additional 159,000 shares of FPIC common stock have been repurchased during the first quarter of 2007, including 109,000 shares under our Rule 10b5-1 plan, at an average price of $39.36 per share; 445,525 shares remain available for repurchase under the current stock repurchase program

Subsequent Event

* During February 2007, our subsidiary, First Professionals, entered into an agreement with Physicians' Reciprocal Insurers ("PRI") to commute, effective January 1, 2007, all assumed reinsurance treaties with PRI where First Professionals acted as the reinsurer. These treaties provided excess of loss reinsurance and reinsurance for PRI's death, disability and retirement risks. Under the terms of the agreements First Professionals paid cash and delivered securities with an aggregate value of approximately $87.7 million to PRI as full settlement of all past and future obligations for policy risks previously reinsured by First Professionals. The corresponding net liabilities related to these agreements carried by First Professionals as of December 31, 2006 totaled $103.4 million.

Conference Call Information

We will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, Tuesday, February 20, 2007, to review fourth quarter and year 2006 results. To access the conference call, dial [phone] (USA) or [phone] (International) and use the access code 14023500.

The conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet in a listen-only format via our corporate website at http://www.fpic.com. To access the call from FPIC's home page, click on "Investor Relations" and a conference call link will be provided to connect to the broadcast. Questions can be submitted in advance of the call until 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, Tuesday, February 20, 2007, via e-mail at [e-mail] or through our corporate website at http://www.fpic.com, where a link on the "Investor Relations" page has been provided.

For individuals unable to participate in the conference call, a telephone replay will be available beginning at 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Tuesday, February 20, 2007, and ending at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, Thursday, February 22, 2007. To access the telephone replay, dial [phone] (USA) or [phone] (International) and use the access code 50773122. A replay of the conference call web cast will also be available beginning at 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Tuesday, February 20, 2007, on FPIC's website.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they do not materialize or prove correct, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including statements: of our plans, strategies and objectives for future operations; concerning new products, services, or developments; regarding future economic conditions, performance, or outlook; as to the outcome of contingencies; of beliefs or expectations; and of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements may be identified by their use of forward-looking terminology, such as "believes," "expects," "may," "should," "would," "will," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates," "projects" and similar words or expressions. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect our management's opinions only as of the date of this press release.

Factors that might cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

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Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the consolidated financial information presented herein in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"), we report certain non-GAAP financial measures widely used in the insurance industry to evaluate financial performance over time. Operating earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure used by investors and analysts in the insurance sector to facilitate understanding of results by excluding: (i) the net effects of realized capital gains and losses, which are more closely tied to the financial markets; (ii) the cumulative effects of accounting changes and other infrequent or non-recurring items, which can affect comparability across reporting periods; and (iii) discontinued operations. Tangible book value is a further non-GAAP financial measure used by investors and analysts to gauge book values excluding goodwill and other intangible assets.

The presentation of non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, see the table captioned "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures," provided later in this release. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and allow for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by us in our financial and operational decision-making.

Corporate Profile

FPIC Insurance Group, Inc., through its subsidiary companies, is a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance for physicians, dentists and other healthcare providers.

For all your investor needs, FPIC is on the Internet at http://www.fpic.com or e-mail us at [e-mail].

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(a) Book value per common share as of December 31, 2006 increased $4.20 per common share, or 17%, over book value per common share as of December 31, 2005. The increase in book value per common share includes an after-tax gain of $12.0 million due to the sale of our former insurance management and third party administration operations.

(b) Excludes goodwill of $10.8 million as of December 31, 2006 and $18.9 million as of December 31, 2005.

(c) For additional information regarding the use of non-GAAP financial measures, see the discussion provided earlier in this release captioned "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and the "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures" found later in this release.

(d) Tangible book value per common share as of December 31, 2006 increased $4.95 per common share, or 22%, over tangible book value per common share as of December 31, 2005. The increase in tangible book value per common share includes the conversion of $8.0 million of goodwill related to our former insurance management segment into cash and an after-tax gain of $12.0 million from the sale of discontinued operations.

(e) The consolidated statutory surplus of our insurance subsidiaries reported as of December 31, 2006 is an estimate as of the date of this release. Our Form 10-K to be filed in March 2007 will report the statutory surplus of our insurance subsidiaries as reported in their respective statutory filings.

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(1) For the purpose of period over period comparisons, net paid losses and LAE do not take into account $84.0 million received in connection with the Hannover Re ceded reinsurance commutation effective December 31, 2006, which would be reflected as a reduction to reported net paid losses and LAE for 2006.

(2) For the purpose of period over period comparisons, net paid losses and LAE do not take into account $2.4 million received in connection with the CX Re ceded reinsurance commutation during the fourth quarter 2006, which would be reflected as a reduction to reported net paid losses and LAE for 2006.

(3) For the purpose of period over period comparisons, net paid losses and LAE do not take into account $10.2 million received in connection with the APAL ceded reinsurance commutation during the second quarter 2005, which would be reflected as a reduction to reported net paid losses and LAE for 2005.

(4) The CWIP Ratio is defined as the ratio of total professional liability claims with indemnity payment to the sum of total professional liability claims with indemnity payment and total professional liability claims closed without indemnity payment.

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(a) For purposes of the calculations above, goodwill presented as of December 31, 2005 includes goodwill from continuing operations of $10.8 million and goodwill from discontinued operations of $8.0 million.