HIPO - Earnings call transcript Q3 2021

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Operator

Welcome and thank you for attending the Hippo Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to pass the conference over to your host, the Hippo Management Team. Thank you.

You may proceed.

Cliff Gallant

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Assaf Wand

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Stewart Ellis

Thank Assaf. you,

customers As our from Assaf said, demand and highlight products for strong the services. results ongoing our third quarter

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we you Looking shared forward, ability in remain and our to we confident exceed forecast with growth believe will strategy we previously. our execute the

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Rick McCathron

Thank you, Stewart.

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Assaf Wand

joining to Thanks, call everyone Rick, thanks Hippo's today. earning for and

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Operator

first comes The the Instructions] with line JMP [Operator Carletti Securities. from Matt question of

You may proceed.

Matt Carletti

afternoon. Good Thanks. Okay.

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was commented on quarters. you the saw business drivers peel you commentary the I of the well I what as hoping onion bit and has from that could in color growth back accelerated give really premium little prior us maybe there And that as the view new as new opening some in real You a letter growth?

Stewart Ellis

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Assaf Wand

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Matt Carletti

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Stewart Ellis

is this again. Matt, Yes. Stewart

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marketing. for and efficiency every time, seeing we improved are marketing of on we're over spend more as we sales In dollar TGP generating fact, dollars

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Matt Carletti

Great. That taking very of and makes you luck. best a lot Thank for questions of much sense. my

Stewart Ellis

Matt. Thanks, Absolutely.

Operator

Scott Thank Alex next to the line you, [Operator of Carletti with come question Sachs. Our will Mr. Goldman Instructions]

You may proceed.

Alex Scott

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Rick McCathron

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Alex Scott

ahead. go Yes, Thanks.

Stewart Ellis

is Sorry. Alex, with other talked little say in Stewart. and issues generally, of but more last we're aspects seeing also this the quarter, about -- just we this I'd COVID industry. chain of costs inflationary kind a bit remediation the and supply

us more an own react we changing control conditions. proprietary quickly, and to market generally I that platform think gives to our ability

that are the underwriting whatever of rate to really think I it's in like, future. we differentiators strong as we to conditions whether react do the market platform. technology one whether a filings, And position it's the we feel that So the guidelines, in are of confident

Alex Scott

sort the expect to early the on Thank to that that? a think actions will any you you think mean, through when it. about mentioned the Do some any Maybe any in way trend? way and increase the have that Or follow-up retention? impact you. you on the California Got I maybe quick of comments. you're me that, Is for you insights there of to just taking, rate that initial have

Stewart Ellis

question. good Alex's no, Yes,

think, think inflationary cycle. we're I I in an

entire the increased think of combination think I I and taking severity It's weather a frequency rate. is industry changes.

So rate something different. isolated data, look to I carriers you're no is this you find going and that to I don't Hippo. most that's SNL if think incumbent at think What taking we're are

Alex Scott

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how normal way more us of and kind normalized in that anyway sort we with impacted. other a Just of different through losses, companies a where areas in that I of quarter near maybe concentrated terms elevated in for it'll a term? are be that now this eventually you'd about at, here's And the the things been every should forward? a distribution, very think budget see that'll nationwide that's giving just been in you over going cap progress there's to level cat some to more How more appreciate think that have thinking and through level right exposed active, catastrophe

Rick McCathron

Yes.

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very continue and a Texas, a cat specific in is normalized an of of places state versus load see from we think attrition I shift time. different you'll diversify outside load a as over load California very to our sort perspective like a cat situation

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you're in in we over and ratios to the to So time, that get seeing XX%s. certainly want loss

Stewart Ellis

say within, past is Texas, for this to been Stewart within would we've of over diversification state quarters be the couple also what example, doing the the even And consider state. we

concentration our historically North very, been the Texas area, Worth which near hail has So within is more Dallas-Fort in large very Texas the area is exposed. Texas in state. a

continuing our write though And away cat hail. bringing things diversifying new the in from to we're that portfolio Texas, so business like is that we're even business into exposure

Alex Scott

Thanks the it. for Got responses.

Rick McCathron

Alex. Thanks,

Operator

Mr. The Martin Thank [Operator the of Scott. with next question KBW. you, Instructions] from comes Christopher line

You proceed. may

Christopher Martin

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Assaf Wand

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Christopher Martin

Great. That of makes a lot senses.

be. the the all That's Now the what may I now. versus of deepening relationships for have constraints

everything previously. answered guys You else you. Thank

Assaf Wand

Chris. Thanks,

Operator

additional back Thank the it Management waiting provide so closing Team questions you, Hippo Mr. at Martin. remarks. this I'll pass time, There are to to no

Assaf Wand

Thanks, everybody.

talking wanted to Just to coming today, next in you and for we're thank the in you to say looking quarter. forward

Operator

third for the concludes Hippo and rest day. your call. the you enjoy That of Thank your earnings XXXX quarter participation

Hippo (HIPO) 11 Nov 212021 Q3 Earnings call transcript