FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Patriot National, Inc. (NYSE: PN), a national provider of outsourcing solutions to the insurance industry, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Hospitality Supportive Systems, a property and liability program administrator to the hospitality industry, and the assets of its claims service affiliate Selective Risk Management. The estimated maximum total purchase price is approximately $13.5 million, or approximately 5.0 times the calendar year 2014 EBITDA of each entity.

Hospitality Supportive Systems (HSS) is a managing general agent that designs and produces preferred insurance programs for the restaurant, bar and tavern industry nationwide. HSS will become part of TriGen Insurance Solutions, Patriot National’s multi-line specialty brokerage subsidiary, and will further expand Patriot’s reach into a broader base of commercial lines. Selective Risk Management will join Contego Services Group.

“The acquisitions of HSS and Selective Risk Management are consistent with our growth strategy to expand Patriot National’s fee-based product offerings beyond workers’ compensation,” said Steven M. Mariano, Chief Executive Officer of Patriot National. “HSS is our third program administrator acquisition in the last month that is focused on specialty property and casualty insurance, and we are very excited to welcome their team to the Patriot family. They bring many years of experience in the restaurant business and an outstanding reputation for cost-effective and comprehensive insurance coverage nationwide.

“These two companies provide a platform to expand our workers’ compensation solutions to the hospitality industry, develop new A+ carrier relationships, and extend a new line of service to our existing clients. As with our other recent acquisitions, we expect these deals to be immediately accretive to EBITDA,” Mariano added.

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, technology outsourcing, 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 nine regional offices around the country.

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