UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: June 1, 2008

(Date of earliest event reported)


21ST CENTURY HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Florida 
 
0-2500111
 
65-0248866
(State or other jurisdiction of 
incorporation) 
 
(Commission File Number) 
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 


3661 West Oakland Park Blvd., Suite 300
 
  
 
Lauderdale Lakes, FL 
 
  
33311
(Address of principal executive offices) 
 
 
(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 581-9993 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

21st Century Holding Company’s (the “Company”), wholly owned subsidiary, Federated National Insurance Company (“Federated National”), has entered into a Reimbursement Contract with The State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA) which administers the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) for the 2008-2009 hurricane season.

The FHCF reinsurance contract will reimburse Federated National for covered property losses under its homeowners’ insurance policies resulting from hurricanes that cause damage in the State of Florida, the state in which Federated National is currently writing these types of policies, through May 31, 2009.

Under this contract, the FHCF has afforded coverage which includes a per season aggregate coverage of 90% of the covered losses between approximately $40 million and $225 million. Federated National’s premium for the FHCF reinsurance coverage will be approximately $7.7 million payable in three installments to the FHCF remitted between August 2008 and December 2008.
 
The description of the terms of the reinsurance contract is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Reimbursement Contract, Addendum No. 1 and Addendum No. 2 which are filed as Exhibit 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(c)
 
Exhibits.
10.1
 
Reimbursement Contract between Federated National Insurance Company and The State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA) which administers the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF), effective June 1, 2008
10.2
 
Addendum No. 1 to the Reimbursement Contract between Federated National Insurance Company and The State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA) which administers the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF), effective June 1, 2008
10.3
 
Addendum No. 2 to the Reimbursement Contract between Federated National Insurance Company and The State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA) which administers the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF), effective June 1, 2008



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
21ST CENTURY HOLDING COMPANY
     
Date: June 2, 2008
By:
/s/ Peter J. Prygelski, III  
 
Name:   Peter J. Prygelski, III
 
Title:     Chief Financial Officer
 
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)



EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
 
Exhibit Title
10.1
 
Reimbursement Contract between Federated National Insurance Company and The State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA) which administers the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF), effective June 1, 2008
10.2
 
Addendum No. 1 to the Reimbursement Contract between Federated National Insurance Company and The State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA) which administers the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF), effective June 1, 2008
10.3
 
Addendum No. 2 to the Reimbursement Contract between Federated National Insurance Company and The State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA) which administers the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF), effective June 1, 2008