** Shares of property and casualty insurer Heritage
Insurance HRTG.N jump as much as 10.3%; last up 7.5% at $12.68
** HRTG late Monday announced a new $10 mln buyback progam
that will commence upon the Dec. 31 expiration of its prior
share repurchase plan
** Repurchase of shares was authorized through open market
purchases and privately negotiated transactions under new
buyback plan — HRTG
** As of last close, HRTG shares up 80.8% YTD
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com))