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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 (Date of earliest event reported): December 30, 2021

UNITED INSURANCE HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware001-3576175-3241967
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
800 2nd Avenue S.33701
Saint Petersburg, FL
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(727)895-7737
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per shareUIHCNasdaq Stock Market LLC

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 30, 2021, United Insurance Holdings Corp. (the “Company”), together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, United Property and Casualty Insurance Company, an insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Florida (“UPC”), and United Insurance Management, L.C., a Florida limited liability company (“UIM”), entered into a Renewal Rights Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2021 (the “Renewal Rights Agreement”), with Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Inc., an insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Florida (“HCPCI”), pursuant to which the Company, UPC and UIM agreed to sell, and HCPCI agreed to purchase, the renewal rights to UPC’s personal lines homeowners business in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The sale was also consummated on December 30, 2021.

As part of the sale of renewal rights, HCPCI will make an up-front cash payment to UPC of $3,800,000. In addition, following the collection by HCPCI of $64,000,000 of the premium for the policies issued by HCPCI to replace the subject personal lines homeowners policies, HCPCI will pay to UPC a renewal rights commission (“Renewal Rights Commission”) in an amount equal to six percent (6%) of such premium for each such replacement policy issued by HCPCI after such time; but only to the extent the Renewal Rights Commission exceeds the up-front cash payment, and further provided, that the aggregate amount of Renewal Rights Commission payable by HCPCI to UPC shall not exceed $6,000,000.

The description of the Renewal Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the applicable agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
        
Exhibit No.Description
Renewal Rights Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2021, by and among United Property and Casualty Insurance Company, United Insurance Holdings Corp., United Insurance Management, L.C., and Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Inc.
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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
    
  UNITED INSURANCE HOLDINGS CORP.
January 4, 2022By:/s/ B. Bradford Martz
  B. Bradford Martz
President and Chief Financial Officer