Document and Entity Information Document	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Aug. 15, 2011
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document type	10-Q
Amendment flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Trading Symbol	UIHC
Entity Registrant Name	United Insurance Holdings Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0001401521
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,361,849