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Reinsurance Ceded Premiums Earned by type (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Ceded Premiums Earned by type [Line Items]      
Ceded Premiums Written $ (144,404,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten $ (124,682,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten $ (113,234,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten
Increase (Decrease) in Ceded Unearned Premiums 8,559,000uihc_IncreaseDecreaseInCededUnearnedPremiums 5,352,000uihc_IncreaseDecreaseInCededUnearnedPremiums 8,948,000uihc_IncreaseDecreaseInCededUnearnedPremiums
Ceded Premiums Earned (135,845,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned (119,330,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned (104,286,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned
Excess of Loss Product Line [Member]      
Ceded Premiums Earned by type [Line Items]      
Ceded Premiums Written (125,638,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= uihc_ExcessofLossProductLineMember
(108,696,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= uihc_ExcessofLossProductLineMember
(100,549,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= uihc_ExcessofLossProductLineMember
Equipment and Identity Theft Product Line [Member]      
Ceded Premiums Earned by type [Line Items]      
Ceded Premiums Written (4,370,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= uihc_EquipmentandIdentityTheftProductLineMember
(2,608,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= uihc_EquipmentandIdentityTheftProductLineMember
(1,540,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= uihc_EquipmentandIdentityTheftProductLineMember
Flood Product Line [Member]      
Ceded Premiums Earned by type [Line Items]      
Ceded Premiums Written $ (14,396,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= uihc_FloodProductLineMember
$ (13,378,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= uihc_FloodProductLineMember
$ (11,145,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= uihc_FloodProductLineMember