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Assessments levied, for Citizens

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Assessments levied, for FHCF

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Amount of statutory capital required (as a percent of total liabilities) to be maintained as of the balance sheet date under prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practices.

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Amount of restricted net assets of consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

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-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(e)(3)(ii))

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 08

-Paragraph e

-Subparagraph 3

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Total Capital divided by risk weighted assets as defined in the regulations.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 505

-Section 50

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The amount of statutory capital and surplus (stockholders' equity) as of the balance sheet date using prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practices (rather than GAAP, if different) of the state or country.

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-SubTopic 210

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.23(c))

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Amount of statutory capital required to be maintained as of the balance sheet date under prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practices.

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Statutory Accounting and Regulation Statutory Accounting and Regulation - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 Rate	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Assessments Expensed	$ 72,000uihc_AssessmentsExpensed	$ 31,000uihc_AssessmentsExpensed	$ 1,646,000uihc_AssessmentsExpensed
Assessments levied, for Citizens	1.00%uihc_AssessmentsLeviedForCitizens
Assessments levied, for FHCF	1.30%uihc_AssessmentsLeviedForFhcf
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus Required	31,933,000
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance	126,249,000	78,362,000
Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	59700.00%us-gaap_CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets
UPC, Subsidiary [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance	126,249,000
Amount of Restricted Net Assets for Consolidated and Unconsolidated Subsidiaries	111,529,000
UPC, Subsidiary [Member] \| Florida [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus Required, Percent of Total Liabilities	10.00%
UPC Re, Subsidiary [Member] [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance	19,048,000
Amount of Restricted Net Assets for Consolidated and Unconsolidated Subsidiaries	100,000
Minimum [Member] \| UPC, Subsidiary [Member] \| Florida [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus Required	5,000,000
Minimum [Member] \| UPC Re, Subsidiary [Member] [Member] \| Cayman Islands [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus Required	$ 100,000