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Reinsurance Reinsurance - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Jan. 02, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Jun. 01, 2014
Rate
Dec. 31, 2014
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
ISO Catastrophe Definition   $ 25,000,000uihc_ISOCatastropheDefinition      
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Excess Retention, Amount Reinsured 3,000,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyExcessRetentionAmountReinsured        
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Amount Retained 1,000,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyAmountRetained        
Prepaid Reinsurance Premiums   32,881,000us-gaap_PrepaidReinsurancePremiums     63,827,000us-gaap_PrepaidReinsurancePremiums
Reinsurance Costs and Recoveries, Net   811,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceCostsAndRecoveriesNet 417,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceCostsAndRecoveriesNet    
Document Period End Date   Mar. 31, 2015      
Percentage of Flood Premiums Ceded   100.00%uihc_PercentageOfFloodPremiumsCeded      
Insurance Commissions and Fees, Flood Program   241,000uihc_InsuranceCommissionsAndFeesFloodProgram 418,000uihc_InsuranceCommissionsAndFeesFloodProgram    
Catastrophe [Member]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Excess Retention, Amount Reinsured 25,000,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyExcessRetentionAmountReinsured
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CatastropheMember
       
UPC, Subsidiary [Member] | First Catastrophic Event [Member]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
Reinsurance Coverage, Percentage Placed       100.00%uihc_ReinsuranceCoveragePercentagePlaced
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_UpcSubsidiaryMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceEventTypeAxis
= uihc_FirstCatastrophicEventMember
 
UPC, Subsidiary [Member] | Second Catastrophic Event [Member]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Excess Retention, Amount Reinsured       15,000,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyExcessRetentionAmountReinsured
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_UpcSubsidiaryMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceEventTypeAxis
= uihc_SecondCatastrophicEventMember
 
Reinsurance Coverage, Percentage Placed       100.00%uihc_ReinsuranceCoveragePercentagePlaced
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_UpcSubsidiaryMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceEventTypeAxis
= uihc_SecondCatastrophicEventMember
 
UPC, Subsidiary [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Excess Retention, Amount Reinsured       1,080,200,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyExcessRetentionAmountReinsured
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_UpcSubsidiaryMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
UPC, Subsidiary [Member] | Unaffiliated Private Reinsurers [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
Aggregate Coverage for Covered Losses Under Reinsurance Contract       525,000,000uihc_AggregateCoverageForCoveredLossesUnderReinsuranceContract
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_UpcSubsidiaryMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceContractCoverageLayersAxis
= uihc_UnaffiliatedPrivateReinsurersMember
 
UPC, Subsidiary [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] | Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund [Member]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
Reinsurance, Aggregate Value of Property Covered Under Contracts       555,200,000uihc_ReinsuranceAggregateValueOfPropertyCoveredUnderContracts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_UpcSubsidiaryMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceContractCounterpartyNameAxis
= uihc_FloridaHurricaneCatastropheFundMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CatastropheMember
 
Reinsurance, Losses Not Covered Prior to Coverage Beginning       230,800,000uihc_ReinsuranceLossesNotCoveredPriorToCoverageBeginning
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_UpcSubsidiaryMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceContractCounterpartyNameAxis
= uihc_FloridaHurricaneCatastropheFundMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CatastropheMember
 
Prepaid Reinsurance Premiums       38,594,000us-gaap_PrepaidReinsurancePremiums
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_UpcSubsidiaryMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceContractCounterpartyNameAxis
= uihc_FloridaHurricaneCatastropheFundMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CatastropheMember
 
UPC, Subsidiary [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] | First Catastrophic Event [Member]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Amount Retained       25,000,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyAmountRetained
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_UpcSubsidiaryMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceEventTypeAxis
= uihc_FirstCatastrophicEventMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CatastropheMember
 
UPC, Subsidiary [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] | Second Catastrophic Event [Member]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Amount Retained       10,000,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyAmountRetained
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_UpcSubsidiaryMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceEventTypeAxis
= uihc_SecondCatastrophicEventMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CatastropheMember
 
UPC, Subsidiary [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] | Second Catastrophic Event [Member] | Unaffiliated Private Reinsurers [Member]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Amount Retained       15,000,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyAmountRetained
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_UpcSubsidiaryMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceContractCounterpartyNameAxis
= uihc_UnaffiliatedPrivateReinsurersMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceEventTypeAxis
= uihc_SecondCatastrophicEventMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CatastropheMember
 
Prepaid Reinsurance Premiums       90,600,000us-gaap_PrepaidReinsurancePremiums
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_UpcSubsidiaryMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceContractCounterpartyNameAxis
= uihc_UnaffiliatedPrivateReinsurersMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceEventTypeAxis
= uihc_SecondCatastrophicEventMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CatastropheMember
 
Family Security Holdings (FSH) [Member] | Second Catastrophic Event [Member]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Excess Retention, Amount Reinsured       5,000,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyExcessRetentionAmountReinsured
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_FamilySecurityHoldingsFSHMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceEventTypeAxis
= uihc_SecondCatastrophicEventMember
 
Family Security Holdings (FSH) [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Excess Retention, Amount Reinsured       74,000,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyExcessRetentionAmountReinsured
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_FamilySecurityHoldingsFSHMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
Family Security Holdings (FSH) [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] | Unaffiliated Private Reinsurers [Member]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
Prepaid Reinsurance Premiums       6,508,000us-gaap_PrepaidReinsurancePremiums
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_FamilySecurityHoldingsFSHMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceContractCounterpartyNameAxis
= uihc_UnaffiliatedPrivateReinsurersMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CatastropheMember
 
Family Security Holdings (FSH) [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] | First Catastrophic Event [Member]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Amount Retained       1,000,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyAmountRetained
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_FamilySecurityHoldingsFSHMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceEventTypeAxis
= uihc_FirstCatastrophicEventMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CatastropheMember
 
Family Security Holdings (FSH) [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] | Second Catastrophic Event [Member]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Amount Retained       1,000,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyAmountRetained
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_FamilySecurityHoldingsFSHMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceEventTypeAxis
= uihc_SecondCatastrophicEventMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CatastropheMember
 
Family Security Holdings (FSH) [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Second Catastrophic Event [Member]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Amount Retained       1,500,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyAmountRetained
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_FamilySecurityHoldingsFSHMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ uihc_ReinsuranceEventTypeAxis
= uihc_SecondCatastrophicEventMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CatastropheMember
 
Reinstatement of Reinsurance [Member] | Family Security Holdings (FSH) [Member]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy [Line Items]          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Excess Retention, Amount Reinsured       $ 34,000,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyExcessRetentionAmountReinsured
/ us-gaap_CededCreditRiskAxis
= uihc_ReinstatementofReinsuranceMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= uihc_FamilySecurityHoldingsFSHMember