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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): January 4, 2019
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UNITED INSURANCE HOLDINGS CORP. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Delaware | | 001-35761 | | 75-3241967 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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800 2nd Avenue S Saint Petersburg, FL | | 33701 | | (727) 895-7737 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) | | (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
United Insurance Holdings Corp. (UPC Insurance or the Company) successfully extended its quota share reinsurance agreement (the "quota share" agreement) and renewed its aggregate excess of loss reinsurance agreement (the "aggregate" agreement), its all other perils catastrophe excess of loss agreement (the "AOP CAT" agreement) and its personal property excess per risk agreement (the "personal lines excess per risk" agreement). These agreements provide coverage for in-force, new and renewal business.
Effective December 31, 2018, UPC Insurance, through its wholly owned insurance subsidiary United Property and Casualty Insurance Company, extended its 20% quota share agreement that was set to expire on December 31, 2018 through May 31, 2019 with the current panel of reinsurers all rated A+, or better, by A.M. Best. The coverage and terms within quota share agreement are unchanged for the extension period. UPC Insurance intends to disclose any future changes with the quota share concurrently with the renewal of its other catastrophe reinsurance programs on or about June 1, 2019.
Effective January 1, 2019, UPC Insurance, through its wholly owned insurance subsidiaries American Coastal Insurance Company, United Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Family Security Insurance Company, and Interboro Insurance Company, renewed the aggregate agreement with a private reinsurer on a fully collateralized basis. The treaty provides coverage for all catastrophe perils other than hurricanes, tropical storms, tropical depressions and earthquakes. Under this agreement, UPC will retain, in the aggregate, 100% of those losses up to 5.75% of the covered companies’ gross earned premium. The reinsurer will then be liable for all losses excess of 5.75% of the covered companies’ gross earned premium in the aggregate not to exceed $30 million over the term of the treaty. Recoveries under this treaty will be calculated quarterly based on the cumulative year-to-date gross earned premium.
Effective January 1, 2018, UPC Insurance, through its wholly owned insurance subsidiaries American Coastal Insurance Company, United Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Family Security Insurance Company, and Interboro Insurance Company, renewed the AOP CAT agreement with private reinsurers all rated A- or better by A.M. Best. The agreement provides $85 million of limit excess of $15 million per occurrence to limit the Company’s losses from catastrophe loss events other than named windstorms and earthquakes.
Effective January 1, 2018, UPC Insurance, through its wholly owned insurance subsidiaries United Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Family Security Insurance Company, and Interboro Insurance Company, renewed the personal lines excess per risk agreement with a private reinsurer. The agreement provides $2.5 million of limit excess of $1.5 million to limit the Company’s personal property exposure to non-catastrophe losses from any one claim. The reinsurer’s maximum liability for all losses during the treaty period is $7.5 million.
This Item 8.01 may contain forward-looking statements about our reinsurance program and related attachment point, total coverage and costs. These statements are subject to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are based on management's estimates, assumptions and projections. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement includes words such as estimate, expect or words of similar nature. The actual changes to our reinsurance program and related attachment point, total coverage and costs may differ materially from those discussed in this report, depending on our reinsurers' capacity to pay claims and related adjustment provisions in our agreements with the private reinsurers.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
UNITED INSURANCE HOLDINGS CORP.
By: /s/ B. Bradford Martz
Name: B. Bradford Martz
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: January 4, 2019