CORRECTING and REPLACING United Insurance Holdings Corp. Subsidiary to Assume More Than 37,000 Policies from Citizens; Approved to Write Property and Casualty Insurance in Six Additional States

CORRECTION...by United Insurance Holdings Corp.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--()--First paragraph, fourth sentence of release should read: The policies allocated to UPC by Citizens for the November assumptions represent in-force premiums of approximately $74M; however, the total amount of assumed policies and premiums may be reduced by additional opt outs and cancellations by policyholders (instead of: The policies allocated to UPC by Citizens for the November assumptions represent in-force premiums of approximately $470M; ...).

The corrected release reads: 

UNITED INSURANCE HOLDINGS CORP. SUBSIDIARY TO ASSUME MORE THAN 37,000 POLICIES FROM CITIZENS; APPROVED TO WRITE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE IN SIX ADDITIONAL STATES

United Insurance Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq:UIHC) (UPC Insurance or the Company), a property and casualty insurance holding company, today announced that United Property & Casualty Insurance Company (UPC), one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, has initiated the takeout of more than 37,000 personal and commercial residential policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens), the State of Florida’s primary residual market property insurance entity. The personal residential assumptions will occur on November 5, 2014, and the commercial residential assumptions will occur on November 18, 2014. UPC Insurance has also been approved for an additional commercial residential takeout on December 9, 2014, but has yet to receive final policy allocations from Citizens. The policies allocated to UPC by Citizens for the November assumptions represent in-force premiums of approximately $74M; however, the total amount of assumed policies and premiums may be reduced by additional opt outs and cancellations by policyholders.

“We are pleased to be able to assume these policies from Citizens. While Citizens takeouts represent a small part of our book of business, we are confident that the rigorous selection process we have adopted will allow them to diversify and strengthen our overall portfolio, which continues to be founded on our partnerships with a large and loyal independent agent distribution network,” said John Forney, President & Chief Executive Officer of UPC Insurance.

The Company also announced that UPC recently received regulatory approval to write property and casualty insurance as an admitted carrier in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, and Virginia. This brings the total number of states in the U.S. in which UPC is licensed to fifteen, including its existing states of Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Texas.

United Property & Casualty Insurance Company expects to continue its expansion program and is in varying stages of discussion with other state insurance regulatory authorities regarding its desire to write property insurance in other states.

About UPC Insurance

Founded in 1999, UPC Insurance is an insurance holding company that sources, writes and services residential property and casualty insurance policies using a network of independent agents and a group of wholly owned insurance subsidiaries. United Property & Casualty Insurance Company, the primary operating subsidiary of UPC Insurance, writes and services property and casualty insurance in Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Texas, and is licensed to write in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Virginia and New Hampshire. From its headquarters in St. Petersburg, UPC Insurance's team of dedicated professionals manages a completely integrated insurance company, including sales, underwriting, customer service and claims.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those discussed herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “estimate,” “or “continue” or the other negative variations thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ from those expressed or implied herein include, without limitation, the success of the Company's marketing initiatives, inflation and other changes in economic conditions (including changes in interest rates and financial markets);the impact from policies assumed from Citizens, and the Company’s expansion into new states, the impact of new Federal and State regulations that affect the property and casualty insurance market; the costs of reinsurance and the collectability of reinsurance, assessments charged by various governmental agencies; pricing competition and other initiatives by competitors; our ability to obtain regulatory approval for requested rate changes, and the timing thereof; legislative and regulatory developments; the outcome of litigation pending against us, including the terms of any settlements; risks related to the nature of our business; dependence on investment income and the composition of our investment portfolio; the adequacy of our liability for losses and loss adjustment expense; insurance agents; claims experience; ratings by industry services; catastrophe losses; reliance on key personnel; weather conditions (including the severity and frequency of storms, hurricanes, tornadoes and hail); changes in loss trends; acts of war and terrorist activities; court decisions and trends in litigation, and health care; and other matters described from time to time by us in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. In addition, investors should be aware that generally accepted accounting principles prescribe when a company may reserve for particular risks, including litigation exposures. Accordingly, results for a given reporting period could be significantly affected if and when a reserve is established for a major contingency. Reported results may therefore, appear to be volatile in certain accounting periods. The Company undertakes no obligations to update, change or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, additional or subsequent developments or otherwise.

Contacts

United Insurance Holdings Corp.
John Rohloff, 727-895-7737
Director of Financial Reporting
jrohloff@upcinsurance.com
or
INVESTOR RELATIONS:
The Equity Group
Adam Prior, 212-836-9606
Senior Vice-President
aprior@equityny.com
or
Terry Downs, 212-836-9615
Associate
tdowns@equityny.com

Contacts

United Insurance Holdings Corp.
John Rohloff, 727-895-7737
Director of Financial Reporting
jrohloff@upcinsurance.com
or
INVESTOR RELATIONS:
The Equity Group
Adam Prior, 212-836-9606
Senior Vice-President
aprior@equityny.com
or
Terry Downs, 212-836-9615
Associate
tdowns@equityny.com