XML 103 R63.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9
Insurance Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Oct. 04, 2013
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]            
Deferred policy acquisition costs, pre-tax charge against earnings $ 1,600,000uve_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsNetDifferenceAmount          
Capitalized costs amortization period   12 months        
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net   25,660,000us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts 11,355,000us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts 15,899,000us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts 17,282,000us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts  
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net, difference percentage     13.00%uve_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsNetDifferencePercentage      
Maximum dividend without prior approval is limited, Percent of statutory unassigned capital surplus   10.00%uve_PercentageOfMaximumDividendAsPercentageOfStatutoryUnassignedCapitalSurplus        
Maximum dividend paid by UPCIC and APPCIC   The maximum dividend that may be paid by UPCIC and APPCIC to their immediate parent company, Universal Insurance Holding Company of Florida (“UIHCF”), without prior regulatory approval is limited to the lesser of statutory net income from operations of the preceding calendar year or 10.0% of statutory unassigned surplus as of the preceding year end.        
Net direct premiums   0.90%uve_PercentageOfAssessmentForMemberCompanies        
Insurance entities participation assessment total   6,300,000uve_ParticipationInAssessmentByMemberCompanies        
Net direct premiums generated in Florida   704,800,000uve_NetDirectPremiumsGeneratedInFlorida        
Extraordinary Dividend [Member] | Florida Office of Insurance Regulation [Member]            
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]            
Administrative Fine           1,300,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAgencyAxis
= uve_FloridaOfficeOfInsuranceRegulationMember
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityAxis
= uve_ExtraordinaryDividendMember
UPCIC [Member]            
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]            
Statutory ordinary dividend capacity   290,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryAmountAvailableForDividendPaymentsWithoutRegulatoryApproval
/ us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis
= uve_UniversalPropertyAndCasualtyInsuranceCompanyMember		        
UPCIC and APPCIC [Member]            
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]            
Dividend paid to UIHCF   0uve_DividendIncomeFromSubsidiary
/ us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis
= uve_AmericanPlatinumPropertyAndCasualtyInsuranceCompanyAndUniversalPropertyAndCasualtyInsuranceCompanyMember		        
Minimum capitalization rate   10.00%uve_MinimumCapitalizationRate
/ us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis
= uve_AmericanPlatinumPropertyAndCasualtyInsuranceCompanyAndUniversalPropertyAndCasualtyInsuranceCompanyMember		        
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus Required   5,000,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusRequired
/ us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis
= uve_AmericanPlatinumPropertyAndCasualtyInsuranceCompanyAndUniversalPropertyAndCasualtyInsuranceCompanyMember		        
Minimum capital required   Greater of ten percent of the insurer’s total liabilities or $5.0 million.        
Previous Accounting Guidance [Member]            
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]            
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net 9,000,000us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts
/ us-gaap_ProspectiveAdoptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsAxis
= us-gaap_PreviousAccountingGuidanceMember		          
Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member]            
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]            
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net $ 5,600,000us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts
/ us-gaap_ProspectiveAdoptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsAxis
= us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementMember