UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

10-Q/A (Amendment No. 1)
(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010

OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the transition period from ______________ to ______________

Commission File Number 000-20848001-33251

UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware65-0231984
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1110 W. Commercial Blvd., Suite 100, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
(Address of principal executive offices)

(954) 958-1200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes      x        No ___

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  ____   No  ___

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer” and “accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 
Large accelerated filer or
Accelerated filer  x
 
Non-accelerated filer or (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company or

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes ___     No    x   

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:  39,166,03339,387,998 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding on August 4, 2010.February 18, 2011.


 
 

 

UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page No.

PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 Explanatory Note
Item 1.Financial Statements (Unaudited)3
   
 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm3
Item 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
   
 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 200945
   
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Six-MonthNine-Month and Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2010 and 20095
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Six-Month and Three-Month Periods Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 20096
   
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsStockholders’ Equity for the Six-MonthNine-Month and Three-Month Periods Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 20097
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2010 and 20098
   
 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements89
   
Item 2.2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations3035
   
Item 3.3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk4955
   
Item 4.4.
Controls and Procedures5057
   
PART II:OTHER INFORMATION 
   
Item 1.Legal Proceedings5259
   
Item 1A.1A.
Risk Factors5259
   
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds5259
   
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities5259
   
Item 4.(Removed and Reserved)5259
   
Item 5.Other Information5259
   
Item 6.Exhibits5259
   
Signatures 5459


 
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Explanatory Note

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (“Company”) is filing this amendment of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010 (“Amended Report”) to restate its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010.  The Company is issuing this restatement to correct a third-party clerical error in the coding of a single investment security that resulted in an overstatement of unrealized gains on investments of $2,316,041 and realized gains on investments of $100,039 included in earnings for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010.  Through its internal review, management discovered that its external provider of investment accounting services incorrectly coded a series of purchases of a commodity security held by Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.  As a result, the provider reported to the Company that the security had gained value during the quarter ended September 30, 2010, when in fact it had lost value.  The amount of actual unrealized loss on that single investment was $62,510.  In addition, as a result of the overstatement, certain accruals for unpaid incentive bonus compensation payments have been reduced by $189,828.
The net effect resulting from this clerical error on income before income taxes, net income and diluted earnings per share for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010, and on stockholders’ equity at September 30, 2010, is as follows:
Income before income taxes decreased by $2,226,252
Net income decreased by $1,367,475
Diluted earnings per share decreased by $0.04
Stockholders’ equity decreased by $1,367,475
Notes 1 and 15 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein also contain information regarding the nature and effect of the restatement.
For the convenience of the reader, this Amended Report sets forth the Form 10-Q in its entirety.  Other than amending the disclosures relating to the restatement, no attempt has been made in this Amended Report to amend or update other disclosures presented in the original Form 10-Q.  Forward-looking statements made in the original Form 10-Q have not been revised to reflect events that occurred or facts that became known to the Company after the filing of the original Form 10-Q and such forward-looking statements should be read in their historical context.
The following items of the original Form 10-Q are being amended in this Amended Report as a result of this restatement:
Part I – Item 1 – Financial Statements
Part I – Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Part I – Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Part I – Item 4 – Controls and Procedures

Exhibit 99.1 – Schedule of Investments


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Fort Lauderdale, Florida


We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and the related condensed consolidated statements of operations for the six-monthnine-month and three monththree-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009 and cash flows for each of the six-monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009.  These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters.  It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.  Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.




/s/ Blackman Kallick LLP



Chicago, Illinois

AugustNovember 9, 2010, except for the portions of Notes 1, 2, 5, 9, 13 and 15 addressing the error correction as to which the date is March 21, 2011


 
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PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Unaudited

  (Restated See Note 1)    
  September 30,  December 31, 
ASSETS 2010  2009 
Cash and cash equivalents $294,972,027  $192,924,291 
Investments:        
  Trading securities, at fair value  101,939,932   - 
  Available-for-sale securities, at fair value  -   114,797,010 
Real estate, net  4,100,539   3,289,893 
Prepaid reinsurance premiums  228,363,400   200,294,241 
Reinsurance recoverables  67,336,233   91,816,433 
Premiums receivable, net  48,516,258   37,363,110 
Receivable from securities  13,061,387   6,259,973 
Other receivables  2,805,825   5,068,367 
Income taxes recoverable  -   3,211,874 
Property and equipment, net  1,280,798   1,245,858 
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net  12,852,849   9,464,624 
Deferred income taxes  11,359,983   11,894,289 
Other assets  900,239   617,337 
          Total assets $787,489,470  $678,247,300 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY        
LIABILITIES:        
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses $136,857,850  $127,197,753 
Unearned premiums  346,304,445   278,370,544 
Advance premium  20,957,517   17,078,558 
Accounts payable  3,496,095   3,172,626 
Bank overdraft  24,778,730   20,297,061 
Reinsurance payable, net  67,932,331   73,104,595 
Income taxes payable  3,498,896   368,968 
Payable for securities  379,473   - 
Other accrued expenses  22,481,959   20,750,385 
Long-term debt  23,529,412   24,632,353 
          Total liabilities  650,216,708   564,972,843 
         
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:        
Cumulative convertible preferred stock, $.01 par value  1,077   1,087 
     Authorized shares - 1,000,000        
     Issued shares - 107,690 and 108,640        
     Outstanding shares - 107,690 and 108,640        
     Minimum liquidation preference - $287,240 and $288,190        
Common stock, $.01 par value  408,771   402,146 
     Authorized shares - 55,000,000   ��    
     Issued shares - 40,877,088 and 40,214,884        
     Outstanding shares - 39,166,033 and 37,774,765        
     Treasury shares, at cost - 1,711,054 and 1,809,119 shares  (7,389,414)  (7,948,606)
Common stock held in trust, at cost - 0 and 631,000 shares  -   (511,110)
Additional paid-in capital  37,568,052   36,666,914 
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes  5,437   563,654 
Retained earnings  106,678,839   84,100,372 
          Total stockholders' equity  137,272,762   113,274,457 
          Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $787,489,470  $678,247,300 

The accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

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UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
  (Restated see Note 1)     (Restated see Note 1)    
  For the Nine  For the Three 
  Months Ended September 30,  Months Ended September 30, 
  2010  2009  2010  2009 
PREMIUMS EARNED AND OTHER REVENUES          
     Direct premiums written $520,781,570  $436,610,689  $152,662,238  $134,626,400 
     Ceded premiums written  (357,411,323)  (328,518,186)  (108,539,124)  (104,152,022)
        Net premiums written  163,370,247   108,092,503   44,123,114   30,474,378 
     (Increase) decrease in net unearned premium  (39,864,743)  (200,377)  4,708,040   2,283,358 
     Premiums earned, net  123,505,504   107,892,126   48,831,154   32,757,736 
     Net investment income  376,575   1,385,007   66,004   586,525 
     Realized gains on investments  11,893,320   13,588,681   6,148,976   12,136,072 
     Unrealized gains on investments  6,281,192   -   6,281,192   - 
     Foreign currency transaction gains  800,990   6,156,945   (8,060)  6,084,629 
     Commission revenue  25,469,318   23,413,086   7,948,019   8,105,468 
     Other revenue  3,488,748   4,214,347   1,468,416   1,312,617 
                 
Total premiums earned and other revenues  171,815,647   156,650,192   70,735,701   60,983,047 
                 
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES             
     Losses and loss adjustment expenses  77,856,730   68,695,552   29,370,125   23,768,729 
     General and administrative expenses  43,631,008   36,789,168   20,053,028   18,674,744 
                 
        Total operating costs and expenses  121,487,738   105,484,720   49,423,153   42,443,473 
                 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES  50,327,909   51,165,472   21,312,548   18,539,574 
                 
     Income taxes, current  19,015,441   16,127,712   7,359,297   7,178,058 
     Income taxes, deferred  524,281   3,446,852   876,041   (153,004)
        Income taxes, net  19,539,722   19,574,564   8,235,338   7,025,054 
                 
NET INCOME $30,788,187  $31,590,908  $13,077,210  $11,514,520 
                 
Basic net income per common share $0.78  $0.84  $0.33  $0.31 
Weighted average of common shares
     outstanding - Basic
  39,075,571   37,601,409   39,167,241   37,625,013 
                 
Fully diluted net income per share $0.76  $0.78  $0.32  $0.28 
Weighted average of common shares
     outstanding - Diluted
  40,386,445   40,374,409   40,276,276   40,671,509 
                 
Cash dividend declared per common share $0.22  $0.34  $-  $- 
                 
                 
  For the Nine  For the Three 
  Months Ended September 30,  Months Ended September 30, 
   2010   2009   2010   2009 
Comprehensive Income:                
Net income $30,788,187  $31,590,908  $13,077,210  $11,514,520 
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on
investments, net of tax
  (558,217)  4,590,905   408,684   (3,638,071)
                 
Comprehensive Income $30,229,970  $36,181,813  $13,485,894  $7,876,449 
                 
 
The accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

  (Unaudited)    
  June 30,  December 31, 
ASSETS 2010  2009 
Cash and cash equivalents $262,444,768  $192,924,291 
Investments        
  Fixed maturities available for sale, at fair value  60,447,710   41,389,008 
  Equity securities available for sale, at fair value  77,477,064   73,408,002 
Real estate, net  4,335,589   3,289,893 
Prepaid reinsurance premiums  233,086,613   200,294,241 
Reinsurance recoverables  63,235,510   91,816,433 
Premiums receivable, net  49,351,405   37,363,110 
Receivable from securities  14,669,988   6,259,973 
Other receivables  2,629,577   5,068,367 
Income taxes recoverable  -   3,211,874 
Property and equipment, net  1,197,645   1,245,858 
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net  14,041,890   9,464,624 
Deferred income taxes  12,853,266   11,894,289 
Other assets  1,020,164   617,337 
          Total assets $796,791,189  $678,247,300 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY        
LIABILITIES:        
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses $128,903,761  $127,197,753 
Unearned premiums  355,735,699   278,370,544 
Advance premium  20,058,953   17,078,558 
Accounts payable  4,822,714   3,172,626 
Bank overdraft  22,573,228   20,297,061 
Reinsurance payable, net  86,815,057   73,104,595 
Income taxes payable  3,786,298   368,968 
Dividend payable to shareholder  3,916,724   - 
Payable for securities  3,821,527   - 
Other accrued expenses  18,855,334   20,750,385 
Long-term debt  23,897,059   24,632,353 
          Total liabilities  673,186,354   564,972,843 
         
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:        
Cumulative convertible preferred stock, $.01 par value  1,077   1,087 
     Authorized shares - 1,000,000        
     Issued shares - 107,690 and 108,640        
     Outstanding shares - 107,690 and 108,640        
     Minimum liquidation preference - $287,240 and $288,190        
Common stock, $.01 par value  408,772   402,146 
     Authorized shares - 55,000,000        
     Issued shares - 40,877,087 and 40,214,884        
     Outstanding shares - 39,166,033 and 37,774,765        
     Treasury shares, at cost - 1,711,054 and 1,809,119 shares  (7,389,416)  (7,948,606)
Common stock held in trust, at cost - 0 and 631,000 shares  -   (511,110)
Additional paid-in capital  37,802,927   36,666,914 
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes  (403,247)  563,654 
Retained earnings  93,184,722   84,100,372 
          Total stockholders' equity  123,604,835   113,274,457 
          Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $796,791,189  $678,247,300 
         

 
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UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONSSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009
  For the Six For the Three
  Months Ended June 30, Months Ended June 30,
  2010 2009 2010 2009
PREMIUMS EARNED AND OTHER REVENUES        
     Direct premiums written $    368,119,332 $     301,984,289  $208,019,687 $156,772,144
     Ceded premiums written (248,872,199) (224,366,164) (121,304,233) (128,638,307)
        Net premiums written 119,247,133 77,618,125 86,715,454 28,133,837
     (Increase) decrease in net unearned premium (44,572,783) (2,483,735) (45,354,667) 9,242,901
     Premiums earned, net 74,674,350 75,134,390 41,360,787 37,376,738
     Net investment income 310,571 798,482 117,619 461,774
     Realized gains on investments 8,152,024 1,452,609 4,457,307 341,276
     Foreign currency transaction gains 809,050 72,316 124,803 84,435
      Other-than-temporary impairment of investments (2,407,680) - - -
     Commission revenue 17,521,299 15,307,618 8,783,428 7,862,769
     Other revenue 2,020,332 2,901,730 1,016,078 1,422,353
         
Total premiums earned and other revenues 101,079,946 95,667,145 55,860,022 47,549,345
         
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES        
     Losses and loss adjustment expenses 48,486,605 44,926,823 24,834,893 24,506,159
     General and administrative expenses 23,577,980 18,114,424 13,389,331 10,599,196
         
        Total operating costs and expenses 72,064,585 63,041,247 38,224,224 35,105,355
         
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 29,015,361 32,625,898 17,635,798 12,443,990
         
     Income taxes, current 11,656,144 8,949,654 8,171,931 367,037
     Income taxes, deferred (351,761) 3,599,856 (1,302,863) 4,438,395
        Income taxes, net 11,304,383 12,549,510 6,869,068 4,805,432
         
NET INCOME $    17,710,978 $     20,076,38810,766,730 $    7,638,558
         
Basic net income per common share $               0.45 $                0.530.27 $             0.20
Weighted average of common shares        
     outstanding - Basic $    39,028,976 $     37,589,412  $39,167,241 $  37,617,174
         
Fully diluted net income per share $               0.44 $                0.50  $0.27 $             0.19
Weighted average of common shares        
     outstanding - Diluted $    40,440,773 $     40,225,815  $40,445,975 $  40,529,702
         
Cash dividend declared per common share $              0.22 $                0.34  $0.10 $             0.12
         
         
  For the Six For the Three
  Months Ended June 30, Months Ended June 30,
  2010 2009 2010 2009
Comprehensive Income:        
   Net income $   17,710,978 $    20,076,388  $10,766,730 $    7,638,558
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on investments, net of tax (966,901) 8,228,976 790,675     5,672,835
         
Comprehensive Income $   16,744,077 $    28,305,364  $11,557,405 $  13,311,393
         
(Unaudited)

                             For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 (Restated - see Note 1)
                             
                               
  Common Shares  Preferred Stock Shares  Common Stock Amount  Preferred Stock Amount  Additional Paid-In Capital  Retained Earnings  Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income  Stock Held in Trust  Treasury Stock  Total Stockholders' Equity 
Balance, Dec. 31, 2009  40,214,884   108,640  $402,146  $1,087  $36,666,914  $84,100,372  $563,654  $(511,110) $(7,948,606) $113,274,457 
                                         
Common shares issued  1,900,207       19,002       1,858,078               (4,715,261)  (2,838,181)
Preferred stock
   conversion
  1,187   (950)  12   (10)  (2)                  - 
                                         
Release of shares
    from SGT
                  939,900           511,110   (2,328,859)  (877,849)
                                         
Retirement of treasury
   shares
  (1,239,190)      (12,389)      (7,591,863)              7,603,312   (940)
                                         
Stock compensation
   plans
                  1,766,346                   1,766,346 
                                         
Net income (Restated - see Note 1)                      30,788,187               30,788,187 
                                         
Excess tax benefits from
   stock-based  compensation
                  3,660,201                   3,660,201 
  
                                        
Reclassification of excess
   tax benefits from stock-
   based compensation
                  (421,894)  421,894               - 
                                         
Amortization of deferred
   compensation
                  690,372                   690,372 
                                         
Declaration of dividends                      (8,631,614)              (8,631,614)
                                         
  
                                        
Reclassification of investments
to trading portfolio, net
of tax effect of $253,170
                          403,137           403,137 
  
                                        
Change in net unrealized
  loss on invest., net of
  tax effect of $(603,732)
                          (961,354)          (961,354)
                                         
 Balance Sept. 30, 2010  40,877,088   107,690  $408,771  $1,077  $37,568,052  $106,678,839  $5,437  $-  $(7,389,414) $137,272,762 
                                         
                                               For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 
Balance Dec. 31, 2008  40,158,019   138,640  $401,578  $1,387  $33,587,414  $75,654,070  $24,834  $(733,860) $(7,381,768) $101,553,655 
                                         
Common shares issued  20,000       200       21,800                   22,000 
                                         
Preferred stock
   conversion
  75,000   (30,000)  750   (300)  (450)                  - 
                                         
Release of shares
    from SGT
                  136,550           36,450   (189,537)  (16,537)
                                         
Stock compensation
   plans
                  1,421,332                   1,421,332 
                                         
Net income                      31,590,908               31,590,908 
                                         
Excess tax benefits from
   stock-based  compensation
                  49,549                   49,549 
                                         
Amortization of deferred
   compensation
                  490,407                   490,407 
                                         
Declaration of dividends                      (12,807,201)              (12,807,201)
                                         
Change in net unrealized
  gain on invest., net of
  tax effect of $2,883,096
                          4,590,905           4,590,905 
                                         
Balance Sept. 30, 2009  40,253,019   108,640  $402,528  $1,087  $35,706,602  $94,437,777  $4,615,739  $(697,410) $(7,571,305) $126,895,018 
The accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
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UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

  
(Restated see Note 1)
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2009
 
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net Income $30,788,187  $31,590,908 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
     Bad debt expense  1,665,919   1,056,636 
     Depreciation  731,817   336,075 
     Amortization of cost of stock options  1,766,349   1,421,332 
     Amortization of restricted stock grants  690,372   490,407 
     Realized gains on investments  (11,893,320)  (13,588,681)
     Unrealized gains on investments  (6,281,192)  - 
     Foreign currency gains on investments  (834,529)  (6,108,112)
     Amortization of premium / accretion of discount, net  404,822   203,653 
     Deferred income taxes  884,868   3,427,227 
     Other  (20,935)  130,121 
Net change in assets and liabilities relating to operating activities:        
     Prepaid reinsurance premiums  (28,069,159)  (34,804,467)
     Reinsurance recoverables  24,480,200   (4,621,514)
     Premiums receivable, net  (12,819,067)  (5,005,214)
     Other receivables  2,035,488   (2,817,396)
     Income taxes recoverable  3,211,874   1,624,875 
     Deferred policy acquisition costs, net  (3,388,225)  (8,708,186)
     Purchases of fixed maturities, trading  (287,865,409)  - 
     Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities, trading  338,319,461   - 
     Purchases of equity securities, trading  (60,245,223)  - 
     Proceeds from sale of equity securities, trading  56,968,340   - 
     Other assets  (150,404)  (164,470)
     Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses  9,660,097   10,315,726 
     Unearned premiums  67,933,901   35,004,845 
     Accounts payable  323,469   58,414 
     Reinsurance payable  (5,172,264)  55,964,083 
     Income taxes payable  3,129,928   235,571 
     Other accrued expenses  1,731,574   8,279,954 
     Advance premium  3,878,959   3,156,081 
          Net cash provided by operating activities  131,865,898   77,477,868 
Cash flows from investing activities:        
     Proceeds from sale of property  32,608   - 
     Purchase of real estate  (1,016,921)  - 
     Purchases of fixed maturities, available-for-sale  (129,140,469)  (206,473,797)
     Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities, available-for-sale  116,237,712   203,451,919 
     Purchases of equity securities, available-for-sale  (80,730,225)  (131,231,211)
     Proceeds from sales of equity securities, available-for-sale  70,680,944   79,069,631 
     Capital expenditures and building improvements  (572,155)  (509,517)
          Net cash used in investing activities  (24,508,506)  (55,692,975)
Cash flows from financing activities:        
     Bank overdraft  4,481,669   4,559,007 
     Preferred stock dividend  (14,962)  (22,462)
     Common stock dividend  (8,616,650)  (8,268,279)
     Issuance of common stock  7,000   22,000 
     Treasury shares on option exercise  (3,723,972)  (16,537)
     Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation  3,660,200   19,625 
     Repayments of loans payable  (1,102,941)  - 
          Net cash used in financing activities  (5,309,656)  (3,706,646)
         
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  102,047,736   18,078,247 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  192,924,291   256,964,637 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $294,972,027  $275,042,884 
         
Non cash items:        
     Dividends accrued $-  $4,516,460 
The accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.


 
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UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009 (Unaudited)
  Common Shares  Preferred Stock Shares  Common Stock Amount  Preferred Stock Amount  Additional Paid-In Capital  Retained Earnings  Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income  Stock Held in Trust  Treasury Stock  Total Stockholders' Equity    
Balance,                                 
   December 31, 2009  40,214,884   108,640  $402,146  $1,087  $36,666,914  $84,100,372  $563,654  $(511,110)  (7,948,606)  113,274,457    
                                            
Issuance of common shares  1,900,206       19,002       1,858,078               (4,715,261)  (2,838,181)   
Preferred stock                                           
   conversion  1,187   (950)  12   (10)  (2)                  -    
                                            
Release of shares                                           
    from SGT                  939,900           511,110   (2,328,859)  (877,849)   
                                            
Retirement of treasury shares  (1,239,190)      (12,388)      (7,591,863)              7,603,310   (941)   
                                            
Stock compensation                                           
   plans                  1,453,006                   1,453,006    
                                            
Net income                      17,710,978               17,710,978    
                                            
Excess tax benefits
  from stock-based
  compensation
                  4,020,789                    4,020,789     
                                            
 Amortization of deferredcompensation
                  456,105                   456,105    
                                            
Declaration of dividends                      (8,626,628)              (8,626,628)   
                                            
 Change in net unrealized loss on invest., net of tax effect of $(607,216)                          (966,901)          (966,901)   
                                            
Balance,                                           
   June 30, 2010  40,877,087   107,690   $408,772   $1,077   $37,802,927   $93,184,722   $(403,247)  $-   $(7,389,416)  $123,604,835    
                                            
  For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009    
Balance,                                           
   December 31, 2008  40,158,019   138,640   $401,578   $1,387   $33,587,414   $75,654,070   $24,834   $(733,860)  $(7,381,768)  $101,553,655    
                                            
Preferred stock                                           
   conversion  75,000   (30,000)  750   (300)  (450)                  -    
                                            
Stock compensation                                           
   plans                  1,306,591                   1,306,591    
                                            
Net income                      20,076,388               20,076,388    
                                            
Amortization of deferred                                           
   compensation                  325,989                   325,989    
                                            
Declaration of dividends                      (12,799,814)              (12,799,814)   
                                            
  Change in net unrealized gains on invest., net of tax effect of $1,595,467                          8,228,976           8,228,976    
                                            
Balance,                                           
June 30, 2009  40,233,019   108,640   $402,328   $1,087   $35,219,544   $82,930,644   $8,253,810   $(733,860)  $(7,381,768)  $118,691,785    
The accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

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UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
  Six Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  June 30, 2010  June 30, 2009 
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net Income $17,710,978  $20,076,388 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
     Bad debt expense  629,816   788,142 
     Depreciation  298,025   213,576 
     Amortization of cost of stock options  1,453,006   1,306,591 
     Amortization of restricted stock grants  456,105   325,989 
     Realized gains on investments  (8,152,024)  (1,452,609)
     Foreign currency gains on investments  (842,375)  (72,316)
     Other-than-temporary impairment of investments  2,407,680   - 
     Amortization of premium / accretion of discount, net  271,010   109,204 
     Deferred income taxes  8,827   3,599,856 
     Other  (15,035)  130,119 
Net change in assets and liabilities relating to operating activities:        
     Prepaid reinsurance premiums  (32,792,372)  (37,102,247)
     Reinsurance recoverables  28,580,923   (3,867,369)
     Premiums receivable, net  (12,618,111)  (9,665,210)
     Accrued investment income  (80,003)  (702,324)
     Other receivables  2,518,613   178,739 
     Income taxes recoverable  3,211,876   (5,176,904)
     Deferred policy acquisition costs, net  (4,577,266)  (8,034,104)
     Other assets  (425,268)  (144,759)
     Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses  1,706,008   8,519,272 
     Unearned premiums  77,365,154   39,585,983 
     Advance premium  2,980,395   3,966,539 
     Accounts payable  1,650,088   1,133,449 
     Reinsurance payable  13,710,463   88,357,868 
     Income taxes payable  3,417,329   - 
     Other accrued expenses  (1,895,051)  2,128,973 
          Net cash provided by operating activities  96,978,791   104,202,846 
Cash flows from investing activities:        
     Proceeds from sale of property  15,108   - 
     Purchase of real estate  (1,016,921)  - 
     Building improvements  (93,955)  - 
     Purchases of fixed maturities  (129,140,469)  (126,035,995)
     Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities  116,237,712   4,244,851 
     Purchases of equity securities, available for sale  (80,730,225)  (78,530,195)
     Proceeds from sales of equity securities, available for sale  70,680,944   11,005,564 
     Capital expenditures and building improvements  (184,706)  (369,700)
          Net cash used in investing activities  (24,232,512)  (189,685,475)
Cash flows from financing activities:        
     Bank overdraft  2,276,167   4,947,120 
     Preferred stock dividend  (9,975)  (17,475)
     Common stock dividend  (4,699,926)  (8,268,278)
     Issuance of common stock  7,000   - 
     Treasury shares on option exercise  (3,723,972)  - 
     Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation  3,660,198   - 
     Repayments of loans payable  (735,294)  - 
          Net cash used in in financing activities  (3,225,802)  (3,338,633)
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  69,520,477   (88,821,262)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  192,924,291   256,964,637 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $262,444,768  $168,143,375 
         
Non cash items:        
     Dividends accrued $3,916,724  $4,514,061 
The accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

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UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2010
(Unaudited)


1.         Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

Restatement of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – March 31, 2010

Subsequent to filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, on May 10, 2010, for the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2010, the Company determined that itsa third-party clerical error in the coding of a single investment in common stock of Direxion Daily Large Cap Bear 3X Shares (ticker symbol “BGZ”) that wassecurity resulted in an overstatement of unrealized gains on investments of $2,316,041 and realized gains on investments of $100,039 included in earnings for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010.  Through its internal review, management discovered that its external provider of investment accounting services incorrectly coded a series of purchases of a commodity security held by the Company.  As a result, the provider reported to the Company that the security had gained value during the quarter ended September 30, 2010, when in fact it had lost value.  The amount of actual unrealized loss position at the end of the Company’s first quarter should have been recorded as an Other-Than-Temporary Impairment (“OTTI”)on that single investment was $62,510.  In addition, as a result of a subsequent sale of a portionthe overstatement, certain accruals for unpaid incentive bonus compensation payments have been reduced by $189,828.
The effect of the investment, resulting in a loss. Therefore,restatement on the Company recorded an OTTI charge of $2,407,680 and restated itscondensed consolidated financial statements on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.is as follows:
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30,2010       
  As Reported  Adjustment  Restated 
Trading securites $104,356,012  $(2,416,080) $101,939,932 
Deferred income taxes $10,466,570  $893,413  $11,359,983 
Total assets $789,012,137  $(1,522,667) $787,489,470 
Income taxes payable $3,464,260  $34,636  $3,498,896 
Other accrued expenses $22,671,787  $(189,828) $22,481,959 
Total liabilities $650,371,900  $(155,192) $650,216,708 
Retained earnings $108,046,314  $(1,367,475) $106,678,839 
Total stockholders equity $138,640,237  $(1,367,475) $137,272,762 
Consolidated Statement of Operations For the nine months ended September 30, 2010    
  As Reported  Adjustment  Restated 
Net realized gains on investments $11,993,359  $(100,039) $11,893,320 
Net urealized gains on investments $8,597,233  $(2,316,041) $6,281,192 
Total premiums earned and other revenues $174,231,727  $(2,416,080) $171,815,647 
General and administrative expenses $43,820,836  $(189,828) $43,631,008 
Total operating costs and expenses $121,677,566  $(189,828) $121,487,738 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES $52,554,161  $(2,226,252) $50,327,909 
Income taxes, current $18,980,805  $34,636  $19,015,441 
Income taxes, deferred $1,417,694  $(893,413) $524,281 
Income taxes, net $20,398,499  $(858,777) $19,539,722 
Net income $32,155,662  $(1,367,475) $30,788,187 
Basic net income per common share $0.82  $(0.04) $0.78 
Fully diluted net income per share $0.80  $(0.04) $0.76 

The following presents the adjustments included
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Comprehensive Income For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 
  As Reported  Adjustment  Restated 
Net income $32,155,662  $(1,367,475) $30,788,187 
Comprehensive income $31,597,445  $(1,367,475) $30,229,970 

Consolidated Statement of Operations For the three months ended September 30, 2010 
  As Reported  Adjustment  Restated 
Net realized gains on investments $6,249,015  $(100,039) $6,148,976 
Net urealized gains on investments $8,597,233  $(2,316,041) $6,281,192 
Total premiums earned and other revenues $73,151,781  $(2,416,080) $70,735,701 
General and administrative expenses $20,242,856  $(189,828) $20,053,028 
Total operating costs and expenses $49,612,981  $(189,828) $49,423,153 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES $23,538,800  $(2,226,252) $21,312,548 
Income taxes, current $7,324,661  $34,636  $7,359,297 
Income taxes, deferred $1,769,454  $(893,413) $876,041 
Income taxes, net $9,094,115  $(858,777) $8,235,338 
Net income $14,444,685  $(1,367,475) $13,077,210 
Basic net income per common share $0.37  $(0.04) $0.33 
Fully diluted net income per share $0.36  $(0.04) $0.32 
Comprehensive Income For the three months ended September 30, 2010    
  As Reported  Adjustment  Restated 
Net income $14,444,685  $(1,367,475) $13,077,210 
Comprehensive income $14,853,369  $(1,367,475) $13,485,894 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 
  As Reported  Adjustment  Restated 
Net income $32,155,662  $(1,367,475) $30,788,187 
Realized gains on investments $(11,993,359) $100,039  $(11,893,320)
Unealized gains on investments $(8,597,233) $2,316,041  $(6,281,192)
Deferred income taxes $1,778,281  $(893,413) $884,868 
Income taxes payable $3,095,292  $34,636  $3,129,928 
Other accrued expenses $1,921,402  $(189,828) $1,731,574 
Additional disclosures are provided in the amendedaccompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements primarily in Note 2 – “Significant Accounting Policies Trading Securities”, Note 5 – “Investments”, Note 9 – “Income Tax Provision”, Note 13 – “Earning Per Share”  and Note 15 – “Subsequent Events”.   Disclosures have also been modified in Item 2 - “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the three-month period ended March 31, 2010.Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, Item 4 – “Controls and Procedures” and Exhibit 99.1 “Schedule of Investments.”

  As Reported 3/31/2010  Adjustment  As Restated 3/31/2010 
Net Income $8,306,969  $(1,362,721) $6,944,248 
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)  (2,672,839)  1,478,917   (1,193,922)
Stockholders' equity  114,645,997   116,197   114,762,194 

The Company’s results for the second quarter reported herein are inclusive of the Company’s restatement of its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, as filed in the Company’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

Nature of Operations

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”)The Company was originally incorporated as Universal Heights, Inc. in Delaware in November 1990. The Company changed its name to Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. on January 12, 2001. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Universal Insurance Holding Company of Florida, formed

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Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company (“UPCIC”) in 1997. The Company has since evolved into a vertically integrated insurance holding company, which through its various subsidiaries, covers substantially all aspects of insurance underwriting, distribution and claims processing. The Company’s primary product is homeowners’ insurance.

Basis of Presentation

OurThe Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries.  We have made all adjustments that, in our opinion, are necessary for a fair statement of results of the interim periods, and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our annual audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2009.  The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2009 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.  Certain financial

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information that is included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP is not required for interim reporting and has been condensed or omitted.

Management must make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements and in disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results couldmay differ from those estimates.

To conform to the 2010 presentation, certain amounts in the prior periods’ consolidated financial statements and notes have been reclassified. Such reclassifications had no effect on net income or stockholders’ equity.

2.         Significant Accounting Policies

The Company reported Significant Accounting Policies in ourits Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.  The following are new or revised disclosures or disclosures required on a quarterly basis.

Impairment ofTrading Securities. For investments classified as available for sale,The Company’s trading securities include marketable fixed maturity and equity securities with readily determinable fair values that the difference betweenCompany intends to trade. The securities are carried at fair value and amortized cost for fixed income securitiesall applicable interest and cost for equity securities, net of deferred income taxes (as disclosed in Note 5), is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive incomedividends, realized gains and losses, and unrealized gains and losses on the condensed consolidated Balance Sheet and is not reflected in the operating results of any period until reclassified to net income upon the consummation of a transaction with an unrelated third party or when the declinechanges in fair value is deemed other than temporary.  The assessment of whether the impairment of a security’s fair value is other than temporary is performed using a portfolio review as well as a case-by-case re view considering a wide range of factors.are included in income.

There areDuring the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the Company evaluated the trading activity in its investment portfolio, its investing strategy, and its overall investment program, and concluded that its investment activities throughout the quarter were more consistent with the trading classification. As a numberresult of assumptions and estimates inherentthis evaluation, the Company reclassified its available-for-sale portfolio as a trading portfolio effective July 1, 2010.  As a result of the reclassification, pre-tax net unrealized losses in evaluating impairments and determining if they are other than temporary, including: 1)the amount of $656,307 on the available-for-sale portfolio, as of July 1, 2010, were recognized in current period revenues as a reduction of unrealized gains on investments.  During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the market value of the Company’s ability and intenttrading portfolio increased by $6,937,499 before income taxes.  The increase in market value was recorded in current period revenues as unrealized gains on investments.
The Company’s reclassification of its available-for-sale investments to holda trading portfolio had the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for an anticipated recovery in value; 2) the expected recoverability of principal and interest; 3) the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than amortized cost for fixed income securities or cost for equity securities; 4) the financial condition, near-term and long-term prospects of the issue or issuer, including relevant industry conditions and trends, and implications of rating agency actions and offering prices; and 5) the specific reasons that a security is in a significant unrealized loss position, including market conditions which could af fect liquidity.  Additionally, once assumptions and estimates are made, any number of changes in facts and circumstances could cause us to subsequently determine that an impairment is other than temporary, including: 1) general economic conditions that are worse than previously forecasted or that have a greater adversefollowing effect on a particular issuer or industry sector than originally estimated; 2)items reporting in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:
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Increase (decrease) in:For the nine months ended September 30, 2010For the three months ended September 30, 2010
Unrealized gains on investments$6,281,192$6,281,192
Net income$3,858,222$3,858,222
Basic net income per common share$0.10$0.10
Fully diluted net income per common share$0.10$0.10
Cash flows from operating activities$47,177,169not presented
Cash flows from investing activities$(47,177,169)not presented
The Company will continue to record future changes in the facts and circumstances related to a particular issue or issuer’s ability to meet allmarket value of its contractual obligations; and 3) changes in facts and circumstances obtained that causes a change in our abilitytrading portfolio directly to revenues as unrealized gains or intent to hold a security to maturity or until it recovers in value.losses on investments.

The company performed evaluations of its investments classified as available for sale and has determined it held no securities for which impairment is other-than-temporary as of June 30, 2010.

Fair MarketValue of Financial Instruments.  The Company’s long-term debt was held at a carrying value of $23,897,059$23,529,412 and $24,632,353 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.  The fair value of long-term debt as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 was estimated based on discounted cash flows utilizing interest rates currently offered for similar products and was determined to be $17,066,879$18,175,475 and $18,299,889 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.


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Concentrations of Credit Risk.  Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of cash and cash equivalents premiums receivable and reinsurance recoverables.

In order to reduce credit risk for amounts due from reinsurers, the CompanyCompany’s primary insurance subsidiary, UPCIC, seeks to do business with financially sound reinsurance companies and regularly evaluates the financial strength of all reinsurers used. UPCIC’s largest reinsurer, Everest Reinsurance Company, has the following ratings from each of the rating agencies:  A+ from A.M. Best Company, A+ from Standard and Poor’s Rating Services and Aa3 from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.  As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, UPCIC’s reinsurance portfolio contained the following authorized reinsurers that had unsecured recoverables for paid and unpaid losses, including incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) reserves, loss adjustment expenses and unearned premiums whose aggregate balance exceeded 3% of UPCIC ’sUPCIC’s statutory surplus:


 As of June 30,   As of December 31 
Reinsurer 2010  2009 
 As of September 30, 
2010
 
 As of December 31,
2009
Everest Reinsurance Company $229,629,621  $208,129,753 $233,742,057 $ 208,129,753
Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund  -   24,888,534                n/a     24,888,534
        
Total $229,629,621  $233,018,287 
   Total$233,742,057$ 233,018,287

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As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, UPCIC did not have any unsecured recoverables from unauthorized reinsurers exceeding 3% of UPCIC’s statutory surplus.

Stock Compensation.  The Company periodically issues restricted common stock and grants options to purchase common stock to its directors, officers and employees.  These restricted stock awards and stock option grants are recorded as compensation expense ratably over their respective vesting periods.


Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB ") issued new accounting guidance which expands disclosure requirements relating to fair value measurements.  The guidance adds requirements for disclosing amounts of and reasons for significant transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 and requires gross rather than net disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements relating to Level 3 measurements.  The guidance also provides clarification that fair value measurement disclosures are required for each class of assets and liabilities.  Disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for measurements that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3 are also required.  The Company adopted the provisions of the new guidance as of March 31, 2010 except for disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which are required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010.  Disclosures are not required for earlier periods presented for comparative purposes.  The new guidance affects disclosures only; and therefore, the adoption had no impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

In February 2010, the FASB amended the subsequent events guidance issued in May 2009 to remove the requirement for SEC filers to disclose a date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in both issued and revised financial statements. The amendment was effective upon issuance. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial condition or results of operations.


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3.         Insurance Operations

The Company’s primary business consists of transacting homeowners’ insurance through UPCIC. UPCIC collects premiums from policyholders for coverage provided under its insurance policies. Unearned premiums represent amounts that UPCIC would be required to refund policyholders if their policies were canceled.  UPCIC determines unearned premiums by calculating the pro-rata amount that would be due to the policyholders at a given point in time based upon the premiums due for the full policy term.  At JuneSeptember 30, 2010, UPCIC serviced approximately 566,000576,000 homeowners’ and dwelling fire insurance policies with direct unearned premiums totaling $355,735,699$346,304,445 and in-force premiums of approximately $633,800,000.$651,200,000.  At December 31, 2009, UPCIC serviced 541,000 homeowners’ and dwelling fire insurance policies with direct unearned premiums totaling $278,370,544 and in-force premiums of approximately $567,100,000.


The insurance premiums charged by UPCIC are subject to various statutory and regulatory requirements.  Among these, UPCIC must offer wind mitigation discounts in accordance with a program mandated by the Florida legislature and implemented by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”).  The level of wind mitigation discounts mandated by the Florida legislature to be effective June 1, 2007 for new business and August 1, 2007 for renewal business have had a significant effect on UPCIC’s premium.  The following table reflects the effect of wind mitigation credits received by UPCIC policyholders:

Wind Mitigation Credits            
     Reduction of in-force premium (only policies including wind coverage) 
Date Percentage of UPCIC policyholders receiving credits Total credits  In-force premium Percentage reduction of in-force premium
6/1/2007  1.9% $6,284,697  $487,866,319   1.3%
12/31/2007  11.8% $31,951,623  $500,136,287   6.0%
3/31/2008  16.9% $52,398,215  $501,523,343   9.5%
6/30/2008  21.3% $74,185,924  $508,411,721   12.7%
9/30/2008  27.3% $97,802,322  $515,560,249   16.0%
12/31/2008  31.1% $123,524,911  $514,011,138   19.4%
3/31/2009  36.3% $158,229,542  $530,029,572   23.0%
6/30/2009  40.4% $188,053,342  $544,646,437   25.7%
9/30/2009  43.0% $210,291,783  $554,378,761   27.5%
12/31/2009  45.2% $219,974,130  $556,577,449   28.3%
3/31/2010  47.8% $235,717,892  $569,870,173   29.3%
6/30/2010  50.9% $281,386,124  $620,276,858   31.2%

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     Reduction of in-force premium (only policies including wind coverage) 
Date 
Percentage of UPCIC
policyholders receiving credits 
 Total credits  In-force premium  
Percentage reduction of
in-force premium 
6/1/2007  1.9% $6,284,697  $487,866,319   1.3%
12/31/2007  11.8% $31,951,623  $500,136,287   6.0%
3/31/2008  16.9% $52,398,215  $501,523,343   9.5%
6/30/2008  21.3% $74,185,924  $508,411,721   12.7%
9/30/2008  27.3% $97,802,322  $515,560,249   16.0%
l2/31/2008  31.1% $123,524,911  $514,011,138   19.4%
3/31/2009  36.3% $158,229,542  $530,029,572   23.0%
6/30/2009  40.4% $188,053,342  $544,646,437   25.7%
9/30/2009  43.0% $210,291,783  $554,378,761   27.5%
12/31/2009  45.2% $219,974,130  $556,577,449   28.3%
3/31/2010  47.8% $235,717,892  $569,870,173   29.3%
6/30/2010  50.9% $281,386,124  $620,276,858   31.2%
9/30/2010  52.4% $291,306,407  $634,285,246   31.5%

4.       Reinsurance
 
UPCIC seeks to protect against the risk of catastrophic loss by obtaining reinsurance coverage as of the beginning of the hurricane season on June 1 of each year. UPCIC’s reinsurance program consists of excess of loss, quota share and catastrophe reinsurance, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable agreements.
On May 31, 2010, UPCIC and Segregated Account T25 – Universal Insurance Holdings of White Rock Insurance (SAC) Ltd. (“the T25”) mutually agreed to a Commutation and Settlement Agreement related to the Underlying Property Catastrophe Excess of Loss Reinsurance Contract effective March 23, 2010.  A replacement contract was entered into between the parties on June 1, 2010 as part of UPCIC’s reinsurance program in effect for the period June 1, 2010, through May 31, 2011.  In conjunction with the commutation and entering into a new contract, the Company contributed additional capital to T25 due to the increased reinsurance coverage and collateral requirements of the replacement contract, effective June 1, 2010.  ;TheThe Company is the account owner of T25 under Bermuda law, and the reinsurance transactions between T25 and UPCIC are eliminated in consolidation.
consolidation.

UPCIC’s in-force policyholder coverage for windstorm exposures as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 was approximately $123$124.2 billion. In the normal course of business, UPCIC also seeks to reduce the risk of loss that may arise from catastrophes or other events that cause unfavorable underwriting results by reinsuring certain levels of risk in various areas of exposure with other insurance enterprises or reinsurers.


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Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with the reinsurance contracts.  Reinsurance premiums, losses and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”) are accounted for on a basis consistent with those used in accounting for the original policies issued and the terms of the reinsurance contracts. Reinsurance ceding commissions received are deferred and netted against policy acquisition costs and amortized over the effective period of the related insurance policies.

2010 Reinsurance Program

Quota Share

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Effective June 1, 2010, UPCIC entered into a quota share reinsurance contract with Everest Re. Everest Re has the following ratings from each of the rating agencies: A+ from A.M. Best Company, A+ from Standard and Poor’s Rating Services and Aa3 from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.  Under the quota share contract, through May 31, 2011, UPCIC cedes 50% of its gross written premiums, losses and LAE for policies with coverage for wind risk with a ceding commission equal to 25% of ceded gross written premiums. In addition, the quota share contract has a limitation for any one occurrence of 56% of Gross Premiums Earned, not to exceed $160,000,000 (of which UPCIC's net liability on the first $160,000,000 of losses in a first event scenario is $22,500,000, in a second event scenario is $13,150,000 and in a t hirdthird event scenario is $15,000,000) and a limitation from losses arising out of events that are assigned a catastrophe serial number by the Property Claims Services ("PCS") office of 140% of Gross Premiums Earned, not to exceed $400,000,000.

Excess Per Risk

Effective June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011, UPCIC entered into a multiple line excess per risk contract with various reinsurers. Under the multiple line excess per risk contract, UPCIC obtained coverage of $1,400,000 in excess of $600,000 ultimate net loss for each risk and each property loss, and $1,000,000 in excess of $300,000 for each casualty loss. A $7,000,000 aggregate limit applies to the term of the contract.

Effective June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011, UPCIC entered into a property per risk excess contract covering ex-wind only policies. Under the property per risk excess contract, UPCIC obtained coverage of $400,000 in excess of $200,000 for each property loss. A $2,000,000 aggregate limit applies to the term of the contract.

The total cost of the Company's multiple line excess reinsurance program effective June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011 is $3,500,000 of which the Company's cost is 50%, or $1,750,000, and the quota share reinsurers' cost is the remaining 50%. The total cost of the Company's property per risk reinsurance program effective June 1, 20092010 through May 31, 20102011 is $475,000.


 
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Excess Catastrophe

Effective June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011, under excess catastrophe contracts, UPCIC obtained catastrophe coverage of $660,500,000 in excess of $160,000,000 covering certain loss occurrences including hurricanes. The coverage of $660,500,000 in excess of $160,000,000 has a second full limit available to UPCIC; additional premium is calculated pro rata as to amount and 100% as to time, as applicable.

Effective June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011, UPCIC purchased reinstatement premium protection which reimburses UPCIC for its cost to reinstate the catastrophe coverage of the first $310,500,000 (part of $660,500,000) in excess of $160,000,000.

Effective June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011, under an underlying excess catastrophe contract, UPCIC obtained catastrophe coverage of 50% of $105,000,000 in excess of $55,000,000 covering certain loss occurrences including hurricanes. UPCIC entered into this contract with a segregated account that was established by a third-party reinsurer in accordance with Bermuda law.  The Company has secured the obligations of the segregated account by contributing the amount of the segregated account’s liability for losses, net of UPCIC’s required premium payments, to a trust account.

Effective June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011, under an excess catastrophe contract specifically covering risks located in North Carolina and South Carolina, UPCIC obtained catastrophe coverage of 50% of $40,000,000 in excess of $10,000,000 covering certain loss occurrences including hurricanes. The coverage of 50% of $40,000,000 in excess of $10,000,000 has a second full limit available to UPCIC; additional premium is calculated pro rata as to amount and 100% as to time, as applicable.  The cost of UPCIC’s excess catastrophe contract specifically covering risks located in North Carolina and South Carolina is $2,025,000.


Effective June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011, UPCIC also obtained subsequent catastrophe event excess of loss reinsurance to cover certain levels of UPCIC's net retention through three catastrophe events including hurricanes, as follows:
  
2ndEvent
  
3rdEvent
 
Coverage
 
 
 
 
 
 $123,700,000 in excess of $36,300,000 each loss occurrence subject to an otherwise recoverable amount of $123,700,000 (placed 50%) 
$130,000,000 in excess of $30,000,000 each loss occurrence subject to an otherwise
 recoverable amount of $260,000,000
 (placed 100%)
Deposit premium (100%) $22,266,000  $9,100,000 
Minimum premium (100%) $17,812,800  $7,280,000 
Premium rate -% of
 total insured value
  0.020088%  0.00821%
  
2ndEvent
 
3rdEvent
 Coverage$123,700,000 in excess of $36,300,000 each loss occurrence subject to an otherwise recoverable amount of $123,700,000 (placed 50%)
$130,000,000 in excess of $30,000,000 each loss occurrence subject to an otherwise
 recoverable amount of $260,000,000
 (placed 100%)
 Deposit premium (100%)$22,266,000$9,100,000
 Minimum premium (100%)$17,812,800$7,280,000
 
Premium rate -% of
 total insured value
0.020088%0.00821%

 
UPCIC also obtained coverage from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”), which is administered by the Florida State Board of Administration (“SBA”).  Under the reimbursement agreement, the FHCF would reimburse UPCIC, for each loss occurrence during the contract year, for 90% of the ultimate loss paid by UPCIC in excess of its retention plus 5% of the reimbursed losses to cover loss
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adjustment expenses, subject to an aggregate contract limit.  A covered event means any one storm declared to be a hurricane by the
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National Hurricane Center for losses incurred in Florida, both while it is a hurricane and through subsequent downgrades.  For the contract year June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011, UPCIC purchased the traditional FHCF coverage and did not purchase the Temporary Increase in Coverage Limit Option offered to insurers by the FHCF.  UPCIC’s initial estimate of its traditional FHCF coverage is 90% of $985,000,000 in excess of $372,000,000.  The estimated premium for this coverage is $60,104,422.  The final amount of UPCIC’s traditional FHCF coverage for the contract year will be determined by the FHCF based upon UPCIC’s exposuresexposure in-force as of June 30, 2010, as reported by UPCIC to the FHCF byon September 1, 2010.2010 and is 90% of $1,118,744,624 in excess of $422,612,828.  The estimated premium for this coverage is $68,296,648.
 
Also at June 1, 2010, the FHCF made available, and UPCIC obtained, $10,000,000 of additional catastrophe excess of loss coverage with one free reinstatement of coverage to carriers qualified as Limited Apportionment Companies or companies that participated in the Insurance Capital Build-Up Incentive (“ICBUI”) Program offered by the FHCF, such as UPCIC.  This particular layer of coverage at June 1, 2010 is $10,000,000 in excess of $26,300,000.  The premium for this coverage is $5,000,000.
 
On May 28,October 29, 2010, the SBA published its most recent estimate of the FHCF’s loss reimbursement capacity in the Florida Administrative Weekly.  The SBA estimated that the FHCF’s total loss reimbursementclaims-paying capacity under current market conditions for the 2010 - 2011 contract year is projected to be $25.461$18.776 billion over the 12-month period following the estimate.  The SBA also referred to its report entitled, “May“October 2010 Estimated Claims Paying Capacity Report” (“Report”) as providing greater detail regarding the FHCF’s loss reimbursementclaims-paying capacity.  The Report estimated that the FHCF’s minimum 12-month loss reimbursementclaims-paying capacity is $12$19.414 billion and it sits maximum 12-month loss reimbursementclaims-paying capacity is $26$35.414 billion with an average claims-paying capacity of $25.414 billion.  This projected claims-paying capacity exceeds the FHCF’s maximum statutory obligation for 2010 of $18.776 billion.  Claims-paying capacity exceeding the FHCF’s maximum statutory obligation for a single contract year may be available for insurer reimbursements in future contract years. UPCIC elected to purchasepurchased the FHCF Mandatory Layer of Coverage for the 2010 - 2011 contract year, which corresponds to FHCF loss reimbursement capacity of $17 billion. By law,In the event the aggregate amount of reimbursement coverage requested by insurers for a particular contract year exceeds the FHCF’s actual claims-paying capacity, the FHCF’s obligation to reimburse insurers is limited by law to its actual claims-paying capacity.  theThe aggregate cost of UPCIC’s reinsurance program may increase should UPCIC deem it necessary to purchase additional private market reinsurance due to reduced estimates of the FHCF’s loss reimbursement capacity.
 
The total cost of UPCIC's multiple line excess and property per risk reinsurance program effective June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011 is $3,975,000 of which UPCIC's cost is $2,225,000, and the quota share reinsurers cost is the remaining $1,750,000.  The cost of UPCIC’s underlying excess catastrophe contract is $42,000,000, subject to a potential return premium of up to $31,458,000. The total cost of UPCIC's private catastrophe reinsurance program effective June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011 is $134,538,000 of which UPCIC's cost is 50%, or $67,269,000, and the quota share reinsurers cost is the remaining 50%. In addition, UPCIC purchases reinstatement premium protection as described above, the cost of which is $16,210,064. UPCIC’s cost of t hethe subsequent catastrophe event excess of loss reinsurance is $15,683,000. The estimated premium that UPCIC plans to cede to the FHCF for the 2010 hurricane season is $60,104,422$68,296,648 of which UPCIC's cost is 50%, or $30,052,211,$34,148,324 and the quota share reinsurers' cost is the remaining 50%. UPCIC is also participating in the additional coverage option for Limited Apportionment Companies or companies that participated in the ICBUI Program offered by theFHCF,the FHCF, the premium for which is $5,000,000 of which UPCIC's cost is 50%, or $2,500,000, and the quota share reinsurers' cost is the remaining 50%. The Company is responsible for losses related to catastrophic events with incurred losses in excess of coverage provided by UPCIC's reinsurance program which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.  UPCIC’s private market reinsurance costs are subject to increases or decreases if changes in its earned premiums or the

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total insured value und erunder its in-force policies as of August 31, 2010, are outside of ranges specified in certain of its reinsurance contracts.
 
Effective June 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, the Company obtained $60,000,000 of coverage via a catastrophe risk-linked transaction contract in the event UPCIC’s catastrophe coverage is exhausted. The total cost of the Company’s risk-linked transaction contract is $8,250,000.
 


UPCIC is responsible for losses related to catastrophic events with incurred losses in excess of coverage provided by UPCIC’s reinsurance program and for losses that otherwise are not covered by the reinsurance program, which could have a material adverse effect on UPCIC’s and the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. UPCIC estimates based upon its in-force exposures as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010, that it had coverage to approximately the 106-year125-year Probable Maximum Loss (PML), modeled using AIR CLASIC/2 v.11.0, long term, without demand surge and without loss amplification.  PML is a general concept applied in the insurance industry for defining high loss scenarios that should be considered when underwriting insurance risk. Catastrophe models produce loss estimates that are qualified in ter msterms of dollars and probabilities. Probability of exceedance or the probability that the actual loss level will exceed a particular threshold is a standard catastrophe model output. For example, the 100-year PML represents a 1.00% Annual Probability of Exceedance (the 106-year125-year PML represents a 0.943%0.800% Annual Probability of Exceedance). It is estimated that the 100-year PML is likely to be equaled or exceeded in one year out of 100 on average, or 1 percent of the time. It is the 99th percentile of the annual loss distribution.
 
UPCIC limits the maximum net loss that can arise from large risks or risks in concentrated areas of exposure by reinsuring (ceding) certain levels of risks with other insurers or reinsurers on an automatic basis under reinsurance contracts.  The reinsurance arrangements are intended to provide UPCIC with the ability to limit its exposure to losses within its capital resources.  Such reinsurance includes quota share, excess of loss and catastrophe forms of reinsurance. UPCIC submits the reinsurance program for regulatory review to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”).OIR.
 
The Company’s reinsurance arrangements had the following effect on certain items in the condensed consolidated Statements of Operations:

 Six Months Ended June 30, 2010  Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 
                  
 Premiums  Premiums  Loss and Loss  Premiums  Premiums  Loss and Loss 
 Written  Earned  Adjustment  Written  Earned  Adjustment 
       Expenses        Expenses 
Direct$368,119,332  $290,754,177  $97,025,344  $301,984,289  $262,398,307  $90,929,142 
Ceded (248,872,199)  (216,079,827)  (48,538,739)  (224,366,164)  (187,263,917)  (46,002,319)
                        
Net$119,247,133  $74,674,350  $48,486,605  $77,618,125  $75,134,390  $44,926,823 
 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 
                  
 
Premiums
Written
  
Premiums
Earned
  
Loss and Loss
Adjustment
Expenses
  
Premiums
Written
  
Premiums
Earned
  
Loss and Loss
Adjustment
Expenses
 
Direct$520,781,570  $452,847,668  $156,537,023  $436,610,689  $401,605,845  $139,259,179 
Ceded (357,411,323)  (329,342,164)  (78,680,293)  (328,518,186)  (293,713,719)  (70,563,627)
Net $163,370,247  $123,505,504  $77,856,730  $108,092,503  $107,892,126  $68,695,552 

 Three Months Ended June 30, 2010  Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 
                  
 Premiums  Premiums  Loss and Loss  Premiums  Premiums  Loss and Loss 
 Written  Earned  Adjustment  Written  Earned  Adjustment 
       Expenses        Expenses 
Direct$208,019,687  $150,600,999  $50,345,476  $156,772,144  $134,106,112  $49,604,750 
Ceded (121,304,233)  (109,240,212)  (25,510,583)  (128,638,307)  (96,729,374)  (25,098,591)
                        
Net$86,715,454  $41,360,787  $24,834,893  $28,133,837  $37,376,738  $24,506,159 


 
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  Three Months Ended September 30, 2010  Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 
                   
  
Premiums
Written
  
Premiums
Earned
  
Loss and Loss
Adjustment
Expenses
  
Premiums
Written
  
Premiums
Earned
  
Loss and Loss
Adjustment
Expenses
 
Direct $152,662,238  $162,093,491  $59,511,679  $134,626,400  $139,207,538  $48,330,038 
Ceded  (108,539,124)  (113,262,337)  (30,141,553)  (104,152,022)  (106,449,802)  (24,561,309)
Net $44,123,114  $48,831,154  $29,370,126  $30,474,378  $32,757,736  $23,768,729 
Other Amounts:

Prepaid reinsurance premiums and reinsurance recoverables as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows:

  As of June 30,  As of December 31, 
  2010  2009 
       
Prepaid reinsurance premiums $233,086,613  $200,294,241 
         
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses and LAE $63,451,074  $62,900,913 
Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses  (215,564)  28,915,520 
Reinsurance recoverables $63,235,510  $91,816,433 
  
As of Sept. 30,
2010
  
As of December 31,
2009
 
       
Prepaid reinsurance premiums $228,363,400  $200,294,241 
         
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses and LAE $67,151,722  $62,900,913 
Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses  184,511   28,915,520 
Reinsurance recoverables $67,336,233  $91,816,433 

The Company has determined that a right of offset exists between UPCIC and its reinsurers, under its quota share reinsurance treaties.reinsurers. Reinsurance payable to reinsurers has been offset by ceding commissions and inuring premiums receivable from reinsurers as follows:

  As of June 30,  As of December 31, 
  2010  2009 
Reinsurance payable, net of ceding commissions      
     due from reinsurers $124,157,228  $105,536,847 
Inuring premiums receivable  (37,342,171)  (32,432,252)
         
Reinsurance payable, net $86,815,057  $73,104,595 

  As of Sept. 30,  As of December 31, 
  2010  2009 
Reinsurance payable, net of ceding commissions
     due from reinsurers
 $109,972,621  $105,536,847 
Inuring premiums receivable  (42,040,290)  (32,432,252)
         
Reinsurance payable, net $67,932,331  $73,104,595 
5.           Investments
During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the Company evaluated the trading activity in its investment portfolio, its investing strategy, and its overall investment program. As a result of this evaluation, the Company reclassified its available-for-sale portfolio as a trading portfolio effective July 1, 2010.  As a result of the reclassification, pre-tax net unrealized losses in the amount of $656,307 on the available-for-sale portfolio, as of July 1, 2010, were recognized in current period revenues as a reduction of unrealized gains on investments.  During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the market value of the Company’s trading portfolio increased by $6,937,499 before income taxes.  The increase in market value was recorded in current period revenues as unrealized gains on investments.  The Company will continue to record future changes in the market value of its trading portfolio directly to revenues as unrealized gains or losses on investments.  The net unrealized gain on investments relating to the trading portfolio of $6,281,192 is recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations caption "Unrealized Gains on Investments.”

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Major sources of net investment income, are summarized as follows:

  For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2010  2009 
Cash and cash equivalents $51,330  $231,859 
Fixed maturities  545,938   700,984 
Equity securities  19,863   187,116 
     Total investment income  617,131   1,119,959 
Less investment expenses  (306,560)  (321,477)
         
          Net investment income $310,571  $798,482 

  For the Nine Months Ended September 30,  
  2010  2009 
Cash and cash equivalents $109,150  $253,073 
Fixed maturities  710,325   1,136,568 
Equity securities  36,530   634,362 
     Total investment income  856,005   2,024,003 
Less investment expenses  (479,430)  (638,996)
         
          Net investment income $376,575  $1,385,007 
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company’s investments consisted of cash and cash equivalents, and investments with carrying values of $400,369,542$396,911,959 and $307,721,301, respectively.

Concentrations of credit risk with respect to cash on deposit are limited by the Company’s policy of investing excess cash in money market accounts and repurchase agreements backed by the US Government and US Government Agency Securities with major national banks. These accounts are held by the Institutional Trust & Custody division of U.S. Bank, the Trust Department of SunTrust Bank and Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC.


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Cash and cash equivalents consisted of checking, repurchase, and money market accounts with carrying values of $262,444,768$294,972,027 and $192,924,291 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, held at the following financial institutions:

  As of June 30, 2010 
Financial Institution Cash  Money Market Funds  Total  % 
             
U. S. Bank IT&C (1) $-  $71,458,546  $71,458,546   27.2%
Evergreen Investment Management                
   Company, L.L.C.  -   2,909   2,909   0.0%
SunTrust Bank  731,637   -   731,637   0.3%
SunTrust Bank Institutional                
   Asset Services  -   157,883,410   157,883,410   60.2%
Wachovia Bank, N.A.  257,478       257,478   0.1%
Bank of New York Trust Fund  -   11,340,087   11,340,087   4.3%
Deutsche Bank Alex Brown  20,335,762   -   20,335,762   7.7%
All Other Banking Institutions  434,939   -   434,939   0.2%
  $21,759,816  $240,684,952  $262,444,768   100.0%
                 
(1)   Funds invested with Evergreen Investment Management Company, L.L.C.                
                 
                 
                 
  As of December 31, 2009 
Financial Institution Cash  Money Market Funds  Total  % 
                 
U. S. Bank IT&C (1) $-  $71,977,371  $71,977,371   37.3%
Evergreen Investment Management  -   26,909   26,909   0.0%
   Company, L.L.C.                
SunTrust Bank  1,063,785   -   1,063,785   0.5%
SunTrust Bank Institutional                
   Asset Services  -   102,257,833   102,257,833   53.0%
Wachovia Bank, N.A.  489,051   -   489,051   0.3%
Bank of New York Trust Fund  -   16,515,181   16,515,181   8.6%
All Other Banking Institutions  594,161   -   594,161   0.3%
  $2,146,997  $190,777,294  $192,924,291   100.0%
                 
                 
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      As of September 30, 2010    
Financial Institution Cash  Money Market Funds  Total  % 
             
U. S. Bank IT&C (1) $0  $71,454,904  $71,454,904   24.2%
Evergreen Investment Management                
   Company, L.L.C.  0   2,909   2,909   0.0%
SunTrust Bank  1,203,993   0   1,203,993   0.4%
SunTrust Bank Institutional                
   Asset Services  0   197,938,069   197,938,069   67.2%
Wachovia Bank, N.A.  660,389       660,389   0.2%
Bank of New York Trust Fund  0   23,276,955   23,276,955   7.9%
All Other Banking Institutions  434,808   0   434,808   0.1%
  $2,299,190  $292,672,837  $294,972,027   100.0%
                 
(1) Funds invested with Evergreen Investment Management Company, L.L.C.     
                 
                 
                 
  As of December 31, 2009         
Financial Institution Cash  Money Market Funds  Total  % 
                 
U. S. Bank IT&C (1) $0  $71,977,371  $71,977,371   37.3%
Evergreen Investment Management
   Company, L.L.C.
  0   26,909   26,909   0.0%
SunTrust Bank  1,063,785   0   1,063,785   0.5%
SunTrust Bank Institutional
   Asset Services
  0   102,257,833   102,257,833   53.0%
Wachovia Bank, N.A.  489,051   0   489,051   0.3%
Bank of New York Trust Fund  0   16,515,181   16,515,181   8.6%
All Other Banking Institutions  594,161   0   594,161   0.3%
  $2,146,997  $190,777,294  $192,924,291   100.0%
(1) Funds invested with Evergreen Investment Management Company, L.L.C.
 
The Company'sEffective July 1, 2010, the Company’s investments are classified as available for sale.  Available for saletrading securities. These securities are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reportedincluded in a separate component of stockholders' equity, namely Other Comprehensive Income.earnings.

The following table shows the realized gains and losses for fixed maturities and equity securities, net of OTTI of investments, for the six monthnine-month and three-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010.  There were $9,090,220 and $4,919,795 of realized gains and $3,345,875 and $462,488 of realized losses for the six month and three-month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively.


 
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  For the Six Months Ended  For the Three Months Ended 
  June 30, 2010  June 30, 2010 
  Realized Gains (Losses)  Fair Value at Sale  Realized Gains (Losses)  Fair Value at Sale 
Fixed maturities, available for sale $1,896,101  $91,064,319  $1,835,359  $85,102,515 
Equity securities  7,194,119   69,127,155   3,084,436   32,640,707 
   Total Realized Gains $9,090,220  $160,191,474  $4,919,795  $117,743,222 
                 
Fixed maturities, available for sale $(283,994) $25,173,393  $(84,414) $5,813,149 
Equity securities  (3,009,881)  9,963,804   (378,074)  4,114,560 
Other Investments  (52,000)  -         
   Total Realized Losses $(3,345,875) $35,137,197  $(462,488) $9,927,709 
    
Net realized gains on investments/Total Fair Value at Sale $5,744,345  $195,328,671  $4,457,307  $127,670,931 

  For the Nine Months Ended      For the Three Months Ended   
  September 30, 2010      September 30, 2010   
Fixed maturities $4,498,755      $2,602,654   
Equity securities  11,087,241       3,893,281   
   Total realized gains $15,585,996      $6,495,935   
               
Fixed maturities $(365,171)     $(81,269)  
Equity securities  (3,177,480)      (167,665)  
Other Investments  (150,025)      (98,025)  
   Total realized losses $(3,692,676)     $(346,959)  
               
Net realized gains on investments $11,893,320      $6,148,976   
The Company’s investment portfolio as of September 30, 2010 consisted of trading securities carried at fair value.  A summary of the available-for-sale amortized cost (fixed maturities), cost (equity securities), estimated fair value, gross unrealized gains, and gross unrealized losses of fixed maturities and equity securities at JuneDecember 31, 2009 follows.
  December 31, 2009       
  Amortized Cost / Cost  Gross Unrealized Gains  Gross Unrealized Losses  Estimated Fair Value 
Fixed maturities:            
     US government and agency obligations $42,296,727  $37,623  $(945,342) $41,389,008 
Total fixed maturities $42,296,727  $37,623  $(945,342) $41,389,008 
                 
Equity securities:                
     Commodities $53,098,484  $4,079,387  $(216,691) $56,961,180 
     Common stock  18,437,549   199,045   (2,189,772)  16,446,822 
Total equity securities $71,536,033  $4,278,432  $(2,406,463) $73,408,002 
The following tables summarize, by type, the Company’s investments as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 follows. The company’s foreign obligations consist of government bonds of Norway and Switzerland.2009:
  September 30, 2010     December 31, 2009    
  Carrying  Percent  Carrying  Percent 
  Amount  of Total  Amount  of Total 
Available for sale            
Fixed maturities, at fair value:            
     US government and agency obligations  -   0.0%  41,389,008   36.1%
                 
Equity securities, at fair value:                
     Commodities  -   0.0%  56,961,180   49.6%
     Common stock  -   0.0%  16,446,822   14.3%
                 
Total investments $-   0.00% $114,797,010   100.00%

  June 30, 2010 
  Amortized Cost / Cost  Gross Unrealized Gains  Gross Unrealized Losses  Estimated Fair Value 
Fixed maturities - available for sale:            
     US government and agency obligations $49,536,007  $582,830  $(7,022) $50,111,815 
     Foreign obligations  10,961,595   5,767   (631,467)  10,335,895 
Total fixed maturities - available for sale $60,497,602  $588,597  $(638,489) $60,447,710 
                 
Equity securities:                
Commodities                
     Common Stock $78,066,419  $3,413,169  $(4,002,524) $77,477,064 
Total equity securities $78,066,419  $3,413,169  $(4,002,524) $77,477,064 
                 
  December 31, 2009 
  Amortized Cost / Cost  Gross Unrealized Gains  Gross Unrealized Losses  Estimated Fair Value 
Fixed maturities - available for sale:                
     US government and agency obligations $42,296,727  $37,623  $(945,342) $41,389,008 
Total fixed maturities - available for sale $42,296,727  $37,623  $(945,342) $41,389,008 
                 
Equity securities:                
     Common Stock $71,536,033  $4,278,432  $(2,406,463) $73,408,002 
Total equity securities $71,536,033  $4,278,432  $(2,406,463) $73,408,002 


 
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The table below reflects the Company’s unrealized investment losses by investment class, aged for length of time in an unrealized loss position as of June 30, 2010.

  Unrealized Investment Losses 
  Less than 12 months  12 months or longer 
  Number of issues  Fair value  Unrealized losses  Number of issues  Fair value  Unrealized losses 
Fixed maturities, available for sale:                  
     US government and agency obligations  1  $3,098,658  $7,022   -  $-  $- 
     Foreign obligations  6   5,274,630   631,467   -   -   - 
                         
Total fixed maturities, available for sale  7  $8,373,288  $638,489   -  $-  $- 
                         
Equity securities:                        
     Common stocks  51  $41,092,774  $4,002,524   -  $-  $- 
Total equity securities  53  $41,092,774  $4,002,524   -  $-  $- 
  September 30, 2010     December 31, 2009    
  Carrying  Percent  Carrying  Percent 
  Amount  of Total  Amount  of Total 
Trading            
Fixed maturities, at fair value:            
     US government and agency obligations  $3,465,332   3.4%  $  -   0.0%
     Foreign obligations  6,173,911   6.1%  -   0.0%
                 
Equity securities, at fair value:                
     Commodities  81,972,320   80.4%  -   0.0%
     Common stock  10,328,369   10.1%  -   0.0%
                 
Total investments $101,939,932   100.00% $-   0.00%

Unrealized losses on fixed maturities, available for sale, are principally related to rising interest rates and changes in credit spreads.  Unrealized losses on equity securities are primarily related to equity market fluctuations.

As previously described, the Company recorded an OTTI charge of $2,407,680 and restated its financial statements on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.  A portion of the security for which the OTTI adjustment was recorded at March 31, 2010 was sold during the quarter ended June 30, 2010 at a realized loss.  The estimated fair value of the portion of this security that remained in the Company’s investment portfolio as of June 30, 2010 increased from its cost, adjusted for OTTI. The increase in fair value in excess of cost, adjusted for OTTI, was recorded to Other Comprehensive Income during the second quarter.

The Company performed an evaluation of its investment portfolio at June 30, 2010 and concluded that it held no securities for which an OTTI adjustment was warranted.

Below is a summary of fixed maturities at JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 by contractual or expected periods.
Available for Sale September 30, 2010  December 31, 2009 
 
Contractual or Expected Period:
 Amortized Cost  
Estimated Fair
Value
  Amortized Cost  Estimated Fair Value 
Due in one year or less $-  $-  $-  $- 
Due after one year through five years  -   -   176,350   180,901 
Due after five years through ten years  -   -   2,909,446   2,942,497 
Due after ten years  -   -   39,210,931   38,265,610 
                 
     Total $-  $-  $42,296,727  $41,389,008 

Available-for-Sale June 30, 2010  December 31, 2009 
Contractual or Expected Period: Amortized Cost  Estimated Fair Value  Amortized Cost  Estimated Fair Value 
Due in one year or less $4,190,254  $3,886,762  $-  $- 
Due after one year through five years  16,140,691   15,883,442   176,350   180,901 
Due after five years through ten years  37,060,977   37,578,848   2,909,446   2,942,497 
Due after ten years  3,105,680   3,098,658   39,210,931   38,265,610 
                 
     Total $60,497,602  $60,447,710  $42,296,727  $41,389,008 

Trading September 30, 2010  December 31, 2009 
Contractual or Expected Period: Amortized Cost   Estimated Fair Value  Amortized Cost  Estimated Fair Value 
Due in one year or less $3,356,843  $3,393,067  $-  $- 
Due after one year through five years  2,889,897   2,961,866   -   - 
Due after five years through ten years  3,019,144   3,284,310   -   - 
Due after ten years  -   -   -   - 
                 
     Total $9,265,884  $9,639,243  $-  $- 
The Company has made an assessment of its invested assets for fair value measurement as further described in Note 16 – Fair Value Disclosure.

6.           Loans Payable and Long-Term Debt

Surplus Note


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In 2006, UPCIC entered into a $25.0 million surplus note with the SBA under the ICBUI Program which was implemented by the Florida legislature to encourage insurance companies to write additional

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residential insurance coverage in Florida.  The SBA matched UPCIC’s funds of $25.0 million that were earmarked for participation in the program. The $25.0 million is invested in a U.S. treasury money market account.

The surplus note has a twenty-year term and accrues interest at a rate equivalent to the 10-year U.S. Treasury Bond rate, adjusted quarterly based on the 10-year Constant Maturity Treasury rate.  For the first three years of the term of the surplus note, UPCIC iswas required to pay interest only, although principalonly. All payments can be made during this period.  Any payment of principal or interest by UPCIC on the surplus note must be approved by the Commissioner of the OIR.  Principal repayments are due in equalEqual quarterly installmentsprincipal installment payments of $367,647.$367,647 commenced on January 1, 2010.

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the balances due under the surplus note are shown in the Company’s condensed consolidated Balance Sheets as Long-Term Debt with carrying values of $23,897,059$23,529,412 and $24,632,353, respectively.

RepaymentsFuture repayments of principal are estimated to bedue as follows as of June 30, 2010:follows:
2010  - 
2011 $1,470,588 
2012  1,470,588 
2013  1,470,588 
2014  1,470,588 
Thereafter  17,647,060 
Total $23,529,412 

2010  367,647 
2011  1,470,588 
2012  1,470,588 
2013  1,470,588 
2014  1,470,588 
Thereafter  17,647,060 
Total $23,897,059 


In May 2008, the Florida Legislature passed a law providing participants in the Program an opportunity to amend the terms of their surplus notes based on law changes. The new law contains methods for calculating compliance with the writing ratio requirements that are more favorable to UPCIC than prior law and the prior terms of the existing surplus note. On November 6, 2008, UPCIC and the SBA executed an addendum to the surplus note (“the addendum”) that reflectsreflected these law changes.  The terms of the addendum were effective July 1, 2008.  In addition to other less significant changes, the addendum modifiesmodified the definitions of Minimum Required Surplus, Minimum Writing Ratio, Surplus, and Gross Written Premium, respectively, as defined in the original surplus note.

Prior to the effective date of the addendum, UPCIC was in compliance with each of the loan’s covenants as implemented by rules promulgated by the SBA.  UPCIC currently remains in compliance with each of the loan’s covenants as implemented by rules promulgated by the SBA.  An event of default will occur under the surplus note, as amended, if UPCIC: (i) defaults in the payment of the surplus note; (ii) drops below a net written premium to surplus of 1:1 for three consecutive quarters beginning January 1, 2010 and drops below a gross written premium to surplus ratio of 3:1 for three consecutive quarters beginning January 1, 2010; (iii) fails to submit quarterly filings to the OIR; (iv) fails to maintain at least $50 million of surplus during the term of the surplus note, except for certai ncertain situations; (v) misuses proceeds of the surplus note; (vi) makes any misrepresentations in the application for the program; (vii) pays any dividend when principal or interest payments are past due under the surplus note; or (viii) fails to maintain a level of surplus and reinsurance sufficient to cover in excess of UPCIC’s 1-in-100 year probable maximum loss as determined by a hurricane loss model accepted by the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology as certified by the OIR annually.


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The original surplus note provided for increases in interest rates for failure to meet the Minimum Writing Ratio.  Under the terms of the surplus note, as amended, the net written premium to surplus requirement
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and gross written premium to surplus requirement have been modified.  As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010, UPCIC’s net written premium to surplus ratio and gross written premium to surplus ratio were in excess of the required minimums and, therefore, UPCIC was not subject to increases in interest rates.

Finance Facility

In November 2007, the Company commenced offering premium finance services through Atlas Premium Finance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary. To fund its operations, Atlas agreed to a Sale and Assignment Agreement with Flatiron Capital Corp., (“Flatiron”) a premier funding partner to the commercial property and casualty insurance industry owned by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.  The agreement provides for Atlas' sale of eligible premium finance receivables to Flatiron.

In September 2009, Atlas received notification that, effective September 27, 2010, Flatiron will not be renewing the funding and servicing agreement with Atlas. Flatiron stated in the notice to Atlas that its business environment and goals had changed and it had made a strategic decision to exit this particular business activity.  Accordingly, on September 17, 2010, Atlas paid off its loan with Flatiron in full and the parties terminated the Sale and Assignment Agreement and other related agreements. The Company is currently evaluating other types of finance services availablerecorded a corresponding loan to Atlas and does not believe this will have any material impact on the Company’s operationswhich was eliminated in 2010.consolidation.

Interest Expense

Interest expense, comprised primarily of interest on the surplus note, was $503,749$710,517 and $337,537,$573,323, respectively, for the sixnine month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009 and $256,274$206,768 and $197,759$235,786 respectively,  for the three-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009.

7.      Regulatory Requirements and Restrictions

UPCIC is subject to comprehensive regulation by the OIR. The Florida Insurance Code (the “Code”) requires that UPCIC to maintain minimum statutory surplus of the greater of 10% of its total liabilities or $4,000,000.  UPCIC is also required to adhere to prescribed premium-to-surplus ratios underrequired by the Code and to maintain approved securities on deposit with the state of Florida.  UPCIC’s statutory surplus as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 is $106,714,632,$106,000,341, which satisfies the minimum statutory surplus required underby the Code.

The maximum amount of dividends which can be paid by Florida insurance companies without prior approval of the Florida Commissioner is subject to restrictions relating tocertain statutory surplus.restrictions. The maximum dividend that may be paid by UPCIC to the Company without prior approval is limited to the lesser of statutory net income from operations of the preceding calendar year or 10.0% of statutory unassigned capital surplus as of the preceding year end. During the six-monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009, UPCIC did not pay dividends to the Company.

UPCIC is required annually to comply with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Risk-Based Capital (“RBC”) requirements. RBC requirements prescribe a method of measuring the amount of capital appropriate for an insurance company to support its overall business operations in light ofrelation to its size and risk profile. NAIC’s RBC requirements are used by regulators to determine appropriate regulatory actions relating to insurers whothat show signs of a weak or deteriorating condition. As of December 31, 2009, based on the calculations using the appropriate NAIC RBC formula, UPCIC’s reported total adjusted capital was in excess of the requirements.

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8.           Related Party Transactions
Downes and Associates, a multi-line insurance adjustment corporation based in Deerfield Beach, Florida performs certain claims adjusting work for UPCIC. Downes and Associates is owned by Dennis Downes, who is the father of Sean P. Downes, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of UPCIC. During the six-monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company expensed claims adjusting fees of $240,000$360,000 and $200,000,$345,000, respectively, to Downes and Associates.

During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company overpaid non-equity incentive plan compensation to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer in the amounts of $217,169 and $162,876, respectively. These amounts were repaid to the Company during February 2010.

9.Income Tax Provision

Deferred income taxes as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 represent the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities.  The tax effects of temporary differences are as follows:

  As of June 30,  As of December 31, 
  2010  2009 
Deferred income tax assets:      
Unearned premiums $9,462,377  $6,023,587 
Advanced premiums  1,155,654   1,266,152 
Unpaid losses  1,869,068   1,836,061 
Regulatory assessments  910,001   1,605,884 
Executive compensation  -   181,992 
Shareholder compensation  427,892   327,553 
Stock option expense  3,214,001   3,037,961 
Accrued wages  302,372   423,190 
Allowance for uncollectible receivables  336,276   1,042,228 
Additional tax basis of securities  153,220   140,878 
Restricted stock grant  185,824   9,882 
Net unrealized losses on investments  253,240   - 
Other  -   3,876 
         
Total deferred income tax assets  18,269,925   15,899,244 
         
Deferred income tax liabilities:        
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net  (5,416,659)  (3,650,979)
Net unrealized gains on investments  -   (353,976)
         
Total deferred income tax liabilities  (5,416,659)  (4,004,955)
         
Net deferred income tax asset $12,853,266  $11,894,289 
  As of As of
  September 30, 2010 December 31, 2009
Deferred income tax assets:      
Unearned premiums$9,099,152 $6,023,587 
Advanced premiums               1,557,207  1,266,152 
Unpaid losses                1,987,558  1,836,061 
Regulatory assessments                  535,240  1,605,884 
Executive compensation                              -  181,992 
Shareholder compensation                  446,550  327,553 
Stock option expense               3,334,872  3,037,961 
Accrued wages                   338,543  423,190 
Allowance for uncollectible receivables                 644,143  1,042,228 
Additional tax basis of securities                 180,184  140,878 
Restricted stock grant                  276,193  9,882 
Recognition of OTTI                  306,897  - 
Other                               -  3,876 
        
Total deferred income tax assets              18,706,539  15,899,244 
        
Deferred income tax liabilities:       
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net               (4,957,986) (3,650,979)
Net unrealized gains on investments                      (3,414  (353,976)
Market value gains on trading securities               (2,385,156) - 
Total deferred income tax liabilities               (7,346,556)  (4,004,955)
        
Net deferred income tax asset$11,359,983 $ 11,894,289 




A valuation allowance iswas deemed unnecessary as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, becauseas management believes it is probable that the Company will generate substantial taxable income sufficient to realize the tax benefits associated with the net deferred income tax asset shown above in the near future.


 
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Included in income tax is
The State of Florida income tax is included in the Company’s income taxes at a statutory tax rate of 5.5%.

The 2006 consolidated federal income tax return for Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc & Subsidiaries was examined by the Internal Revenue Service in 2009. The audit was completed and settled in October 2009 with no major issues. The combination of positive and negative adjustments resulted in an agreed upon assessment of $3,144, which was paid by the Company in January 2010.


The Company’s earliest open tax year for purposes of examination of its income tax liability due to taxing authorities is the year ended December 31, 2007.

10.           Stockholders’ Equity

Cumulative Preferred Stock

During the sixnine month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010, preferred stockholders converted 950 shares of Series M Preferred Stock into 1,187 shares of Common Stock. During the sixnine month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009, preferred stockholders converted 30,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 75,000 shares of Common Stock. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 the Company had 19,950 and 87,740 shares of issued and outstanding Series A and Series M Preferred Stock, respectively.

Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible by the Company into 2.5 shares of Common Stock, into an aggregate of 49,875 common shares.  Each share of Series M Preferred Stock is convertible by the Company into 1.25 shares of Common Stock, into an aggregate of 110,863 common shares.  The Series A Preferred Stock pays a cumulative dividend of $.25 per share per quarter.

Equity Compensation Plan


On October 13, 2009, the Company's Board of Directors approved, and recommended that the Company’s stockholders approve, the 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“Incentive Plan”). On November 16, 2009, the Company’s stockholders approved the Incentive Plan by written consent.


An aggregate of 1,800,000 shares of the common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”) is reserved for issuance and available for awards under the Incentive Plan. Awards under the Incentive Plan may include incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares of Common Stock, restricted stock units, performance share or unit awards, other stock-based awards and cash-based incentive awards. Awards under the Incentive Plan may be granted to employees, directors, consultants or other persons providing services to the Company or its affiliates. The Incentive Plan also provides for awards that are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” in order to preserve the deductibility of such compensation by the Company under Section 162( m)162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Incentive Plan shall have a term of ten years expiring on November 16, 2019.



 
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Stock Options

Summaries of the option activity for the six monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009 are presented below:

              Aggregate 
     Option Price per Share  Intrinsic 
                
   Number of Shares   Low   High   Weighted Avg.   Value 
                     
Outstanding January 1, 2010  6,345,000  $0.50  $6.50  $3.21  $17,888,900 
  Granted  1,620,000  $4.87  $5.84  $5.08     
  Exercised  (2,230,000) $0.70  $3.90  $1.49  $10,423,300 
  Expired  -  $-  $-  $-     
Outstanding June 30, 2010  5,735,000  $0.50  $6.50  $4.40  $3,825,700 
                     
Outstanding January 1, 2009  6,650,000  $0.50  $6.50  $3.15  $3,795,250 
  Granted  -  $-  $-  $-     
  Exercised  -  $-  $-  $-     
  Expired  -  $-  $-  $-     
Outstanding June 30, 2009  6,650,000  $0.50  $6.50  $3.15  $14,766,500 

              Aggregate 
  Number  Option Price per Share     Intrinsic 
  of Shares  Low  High  Weighted Avg.  Value 
                
Outstanding January 1, 2010  6,345,000  $0.50  $6.50  $3.21  $17,888,900 
  Granted  1,665,000  $4.87  $5.84  $5.07     
  Exercised  (2,230,000) $0.70  $3.90  $1.49     
  Expired  -                 
Outstanding September 30, 2010  5,780,000  $0.50  $6.50  $4.41  $4,613,100 
                     
Outstanding January 1, 2009  6,650,000  $0.50  $6.50  $3.15  $3,795,250 
  Granted  -                 
  Exercised  (65,000) $1.10  $3.90  $3.00     
  Expired  -                 
Outstanding September 30, 2009  6,585,000  $0.50  $6.50  $3.15  $14,685,300 
On February 2, 2010, the Company granted non-qualified stock options for an aggregate 350,000 shares of Common Stock to Sean P. Downes, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President in consideration for services rendered pursuant to terms of an employment agreement and to provide to Mr. Downes with a continued incentive to share in the success of the Company.  The options have an exercise price of $5.84 and expire on February 2, 2015.

On May 19, 2010, the Company granted options to purchase an aggregate of 1,270,0001,315,000 shares of common stock to the Company's directors (180,000(225,000 shares), executive officers (775,000 shares) and management (315,000 shares) of which 50% of the options vested immediately and 50% are expected to vest on May 19, 2011.  The options have an exercise price of $4.87 per share and expire on May 19, 2015. The options granted to Bradley I. Meier, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer and to Sean P. Downes, the Company's Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, are only exercisable on such date or dates as the fair market value, as defined in 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan, of the Company's common stock is and has been at least one-hundred fifty percent (150%) of the exercise price for the previous twenty (20) consecutive trading days.

 
The Company estimated the fair value of all stock options awards as of the grant date by applying the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model.  The use of this valuation model involves assumptions that are judgmental and highly sensitive in the determination of compensation expense and include the expected life of the option, stock price volatility, risk-free interest rate, dividend yield, exercise price, and forfeiture rate.

Of the 2,230,000 aggregate number of options exercised during the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010, options to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock were settled in cash and 2,220,000 were cashless exercises in which the Company retained treasury shares as settlement of the optionees’ cost of exercise and required payroll taxes.

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010, there were 5,735,0005,780,000 options outstanding with an aggregate intrinsic value of $3,825,700$4,613,100 and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 3.062.82 years.  Of the total number of options outstanding, 4,760,0004,782,500 options are fully vested and exercisable.


 
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As of JuneSeptember 30, 2009, there were 6,650,0006,585,000 options outstanding with an aggregate intrinsic value of $14,766,500$14,685,300 and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 2.592.34 years.  Of the total number of options outstanding, 4,330,0004,265,000 options were fully vested and exercisable.

Common Stock

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010, the Company had 40,877,087 shares of issued Common Stock consisting of 1,711,054 treasury shares, and 39,166,033 shares outstanding.

The following table summarizes the activity relating to shares of the Company’s Common Stock during the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010:

 Issued Shares Treasury Shares Shares Held in Trust Outstanding Shares
        
Balance, January 1, 201040,214,883 (1,809,118) (631,000) 37,774,765
Issued Shares2,394 - - 2,394
Options exercised1,599,000 - 631,000 2,230,000
Shares applied to exercise price and payroll taxes:       
Shares held in trust- (1,141,126) - (1,141,126)
Shares cancelled(1,239,190) 1,239,190 - -
Restricted stock grant300,000 - - 300,000
        
Balance, June 30, 201040,877,087 (1,711,054) - 39,166,033

             
  Issued Shares  Treasury Shares  Shares Held in Trust  Outstanding Shares 
             
Balance, January 1, 2010  40,214,884   (1,809,119)  (631,000)  37,774,765 
Issued Shares  2,394   -   -   2,394 
Options exercised  1,599,000   -   631,000   2,230,000 
Shares applied to exercise price and payroll taxes:                
Shares held in trust  -   (1,141,126)  -   (1,141,126)
Shares cancelled  (1,239,190)  1,239,190   -   - 
Restricted stock grant  300,000   -   -   300,000 
                 
Balance, September 30, 2010  40,877,088   (1,711,055)  -   39,166,033 

Restricted Stock Grants

Effective February 2, 2010, the Company issued 300,000 shares of restricted common stock at a price of $5.84 per share to Sean Downes, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director, in consideration for services rendered pursuant to terms of an employment agreement and to provide to Mr. Downes with a continued incentive to share in the success of the Company.  The stock vests over a three-year period as follows: 100,000 shares each on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date.  The Company recorded deferred compensation of $1,752,000 at the time the stock was issued and is amortizing that amount ratably over the vesting period.

The Company did not grant any shares of restricted stock during the three-month period ended June 30, 2010.

Unless otherwise specified, such as in the case of the exercise of stock options or warrants, the per share prices were determined using the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock as quoted on the NYSE Amex Equities, and the shares were issued in private transactions pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


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Income Tax Benefit

The Company realized actual income tax benefits from the tax deductible expense relating to the exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock totaling $4,020,789, and $0$49,549 during the six-monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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Dividends Declared

During the six-monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company declared dividends on its outstanding shares of Common Stock to its shareholders of record as follows:

  For the six-month period ended  For the six-month period ended 
  June 30, 2010  June 30, 2009 
  Per Share  Aggregate  Per Share  Aggregate 
  Amount  Amount  Amount  Amount 
First Quarter $0.12  $4,699,926  $0.22  $8,268,278 
Second Quarter $0.10  $3,916,724  $0.12  $4,516,461 

  For the nine-month period ended  For the nine-month period ended 
  September 30, 2010  September 30, 2009 
  Per Share  Aggregate  Per Share  Aggregate 
  Amount  Amount  Amount  Amount 
First Quarter $0.12  $4,699,926  $0.22  $8,268,278 
Second Quarter $0.10  $3,916,724  $0.12  $4,516,461 
Third Quarter  -   -   -   - 
Stock Grantor Trust

On April 3, 2000, the Company established the Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. Stock Grantor Trust (“SGT”) to fund its obligations arising from its various stock option agreements.  The Company funded the SGT with 2,900,000 shares of Common Stock.  In exchange, the SGT delivered $29,000 and a promissory note to the Company for approximately $2,320,000 which together represented the purchase price of the shares.  Amounts owed by the SGT to the Company are repaid by cash received by the SGT, which results in the SGT releasing shares to satisfy Company obligations for stock options. The assets of the SGT are subject to the claims of the Company’s general creditors under federal and state law.   The  Company’s consolidated financial statemen tsstatements include the accounts of the SGT. Dividends paid by the Company and received by the SGT on shares of Common Stock held in trust are eliminated in consolidation and shown net in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The agreement governing the operation of the SGT provides that the SGT shall terminate upon the upon the later of the date that (i) all shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the SGT have been distributed or (ii) the promissory note is paid in full.  The promissory note was paid in full on March 15, 2010, and promptly thereafter all shares of Common Stock remaining in the SGT were distributed to holders of Company options in satisfaction of the Company’s obligations under certain of its stock option agreements.  The SGT was terminated upon this final distribution of shares of Common Stock from the SGT, and as of March 31, 2010, the SGT did not hold any shares of Common Stock.

Stock Issuances - other than compensatory

On March 29, 2010, preferred stockholders converted 950 shares of Series M Preferred Stock into 1,187 shares of Common Stock.Stock

On March 9, 2009, preferred stockholders converted 30,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 75,000 shares of Common Stock.


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11.   Commitments and Contingencies

Employment Agreements and Potential Payments Upon Termination Of Employment
Employment Agreements and Potential Payments Upon Termination Of Employment

The Company has employment agreements with its three executive officers that provide for certain payments to the executives upon termination of employment or a change in control. The Company reported the terms of these provisions in its proxy statement.

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Operating Leases

The Company has leases for certain computer equipment, software and office space. The Company reported in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 a schedule of future minimum rental payments required under the non-cancelable operating leases.

12.   Litigation

Certain lawsuits have been filed against the Company. In the opinion of management, none of these lawsuits is material and they are all adequately reserved for or covered by insurance or, if not so covered, are without merit or involve such amounts that if disposed of unfavorably would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

13.           Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period, excluding any dilutive common share equivalents. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities to issue common stock were exercised.

The following table reconciles the numerator (i.e., income) and denominator (i.e., shares) of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations for net income for the six-monthnine-month and three-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009.

  Six Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  June 30, 2010  June 30, 2009 
  Income Available to Common Stockholders  Shares  Per-Share Amount  Income Available to Common Stockholders  Shares  Per-Share Amount 
                   
Net income $17,710,978        $20,076,388       
 Less: preferred stocks dividends  (9,975)        (17,475)      
Income available to common stockholders $17,701,003   39,028,976  $0.45  $20,058,913   37,589,412  $0.53 
                         
Effect of dilutive securities:                        
                         
  Stock options and warrants  -   1,251,676   (0.01)  -   2,447,903   (0.03)
  Preferred stock  9,975   160,121   0.00   17,475   188,500   0.00 
Income available to common stockholders and assumed conversion $17,710,978   40,440,773  $0.44  $20,076,388   40,225,815  $0.50 

  Nine Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30, 2010  September 30, 2009 
  
Income Available to Common Stockholders
  Shares  
Per-Share Amount
  
Income Available to Common Stockholders
  Shares  
Per-Share Amount
 
                   
Net income $30,788,187        $31,590,908       
 Less: preferred stocks dividends  (14,963)        (22,463)      
Income available to common stockholders $30,773,224   39,075,571  $0.78  $31,568,445   37,601,409  $0.84 
                         
Effect of dilutive securities:                        
                         
  Stock options and warrants  -   1,150,946   (0.02)  -   2,593,855   (0.05)
  Preferred stock  14,963   159,928   -   22,463   179,145   (0.01)
Income available to common stockholders and assumed conversion $30,788,187   40,386,445   0.76  $31,590,908   40,374,409  $0.78 
                         


 
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 Three Months Ended  Three Months Ended  Three Months Ended  Three Months Ended 
 June 30, 2010  June 30, 2009  September 30, 2010  September 30, 2009 
 Income Available to Common Stockholders  Shares  Per-Share Amount  Income Available to Common Stockholders  Shares  Per-Share Amount  
Income Available to Common Stockholders
  Shares  
Per-Share Amount
  
Income Available to Common Stockholders
  Shares  
Per-Share Amount
 
                                    
Net income $10,766,730        $7,638,558        $13,077,210        $11,514,520       
Less: preferred stocks dividends  (4,988)        (6,821)        (4,988)        (4,988)      
Income available to common stockholders $10,761,742   39,167,241  $0.27  $7,631,737   37,617,174  $0.20  $13,072,222   39,167,241  $0.33  $11,509,532   37,625,013  $0.31 
                                                
Effect of dilutive securities:                                                
                        
Stock options and warrants  0   1,119,184   -   -   2,751,790   (0.01)  -   949,485   (0.01)  -   2,885,758   (0.03)
Preferred stock  4,988   159,550   -   6,821   160,738   -   4,988   159,550   -   4,988   160,738   0.00 
Income available to common stockholders and assumed conversion $10,766,730   40,445,975  $0.27  $7,638,558   40,529,702  $0.19  $13,077,210   40,276,276  $0.32  $11,514,520   40,671,509  $0.28 

14.           Other Comprehensive Income

The components of other comprehensive income on a pre-tax and after-tax basis for the six-monthnine-month and three-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:

  For the Six Months  For the Six Months 
  Ended June 30, 2010  Ended June 30, 2009 
  Pretax    Tax    After-tax  Pretax  Tax  After-tax 
                       
Unrealized (losses) gains, on investments,                      
   net, arising during the periods $4,979,278    $(1,920,756)   $3,058,522  $14,975,697  $(5,810,036) $9,165,661 
Less: reclassification adjustments of                         ��  
   realized gains on investments  8,152,024     (3,144,643)    5,007,381   1,452,609   (560,344)  892,265 
Plus: Other-than-temporary impairment                            
   of investments  (2,407,680)    928,763     (1,478,917)  -   -   - 
Less: reclassification adjustments of                            
   foreign currency gains on investments  809,050     (312,091)    496,959   72,316   (27,896)  44,420 
                             
Change in net unrealized gains                            
on investments  (1,574,116)    607,215     (966,901)  13,450,772   (5,221,796)  8,228,976 
                             
Other comprehensive (loss) income $(1,574,116)   $607,215    $(966,901) $13,450,772  $(5,221,796) $8,228,976 
                             

                   
  For the Nine Months  For the Nine Months 
  Ended September 30, 2010  Ended September 30, 2009 
  Pretax  Tax  After-tax  Pretax  Tax  After-tax 
                   
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale investments arising during the periods   
 $4,979,278  $(1,920,757) $3,058,521  $27,219,627  $(10,499,972) $16,719,655 
                         
Less:  realized gains on investments  5,744,344   (2,215,881)  3,528,463   13,588,681   (5,241,834)  8,346,847 
                         
Less:  reclassification of unrealized losses relating to the reclassification of investment portfolio to trading from available-for-sale    
  (656,307)  253,170   (403,137)  -   -   - 
                         
Less:  realized foreign currency gains on investments   
  809,050   (312,091)  496,959   6,156,945   (2,375,042)  3,781,903 
                         
Less:  other  (9,031)  3,484   (5,547)  -   -   - 
                         
Change in net unrealized gains
on available-for-sale investments
  (908,778)  350,561   (558,217)  7,474,001   (2,883,096)  4,590,905 
                         
Other comprehensive (loss) income $(908,778) $350,561  $(558,217) $7,474,001  $(2,883,096) $4,590,905 


 
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  For the Three Months  For the Three Months 
  Ended June 30, 2010  Ended June 30, 2009 
  Pretax  Tax  After-tax  Pretax  Tax  After-tax 
                   
Unrealized (losses) gains, on investments,                  
   net, arising during the periods $5,869,330  $(2,264,094) $3,605,236  $9,740,470  $(3,806,142) $5,934,328 
Less: reclassification adjustments of                        
   realized gains on investments  4,457,307   (1,719,406)  2,737,901   341,276   (131,647)  209,629 
Less: reclassification adjustments of                        
   foreign currency gains on investments  124,803   (48,143)  76,660   84,435   (32,571)  51,864 
                         
Change in net unrealized gains                        
on investments  1,287,220   (496,545)  790,675   9,314,759   (3,641,924)  5,672,835 
                         
Other comprehensive (loss) income $1,287,220  $(496,545) $790,675  $9,314,759  $(3,641,924) $5,672,835 
                         
  For the Three Months  For the Three Months 
  Ended September 30, 2010  Ended September 30, 2009 
  Pretax  Tax  After-tax  Pretax  Tax  After-tax 
                   
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale investments arising during the periods
 $-  $-  $-  $12,243,930  $(4,689,936) $7,553,994 
                         
Less:  realized gains on investments  -   -   -   12,136,072   (4,681,490)  7,454,582 
                            
Less:  reclassification of unrealized losses relating to the reclassification of investment portfolio to trading from available-for-sale     
  (656,307)  253,170   (403,137)  -   -   - 
                         
Less:  realized foreign currency gains
   on investments
      -   -   6,084,629   (2,347,146)  3,737,483 
                         
Less:  other  (9,031)  3,484   (5,547)  -   -   - 
                         
Change in net unrealized gains
on available-for-sale investments
  665,338   (256,654)  408,684   (5,976,771)  2,338,700   (3,638,071)
                         
Other comprehensive income (loss) $665,338  $(256,654) $408,684  $(5,976,771) $2,338,700  $(3,638,071)

15.           Subsequent Events

The Company performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued and determined there were no recognized or unrecognized subsequent events that would require an adjustment or additional disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010.2010 except for the following.

Subsequent to filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on November 9, 2010, for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, the Company determined that a third-party clerical error in the coding of a single investment security resulted in an overstatement of unrealized gains on investments of $2,316,041 and realized gains on investments of $100,039 included in earnings for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010.  Through its internal review, management discovered that its external provider of investment accounting services incorrectly coded a series of purchases of a commodity security held by the Company.  As a result, the provider reported to the Company that the security had gained value during the quarter ended September 30, 2010, when in fact it had lost value.  The amount of actual unrealized loss on that single investment was $62,510.   In addition to correcting the overstatement of gains, the calculations for certain incentive bonus compensation payments, which are based on the performance of the Company and have not yet been paid, have been reduced by $189,828. The Company is restating its financial statements to correct this error.
On October 6, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.10 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on November 5, 2010 to stockholders of record as of October 22, 2010 in the aggregate amount of $3,916,724.
On October 18, 2010, the Company announced that UPCIC received approval from the Massachusetts Division of Insurance to write property and casualty insurance in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and withdrew its application to provide property and casualty insurance in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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16.           Fair Value Disclosure

Financial assets and financial liabilities recorded on the condensed consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 are categorized in the fair value hierarchy based on the observability of inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:

Level 1: Financial assets and financial liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the Company can access.
 
Level 2:
 
Financial assets and financial liabilities whose values are based on inputs that utilize other than quoted prices included in Level I that are observable for similar assets, or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
 
Level 3:
 
Financial assets and financial liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect the Company's estimates of the assumptions that market participants would use in valuing the financial assets and financial liabilities.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy.  In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.  The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset.

The following table presents information about the Company’s invested assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value.

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 Fair Value Measurements  Fair Value Measurements 
 Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
                        
 As of June 30, 2010  As of September 30, 2010 
US government obligations and agencies $50,111,815  $-  $-  $50,111,815  $3,465,332  $-  $-  $3,465,332 
Foreign obligations  10,335,895   -   -   10,335,895   6,173,911   -   -   6,173,911 
Equity securities  77,477,064   -   -   77,477,064   92,300,689   -   -   92,300,689 
                                
Total invested assets $137,924,774  $-  $-  $137,924,774  $101,939,932  $-  $-  $101,939,932 
                                
                                
 As of December 31, 2009  As of December 31, 2009 
US government obligations and agencies $41,389,008  $-  $-  $41,389,008  $41,389,008  $-  $-  $41,389,008 
Equity securities  73,408,002   -   -   73,408,002   73,408,002   -   -   73,408,002 
                                
Total invested assets $114,797,010  $-  $-  $114,797,010  $114,797,010  $-  $-  $114,797,010 
                

The fair value of the securities determined to be Level I inputs are derived from readily available market prices.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

As discussed in the “Explanatory Note” to this Amended Report and in Notes 1 and 15 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company is restating its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010. The Company is issuing this restatement to correct a third-party clerical error in the coding of a single investment security that resulted in an overstatement of unrealized gains on investments of $2,316,041 and realized gains on investments of $100,039 included in earnings for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010.  Through its internal review, management discovered that its external provider of investment accounting services incorrectly coded a series of purchases of a commodity security held by the Company.  As a result, the provider reported to the Company that the security had gained value during the quarter ended September 30, 2010, when in fact it had lost value.  The amount of actual unrealized loss on that single investment was $62,510.   In addition, as a result of the overstatement, certain accruals for unpaid incentive bonus compensation payments have been reduced by $189,828.
The net effect resulting from this clerical error on income before income taxes, net income and diluted earnings per share for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010, and on stockholders’ equity at September 30, 2010, is as follows:
Income before income taxes decreased by $2,226,252
Net income decreased by $1,367,475
Diluted earnings per share decreased by $0.04
Stockholders’ equity decreased by $1,367,475
The following discussion and analysis by management of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made by the Company’s management may be considered to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Reform Litigation Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on various factors and assumptions that include known and unknown risks and uncertainties. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” and “project,” and similar expressions, identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. Such statements may include, but not be limited to, projections of revenues, income or loss, expenses, plans, as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Future results could differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements as a result of the risks set forth in the following discussion and in the section below entitled “Factors Affecting Operation Results and Market Price of Stock,” among others.

Restatement of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – March 31, 2010

Subsequent to filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on May 10, 2010, for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, the Company determined that its investment in common stock of Direxion Daily Large Cap Bear 3X Shares (ticker symbol “BGZ”) that was in an unrealized loss position at the end of the Company’s first quarter should have been recorded as an OTTI as a result of a subsequent sale of a portion of the investment, resulting in a loss. Therefore, the Company recorded an OTTI charge of $2,407,680 and restated its financial statements on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.


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The Company’s results for the second quarter reported herein are inclusive of the Company’s restatement of its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, as filed in the Company’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

Overview

The Company was originally organized as Universal Heights, Inc. in 1990.  The Company changed its name to Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. on January 12, 2001.  In April 1997, the Company organized its subsidiary UPCIC as part of its strategy to take advantage of what management believed to be

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profitable business and growth opportunities in the marketplace. UPCIC was formed to participate in the transfer of homeowners’ insurance policies from the JUA.Florida Residential Property and Casualty Joint Underwriting Association (“JUA”). UPCIC’s application to become a Florida licensed property and casualty insurance company was filed with the OIR on May 14, 1997 and approved on October 29, 1997.  UPCIC’s proposal to begin operations through the acquisition of homeowners’ insurance policies issued by the JUA was approved by the JUA on May 21, 1997, subject to certain minimum capitalization and other requirements.

The Company has since evolved into a vertically integrated insurance holding company, which through its various subsidiaries, covers substantially all aspects of insurance underwriting, distribution and claims processing.  The Company’s primary product is homeowners’ insurance.  The Company’s criteria for selecting insurance policies includes, but is not limited to, the use of specific policy forms, coverage amounts on buildings and contents and required compliance with local building codes.  Also, to improve underwriting and manage risk, the Company utilizes standard industry modeling techniques for hurricane and windstorm exposure.  UPCIC’s portfolio as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 includes approximately 566,000565,000 policies with coverage for wind risks and 10,000 pol icies11,000 policies without wind risks.  The average premium for a policy with wind coverage is approximately $1130$1,142 and the average premium for a policy without wind coverage is approximately $510.$502.  UPCIC had in-force premiums of approximately $633.8$651.2 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010.

The OIRCode requires applicants to have a minimum capitalization of $5.0 million to be eligible to operatebecome licensed as an insurance company in the State of Florida.  Upon being issued an insurance license, companies must maintain capitalization of the greater of ten percent of the insurer’s total liabilities or $4.0 million.  If an insurance company’s capitalization falls below the minimum requirements, then the company will be deemed out of compliance with OIR requirements,the Code, which could result in revocation of the participant’s license to operate as an insurance company in the State of Florida.  UPCIC’s statutory capital and surplus was $106,714,632$106,000,341 at JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and exceeded the minimum capital and surplus requirements.  UPCIC is also required to adhere to prescr ibedprescribed premium-to-capital surplus ratios.

The Company has continued to implement its plan to become a financial services company and, through its wholly-owned insurance subsidiaries, has sought to position itself to take advantage of what management believes to be profitable business and growth opportunities in the marketplace.

In an effort to further grow its insurance operations, in 1998 the Company began to solicit business actively in the open market.  Through renewal of JUA business combined with business solicited in the market through independent agents, UPCIC was servicing approximately 566,000 homeowners’ and dwelling fire insurance policies as of June 30, 2010. To improve underwriting and manage risk, the Company utilizes standard industry modeling techniques for hurricane and windstorm exposure.  To diversify UPCIC’s product lines, UPCIC underwrites inland marine policies.  In February 2008, UPCIC filed a request with the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) to become authorized to write and service flood insurance policies under the WYO Program. The Company did not immediately purs uepursue opportunities to transact flood insurance as the NFIP considered changes to its policy administration and reporting systems.  However, the Company recently has resumed its evaluation of these requirements.

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Management may consider underwriting other types of policies in the future.  Any such program will require OIR approval.  See Item 2 below, Competition under “Factors Affecting Operating Results and Market Price of Stock” for a discussion of the material conditions and uncertainties that may affect UPCIC’s ability to obtain additional policies.

UPCIC applied for expansion to write homeowners’ insurance policies in four additional states. Those states are Hawaii, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. On July 16, 2008, August 18, 2008, September 30, 2008, and January 29, 2009, UPCIC was licensed to transact insurance business within the States of South Carolina, Hawaii, North Carolina, and Georgia, respectively.  The State of North Carolina Department of Insurance has restricted UPCIC to writing no more than $12.0 million of direct premiums in each of the first two full calendar years after which such restriction may be lifted.  UPCIC  commenced writing homeowners policies in South Carolina in 2008 and North Carolina and Hawaii in 2009. During the three-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and

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2009, direct written premiu mspremiums in these states aggregated approximately $3.5$4.4 million and $1.4$2.5 million, respectively.

On March 5, 2010, the Company's Board of Directors approved the Company's plans for UPCIC to apply for expansion in five additional states including Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia. On October 18, 2010, the Company announced that UPCIC received approval from the Massachusetts Division of Insurance to write property and casualty insurance in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and withdrew its application to provide property and casualty insurance in the Commonwealth of Virginia.  There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining these licenses in the remaining states and no prediction of when, if licensed, the Company will commence operations in any of these states.

The Company expects that premiums from policy renewals and new business in the remaining states will be sufficient to meet the Company’s working capital requirements beyond the next twelve months.

On October 19, 2009, UPCIC received approval for a premium rate increase for its homeowner’s program within the State of Florida.  The premium rate increase averaged approximately 14.6 percent statewide.  The effective dates for the premium rate increase were October 22, 2009 for new business and December 11, 2009 for renewal business.  UPCIC expects the approved premium rate increases to have a favorable effect on premiums written and earned in future months as new and renewal policies are written at the higher rates.
On November 3, 2009, UPCIC received approval for a premium rate increase for its dwelling fire program within the State of Florida.  The premium rate increase averaged approximately 14.8 percent statewide.  The effective dates for the premium rate increase were November 5, 2009 for new business and December 29, 2009 for renewal business.  UPCIC expects the approved premium rate increases to have a favorable effect on premiums written and earned in future months as new and renewal policies are written at the higher rates.
In December 2008, the Company obtained regulatory approval for another Florida-domiciled property and casualty insurance company, American Platinum Property & Casualty Insurance Company (“APPCIC”). APPCIC currently does not have any active insurance business. Management continues to evaluate business opportunities for APPCIC.
The Company joined the Russell 3000® Index on June 26, 2009.  According to publicly available information provided on Russell’s Web site, annual reconstitution of Russell’s U.S. indices captures the 3,000 largest U.S. stocks as of the end of May, ranking them by total market capitalization.  Membership in the Russell 3000, which remains in place for one year, means automatic inclusion in the large-cap Russell 1000® Index or small-cap Russell 2000® Index as well as the appropriate growth and value style indices.  Russell determines membership for its equity indices primarily by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes.  Russell indices are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchm arksbenchmarks for both passive and active investment strategies.  The Company believes that its inclusion in the Russell 3000® Index will lead to additional visibility in the investment community.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management has reassessed the critical accounting policies as disclosed in the Company’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K and determined that no changes, additions or deletions are needed to the policies as disclosed. Also there were no significant changes in the Company’s estimates associated with those policies.

The Company’s financial statements are combined with those of its subsidiaries and are presented on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. UPCIC makes estimates and assumptions that can have a significant effect on amounts and disclosures reported in the Company’s financial statements. The most significant estimate relates to the liabilities for property and casualty insurance unpaid losses and loss

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adjustment expenses. While the Company believes the estimates are appropriate, the ultimate amounts

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may differ from the estimates provided. The Company reviews these estimates on, at least, a quarterly basis and reflects any adjustment considered necessary in its current results of operations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company had no off-balance sheet arrangements during the six monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010.

Related Parties

Downes and Associates, a multi-line insurance adjustment corporation based in Deerfield Beach, Florida performs certain claims adjusting work for UPCIC. Downes and Associates is owned by Dennis Downes, who is the father of Sean P. Downes, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of UPCIC. During the sixnine month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company expensed claims adjusting fees of $240,000$360,000 and $200,000,$345,000, respectively, to Downes and Associates.

During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company overpaid non-equity incentive plan compensation to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer in the amounts of $217,169 and $162,876, respectively. These amounts were repaid to the Company during February 2010.

Analysis of Financial Condition - As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 Compared to December 31, 2009

The source of liquidity for possible claim payments consists of the collection of net premiums after deductions for expenses, reinsurance recoverables and short-term loans. The Company held cash and cash equivalents at JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 of $262,444,768$294,972,027 and $192,924,291, respectively.

The Company believes that premiums will be sufficient to meet the Company’s working capital requirements for at least the next twelve months. The Company’s policy is  to invest amounts considered to be in excess of current working capital requirements.

The Company used cash and cash equivalents to increasereduced its aggregate  investments in fixed maturities and equity securities to $137,924,774$101,939,932 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $114,797,010 as of December 31, 2009 in orderresponse to more conservatively limit its exposure to the volatility in the current banking environment.market conditions.

The following table summarizes, by type, the carrying values of the Company’s investments:
       
  As of  As of 
Type of Investment September 30, 2010  December 31, 2009 
Cash and cash equivalents $294,972,027  $192,924,291 
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale  -   41,389,008 
Equity securities, available-for-sale  -   73,408,002 
Fixed maturities, trading  9,639,243   - 
Equity securities, trading  92,300,689   - 
Real estate, net  4,100,540   3,289,893 
         
Total Investments $401,012,499  $311,011,194 

  As of June 30,  As of December 31, 
Type of Investment 2010  2009 
Cash and cash equivalents $262,444,768  $192,924,291 
Fixed maturities, available for sale  60,447,710   41,389,008 
Equity securities, available for sale  77,477,064   73,408,002 
Real estate, net  4,335,589   3,289,893 
         
Total Investments $404,705,131  $311,011,194 
         
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The Company’s liability for Reinsurance Payable increased $13,710,463decreased $5,172,264 to 86,815,058$67,932,331 during the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $73,104,595 as of year-end 2009, primarily due to the timing of settlements with reinsurers.


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As of June 30, 2010, the Company had federal and state income taxes recoverable of $0 and $3,211,874 respectively.

Results of Operations – SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 Compared to SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009
 
The Company’s operating results for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 continued to be adversely affected by broader conditions in the Florida residential insurance market.  The Florida legislature expanded the reimbursement coverage available from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund in 2007, and required residential insurers in Florida to reduce rates based upon presumptive costs savings as calculated by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) and later based upon a true-up filing using their own data.  In 2007, the Florida Financial Services Commission increased then-existing discounts available for homes built with certain windstorm loss reduction devices.  We believe these cumulative discounts result in premium reductions that are greater than the estimated reductions in losses.
 
The Company’s operating results for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 were also influenced by legislative enactments relating to claims payments.  Following the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons, the Florida legislature required all insurers issuing replacement cost policies to pay the full replacement cost of damaged properties without deducting depreciation whether or not the insureds repaired or replaced the damaged property.  Under prior law, insurers wouldcould pay the depreciated amountvalue of the property until insureds commenced repairs or replacement.  The new law has led to an increase in disagreements regarding the scope of damage and has resulted in insureds receiving claims payments and not repairing the damage.  Although UPCIC seeks to diligently review claims and promptly pay meritorious amount s,amounts, the Company’s operating results may be affected by a claims environment in Florida that produces opportunities for fraudulent or overstated claims.

The six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 saw continued growth in policy count for UPCIC, the Company’s wholly-owned regulated insurance subsidiary. The increase in the number of policies in-force continued to be the result of heightened relationships with existing agents, an increase in the number of new agents, and continued expansion within Florida and in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Hawaii.

Despite growth in the number of policies in-force during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, the Company experienced a decrease in net income in the current period primarily as a result of the effects of state mandated rate reductions and discounts, increased general and administrative expenses, and higher losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred.

In January 2007, the Florida Legislature passed a law designed to reduce residential catastrophe reinsurance costs and requiring insurance companies to offer corresponding rate reductions to policyholders. The new law expanded the amount of reinsurance available from the FHCF, which is a state-run entity providing hurricane reinsurance to residential insurers at premiums less than the private reinsurance market. The Legislature intended for the new law to reduce residential insurers’ reinsurance costs by allowing them to directly replace some of their private market reinsurance with less costly FHCF reinsurance.

Florida’s Legislature also has implemented strategies to improve the ability of residential structures to withstand hurricanes. New construction must meet stronger building codes, and existing homes are eligible for an inspection program that allows homeowners to determine how their homes may be upgraded to mitigate storm damage.codes. An increasing number of insureds have qualified for insurance premium discounts as new homes were built and existing homes retrofitted. These premium discounts result from homes’ supposed reduced vulnerability to hurricane losses due to the mitigation efforts, which UPCIC takes into account in its underwriting and profitability models.
 
The Florida legislature considered several issues affecting the Florida property insurance market during the 2010 legislative session, including mitigation credits, public adjusters, sinkhole claims and replacement cost methodology.  However, the Governor vetoed the bill that contained most of the

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significant property insurance reforms.  The legislature subsequently announced that its staff will conduct interim studies on sinkhole claims, alternatives to reinsurance, and public adjusters in anticipation of the 2011 legislative session.

During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the Company evaluated the trading activity in its investment portfolio, its investing strategy, and its overall investment program. As a result of this evaluation, the Company reclassified its available-for-sale portfolio as a trading portfolio effective July 1, 2010.  As a result of the reclassification, pre-tax net unrealized losses in the amount of $656,307 on the available-for-sale portfolio, as of July 1, 2010, were recognized in current period revenues as a reduction of unrealized gains on investments.  During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the market value of the Company’s trading portfolio increased by $6,937,499 before income taxes.  The increase in market value was recorded in current period revenues as unrealized gains on investments.  The Company will continue to record future changes in the market value of its trading portfolio directly to revenues as unrealized gains or losses on investments.
Net income decreased 11.8%2.5% to $17,710,978$30,788,187 for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $20,076,388$31,590,908 for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009. The Company’s earnings per diluted share were $0.44$0.76 for the 2010 period versus $0.50$0.78 in the same period last year.  Although there wasThe Company continues to experience an increase in the number of homeowners'homeowners and dwelling fire insurance policies servicedwritten by the CompanyUPCIC and increases in gross premiumsdirect premium written during the six-monthnine-month period ending JuneSeptember 30, 2010. The aforementioned reclassification of the Company’s available-for-sale investment portfolio to a trading securities portfolio increased net income by $3,858,222, and basic net income per common share and fully diluted net income per common share by $0.10, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010.
Comprehensive income decreased 16.5% to $30,229,970 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010 from $36,181,813 for the Company experiencednine-month period ended September 30, 2009 as a result of the $802,721 decrease in net income during thisand a decrease in the change in net unrealized gains on investments of $5,149,122, net of taxes.  The decrease in the change in net unrealized gains on investments is attributable to the reclassification of net unrealized losses of $403,705 to current period primarily as a resultrevenue, relating to the aforemention reclassification of the effects of state mandated rate reductions and discounts, increased general and administrative expenses, and higher losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred, which were mitigated by increasedCompany’s available-for-sale investment portfolio to a trading securities portfolio, during the 2010 period.  In addition,  during the 2010 period, realized gains of investments.and foreign currency gains exceeded unrealized gains on available-for-sale investments arising during the period by $966,901 as compared to realized gains and foreign currency gains being less than net unrealized gains and foreign currency gains arising during the period by $4,590,905 in the 2009 period.
 
GrossDirect premiums written increased 21.9%19.3% to $368,119,332$520,781,570 during the six-monthnine-month period ending JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $301,984,289$436,610,689 in the same period of 2009.
Net premiums earned increased 14.5% to $123,505,504 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010 from $107,892,126 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009. The increase is due to an increase in net premiums written.
Total direct premiums earned increased 12.8% in the nine-month 2010 period compared to the same period in 2009. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, UPCIC was servicing approximately 566,000 and 541,000, respectively,576,000 homeowners’ and dwelling fire insurance policies with in-force premiums of approximately $633,840,000$651,200,000 and $567,100,000, respectively.average in-force premiums of $947 per dwelling fire policy, $2,022 per homeowners’ policy and $583 per condominium/renters policy.  As of September 30, 2009, UPCIC was servicing approximately 536,000 homeowners’ and dwelling fire insurance policies with in-force premiums of approximately $563,000,000


 
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Netand comparable average in-force premiums earned decreased 0.6% to $74,674,350by policy type of $856, $1,853, and $521 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010 from $75,134,390 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009. The decrease is due to an increase in direct premiums earned, offset by the higher volume of premium discounts in response to a state-required wind mitigation discount program available to policyholders,dwelling fire, homeowners’, and an increase in ceded earned premium due to increased reinsurance costs and coverages. condominium/renters, respectively.

Net investment income decreased 61.2%72.8% to $310,571$376,575 for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $798,482$1,385,007 for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009. Net investment income is comprised primarily of interest and dividends.  The decrease is primarily due to changesa change in the composition of the Company’s investment portfolio.portfolio during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010.
 
Realized gains on investments net of OTTI of investments, increased 295.5%decreased to $5,744,344$11,893,320 for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $1,452,609$13,588,681 for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009.  The increasedecrease is due to an other-than-temporary impairment on investments recognized during the expansionfirst quarter of 2010 and the economic results of sales of securities during the respective periods.
Unrealized gains on investments of $6,281,192 were recognized as income during the three-month period ended September 30, 2010 relating to the previously described reclassification of the Company’s investments to a trading portfolio from an available-for-sale portfolio.  In previous periods, the changes in unrealized gains and losses on the Company’s available-for-sale portfolio were appropriately included in Other Comprehensive Income rather than current period income.
Foreign currency gains on investments decreased to $800,990 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010 from $6,156,945 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009.  The decrease is due to changes in the Company’s investment portfolio intoin foreign-denominated fixed maturities and equity securities and the related sales of certain of these securities.
 
Commission revenue increased 14.5%8.8% to $17,521,298$25,469,318 for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $15,307,618$23,413,086 for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009. Commission revenue is comprised principally of the managing general agent’s policy fee income and service fee income on all new and renewal insurance policies, reinsurance commission sharing agreements, and commissions generated from agency operations. The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in reinsurance commission sharing of approximately $1,666,493, and an increase in managing general agent’s policy fee income of approximately $546,270.$767,000 and an increase in reinsurance commission sharing of $1,289,000.


 
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Other revenue decreased 30.4%17.2% to $2,020,332$3,488,748 for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $2,901,730$4,214,347 for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009. The decrease is primarily due to a declinedecrease in the volume of payment plans used by UPCIC’s policyholders.plan fee revenue.

Net losses and LAE increased 7.9%13.3% to $48,486,605$77,856,730 for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $44,926,823$68,695,552 for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009.  The Company incurred an increase in net losses and LAE in connection with the servicing of additional policies.

The net loss and LAE ratios, or net losses and LAE as a percentage of net earned premiums, were 64.9%63.0% and 59.8%63.7% during the six-monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and were comprised of the following components:
  Six months ended June 30, 2010 
  Direct  Ceded  Net 
 Loss and loss adjustment expenses $97,025,344  $48,538,739  $48,486,605 
 Premiums earned $290,754,177  $216,079,827  $74,674,350 
 Loss & LAE ratios  33.4%   22.5%   64.9% 
             
             
  Six months ended June 30, 2009 
  Direct  Ceded  Net 
 Loss and loss adjustment expenses $90,929,142  $46,002,319  $44,926,823 
 Premiums earned $262,398,307  $187,263,917  $75,134,390 
 Loss & LAE ratios  34.7%   24.6%   59.8% 

  Nine months ended September 30, 2010 
  Direct  Ceded  Net 
 Loss and loss adjustment expenses $156,537,023  $78,680,292  $77,856,730 
 Premiums earned $452,847,668  $329,342,164  $123,505,504 
 Loss & LAE ratios  34.6%  23.9%  63.0%
             

The direct loss and LAE ratio for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010 was 33.4% compared to 34.7% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009.  The decrease in the direct loss and LAE ratio is attributable to the increase in direct earned premium in the 2010 period.

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Total direct premiums earned increased 10.8% in the six-month 2010 period compared to the same period in 2009.  As of June 30, 2010, UPCIC was servicing approximately 566,000 homeowners’ and dwelling fire insurance policies with in-force premiums of approximately $633,840,000, an average of $922 per dwelling fire policy, $2,000 per homeowners policy and $562 per condominium/renters policy.  The comparable average in-force premiums as of June 30, 2009 were $854, $1,829 and $528, respectively. 

The ceded loss and LAE ratio for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010 was 22.5% compared to 24.6% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009.  The ceded loss and LAE ratio was influenced by greater direct incurred loss and LAE ceded under the Company’s quota share reinsurance treaty and higher total reinsurance costs in the 2010 period compared to the 2009 period.

          
  Nine months ended September 30, 2009 
  Direct  Ceded  Net 
 Loss and loss adjustment expenses $139,259,179  $70,563,627  $68,695,552 
 Premiums earned $401,605,845  $293,713,719  $107,892,126 
 Loss & LAE ratios  34.7%  24.0%  63.7%
Catastrophes are an inherent risk of the property-liability insurance business which may contribute to material year-to-year fluctuations in UPCIC’s and the Company’s results of operations and financial position. During the six-monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, neither UPCIC nor the Company experienced any catastrophic events. The level of catastrophe loss experienced in any year cannot be predicted and could be material to the results of operations and financial position of UPCIC and the Company. While management believes UPCIC’s and the Company’s catastrophe management strategies will reduce the severity of future losses, UPCIC and the Company continue to be exposed to catastrophic losses, including catastrophic losses that may exceed the limits of the Company’sUPCIC’s reinsurance program.


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General and administrative expenses increased 30.2%18.6% to $23,577,980$43,631,008 for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $18,114,424$36,789,168 for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009. The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to increases in commissions on direct premiums ceding commissions, and insurance premium taxes, all of which are attributable to an increase in direct written premiums.premiums from growth in the number of policies in-force and increases in the average in-force premium per policy. These increased expenses were partially offset by the increased deferral of policy acquisition costs.an increase in ceding commissions.

Federal and state income taxes decreased 9.9%0.2% to $11,304,383$19,539,722 for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $12,549,510$19,574,564 for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009. Federal and state income taxes were 39.0%38.8% of pretax income for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010, and 38.5%38.3% for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009. The decrease in income tax expense is primarily due to lower income before income taxes.

Results of Operations - Three Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 Compared to Three Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009
 
During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the Company evaluated the trading activity in its investment portfolio, its investing strategy, and its overall investment program. As a result of this evaluation, the Company reclassified its available-for-sale portfolio as a trading portfolio effective July 1, 2010.  As a result of the reclassification, pre-tax net unrealized losses in the amount of $656,307 on the available-for-sale portfolio, as of July 1, 2010, were recognized in current period revenues as a reduction of unrealized gains on investments.  During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the market value of the Company’s trading portfolio increased by $6,937,499 before income taxes.  The increase in market value was recorded in current period revenues as unrealized gains on investments.  The Company will continue to record future changes in the market value of its trading portfolio directly to revenues as unrealized gains or losses on investments.
Net income increased 41.0%13.6% to $10,766,730$13,077,210 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $7,638,558$11,514,520 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009. The Company’s earnings per diluted share were $0.27$0.32 for the 2010 period versus $0.19$0.28 in the same period last year.  There was an increase in the number of homeowners' and dwelling fire insurance policies serviced by the Company and increases in direct premiums written during the three-month period ending September 30, 2010.  The increases were primarily attributableaforementioned reclassification of the Company’s available-for-sale investment portfolio to growtha trading

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securities portfolio increased net income by $3,858,222, and basic net income per common share and fully diluted net income per common share by $0.10 and $0.10, respectively, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2010.
Comprehensive income increased 71.2% to $13,485,894 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2010 from $7,876,449 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009 as a result of the  $1,562,690 increase in net premiums earnedincome and higher realizedan increase in the change in net unrealized gains on investments but were mitigatedof $4,046,755, net of taxes.  The increase in the change in net unrealized gains on investments is attributable to the reclassification of net unrealized losses of $403,705 to current period revenue, relating to the aforemention reclassification of the Company’s available-for-sale investment portfolio to a trading securities portfolio, during the 2010 period as compared to realized gains and foreign currency gains exceeding net unrealized gains and foreign currency gains by state-mandated wind mitigation credits and increased general and administrative expenses.$3,638,071 during the 2009 period.
 
Direct premiums written increased 32.7%13.4% to $208,019,687$152,662,238 during the three-month period ending JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $156,772,144$134,626,400 in the same period of 2009. As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, UPCIC was servicing approximately 566,000 and 541,000 homeowners’ and dwelling fire insurance policies, respectively, with in-force premiums of approximately $633,840,000 and $567,100,000, respectively.
 
Net premiums earned increased 10.7%49.1% to $41,360,787$48,831,154 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $37,376,739$32,757,736 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009. The increase is due to an increase in net premiums written.
Total direct premiums earned netincreased 16.4% in the three-month 2010 period compared to the same period in 2009. As of higher volumeSeptember 30, 2010, UPCIC was servicing approximately 576,000 homeowners’ and dwelling fire insurance policies with in-force premiums of premium discounts in response to a state-required wind mitigation discount program available to policyholders.  The higher volumeapproximately $651,200,000 and average in-force premiums of state-required wind mitigation premium discounts had a significant negative effect on the Company’s premium volume$947 per dwelling fire policy, $2,022 per homeowners’ policy and net income.  $583 per condominium/renters policy.  As of September 30, 2009, UPCIC was servicing approximately 536,000 homeowners’ and dwelling fire insurance policies with in-force premiums of approximately $563,000,000 and comparable average in-force premiums by policy type of $856, $1,853, and $521 for dwelling fire, homeowners’, and condominium/renters, respectively.

Net investment income decreased 74.5%88.7% to $117,619$66,004 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $461,773$586,525 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009. Net investment income is comprised primarily of interest and dividends.  The decrease is primarily due to a change in the composition of the Company’s investment portfolio during the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009.2010.

Realized gains on investments increased 1306.1%decreased to $4,457,307$6,148,976 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $341,276$12,136,072 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009.  The increasedecrease is due to the expansioneconomic results of sales of securities during the respective periods.
Unrealized gains on investments of $6,281,192 were recognized as income during the three-month period ended September 30, 2010 relating to the previously described reclassification of the Company’s investmentinvestments to a trading portfolio into equity securitiesfrom an available-for-sale portfolio.  In previous periods, the changes in unrealized gains and losses on the related sales of certain of these securities.Company’s available-for-sale portfolio were appropriately included in Other Comprehensive Income rather than current period income.

Commission revenue increased 11.7%decreased 1.9% to $8,783,428$7,948,019 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $7,862,769$8,105,468 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009. Commission revenue is comprised principally of the managing general agent’s policy fee income and service fee income on all new and renewal insurance policies, reinsurance commission sharing agreements, and commissions

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generated from agency operations. The increasedecrease is primarily attributable to an increasea decrease in reinsurance commission sharing of approximately $406,000, and$377,000 net of an increase in managing general agent’s policy fee income of approximately $515,000.$221,000.

 
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Other revenue decreased 28.6%increased 11.9% to $1,016,078$1,468,416 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $1,422,353$1,312,617 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009. The decreaseincrease is primarily due to a decline in thehigher volume of fees earned on payment plans usedoffered to policyholders by UPCIC policy holders.UPCIC.

Net losses and LAE increased 1.3%23.6% to $24,834,892$29,370,125 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $24,506,160$23,768,729 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009.  The Company incurred an increase in net losses and LAE in connection with the servicing of additional policies.
The net loss and LAE ratios, or net losses and LAE as a percentage of net earned premiums, were 60.0%60.1% and 65.6%72.6% during the three-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and were comprised of the following components:
  Three months ended June 30, 2010 
  Direct  Ceded  Net 
Loss and loss adjustment expenses $50,345,476  $25,510,583  $24,834,892 
Premiums earned $150,600,999  $109,240,212  $41,360,787 
Loss & LAE ratios  33.4%   23.4%   60.0% 
             
             
  Three months ended June 30, 2009 
  Direct  Ceded  Net 
Loss and loss adjustment expenses $49,604,750  $25,098,591  $24,506,159 
Premiums earned $134,106,112  $96,729,374  $37,376,738 
Loss & LAE ratios  37.0%   25.9%   65.6% 
The direct loss and LAE ratio for the three-month period ended June 30, 2010 was 33.4% compared to 37.0% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2009.  The decrease in the direct loss and LAE ratio is attributable to the increase in direct loss and LAE incurred being outpaced by the increase in direct earned premium in the 2010 period.
  Three months ended September 30, 2010 
  Direct  Ceded  Net 
 Loss and loss adjustment expenses $59,511,679  $30,141,554  $29,370,126 
 Premiums earned $162,093,491  $113,262,337  $48,831,154 
 Loss & LAE ratios  36.7%  26.6%  60.1%
             
             
  Three months ended September 30, 2009 
  Direct  Ceded  Net 
 Loss and loss adjustment expenses $48,330,038  $24,561,309  $23,768,729 
 Premiums earned $139,207,538  $106,449,802  $32,757,736 
 Loss & LAE ratios  34.7%  23.1%  72.6%

Direct premiums earned increased 12.3% in the three-month 2010 period compared to the same period in 2009. The average premium per policy increased due to premium rate increases.  As of June 30, 2010, UPCIC was servicing approximately 566,000 homeowners’ and dwelling fire insurance policies with in-force premiums of approximately $633,840,000, or an average of $1,120 per policy.  The comparable average in-force premium per policy as of June 30, 2009 was $1,059.

The ceded loss and LAE ratio for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 was 23.4%26.6% compared to 25.9%23.1% for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009.  The ceded loss and LAE ratio was influenced by greater ceded earned premium underhigher total reinsurance costs in the Company’s quota share reinsurance treaty.2010 period compared to the 2009 period.
 
General and administrative expenses increased 26.3%7.4% to $13,389,331$20,053,028 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $10,599,195$18,674,744 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009. The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to increases in commissions paid on direct premiums ceding commissions, and greater insurance premium taxes, all of which are attributable to an increase in direct written premiums.premiums from growth in the number of policies in-force and increases in the average in-force premium per policy. These increased expenses were partially offset by an increase in ceding commissions.
 
Commissions and other costs of acquiring insurance that vary with and are primarily related to the production of new and renewal business are deferred and amortized over the terms of the policies or reinsurance treaties to which they are related.  As of September 30, 2010, deferred policy acquisition costs were $55,780,754 and deferred ceding commissions were $42,927,905. Deferred policy acquisition costs were reduced by deferred ceding commissions and shown net on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the amount of $12,852,849.   During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, the deferral of policy acquisitions costs in the amount of $11,809,468 exceeded the comparable amount during the 2009 period by approximately $6.5 million thereby decreasing general and administrative

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expenses in the 2010 period by an equal amount.  During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, the deferral of ceding commissions in the amount of $8,421,243 exceeded the comparable amount during the 2009 period by approximately $11.8 million thereby increasing general and administrative expenses in the 2010 period by an equal amount.
Federal and state income taxes increased 42.9%17.2% to $6,869,010$8,235,338 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 from $4,805,432$7,025,054 for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009. Federal and state income taxes

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were 38.9%38.6% of pretax income for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010, and 38.6%37.9% for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009. The increase in income tax expense is primarily due to higher income before income taxes.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

The Company’s primary sources of cash flow are the receipt of premiums, ceding commissions, policy fees, investment income, reinsurance recoverables and short-term loans.

The Company expects that its current capital resources will be sufficient to meet anticipated working capital requirements for the next twelve months.  There can be no assurances, however, that such will be the case.

Cash Flows Provided byFrom Operating Activities

For the six month periodnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009 cash flows provided by operating activities were $96,978,791$131,865,898 and $104,202,846$77,477,868 respectively.  The decreaseincrease in cash flows provided by operating activities relate primarily to the following reasons.

The increase in cash provided by operating activities of $47,177,169 from net proceeds of trading securities purchased and sold during the 2010 third quarter period.  As part of the previously described reclassification of the Company’s available-for-sale investment portfolio to a trading portfolio, effective July 1, 2010, the net proceeds from the sales and purchases of securities in the trading portfolio are recorded as cash flows from operating activities.  The comparable amounts for purchases and sales of available-for-sale securities are recorded as cash flows form investing activities.
The increase in cash provided by operating activities from net changes in unearned premiums were $77,365,154$67,933,901 and $39,585,983$35,004,845 for the six-monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The increase of $37,779,171$32,929,056 relates primarily to an increase in direct written premiums.
 
The increaseCash used in operating activities from net changes in reinsurance payable was $5,172,264 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010 compared to cash provided by operating activities from net changes in reinsurance payable were $13,710,463 and $88,357,868of $55,964,083 for the six month periodsnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.2009.  The decrease of $74,647,405 relates primarily to the timing of the settlement of balances with UPCIC’s reinsurers.
The increase in cash provided by operating activities from reinsurance recoverables was $28,580,923 for the six month ended June 30, 2010 compared to a decrease of $3,867,369 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009.  The increase of $32,448,292$61,136,347 relates primarily to the timing of the settlement of balances with UPCIC’s reinsurers.
The increase in cash provided by operating activities from reinsurance recoverables was $24,480,200 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to a decrease of $4,621,514 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009.  The increase of $29,101,714 relates primarily to the timing of the settlement of balances with UPCIC’s reinsurers.

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Cash flows provided by operating activities are expected to be positive in both the short-term and reasonably foreseeable future. In addition, the Company’s investment portfolio is highly liquid as it consists of cash, cash equivalents, and readily-marketable securities.

Cash Flows Used inFrom Investing Activities

For the six month periodsnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010, and 2009, cash flows used in investing activities were $24,232,512$24,508,506 as compared to cash flows used in investing activities during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009 of $55,692,975.  The decrease in cash used in investing activities relates to the timing of purchases and $189,685,475, respectively.  sales of fixed maturities and equity securities in the Company’s available-for-sale portfolio.  The comparable amounts for the purchases and sales of securities in the trading portfolio are recorded as cash flows from operating activities.
The following table summarizes the activity in investments during the six month periodnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009:2009 for both trading and available-for-sale securities:

 
  Nine Month Ended 
  September 30, 2010  September 30, 2009 
       
Balance - January 1 $114,797,010  $5,648,775 
         
Purchases of fixed maturities  417,122,128   206,473,797 
Purchases of equity securities  141,238,671   138,139,475 
Net amort of prem / accretion of discount  (404,822)  (203,653)
Sales of fixed maturities  (454,557,173)  (203,451,919)
Sales of equity securities  (134,450,698)  (84,456,340)
Realized gains on investments (1)  12,043,346   13,588,679 
Foreign currency gains on investments  834,529   6,108,112 
Unrealized (losses) gains (1)  5,316,941   7,514,045 
         
Balance - September 30 $101,939,932  $89,360,971 
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(1)These amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 have been restated for the reasons described in the Explanatory Note to this Form 10-Q/A.  They have also been adjusted to correct a misclassification between realized and unrealized gains. This misclassification is isolated only to this table and had no impact to the financial statements of the Company.  Other than updating these amounts for the restatement and the misclassification, no attempt has been made to amend or update this table.
  Six Month Ended 
  June 30, 2010  June 30,2009 
       
Balance - January 1 $114,797,010  $5,648,775 
         
Purchases of fixed maturities  132,306,493   126,289,215 
Purchases of equity securities  81,385,728   77,397,551 
Net amort of prem / accretion of discount  (271,010)  (109,204)
Sales of fixed maturities  (116,237,712)  (4,244,851)
Sales of equity securities  (79,090,959)  (11,396,182)
Realized gains on investments  5,796,345   1,452,609 
Foreign currency gains on investments  842,377   72,316 
Unrealized (losses) gains  (1,603,498)  13,458,869 
         
Balance - June 30 $137,924,774  $208,569,098 

The amounts presented in the Statement of Cash Flows differ from the amounts shown in the table above summarizing investment activities above due to the timing of cash settlements.settlements and to the transfer of the Company’s available-for-sale portfolio to trading.

Cash Flows Used in / Provided byFrom Financing Activities

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, cashCash flows used in financing activities were $3,225,802$5,309,656 and $3,338,633$3,706,646 for the six monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The change in cash flows used in financing activities relates primarily to a decrease of $2,670,953 provided by bank overdrafts, a decrease of $3,568,352 used for common stock dividend payments, an increase of $3,723,972$3,707,435 used for treasury shares on option exercises, and an increase of $3,660,198$3,640,575 provided by tax benefit on exercise of stock options.  The Company’s bank overdrafts are the result of the amount of outstanding checks not yet presented for payment on the Company’s bank accounts in excess of cash balances on deposit in those accounts.

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In 2006, UPCIC entered into a $25.0 million surplus note with the Florida State Board of Administration (“SBA”) under Florida’s ICBUI Program, which was implemented by the Florida Legislature to encourage insurance companies to write additional residential insurance coverage in Florida.  The surplus note has a twenty-year term and accrues interest at a rate equivalent to the 10-year U.S. Treasury Bond Rate, adjusted quarterly based on the 10-year Constant Maturity Treasury rate.

In 2008, the Florida Legislature passed a law providing participants in the ICBUI Program an opportunity to amend the terms of their surplus notes based on law changes.  The original surplus note provided for increases in interest rates for failure to meet the Minimum Writing Ratio.  Under the terms of the surplus note, as amended, the net written premium to surplus requirement and gross written premium to surplus requirement have been modified.  As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010, UPCIC’s net written premium to surplus ratio and gross written premium to surplus ratio were in excess of the required minimums and, therefore, UPCIC was not subject to increases in interest rates.

The balance of cash and cash equivalents as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 was $262,444,768.$294,972,027. Most of this amount is available to pay claims in the event of a catastrophic event pending reimbursement for any aggregate amount in excess of specific limits set forth in UPCIC’s reinsurance agreements. For the 2010 hurricane season, UPCIC’s reinsurance agreements transfer the risk of loss in excess of $22,500,000 ($75,000,000 net of $52,500,000 retained by the Company under the excess catastrophe contract) up to approximately the 106-year125-year PML for the first event, (modeled using AIR CLASIC/2 v.11.0, long term, without demand surge and without loss amplification) $13,150,000 for the second event and $15,000,000 for the third

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event up to an amount that will vary depending on the coverage exhausted in the prior event(s).   Catastrophic reinsurance is recoverable upon presentation to the reinsurer of evidence of claim payment.

UPCIC uses a catastrophe model to estimate its losses associated with potential hurricane events of various magnitudes.  There is no assurance that the assumptions or scenarios incorporated into the model by its developers, or the assumptions or scenarios used by UPCIC or its representatives in applying the models to UPCIC’s in-force portfolio, will reflect the characteristics of future hurricane events that may affect Florida or the resulting economic conditions.  Further, although UPCIC uses a widely recognized, commercially available model to estimate its hurricane losses, other models exist that might produce higher or lower loss estimates. UPCIC is responsible for losses related to catastrophic events with incurred losses in excess of coverage provided by UPCIC’s reinsu rancereinsurance program and for losses that otherwise are not covered by the reinsurance program, which could have a material adverse effect on UPCIC’s and the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

On May 28,October 29, 2010, the SBA published its most recent estimate of the FHCF’s loss reimbursement capacity in the Florida Administrative Weekly.  The SBA estimated that the FHCF’s total loss reimbursementclaims-paying capacity under current market conditions for the 2010 - 2011 contract year is projected to be $25.461$18.776 billion over the 12-month period following the estimate.  The SBA also referred to its report entitled, “May“October 2010 Estimated Claims Paying Capacity Report” (“Report”) as providing greater detail regarding the FHCF’s loss reimbursementclaims-paying capacity.  The Report estimated that the FHCF’s minimum 12-month loss reimbursementclaims-paying capacity is $12$19.414 billion and its maximum 12-month loss reimbursementclaims-paying capacity is $26 bill ion.$35.414 billion with an average claims-paying capacity of $25.414 billion.  This projected claims-paying capacity exceeds the FHCF’s maximum statutory obligation for 2010 of $18.776 billion.  Claims-paying capacity exceeding the FHCF’s maximum statutory obligation for a single contract year may be available for insurer reimbursements in future contract years. UPCIC elected to purchasepurchased the FHCF Mandatory Layer of Coverage for the 2010 - 2011 contract year, which corresponds to FHCF loss reimbursement capacity of $17 billion. By law,In the event the aggregate amount of reimbursement coverage requested by insurers for a particular contract year exceeds the FHCF’s actual claims-paying capacity, the FHCF’s obligation to reimburse insurers is limited by law to its actual claims-paying capacity.  theThe aggregate cost of UPCIC’s
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reinsurance program may increase should UPCIC deem it necessary to purchase additional private market reinsurance due to reduced estimates of the FHCF’s loss reimbursement capacity.

Effective June 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, the Company obtained $60,000,000 of coverage via a catastrophe risk-linked transaction contract in the event UPCIC’s catastrophe coverage is exhausted. The total cost of the Company’s risk-linked transaction contract is $8,250,000.

GAAP differs in some respects from reporting practices prescribed or permitted by the OIR.  To retain its certificate of authority, the Florida insurance laws and regulations require that UPCIC maintain capital and surplus equal to the statutory minimum capital and surplus requirement defined in the Florida Insurance Code as the greater of 10% of the insurer’s total liabilities or $4,000,000. UPCIC’s statutory

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capital and surplus was $106,714,632$106,000,341 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and exceeded the minimum capital and surplus requirements. UPCIC is also required to adhere to prescribed premium-to-capital surplus ratios.

The maximum amount of dividends, which can be paid by Florida insurance companies without prior approval of the Commissioner of the OIR, is subject to restrictions relating tocertain statutory surplus.restrictions. The maximum dividend that may be paid by UPCIC to the Company without prior approval is limited to the lesser of statutory net income from operations of the preceding calendar year or statutory unassigned surplus as of the preceding year end.

UPCIC is required annually to comply with the NAIC RBC requirements. RBC requirements prescribe a method of measuring the amount of capital appropriate for an insurance company to support its overall business operations in light ofrelative to its size and risk profile. NAIC’s RBC requirements are used by regulators to determine appropriate regulatory actions relating to insurers who show signs of weak or deteriorating condition. As of December 31, 2009, based on calculations using the appropriate NAIC RBC formula, UPCIC’s reported total adjusted capital was in excess of the requirements.

Available Cash

The Company held cash and cash equivalents at JuneSeptember 30, 2010 of $262,444,768.$294,972,027. Of that amount, $235,918,508$254,957,239 was held by UPCIC, most of which is available to pay claims or relates to policyholder surplus. Accordingly, cash and cash equivalents in UPCIC are not available to buy back Company stock or pay Company dividends. A portion of those claims paid by the Company would be recoverable through the Company’s quota share and catastrophic reinsurance upon presentation to the reinsurer of evidence of claim payment. As of December 31, 2009, the Company held cash and cash equivalents of $192,924,291.

Cash Dividends

On January 19, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.12 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend was paid on April 6, 2010 to stockholders of record as of March 19, 2010 in the aggregate amount of $4,699,926.

On May 24, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.10 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend was paid on July 15, 2010 to stockholders of record as of June 17, 2010 in the aggregate amount of $3,916,724.

Contractual Obligations

There have been no material changes during the period covered by this Report, outside of the ordinary course of the Company’s business, to the contractual obligations specified in the table of contractual obligations included in the section “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
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Results of Operations” included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Factors Affecting Operation Results and Market Price of Stock

The Company and its subsidiaries operate in a rapidly changing environment that involves a number of uncertainties, some of which are beyond the Company’s control. This report contains, in addition to historical information, forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The words “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those set forth in or implied by any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause

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or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those uncertainties discussed below as well as those discussed elsewhere in this report.

Nature of the Company’s Business

Factors affecting the sectors of the insurance industry in which the Company operates may subject the Company to significant fluctuations in operating results. These factors include competition, catastrophe losses and general economic conditions including interest rate changes, as well as legislative initiatives, the regulatory environment, the frequency of litigation, the size of judgments, severe weather conditions, climate changes or cycles, the role of federal or state government in the insurance market, judicial or other authoritative interpretations of laws and policies, and the availability and cost of reinsurance. Specifically, the homeowners’ insurance market, which comprises the bulk of the Company’s current operations, is influenced by many factors, including state and federal laws, market cond itionsconditions for homeowners’ insurance and residential plans. Additionally, an economic downturn could result in fewer home sales and less demand for new homeowners seeking insurance.

Historically, the financial performance of the property and casualty insurance industry has tended to fluctuate in cyclical patterns of soft markets followed by hard markets. Although an individual insurance company’s financial performance is dependent on its own specific business characteristics, the profitability of most property and casualty insurance companies tends to follow this cyclical market pattern.

The Company believes that a substantial portion of its future growth will depend on its ability, among other things, to successfully implement its business strategy, including expanding the Company’s product offering by underwriting and marketing additional insurance products and programs through its distribution network, further penetrating the Florida market by establishing relationships with additional independent agents in order to expand its distribution network and to further disperse its geographic risk and expanding into other geographical areas outside the State of Florida. Any future growth is contingent on various factors, including the availability of adequate capital, the Company’s ability to hire and train additional personnel, regulatory requirements, the competitive environment, and rating agency considerations.  There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in expanding its business, that the existing infrastructure will be able to support additional expansion or that any new business will be profitable. Moreover, as the Company expands its insurance products and programs and the Company’s mix of business changes, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to maintain or improve its profit margins or other operating results. There can also be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain the required regulatory approvals to offer additional insurance products. UPCIC also is required to maintain minimum surplus to support its underwriting program. The surplus requirement affects UPCIC’s potential growth.

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Management of Exposure to Catastrophic Losses

UPCIC is exposed to potentially numerous insured losses arising out of single or multiple occurrences, such as natural catastrophes. As with all property and casualty insurers, UPCIC expects to and will incur some losses related to catastrophes and willattempts to price its policies accordingly. UPCIC’s exposure to catastrophic losses arises principally out of hurricanes and windstorms. However, there is no assurance UPCIC will be able to charge prices commensurate with the potential losses that may result from catastrophic events.  Through the use of standard industry modeling techniques that are susceptible to change, UPCIC manages its exposure to such losses on an ongoing basis from an underwriting perspective.  UPCIC also protects itself against the risk of catastrophic loss by obtaining reinsurance coverage as of the beginning of hurricane season on June 1 of each year. UPCIC’s reinsurance program consists of excess of loss, quota share and catast rophecatastrophe reinsurance for multiple hurricanes.  UPCIC’s catastrophe reinsurance program currently covers three events, subject to the terms and limitations of the reinsurance contracts. However, UPCIC may not buy

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enough reinsurance to cover multiple storms going forward or be able to timely obtain reinsurance. In addition, UPCIC is responsible for losses related to catastrophic events with incurred losses in excess of coverage provided by UPCIC’s reinsurance program and for losses that otherwise are not covered by the reinsurance program, and such losses could have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and results of operations of UPCIC and the Company.

Although UPCIC uses a widely recognized, commercially available model to estimate its hurricane losses, other models exist that might produce higher or lower loss estimates.  The loss estimates developed by the catastrophe model are dependent upon assumptions or scenarios incorporated into the model by its developer, which is a third party independent of UPCIC, and on assumptions or scenarios made by UPCIC or its representatives when using the model.  There is no assurance these assumptions or scenarios will reflect the characteristics of future hurricane events that may affect Florida or the resulting economic conditions.  This may result in exposure to UPCIC for losses that are not covered by the reinsurance program, which could have a material adverse effect on UPCIC’s and the C ompany’sCompany’s business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

Reliance on Third Parties and Reinsurers

UPCIC is dependent upon third parties to perform certain functions including, but not limited to the purchase of reinsurance and risk management analysis. UPCIC also relies on reinsurers to limit the amount of risk retained under its policies and to increase its ability to write additional risks. UPCIC’s intention is to limit its exposure and therefore protect its capital, even in the event of catastrophic occurrences, through reinsurance agreements. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2009, UPCIC had coverage to approximately the 114-year PML.PML (modeled using AIR CLASIC/2 v.10.0, long term, without demand surge and without loss amplification).  As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010, UPCIC had coverage to approximately the 106-year PML.125-year PML (modeled using AIR CLASIC/2 v.11.0, long term, without demand surge and without loss amplification). UPCIC is responsible for losses related to catastrophic events with incurred losses in excess of coverage provided by UPCIC’s reinsurance program and for losses that otherwise are not covered by the reinsu rancereinsurance program, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations should catastrophe losses exceed these amounts.

Reinsurance

The property and casualty reinsurance industry is subject to the same market conditions as the direct property and casualty insurance market, and there can be no assurance that reinsurance will be available to UPCIC to the same extent and at the same cost as currently in place for UPCIC. Future increases in catastrophe reinsurance costs are possible and could adversely affect UPCIC’s results. Reinsurance does not legally discharge an insurer from its primary liability for the full amount of the risks it insures, although it does make the reinsurer liable to the primary insurer. Therefore, UPCIC is subject to credit
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risk with respect to its reinsurers. In addition, UPCIC obtains a significant portion of its reinsurance coverage from the FHCF. There is no guaranty the FHCF will be able to honor its obligations. I nprovide reimbursements at levels requested and relied upon by UPCIC or as timely as required by UPCIC’s claims payments to policyholders. Likewise, there is no guaranty that laws, contracts or requirements relating to the FHCF will be interpreted in a manner consistent with UPCIC’s understandings or will remain unchanged in the future.  In addition, the cost of UPCIC’s reinsurance program may increase should UPCIC deem it necessary to purchase additional private market reinsurance due to reduced estimates of the FHCF’s claims-paying capacity.

Management evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers and monitors concentrations of credit risk arising from similar geographic regions, activities, or economic characteristics of the reinsurers to minimize its exposure to significant losses from reinsurer insolvencies. A reinsurer’s insolvency or inability to make payments under a reinsurance treaty could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and profitability of UPCIC and the Company. While ceding premiums to reinsurers reduces UPCIC’s risk of exposure in the event of catastrophic losses, it also reduces UPCIC’s potential

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for greater profits should such catastrophic events fail to occur. The Company believes that the extent of UPCIC’s reinsurance is typical of a company of its size in the homeowners’ insurance industryindustry.

Adequacy of Liabilities for Losses

The liabilities for losses and loss adjustment expenses periodically established by UPCIC are estimates of amounts needed to pay reported and unreported claims and related loss adjustment expenses. The estimates necessarily will be based on certain assumptions related to the ultimate cost to settle such claims. There is an inherent degree of uncertainty involved in the establishment of liabilities for losses and loss adjustment expenses and there may be substantial differences between actual losses and UPCIC’s liabilities estimates. UPCIC relies on industry data, as well as the expertise and experience of independent actuaries in an effort to establish accurate estimates and adequate liabilities.  Furthermore, factors such as storms and weather conditions, climate change and patterns, inflation, claim settlement patterns, legislative activity and litigation trends may have an impact on UPCIC’s future loss experience. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that UPCIC’s liabilities will be adequate to cover ultimate loss developments. The profitability and financial condition of UPCIC and the Company could be adversely affected to the extent that its liabilitiesestimates of amounts needed to pay reported and unreported claims and related loss adjustment expenses are inadequate.

UPCIC is directly liable for loss and LAE payments under the terms of the insurance policies that it writes. In many cases, several years may elapse between the occurrence of an insured loss and UPCIC’s payment of that loss. As required by insurance regulations and accounting rules, UPCIC reflects its liability for the ultimate payment of all incurred losses and LAE by establishing a liability for those unpaid losses and LAE for both reported and unreported claims, which represent estimates of future amounts needed to pay claims and related expenses.

When a claim involving a probable loss is reported, UPCIC establishes a liability for the estimated amount of UPCIC’s ultimate loss and LAE payments.  The estimate of the amount of the ultimate loss is based upon such factors as the type of loss, jurisdiction of the occurrence, knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the claim, severity of injury or damage, potential for ultimate exposure, estimate of liability on the part of the insured, past experience with similar claims and the applicable policy provisions.

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All newly reported claims received are set up with an initial average liability.  That claim is then evaluated and the liability is adjusted upward or downward according to the facts and damages of that particular claim.

In addition, management provides for a liability on an aggregate basis to provide for losses incurred but not reported. UPCIC utilizes independent actuaries to help establish its liability for unpaid losses and LAE. UPCIC does not discount the liability for unpaid losses and LAE for financial statement purposes.

The estimates of the liability for unpaid losses and LAE are subject to the effect of trends in claims severity and frequency and are continually reviewed.  As part of this process, UPCIC reviews historical data and considers various factors, including known and anticipated legal developments, changes in social attitudes, inflation and economic conditions. As experience develops and other data becomes available, these estimates are revised, as required, resulting in increases or decreases to the existing liability for unpaid losses and LAE.  Adjustments are reflected in results of operations in the period in which they are made and the liabilities may deviate substantially from prior estimates.

Among the classes of insurance underwritten by UPCIC, the homeowners’ liability claims historically tend to have longer time lapses between the occurrence of the event, the reporting of the claim to UPCIC and the final settlement than do homeowners’ property claims. Liability claims often involve third parties

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filing suit and the ensuing litigation. By comparison, property damage claims tend to be reported in a relatively shorter period of time with the vast majority of these claims resulting in an adjustment without litigation.

There can be no assurance that UPCIC’s liability for unpaid losses and LAE will be adequate to cover actual losses. If UPCIC’s liability for unpaid losses and LAE proves to be inadequate, UPCIC will be required to increase the liability with a corresponding reduction in UPCIC’s net income in the period in which the deficiency is identified. Future loss experience substantially in excess of established liability for unpaid losses and LAE could have a material adverse effect on UPCIC’s and the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

Government Regulation

Florida insurance companies, such as UPCIC, are subject to regulation and supervision by the OIR. The OIR has broad regulatory, supervisory and administrative powers. Such powers relate, among other things, to the granting and revocation of licenses to transact business; the licensing of agents (through the Florida Department of Financial Services); the standards of solvency to be met and maintained; the nature of, and limitations on, investments; approval of policy forms and rates; review of reinsurance contracts; periodic examination of the affairs of insurance companies; and the form and content of required financial statements.  Such regulation and supervision are primarily for the benefit and protection of policyholders and not for the benefit of investors.

In addition, the Florida Legislature and the NAIC from time to time consider proposals that may affect, among other things, regulatory assessments and reserve requirements. The Company cannot predict the effect that any proposed or future legislation or regulatory or administrative initiatives may have on the financial condition or operations of UPCIC or the Company.

UPCIC has become and will become subject to other states’ laws and regulations as it seekshas obtained and continues to seek authority to transact business in states other than Florida. In addition, UPCIC may be affected by proposals for increased regulatory involvement by the federal government.

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Legislative Initiatives

The State of Florida operatescreated Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) to provide insurance to Florida homeowners in high-risk areas and to others without private insurance options. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010, there were 1,151,319 Citizens1,237,289 Citizens’ policies in force. In May 2007, the State of Florida passed legislation that freezesfroze property insurance rates for Citizens customers at December 2006 levels through December 31, 2008 and permitspermitted insurance customers to opt into Citizens when the price of a private policy is 15% more than the Citizens rate, compared to the previous opt-in threshold of 25%. In May 2008, the Florida Legislature extended a freeze on Citizens rates through January 2010. In 2009, the legislature authorized Citizens to make implementincremental annual change changes, beginning January 1, 2010, to achieve actuarially sound rate levels, provided that the rate increase in any year cannotdid not exceed ten percent for any policyholder, excluding coverage changes and surcharges.  This limitation on policyholders’ rate changes has resulted in Citizens’ implementing rates levels for 2010 that in the aggregate are lower than its indicated rate need.  These initiatives, together with any future initiatives that seek to further relax eligibility requirements or reduce premium rates for Citizens customers, could adversely affect the ability of UPCIC and the Company to do business profitably. In addition, the Florida Legislature in 2007 expanded the capacity of the FHCF, with the intent of reducing the cost of reinsurance otherwise purchased by residential property insurers. In 2009, the Florida Legislature adopted a plan to phase-out the expanded FHCF coverage over a period extending

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through the 2013 hurricane season, and to increase the premiums associated with the expanded coverage.  If the expanded FHCF coverage expires or if the law providing for the expanded coverage is otherwise modified, or UPCIC otherwise purchases additional private market reinsurance due to reduced estimates of the FHCF’s claims-paying capacity, the cost of UPCIC’s reinsurance program may increase, which could affect UPCIC’s profitability until such time as UPCIC can obtain approval of appropriate rate changes. State and federal legislation relating to insurance is affected by a number of political and economic factors that are beyond the control of UPCIC and the Company, and the Florida Legislature and the NAIC from time to time consider proposals that may affect, among other things, regulat oryregulatory assessments and reserve requirements. The Company cannot predict the effect that any proposed or future legislation or regulatory or administrative initiatives may have on the financial condition or operations of UPCIC or the Company.

Product Pricing

The rates charged by UPCIC generally are subject to regulatory review and approval before they may be implemented.  UPCIC periodically submits its rate revisions to regulators as required by law or deemed by the Company and UPCIC to be necessary or appropriate for UPCIC’s business.  UPCIC prepares these filings based on objective data relating to its business and on judgment exercised by its management or employees and by retained professionals.  There is no assurance that the objective data incorporated in UPCIC’s filings based on its past experience will be reflective of UPCIC’s future business.  In addition, there is no assurance that UPCIC’s business will develop consistently with the judgments reflected in its filings.  The Company and UPCIC likewise cannot be ass uredassured that regulatory authorities will evaluate UPCIC’s data and judgments in the same manner as UPCIC.  UPCIC’s filings also might be affected by political or regulatory factors outside of UPCIC’s control, which might result in disapproval of UPCIC’s filings or in negotiated compromises resulting in approved rates that differ from rates initially filed by UPCIC or that the Company and UPCIC otherwise would consider more appropriate for its business.

The premiums charged by UPCIC to policyholders are affected by legislative enactments and administrative rules, including a state-mandated program requiring residential property insurance companies like UPCIC to provide premium discounts when policyholders verify that insured properties have certain construction techniques or other windstorm loss reduction fixtures.  The level of required premium discounts may exceed the expected reduction in losses associated with the construction techniques or fixtures for which the discounts are provided.  Although UPCIC may submit rate filings to address any premium deficiencies, those rate filings are subject to the considerations identified in the preceding paragraph.  Any inability of UPCIC to implement sufficient and timely rate adjustments to pr ovide
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provide aggregate premiums commensurate with UPCIC’s expected losses will have a material adverse effect on UPCIC’s and the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

Dependence on Key Individuals

UPCIC’s operations depend in large part on the efforts of Bradley I. Meier, who serves as President of UPCIC. Mr. Meier has also served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company since its inception in November 1990. In addition, UPCIC’s operations have become materially dependent on the efforts of Sean P. Downes, who serves as Chief Operating Officer of UPCIC. Mr. Downes has also served as Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President and Director of the Company since January 2005 and as a Director of UPCIC since May 2003. The loss of the services provided by Mr. Meier or Mr. Downes could have a material adverse effect on UPCIC’s and the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

Competition


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The insurance industry is highly competitive and many companies currently write homeowners’ property and casualty insurance. Additionally, the Company and its subsidiaries must compete with companies that have greater capital resources and longer operating histories as well as start-up companies. Increased competition from other private insurance companies as well as Citizens could adversely affect the Company’s ability to do business profitably. Although the Company’s pricing is inevitably influenced to some degree by that of its competitors, management of the Company believes that it is generally not in the Company’s best interest to compete solely on price, choosing instead to compete on the basis of underwriting criteria, its distribution network and high quality service to its agents and insureds.

Financial Stability Rating

Financial stability ratings are an important factor in establishing the competitive position of insurance companies and may impact an insurance company’s sales.  Demotech, Inc. maintains a letter scale financial stability rating system ranging from A″ (A double prime) to L (licensed by state regulatory authorities).  On April 8,August 31, 2010, Demotech, Inc. reaffirmed UPCIC’s financial stability rating of A, which is the fourth highest of six rating levels. According to Demotech, Inc., A ratings are assigned to insurers that have “… exceptional ability to maintain liquidity of invested assets, quality reinsurance, acceptable financial leverage and realistic pricing while simultaneously establishing loss and loss adjustment expense reserves at reasonable levels.”  With a financial stability rating of A, the Company expects that UPCIC’s property insurance policies will be acceptable to the secondary mortgage marketplace and mortgage lenders.  The rating of UPCIC is subject to at least annual review by, and may be revised downward or revoked at the sole discretion of, Demotech, Inc. 


In November 2008, Demotech sent UPCIC a letter entitled Recent Events Affecting Financial Stability Ratings for Florida Property and Casualty Insurance Companies Require Supplemental Information.Information. The letter provided Demotech’s perspective and expectations relative to the reported short term liquidity issues facing the FHCF. Specifically, the letter stated that an extension of Financial Stability Ratings beyond May 15, 2009 would require definitive financial information regarding participation in the FHCF, documentation of bridge loans or alternative financing mechanisms that provide liquidity during a period in which the FHCF would be raising capital, and any other precaution or protection regarding reinsurance collectability or catastrophe reinsurance. UPCIC subsequently implemented plans addressing Demotech&# 8217;sDemotech’s concern with the FHCF liquidity issue and was successful in maintaining its A rating.

In March 2010, to help address questions and concerns relative to Demotech’s rating and review process, Demotech published Guidance on Financial Stability Ratings and Catastrophe Reinsurance Program
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Reporting for Florida Property Insurers. The document contains the criteria Demotech considers when reviewing a company. The standards are some of the objective evaluation criteria applied to each insurer writing property business in Florida. On March 22, 2010, UPCIC received notice from Demotech that it would require a capital infusion of $30 million by April 16, 2010 in order for UPCIC to maintain its A rating. In order to comply with this requirement the Company contributed an aggregate amount of $30 million to UPCIC in March 2010. Demotech subsequently reaffirmed UPCIC’s A rating.   

UPCIC’s failure to maintain a commercially acceptable financial stability rating could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to retain and attract policyholders and agents.

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A withdrawal of the rating could cause UPCIC’s insurance policies to no longer be acceptable to the secondary marketplace and mortgage lenders, which could cause a material adverse effect of the Company’s results of operations and financial position.

Demotech, Inc. bases its ratings on factors that concern policyholders and not upon factors concerning investor protection.  Such ratings are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy, sell or hold securities.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company’s investment objective is to maximize total rate of return after federal income taxes while maintaining liquidity and minimizing risk.  The Company’s current investment policy limits investment in non-investment grade fixed maturity securities (including high-yield bonds), and limits total investments in preferred stock and common stock.  The Company complies with applicable laws and regulations, which further restrict the type, quality and concentration of investments.  In general, these laws and regulations permit investments, within specified limits and subject to certain qualifications, in federal, state and municipal obligations, corporate bonds, preferred and common equity securities and real estate mortgages.

The Company’s investment policy is established by the Board of Directors Investment Committee and is reviewed on a regular basis.  Pursuant to this investment policy, as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010, the Company’s trading securities portfolio comprised approximately 43.8% of the investments were9.5% in fixed income available for sale securities and 56.2%90.5% in equity securities considered available for sale, based upon our estimates of required liquidity.  The Company may in the future consider additional fixed maturities to be held to maturity and carried at amortized cost.securities.  The Company does not use any swaps, options, futures or forward contracts to hedge or enhance the investment portfolio at this time.

The investment portfolio is managed by the Investment Committee consisting of all current directors and is in accordance with guidelines established by the Florida OIR.

The table below sets forth investment results for the six-monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009:

 For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 2010  2009  2010  2009 
Cash and cash equivalents $51,330  $231,859  $109,150  $253,073 
Fixed maturities  545,938   700,984   710,325   1,136,568 
Equity securities  19,863   187,116   36,530   634,362 
Total investment income  617,131   1,119,959   856,005   2,024,003 
Less investment expenses  (306,560)  (321,477)  (479,430)  (638,996)
                
Net investment income $310,571  $798,482  $376,575  $1,385,007 
        

 
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The following table summarizes,tables summarize, by type, the Company’s investments as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:

 June 30, 2010  December 31, 2009 September 30, 2010 December 31, 2009
 Carrying  Percent  Carrying  Percent Carrying Percent Carrying Percent
 Amount  of Total  Amount  of Total Amount of Total Amount of Total
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value:            
Available for sale        
Fixed maturities, at fair value:       
US government and agency obligations  50,111,815   36.3%   41,389,008    36.1%   $                       - 0.0% $  41,389,008 36.1%
Foreign obligations  10,335,895   7.5%   -    0.0% - 0.0%  - 0.0%
Equity securities, at market  77,477,064   56.2%   73,408,002    63.9%
       
Equity securities, at fair value:       
Commodities - 0.0%  56,961,180 49.6%
Common stock - 0.0%  16,446,822 14.3%
                       
Total investments $137,924,774   100.00%  $114,797,010    100.00% $                      - 0.00%  $114,797,010 100.00%
                

 September 30, 2010 December 31, 2009
 Carrying Percent Carrying Percent
 Amount of Total Amount of Total
Trading       
Fixed maturities, at fair value:       
     US government and agency obligations$    3,465,332 3.3% 
$                   -
 0.0%
     Foreign obligations 6,173,911 5.9%�� - 0.0%
        
Equity securities, at fair value:       
     Commodities 81,972,320 80.9%  - 0.0%
     Common stock 10,328,369 9.9%  - 0.0%
        
Total investments $101,939,932 100.00% $                   - 0.00%

Fixed maturities, available for sale, are carried on the balance sheet at fair value.  At JuneSeptember 30, 2010, the fixed maturities had quality ratings of AAA by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and AAA, except for Switzerland Government Bonds which are not rated, by Standard and Poors’ Company.

Below is a summary of fixed maturities at JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 by contractual or expected periods.

  June 30, 2010   December 31, 2009 
Available-for-Sale Amortized Cost  Estimated Fair Value   Amortized Cost   Estimated Fair Value 
Due in one year or less $4,190,254  $3,886,762   $-   $- 
Due after one year through five years  16,140,691   15,883,442    176,350    180,901 
Due after five years through ten years  37,060,977   37,578,848    2,909,446    2,942,497 
Due after ten years  3,105,680   3,098,658    39,210,931    38,265,610 
                   
     Total $60,497,602  $60,447,710   $42,296,727   $41,389,008 
                   
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  September 30, 2010 December 31, 2009 
Available-for-Sale Amortized Cost  
Estimated Fair
Value
 Amortized Cost  Estimated Fair Value 
Due in one year or less $-  $- $-  $- 
Due after one year through five years  -   -  176,350   180,901 
Due after five years through ten years  -   -  2,909,446   2,942,497 
Due after ten years  -   -  39,210,931   38,265,610 
     Total $-  $- $42,296,727  $41,389,008 
  September 30, 2010 December 31, 2009 
Trading Amortized Cost  Estimated Fair Value Amortized Cost  Estimated Fair Value 
Due in one year or less $3,356,843  $3,393,067 $-  $- 
Due after one year through five years  2,889,897   2,961,866  -   - 
Due after five years through ten years  3,019,144   3,284,310  -   - 
Due after ten years  -   -  -   - 
                
     Total $9,265,884  $9,639,243 $-  $- 

At JuneSeptember 30, 2010, the weighted average maturity of the fixed maturities portfolio was approximately 7.293.9 years.

The Company’s market risk generally represents the risk of gain or loss that may result from the potential change in the fair value of the Company’s investment portfolio as a result of fluctuations in prices, interest rates and, to a lesser extent, the Company’s debt obligations.  As previously described in Note 6 “Loan Payable and Long-Term Debt”, of the notes to condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company’s surplus note accrues interest at an adjustable rate based on the 10-year Constant Maturity Treasury rate.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The following is amended to reflect the restatement of the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as discussed further in the Explanatory Note, Notes 1 and 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company carried out an evaluation with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that there was a material weakness as of March 31,September 30, 2010 as described below.

 
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The Company restatedis restating its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month periodthree- and nine-month periods ended March 31,September 30, 2010.  The Company issued ais issuing this restatement to correct ana third-party clerical error in the accounting for an other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”)coding of ana single investment security at March 31, 2010 that was sold atresulted in an overstatement of unrealized gains on investments of $2,316,041 and realized gains on investments of $100,039 included in earnings for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010.  Through its internal review, management discovered that its external provider of investment accounting services incorrectly coded a loss after March 31, 2010, but before
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series of purchases of a commodity security held by the Company.  As a result, the provider reported to the Company filed its Form 10-Q forthat the security had gained value during the quarter ended March 31, 2010.September 30, 2010, when in fact it had lost value.  The Audit Committee, in consultation with management, concludedamount of actual unrealized loss on that single investment was $62,510.   In addition to correcting the impairmentoverstatement of gains, the calculations for certain incentive bonus compensation payments, which are based on the performance of the investment security shouldCompany and have not yet been paid, have been reflected in the Company’s financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.  reduced by $189,828.
The net effect resulting from the recording of the impairment of the security in the quarter ended March 31, 2010this clerical error on income before income taxes, net income accumulated other comprehensi ve income,and diluted earnings per share for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010, and on stockholders’ equity at September 30, 2010, is as follows:

Income before income taxes decreased by $2,226,252
 Net income decreased by $1,362,721$1,367,475
 Accumulated other comprehensive income increased by $1,478,917
Diluted earnings per share decreased by $0.04
 Stockholders'Stockholders’ equity increaseddecreased by $116,197$1,367,475

Following a review of its controls and processes for recording and monitoring investments in an unrealized loss position,the work performed by the provider of investment accounting services, the Company’s management, in consultation with the Audit Committee, determined that itsthe Company’s failure to timely recorddetect the impairmentcoding error for the investment security in its investment portfolio was a material weakness.  The material weakness resulted in the restatement of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarterquarterly period ended March 31,September 30, 2010.

Remediation StepsEnhancing Controls

The Company has reviewed its processes and controls for recording and monitoring investments in an unrealized loss positionthe work performed by its external provider of investment accounting services and determined that the error was limited to failing to timely detect a discrete set of transactions occurring between March 31, 2010,coding error made by the end ofprovider with respect to a single commodity security in the Company’s first quarter, and May 10, 2010, the date the Company filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter.investment portfolio.  The Company reviewed the sales and purchases of securities ininvestment accounting reports provided by the investment portfolioprovider and determined that there were no other coding errors in accounting for them.  To addressfurther support the material weakness,system of internal controls, the Company has enhanced its tradeinvestment accounting reporting system to provide that:

 finance personnel receive and review duplicate trade confirmations before closing the bookssame analytical procedures applied by the Company at year-end, which detected the error made by the external service provider, are applied each month end.quarter.
 
the “Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Analysis” (“The Watch List”) preparedexternal service provider will develop and implement a report which identifies significant fluctuations in month-end market prices compared to both purchase prices and sales prices followed by the 15th of each month will be available to certainprovider’s review and sign-off of the Company’s management as well as the Company’s brokerage firms to assist in ascertaining whether and how proposed trading activity may affect the Company’s financial reporting.
report.
 a “Reviewthe external service provider will have an Account Manager, not involved in any of Subsequent Trading Activity” report covering all trading activity since the prior month-end will be reviewed monthly bytransaction processing or reconciling, complete an independent, secondary reconciliation of the Company’s finance personnel to identify trades that may involve securities with impaired values.
a designated finance manager will solicit an attestation from the Company’s securities brokers that the Company’s finance department was informed of all trades involving securities on The Watch List.securities.

Management believes that, as of the filing of this QuarterlyAmended Report, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein present, in all material respects, the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.  The Company’s managementManagement believes the material weakness ishas been fully remediated.addressed.


 
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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

None with the exception of the enhancement of controls as described above under Enhancing Controls.

PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company is involved in certain lawsuits.  In the opinion of management, none of these lawsuits (1) involve claims for damages exceeding 10% of the Company’s cash and invested assets, (2) involve matters that are not routine litigation incidental to the claims aspect of its business, (3) involve bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceedings, (4) involve material Federal, state, or local environmental laws, (5) potentially involve more than $100,000 in sanctions and a governmental authority is a party, or (6) are material proceedings to which any director, officer, affiliate of the Company, beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of voting securities of the Company, or security holder is a party adverse to the Company or has a material interest adverse to the Company.

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A, Risk Factors, in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4.  (REMOVED AND RESERVED)



ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.
Exhibit
3.1
Registrant’s Restated Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1)
  
3.2
Certificate of Designation for Series A Convertible Preferred Stock dated October 11, 1994 (2)
 
3.3
Certificate of Designations, Preferences, and Rights of Series M Convertible Preferred Stock dated August 13, 1997 (3)
 


 
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3.4
 
3.4
Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated October 19, 1998 (2)
 
3.5
Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated December 18, 2000 (2)
 
3.6
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designations of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock dated October 29, 2001 (2)
  
3.7
Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated December 7, 2005 (4)
  
3.8
Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated May 18, 2007 (4)
  
3.9
Amended and Restated Bylaws (5)
 
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  
99.1
Schedule of Investments

(1)Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-51546) declared effective on December 14, 1992
(2)Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2002
(3)Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A for the year ended April 30, 1997
(4)Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for period ended June 30, 2007
(5)Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 8, 2007


 
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SIGNATURES

In accordance with 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, thereunto duly authorized.


  UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.
Date:           August 9, 2010March 21, 2011 /s/ Bradley I. Meier
  Bradley I. Meier, President and Chief Executive Officer
  
/s/ George R DeHeer
R. De Heer
  
George R. DeHeer,  ActingDe Heer,  Chief AccountingFinancial Officer (Principal
(Principal Accounting Officer)


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