1. UVE's subsidiaries completed their reinsurance program for 2025-2026. 2. The reinsurance tower increased to $2.526 billion, boosting financial capacity. 3. The Florida market comprised less than 50% of UVE’s total insured values. 4. Strong reinsurance supports UVE's preparation for future hurricane seasons. 5. UVE maintained a consistent first event retention of $45 million.
The significant increase in reinsurance capacity enhances UVE's financial stability amid hurricane risks, similar to past successful implementations where robust reinsurance reduced investor concern during seasons of high natural disasters.
The completion of the reinsurance program directly affects UVE's fiscal performance and risk mitigation, marking it as critical information for investors focused on stability in natural disaster-prone markets.
The readiness for the upcoming hurricane season promises immediate financial reassurance; historical data suggests timely preparations typically stabilize or boost stock prices during preceding seasons.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UVE)(“Universal” or the “Company”) today announced the completion by Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company (“UPCIC”) and American Platinum Property and Casualty Insurance Company (“APPCIC”), the Company’s wholly-owned insurance company subsidiaries, of their combined 2025-2026 reinsurance program, effective June 1, 2025.
“We are pleased to announce the completion of the 2025-2026 reinsurance program for our insurance companies,” said Matthew J. Palmieri, Chief Risk Officer. “2024 was an active hurricane year in Florida and the southeast overall, most notably including Hurricanes Helene and Milton. As always, our reinsurance partners responded with unwavering support, providing the liquidity needed to help our policyholders restore their homes and their lives. We are well prepared for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with another strong reinsurance program and were able to add more traditional market multi-year capacity which goes through the 2026-2027 treaty period.”
UPCIC and APPCIC set the top of their combined reinsurance tower for a single All States (including Florida) event to $2.526 billion, an increase of $110 million over the 2024-2025 period. To further insulate future years, UPCIC and APPCIC secured $352 million of catastrophe capacity with contractually agreed limits that extend coverage to include the 2026-2027 treaty period, of which $277 million of the capacity sits below the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund attachment point and $75 million sits above the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund layer.
As of March 31, 2025, Florida represents less than 50% of the Company’s total insured values of the states exposed to the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. The insurance entities’ combined $45 million All States (including Florida) first event retention remains unchanged from the prior year.
About Universal
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UVE) is a holding company providing property and casualty insurance and value-added insurance services. We develop, market, and write insurance products for consumers predominantly in the personal residential homeowners lines of business and perform substantially all other insurance-related services for our primary insurance entities, including risk management, claims management and distribution. We provide insurance products in the United States through both our appointed independent agents and our direct online distribution channels, primarily in Florida. Learn more at universalinsuranceholdings.com or get an insurance quote at Clovered.com.
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