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UVE: Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an insurance company in the United States. The company primarily offers homeowners' insurance; and covers various aspects of insurance underwriting, distribution, and claims processing. It also provides property and casualty insurance products. As of December 31, 2010, Universal Insurance's in-force policies comprised 572,435 policies with coverage for wind risks and 11,443 policies without wind risks. It offers its products through independent agents. The company was formerly known as Universal Heights, Inc. and changed its name to Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. in January 2001. Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
UIHC: United Insurance Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, writes and services property and casualty insurance policies in Florida and South Carolina. The company's policies include coverage options for single-family homeowners, tenants, and condominium unit owners. It also writes flood policies. The company distributes its products through agency groups and insurance agents. United Insurance Holdings Corp. is based in St. Petersburg, Florida.
MCY: Mercury General Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in writing personal automobile insurance products. The company also writes homeowners, commercial automobile and property, mechanical breakdown, fire, and umbrella insurance products. Its insurance products cover collision, property damage liability, bodily injury liability, comprehensive, personal injury protection, underinsured and uninsured motorist, and other hazards for automobile policy holders. The company sells its policies through a network of independent agents in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, and Michigan. Mercury General Corporation was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.