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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Branch Gregory C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITED INSURANCE HOLDINGS CORP. [UIHC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O UNITED INSURANCE HOLDINGS CORP., 800 2ND AVENUE S 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/05/2016 (Street) ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33701 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/05/2016   A   40,000 (1) A $ 0 1,649,197 D   Common Stock               118,588 I Held by Branch Journey, LLC. Reporting person is sole manager of Branch Journey, LLC. Common Stock               101,848 I Trustee for OC Branch Revocable Trust f/b/o Christina M. Branch Common Stock               101,848 I Trustee for OC Branch Revocable Trust f/b/o Overby C. Branch III Common Stock               101,848 I Trustee for OC Branch Revocable Trust f/b/o Jennifer L. Branch Common Stock               101,848 I Trustee for OC Branch Revocable Trust f/b/o Tracy L. Drake

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Branch Gregory C C/O UNITED INSURANCE HOLDINGS CORP. 800 2ND AVENUE S ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33701	X

Signatures

/s/ John F. Rohloff, Attorney-in-Fact for Gregory C. Branch		05/06/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares were acquired pursuant to a grant of restricted stock under the United Insurance Holdings Corp. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The restricted stock will vest on the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the grant date or (ii) immediately prior to the first annual meeting of stockholders of the company that occurs in the year following the year of the grant date unless (i) a Forfeiture Event (as defined in the Chairman Agreement) occurs or (ii) the Grantee's service with the Company pursuant to the Chairman Agreement terminates prior to the vesting date, unless such termination is the result of the expiration of the term of the Chairman Agreement immediately following the Company's 2019 annual meeting of stockholders pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Chairman Agreement.

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