Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MCCUISTION DENNIS
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UICI [UCI]
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)
305 W. WOODARD STREET, SUITE 210
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/05/2006
(Street)

DENISON, TX 75020
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 04/05/2006   J(1)   485 D $ 37 0 D  
Common Stock 04/05/2006   J(1)   300 D $ 37 0 I Profit Sharing Plan

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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
Stock Option $ 25.07 04/05/2006   D(2)     239 08/09/2005 09/08/2009 Common Stock 239 $ 11.93 (3) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MCCUISTION DENNIS
305 W. WOODARD STREET
SUITE 210
DENISON, TX 75020
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Dennis C. McCuistion By Peggy G. Simpson, POA   04/06/2006
**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) Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 15, 2005, by and among Premium Finance LLC, Mulberry Finance Co., Inc., DLJMB IV First Merger LLC, Premium Acquisition, Inc., Mulberry Acquisition, Inc., DLJMB IV First Merger Co Acquisition Inc. and UICI, which merger became effective as of April 5, 2006, shares of UICI common stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person were cancelled and the Reporting Person received a right to receive $37.00 in cash for each share of UICI common stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person.
(2) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, immediately before the completion of the merger on April 5, 2006, each outstanding option of the Reporting Person to purchase shares of UICI common stock granted under UICI's benefit plans became fully vested, and each option was cancelled and converted into a right to receive a payment from UICI (subject to applicable withholding taxes) equal to the difference between $37.00 and the exercise price for the option multiplied by the number of shares subject to such option, to the extent the difference was a positive number.
(3) The difference between $37.00 and $25.07 is $11.93, which payment is subject to any applicable withholding taxes.

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