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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-12-278773
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120621
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120621
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120621

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000891166
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		IRS NUMBER:				650231984
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33251
		FILM NUMBER:		12920410

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1110 W. COMMERCIAL BLVD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			FORT LAUDERDALE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33309
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9549581200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1110 W. COMMERCIAL BLVD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			FORT LAUDERDALE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33309

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010330

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	UNIVERSAL HEIGHTS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950817
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<P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15 (d)&nbsp;of the </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Securities Exchange
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;June 21,
2012&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B><U>Universal Insurance
Holdings, Inc.</U> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B><U></U>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>1110 W. Commercial Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309</U> </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code:<U>&nbsp;(954) 958-1200&nbsp;</U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On June&nbsp;21, 2012, Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (&#147;Company&#148;) announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Bradley I. Meier, informed the Company that he intends to offer
for resale in an underwritten public offering up to 2,000,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock previously registered for resale with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on a Form S-8 registration statement. The announcement, a
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this report, is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The information in this Form 8-K and
Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ITEM&nbsp;9.01 <U>Financial Statements and
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Exhibit 99.1 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. Announces Proposed Resale of Common Stock Pursuant to Previously Filed Registration Statement </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">FORT LAUDERDALE, FL &#151; (MARKET WIRE) &#150; June&nbsp;21, 2012 &#150; <B>Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (&#147;Company&#148;)</B> (NYSE MKT: UVE) today announced that its President and Chief
Executive Officer, Bradley I. Meier, informed the Company that he intends to offer for resale in an underwritten public offering up to 2,000,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock previously registered for resale with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) on a Form S-8 registration statement. Mr.&nbsp;Meier acquired the shares in connection with his employment with the Company. The offering is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as to
whether or when the offering may be completed. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Meier informed the Company that, through the offering, he seeks to diversify his
financial holdings and assist in tax planning. Based on Mr.&nbsp;Meier&#146;s current beneficial ownership, if all of the 2,000,000 shares are sold, Mr.&nbsp;Meier will beneficially own </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10,838,971&nbsp;shares of common stock, or approximately 27 percent of the Company&#146;s outstanding common stock. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Meier has agreed to a 90-day lock up with respect to the Company&#146;s securities beneficially owned by him and not part of this offering,
subject to certain exceptions. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC&#146;s Capital Markets Group is acting as the sole underwriter for the
offering. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company&#146;s Form S-8 registration statement (including a reoffer prospectus) relating to the offering was deemed effective
upon filing with the SEC. Before investing, any interested investor should read the reoffer prospectus included in the Company&#146;s Form S-8 registration statement and other documents filed with the SEC for information about the Company and this
offering. A copy of the Company&#146;s Form S-8 registration statement (including a reoffer prospectus) may be obtained from the SEC&#146;s website at http://www.sec.gov. A copy of the reoffer prospectus included in the Company&#146;s Form S-8
registration statement may be obtained from JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, 780 3rd Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10017, Phone (877)&nbsp;566-3730 and Fax (212)&nbsp;907-5365. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. is a vertically integrated insurance holding company which, through its subsidiaries, covers substantially all aspects of insurance underwriting, distribution, claims
processing and exposure management. Universal Property&nbsp;&amp; Casualty Insurance Company (UPCIC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, is one of the three leading writers of homeowners insurance in Florida and is now fully licensed and has
commenced its operations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Hawaii and Georgia. American Platinum Property and Casualty Insurance Company (APPCIC), also a wholly owned subsidiary, currently writes homeowners multi-peril and inland marine insurance
on Florida homes valued in excess of $1 million, which are limits and coverages currently not targeted through its affiliate UPCIC. For additional information on the Company, please visit our investor relations website at
www.universalinsuranceholdings.com. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This press release may contain &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The
words &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. Such statements may include commentary on
Mr.&nbsp;Meier&#146;s financing plans, including the statements about the proposed resale of the Company&#146;s common stock.&nbsp;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&nbsp;and the Company undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statements.&nbsp;For further information regarding risk factors that could affect the
Company&#146;s operations and future results, refer to the Company&#146;s&nbsp;reports filed&nbsp;with the Securities and Exchange Commission,&nbsp;including the Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2011 and the Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March&nbsp;31, 2012. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Investor Contact: </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Philip Kranz, Dresner Corporate Services, 312-780-7240, pkranz@dresnerco.com. </FONT></P>
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