ITEM 8.01 Other Events.

On September 10, 2012, Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. ("Company") announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend on the Company's common stock of $0.08 per share, payable on October 9, 2012, to shareholders of record on September 26, 2012. The announcement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 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.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

99.1 Press Release dated September 10, 2012.

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