ITEM 8.01 Other Events.

On December 14, 2012, Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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 December 14, 2012.

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