Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  CREDIT SUISSE/
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/05/2006
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UICI [UCI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
11 MADISON AVENUE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10010
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock - Class A-1 (1) 2,949,687.695 (2)
D
 
Common Stock - Class A-1 (1) 428,690.6834 (3)
I
By Voting Trust (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
CREDIT SUISSE/
11 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10010
    X    

Signatures

/s/ Ivy B. Dodes 04/14/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) See Exhibit 99.1.
(2) The shares are held as follows: (a) 870,532.1214 shares are owned directly by DLJ Merchant Banking Partners IV, L.P., (b) 529,053.2762 shares are owned directly by DLJ Offshore Partners IV, L.P., (c) 1,078,152.2662 shares are owned directly by MBP IV Plan Investors, L.P., (d) 323,787.8690 shares are owned directly by CSFB Strategic Partners Holdings III, L.P., and (e) 148,162.1622 shares are owned directly by CSFB Strategic Partners Parallel Holdings III, L.P.
(3) The shares are held as follows: (a) 126,518.1432 shares are held in trust for DLJ Merchant Banking Partners IV, L.P., (b) 76,889.5673 shares are held in trust for DLJ Offshore Partners IV, L.P., (c) 156,692.4636 shares are held in trust for MBP IV Plan Investors, L.P., and (d) 68,590.5093 shares are held in trust for CSFB Strategic Partners Holdings III, L.P.

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